Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: AlienBBC 2.4a2 for 7.3

2008-12-14 Thread jimwillsher
Brilliant! I was just about to post a message re: missing items since upgrading to 7.3, and then I saw this. It's installed flawlessly via the Extension Downloader. Nice! Jim -- jimwillsher jimwillsher's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: xAP Plugin v2.2.0 for SqueezeCenter v7.x

2008-12-14 Thread erspearson
I've been working on a fix to the 7.3 incompatability issues over the last few days. Fixes are done but the plugin is not yet fully tested. Nevertheless, given that 7.3 is now released, I'll try to get a beta out sometime today (Sunday, GMT). Edward -- erspearson

[SlimDevices: Plugins] AlienBBC 2.4a2 for 7.3 do not find mplayer

2008-12-14 Thread Jarmo Toivanen
Just made a clean install sc 7.3, and AlienBBC. I have mplayer in the Applications folder, but AllienBBC says that mplayer in not installed. Do I have to put the mplayer to somewhere else? Jarmo -- Jarmo Toivanen Jarmo

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] TriColor plugin

2008-12-14 Thread goxboxlive
I found a setting line for the TriColorLed plugin in v7.3 squeezecenter settings menu. But when i choose the tricolor plugin it only shows up as a grey menu and i have no choiche to make. Wonder what it takes to get the plugin to work. Settings-Player-BasicSettings-TriColorLED. Anyone taking

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] 7.3: updates for SaverSwitcher, SyncOptions, PlayLog, and others

2008-12-14 Thread Phil Meyer
eg. I know I have manually installed ContextMenu. i.e. ContextMenu does not show up as either an available plugin or a manually installed plugin. Oh, I forgot to mention that ContextMenu settings doesn't show up under Advanced Settings either, or Player Settings. Instead, I have to navigate

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] aac streams on SC 7.2: where does mplayer go on a mac?

2008-12-14 Thread whitman
I've been using my SB3 with the shiny new AACplus streams for a few days now, and I notice that when a station (such as Paradise) has the facility to provide a readout on the SB of what's playing (after you press Now Playing), it takes quite a while for the Now Playing readout to change to match

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] aac streams on SC 7.2: where does mplayer go on a mac?

2008-12-14 Thread bpa
It's a known problem due to fact that SC doesn't know SB is playing a Flac stream - SC thinks it is a slow AACplus (e.g. 128 or 48k bit) streams as guesses the amount of music time in the SB buffer wheras SB has a 1500kbps Flac stream and has about 10 or 20 times less music time buffered.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: xAP Plugin v2.2.0 for SqueezeCenter v7.x

2008-12-14 Thread erspearson
Yes, I'll notice the board as soon as it's ready. -- erspearson erspearson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=52645

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2008-12-14 Thread pippin
garym;370270 Wrote: EDIT: You might want to change the help screen to refer to 1.0.4 instead of 1.0.3 within ipeng. Yep, you are right. I'm afraid it's too late for that now, I'm not going to run an update through Apple just to change the help screen :-) -- pippin --- see iPeng at

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread

2008-12-14 Thread garym
1.0.4 seems to have solved my issues. My 4000 albums load reasonably quickly (from SC7.3 on readynas duo), with the correct album art, and don't have to be reloaded each time I start ipeng. Maybe just my imagination, but the response time on using ipeng seems a little faster. I have only one

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] AlienBBC 2.4a2 for 7.3 do not find mplayer

2008-12-14 Thread Triode
Can you confirm what is says when you say mplayer is not installed? Thinking about it the mplayer installed information on the settings page may not be accurate for macs because the mplayer.sh file does the search for mplayer. Does it actually play real streams or do you also get an error when

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: SuperDateTime - Current Date/Temperature and/or Baseball Screensaver

2008-12-14 Thread Jarmo Toivanen
Just made a clean install SC 7.3 and SuperDateTime. However it never shows more than todays and tomorrows forecasts, whatever I try, I only got blank display when I try to look a day after tomorow... It don't help to put more days to forecast days-settings. Whats wrong? Jarmo -- Jarmo

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] 7.3: updates for SaverSwitcher, SyncOptions, PlayLog, and others

2008-12-14 Thread Phil Meyer
The easiest way to get up-to-date when you're running SqueezeCenter 7.3 is to delete my plugins from your normal Plugins directory and use the web Settings Extension Downloader with my extension respository URL, http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/slim7/repodata.xml -- Extension Downloader not only

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] SlimNAS 1.1 for SqueezeCenter 7.1+

2008-12-14 Thread larsfloe
Trying to install the latest slimnas using these files: slimnas-1.1.2 slimnas-install.sh squeezecenter-7.3-noCPAN I get the response: $ /bin/sh /mnt/usb_30GB/slimnas/slimnas-install.sh Extracting Perl and supporting files... There has been a failure installing SlimNAS. any ideas. According to

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] 7.3: updates for SaverSwitcher, SyncOptions, PlayLog, and others

2008-12-14 Thread Triode
So Phil - is the only problem with Extension Downloader the lack of ability to set the location? Now that 7.3 is released I hope to add a command line option to set the plugin location for extension downloader to install to, would this fix it? Likely to be --extensionsdir -- Triode

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: xAP Plugin v2.2.0 for SqueezeCenter v7.x

2008-12-14 Thread jakob.sand
Do you notice the board when you have a version that works on 7.3 ready? -- jakob.sand jakob.sand's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21893 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] AlienBBC 2.4a2 for 7.3 do not find mplayer

2008-12-14 Thread Jarmo Toivanen
it says: Mplayer is not installed, Now I am not sure which are real streams, but for example BBC1 2 live streams are working ok, Jarmo -- Jarmo Toivanen Jarmo Toivanen's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] aac streams on SC 7.2: where does mplayer go on a mac?

2008-12-14 Thread whitman
Understood. What does 7.3 have in store? -- whitman whitman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9053 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56028

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] aac streams on SC 7.2: where does mplayer go on a mac?

2008-12-14 Thread bpa
Lots of things see announcement but there was a rewrite of the streaming (incl. transcoding) module which improves the sync capabilities. I think the rewrite can enable me to tell SC that that trnascoding to Flac is being used and so A beta feature is enabling SB controller to be a SB player

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Beta version of SvrPowerControl

2008-12-14 Thread gharris999
Yes. There are two methods available to you. Method 1: Go to 'Settings-Plugins-Server Power Control' and select 'Defer action if sleep timer is active'. You can then use the normal 'sleep' play function of the SqueezeBox and then initiate a shutdown using the SrvrPowerCtrl menu. The shutdown

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: NPR Radio plugin

2008-12-14 Thread postage22
Not sure what all that means, but thanks to everyone for their efforts.. -- postage22 postage22's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14332 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Inguz cannot load settings.....

2008-12-14 Thread tonyptony
Anne, are you trying the current test version recently made available by Hugh? http://forum.inguzaudio.com/index.php?showtopic=56 -- tonyptony tonyptony's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3397

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Beta version of SvrPowerControl

2008-12-14 Thread ManfredK2
@gharris999 Hi, i am running your tool on my Duet an a standalone Ubunu 8.10-Server on Dell SX270. Works perfect :-) Now I am looking for a solution to unmount my networkshare on QNAP 109 II NAS before going to standby. QNAP 109 II only spins down harddisk if there is no samba connection to it.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Alien not working

2008-12-14 Thread sarastro
I have experienced the same problems as JPattern on XP. Where can I find 2.4b2? It is not referenced from http://www.x2systems.com/AlienBBC/ -- sarastro sarastro's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] CustomBrowse uses a lot of memory

2008-12-14 Thread evencoil
Yeah so I had all of the TrackStat/MultiLibrary/CustomBrowse folders in one directory /music/sc/ and then upon reading your advice in that post I split them up into 3 different directories /music/sc/ts /music/sc/ml and /music/sc/cb and of course changed the settings appropriately. So now the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Beta version of SvrPowerControl

2008-12-14 Thread kober
gharris999;370332 Wrote: Yes. There are two methods available to you. Method 1: Go to 'Settings-Plugins-Server Power Control' and select 'Defer action if sleep timer is active'. You can then use the normal 'sleep' play function of the SqueezeBox and then initiate a shutdown using the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Alien not working

2008-12-14 Thread bpa
For 7.3 you download AlienBBC via the Extension Downloader see Settings/Plugins/Extension Downloader/Settings -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] 7.3: updates for SaverSwitcher, SyncOptions, PlayLog, and others

2008-12-14 Thread Phil Meyer
is the only problem with Extension Downloader the lack of ability to set the location? It's not the only problem. I have a lot of plugins installed. I keep on the bleeding edge of development. One of the problems I see is that a lot of plugins have a maxVersion check, and thus would not

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] aac streams on SC 7.2: where does mplayer go on a mac?

2008-12-14 Thread whitman
I see. It sounds like SC is trying to get to where it really needs to be: a place where users can install things easily without pulling out too much hair in the process. Assuming one has any hair left in the first place. Seriously: this sounds like a good development. I'm still enmeshed in

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] CustomBrowse uses a lot of memory

2008-12-14 Thread erland
What directories does the different directory parameters in the Custom Browse settings page points to ? Have you only specified a directory in the Browse configuration directory parameter or is also the rest of directory parameters filled with a value. If you have entered directory parameters in

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: SuperDateTime - Current Date/Temperature and/or Baseball Screensaver

2008-12-14 Thread MeSue
Jarmo Toivanen;370202 Wrote: Just made a clean install SC 7.3 and SuperDateTime. However it never shows more than todays and tomorrows forecasts, whatever I try, I only got blank display when I try to look a day after tomorow... It don't help to put more days to forecast days-settings. Is

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] aac streams on SC 7.2: where does mplayer go on a mac?

2008-12-14 Thread bpa
The automated installer will be very good as it should simplify installs, make sure correct versions are installed and notify when updates are available. However it will still depend on the extension author to create the right package and since this is a new facility - I expect some teething

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] aac streams on SC 7.2: where does mplayer go on a mac?

2008-12-14 Thread whitman
Very good advice, bpa, for which many thanks. I shall pin up your list somewhere very visible. -- whitman whitman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9053 View this thread:

[SlimDevices: Plugins] XM Plugin

2008-12-14 Thread treaves
What would cause this plugin to be locked to a specific platform? I'm being told it's not compatible with mine. -- treaves treaves's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21768 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] AlienBBC 2.4a2 for 7.3 do not find mplayer

2008-12-14 Thread Triode
Yes - that's probably cosmetic, i.e. on a mac it will say that at present even when it is installed, but it won't hinder any functionality. I'm looking at resolving this - I should have tested on a mac! -- Triode

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] CustomBrowse uses a lot of memory

2008-12-14 Thread evencoil
The other three directory fields were left blank. I tried creating three empty directories, /music/sc/cb2, /music/sc/cb3, /music/sc/cb4 and pointing these fields each to a different one, but this didn't help. I do have a lot of MultiLibraries, so I tried disabling MultiLibrary while keeping

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Beta version of SvrPowerControl

2008-12-14 Thread raven22
ManfredK2;370347 Wrote: @gharris999 Hi, i am running your tool on my Duet an a standalone Ubunu 8.10-Server on Dell SX270. Works perfect :-) Now I am looking for a solution to unmount my networkshare on QNAP 109 II NAS before going to standby. QNAP 109 II only spins down harddisk if

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] MusicInfoSCR

2008-12-14 Thread starfleetcommand
erland;361202 Wrote: This is now possible if you use MusicInfoSCR together with the just announced Title Switcher plugin, see here for more information: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55240 This is awesome! Are you planning to add more capabilities such as displaying genre,

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: xAP Plugin v2.2.0 for SqueezeCenter v7.x

2008-12-14 Thread jakob.sand
is there any way I can select a farvorite or a playlist? erspearson;370344 Wrote: A revised version of the xAP plugin that works with SC v7.3 is now available for download from: http://www.erspearson.com/xAP/Slim/slim_downloads.htm Regression testing against v7.3 is ongoing so this

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Inguz cannot load settings.....

2008-12-14 Thread Anne
I first tried the test version, where you had to edit the file to * , but that didnt work, so I installed the latest. Its supposed to work with SqueezeCenter 7.0 to 7.2. It looks like this : targetApplication idSqueezeCenter/id minVersion7.0a/minVersion maxVersion7.3/maxVersion

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] MusicInfoSCR

2008-12-14 Thread schiegl
starfleetcommand;370477 Wrote: This is awesome! Are you planning to add more capabilities such as displaying genre, bitrate, etc.? I tried to put those in and when I save the settings, the line clears itself. Hi, genre and bitrate are possible today, first define the appropriate format

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Alien not working

2008-12-14 Thread bpa
This thread has complete details http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56292 -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Beta version of SvrPowerControl

2008-12-14 Thread gharris999
raven22;370455 Wrote: Try the autofs package, instructions for Clarkconnect are here, but i guess it will work on debian/ubuntu as well. http://www.ulverston.myzen.co.uk/mini-itx/pages/nas.htm That might very well be your best bet. Again, I have zero Ubantu or debian experience...and, for

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Beta version of SvrPowerControl

2008-12-14 Thread gharris999
ManfredK2;370347 Wrote: @gharris999 Hi, i am running your tool on my Duet an a standalone Ubunu 8.10-Server on Dell SX270. Works perfect :-) Now I am looking for a solution to unmount my networkshare on QNAP 109 II NAS before going to standby. QNAP 109 II only spins down harddisk if

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: SuperDateTime - Current Date/Temperature and/or Baseball Screensaver

2008-12-14 Thread Howard Passman
GoCubs;369838 Wrote: Hey Howard- So you just want to see how the Dow, Nasdaq, or the like is doing? The plugin uses finance.yahoo.com for info. All the indicies have ticker equivlents that you can easily lookup. The Dow is ^DJI -Greg Thanks again.. Howard -- Howard Passman

[SlimDevices: Plugins] Trackstat/Custom Scan Export: Missing Data

2008-12-14 Thread heidtheba
Many track ratings which are shown in my SC web interface are for some reason not being exported to the TrackStat_iTunes_Complete.txt file using Erland's Custom Scan plugin. Why would this be so? For example, I have rated all of the tracks in a Fleet Foxes album in the last 2 weeks. But there

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] 7.3: updates for SaverSwitcher, SyncOptions, PlayLog, and others

2008-12-14 Thread Triode
Philip Meyer;370372 Wrote: is the only problem with Extension Downloader the lack of ability to set the location? It's not the only problem. I have a lot of plugins installed. I keep on the bleeding edge of development. One of the problems I see is that a lot of plugins have a

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: SuperDateTime - Current Date/Temperature and/or Baseball Screensaver

2008-12-14 Thread JadeMonkee
I'd like the date displayed, but don't really have the real estate on my SB3 to fit it in. Is there any chance the forecast description can be modified to contain it? ie, rather than saying Today: Thunderstorms have it say Today, 15 Dec: Thunderstorms ? Cheers. And thanks for the info on

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] 7.3: updates for SaverSwitcher, SyncOptions, PlayLog, and others

2008-12-14 Thread peterw
Philip Meyer;370230 Wrote: I added your repo to Extension Downloader, and it doesn't seem to list all of your plugins listed from your web page (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/#slim). eg. I know I have manually installed ContextMenu. i.e. ContextMenu does not show up as either an available

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] 7.3: updates for SaverSwitcher, SyncOptions, PlayLog, and others

2008-12-14 Thread gharris999
Triode;370252 Wrote: So Phil - is the only problem with Extension Downloader the lack of ability to set the location? Now that 7.3 is released I hope to add a command line option to set the plugin location for extension downloader to install to, would this fix it? Likely to be

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Inguz cannot load settings.....

2008-12-14 Thread tonyptony
Sounds like there may be a solution. Good stuff. -- tonyptony tonyptony's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3397 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56394

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Help: Problem with Max Spicer's OtherPlayers Plugin

2008-12-14 Thread radish
Just wanted to let everyone know that I fixed OtherPlayers so it now works with 7.3 (the problem was to do with the new sync API in SC). I'm going to send the patch to Max so he can include it, in the meantime if you want a copy of the Plugin.pm file (and know how to install it manually!) drop me

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Trackstat/Custom Scan Export: Missing Data

2008-12-14 Thread erland
heidtheba;370560 Wrote: Many recent track ratings which are shown in my SC web interface are for some reason not being exported to the TrackStat_iTunes_Complete.txt file using Erland's Custom Scan plugin. For example, I have rated all of the tracks in a Fleet Foxes album in the last 2