Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-02-17 Thread jstraw
jstraw wrote: > I'm trying to do this again and when I telnet in, I'm getting a blinking > cursor but no login prompt. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Got it: login username password jstraw's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-02-17 Thread jstraw
jstraw wrote: > I enabled telnet and logged in and executed this command. Is what it > returned, what would be expected? > > Do I understand that now, all genres are selected, and will remain > selected as new genres are added and automatically selected during the > nightly rescan? This would

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-19 Thread jstraw
mherger wrote: > > Do I understand that now, all genres are selected, and will remain > > selected as new genres are added and automatically selected during > the > > nightly rescan? This would obviate the need to run this command > again. > > The scan doesn't care about that setting. But you

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-19 Thread Michael Herger
Do I understand that now, all genres are selected, and will remain selected as new genres are added and automatically selected during the nightly rescan? This would obviate the need to run this command again. The scan doesn't care about that setting. But you should see in the RandmPlay menu

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-19 Thread jstraw
mherger wrote: > First of all I'd recommend what you already know: fix your genres... > > Second there's a CLI command "randomplaygenreselectall 1" to select them > all. That should allow you to select all genres without the limitation > of the web UI. I enabled telnet and logged in and

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-08 Thread Mycenius
kidstypike wrote: > It's quite simple, my wife's modest library is tagged with genre (e.g.) > *Folk;Wendy* so she's able to play genre "*Wendy*" shuffled all day > long. That's brilliant @kidstypike - I actually have something similar - when I was running a hi-fi shop (and used to write music

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-08 Thread philchillbill
jstraw wrote: > Great. Thanks. I have NO experience with the CLI fir LMS. Is there some > place I can learn about it? > > I see that I can telnet in and issue commands. It's not going to be an > attractive option unless there's a way to automate it or schedule it. > Otherwise, going to Random

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-08 Thread Michael Herger
Great. Thanks. I have NO experience with the CLI fir LMS. Is there some place I can learn about it? The CLI documentation is available from LMS Help pages (bottom left in the default skin). You can run a request using eg. Curl: curl -X POST -d

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-08 Thread kidstypike
Mycenius wrote: > :D > > What I want to know is what genre "Wendy" is, @kidstypike ? > > ;) w3wilkes wrote: > Excellent question on "Wendy", curious minds need to know??? It's quite simple, my wife's modest library is tagged with genre (e.g.) *Folk;Wendy* so she's able to play genre

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-07 Thread w3wilkes
Excellent question on "Wendy", curious minds need to know??? Main system - Rock Solid with LMS 7.9.1 Official on WHS 2011 - 2 Duets and Squeeseslave Cabin system - Rock solid with LMS 7.9.1 Official on Win10 Pro - 1 RPi 3 Model B/Hifiberry DAC+ Pro/PiCorePlayer and Squeezeslave Headphones and

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-07 Thread Mycenius
kidstypike wrote: > 28946 jstraw wrote: > I wouldn't kid ya. :D What I want to know is what genre "Wendy" is, @kidstypike ? ;) - Hi-Fi 1: VortexBox LMS/SOtM tX-USB; Oppo Cirrus ESS Sabre32 DAC (BDP-105D), Yamaha Aventage CX-A5000; Focal SM9s. - Hi-Fi 2: Sqbox Touch/Focal XS Books. -

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-07 Thread jstraw
kidstypike wrote: > Doubting Thomas that I am, I just had to try this. > I added a new album to my library, I made up a new genre name for this > album "testgenre". > My Music/Random Mix had no genres selected. > Did a scan for new and changed media files. > My Music/Random Mix now has one item

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-07 Thread kidstypike
Doubting Thomas that I am, I just had to try this. I added a new album to my library, I made up a new genre name for this album "testgenre". My Music/Random Mix had no genres selected. Did a scan for new and changed media files. My Music/Random Mix now has one item automatically selected . . .

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-07 Thread jstraw
I'll try issuing the CLI command and see how that works for me. After that, new genres being checked by default should be ok. I wish there was a toggle somewhere to turn off new genre's being checked by default. jstraw's

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-07 Thread jstraw
mherger wrote: > First of all I'd recommend what you already know: fix your genres... > > Second there's a CLI command "randomplaygenreselectall 1" to select them > all. That should allow you to select all genres without the limitation > of the web UI. Great. Thanks. I have NO experience with

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-07 Thread mherger
First of all I'd recommend what you already know: fix your genres... Second there's a CLI command "randomplaygenreselectall 1" to select them all. That should allow you to select all genres without the limitation of the web UI. Michael http://www.herger.net/slim-plugins - Spotty,

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-06 Thread jstraw
Here's what I learned this morning, when my 6:00 AM alarm triggered a new "Random songs", replacing the "Random songs" that had been playing through the night. The overnight rescan created a small addition to the library. It was one compilation album that contained four genres. The

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-06 Thread jstraw
d6jg wrote: > On DSTM generally - do you also have LastMix installed ? With this > installed you get a focused dynamically generated playlist which isn't > random at all but instead is based on what you have been playing. > > A while ago Michael added something to the Random Mix code to enable

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-06 Thread d6jg
On DSTM generally - do you also have LastMix installed ? With this installed you get a focused dynamically generated playlist which isn't random at all but instead is based on what you have been playing. A while ago Michael added something to the Random Mix code to enable a sort of Genre based

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-06 Thread kidstypike
mherger wrote: > > So, the default "Song mix" that appears in DSTM is distinct from any > > choice available in "Random Mix". I'd like to know more about DSTM's > > unique "Song mix". > > The default Song Mix DSTM item would reset the genre selection to all > genres before playing a mix. > >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-05 Thread Michael Herger
So, the default "Song mix" that appears in DSTM is distinct from any choice available in "Random Mix". I'd like to know more about DSTM's unique "Song mix". The default Song Mix DSTM item would reset the genre selection to all genres before playing a mix. -- Michael

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-05 Thread slartibartfast
kidstypike wrote: > Settings/Advanced/Favourites. :)Wow, I would never have thought to look > there. Thanks. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-05 Thread kidstypike
jstraw wrote: > Right, all your favorites should show up there, if that option is > checked in settings. I have Random Songs saved as a favorite. So your favourite "Random Songs" in DSTM is just a link to Home/My Music/Random Mix/Random Songs, nothing to do with DSTM, that's why you're seeing

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-05 Thread jstraw
So, the default "Song mix" that appears in DSTM is distinct from any choice available in "Random Mix". I'd like to know more about DSTM's unique "Song mix". jstraw's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-05 Thread jstraw
Right, all your favorites should show up there, if that option is checked in settings. I have Random Songs saved as a favorite. jstraw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17008 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-05 Thread kidstypike
slartibartfast wrote: > I don't see Random Songs either. How do you avoid having favourites show > up in the DSTM options? I think I remember a setting for this but can't > find it. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Settings/Advanced/Favourites. :) *Server - LMS 7.9.2 *Pi4B

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-05 Thread slartibartfast
kidstypike wrote: > Odd, I don't see an item "Random Songs". > > 28919I don't see Random Songs either. How do you avoid having favourites show up in the DSTM options? I think I remember a setting for this but can't find it. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-05 Thread kidstypike
jstraw wrote: > Thanks, Michael. I'm not sure how this sorted itself out, but it did. If > there is a recurrence of this issue, I'll try deleting that prefs file. > > The mention of DSTM was that *in DSTM there are two, similar-looking > options; "Random songs" and "Song mix*". While Random

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-05 Thread jstraw
mherger wrote: > > Unless last night's rescan put the genre count over some limit, it's > a > > red herring. Yes, the tags aren't optimal. My concern has only to do > > with what changed since yesterday. Whatever the genre count was > > yesterday, it presented no problems. > > I think you

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread Michael Herger
Unless last night's rescan put the genre count over some limit, it's a red herring. Yes, the tags aren't optimal. My concern has only to do with what changed since yesterday. Whatever the genre count was yesterday, it presented no problems. I think you mentioned DSTM at some point. There's an

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread kidstypike
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Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread dolodobendan
kidstypike wrote: > How on Earth can one sane person have 3,979 genres? I wouldn't have > thought it was humanly possible. :D ' Click me.' (http://everynoise.com/engenremap.html) :cool: QLMS 7.9.2@2.04 x64 (digimaster) with perl 5.28 dedicated to me. :D / QNAP 469L QTS 4.3.4

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
kidstypike wrote: > Are you sure? > Have you counted them? :confused: I can send you screen shots if you'd like to! jstraw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17008 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread kidstypike
jstraw wrote: > Alright, now...with still no genres selected in random mix, my random > mix has returned to using all genres. I have no explanation. Are you sure? Have you counted them? :confused: *Server - LMS 7.9.2 *Pi4B 4GB/Flirc case/pCP 6.0.0-b7 18K library, playlists & LMS cache on

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
Alright, now...with still no genres selected in random mix, my random mix has returned to using all genres. I have no explanation. jstraw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17008 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
kidstypike wrote: > You're not using the Library Views plugin, that's only using a sub set > of your music files? > > 28914 No. jstraw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17008 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread slartibartfast
d6jg wrote: > Not necessarily. > I think that the URI too long means the total number of characters in > the post command is too long. It’s probably trying to send a list of all > selected genres to the server as a text string.Could be. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread d6jg
slartibartfast wrote: > So 3978 genres is the limit [emoji3]. Easy to test I suppose. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Not necessarily. I think that the URI too long means the total number of characters in the post command is too long. It’s probably trying to send a list of all

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread slartibartfast
d6jg wrote: > A new genre?So 3978 genres is the limit [emoji3]. Easy to test I suppose. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35609 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread d6jg
slartibartfast wrote: > But it has been working until recently so what changed? > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk A new genre? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread kidstypike
You're not using the Library Views plugin, that's only using a sub set of your music files? 28914 +---+ |Filename: Library Views.jpg| |Download:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread slartibartfast
d6jg wrote: > Sorry didn’t see that. > It suggests that you do have too many genres for the post command to > handle. > Your suggestion that you may have hit an unseen limit may not be wide of > the mark at all!But it has been working until recently so what changed? Sent from my Pixel 3a using

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread d6jg
jstraw wrote: > As mentioned in post#6: > > "I see now that at the bottom of the list there is "Select All". When I > do that and try to save it, the frame reloads with "414 Request-URI Too > Large". " Sorry didn’t see that. It suggests that you do have too many genres for the post command to

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
d6jg wrote: > If using the default skin there is a “select all” button at the bottom > of the list of genres. > Can you see it? > If you can’t then maybe you have a corrupt database > 4K genres is a hell of a lot As mentioned in post#: "I see now that at the bottom of the list there is

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread d6jg
jstraw wrote: > You may be right. I really need my entire library in random mix...like > it was yesterday. If using the default skin there is a “select all” button at the bottom of the list of genres. Can you see it? If you can’t then maybe you have a corrupt database 4K genres is a hell of a

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
kidstypike wrote: > I would suppose "No genre" means the album/tracks have no genre tag. > Click on one from My Music/Genres/No genre and see. > > I have 249 albums with no genre tags. > > Just a sample. > > 28913 You may be right. I really need my entire library in random mix...like it was

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread kidstypike
jstraw wrote: > It looks like maybe checking -no- genres is the same as checking them > all. It would be nice to have that confirmed by someone who knows the > programming. I would suppose "No genre" means the album/tracks have no genre tag. Click on one from My Music/Genres/No genre and see.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
It looks like maybe checking -no- genres is the same as checking them all. It would be nice to have that confirmed by someone who knows the programming. jstraw's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
Unless last night's rescan put the genre count over some limit, it's a red herring. Yes, the tags aren't optimal. My concern has only to do with what changed since yesterday. Whatever the genre count was yesterday, it presented no problems.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread slartibartfast
kidstypike wrote: > How on Earth can one sane person have 3,979 genres? I wouldn't have > thought it was humanly possible. :DIt would be interesting to see a list of > them. I had too many and retagged to limit the number to around 30. Much easier to deal with. Files can come from all over the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
kidstypike wrote: > How on Earth can one sane person have 3,979 genres? I wouldn't have > thought it was humanly possible. :D I make no claims for my sanity. I also didn't tag the files. It was never an issue before this morning.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread kidstypike
jstraw wrote: > Thanks. There are 3,979 genres. Basically, none are checked. I never > unchecked them, or had to check them before. Is there a way I can tell > it to use all 3,979 of them without manually checking them? Why should > this have occurred? > > I see now that at the bottom of the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
d6jg wrote: > I also suspect that you have limited the random mix to certain genres > > Check the Random Mix settings Thanks. There are 3,979 genres. Basically, none are checked. I never unchecked them, or had to check them before. Is there a way I can tell it to use all 3,979 of them

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread d6jg
I also suspect that you have limited the random mix to certain genres Check the Random Mix settings VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 ->

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread slartibartfast
What do you have selected in Random Mix genres? Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35609 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
Another data point: When I go to the player's settings for "Don't Stop The Music" and change it from Random Songs to Song Mix, DSTM works properly. I don't understand the difference between these two options, and I have no way of selecting the latter from the Random Mix menu under My Music.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
Also, I have a 6:00AM alarm that plays random songs. All through the night last night, random songs was fine. This behavior began when it kicked in a new random songs playlist when the alarm triggered it (the purpose is a change from 66% volume to 100% volume). I went and selected an album to

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of library

2020-01-04 Thread jstraw
I've never seen this behavior before. I have a large library. Random Songs is only getting tracks from a tiny subset of them. It looks like just the most recent New Music is included. That's unclear because this past week I set up a new server and scanned in the whole library without the use of