Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Mnyb
I'll give an example off what can be achieved with switches and static ip. As others said if one uses true static ip ( not dhcp reservation ) you can build the entire lan with only switches. That is a local area network ,you then add a router for internet acess and then add an acces piont for wif

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 7.6 and cover art

2011-08-18 Thread churchill32
slate;650699 Wrote: > Anything in the logfiles this time? > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=649734&postcount=71 Sorry Slate, I never tried that version, so no logfiles. -- churchill32 churchill32's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
JohnSwenson;650889 Wrote: > How about this: > > you get a separate wireless router, set it up with a different subnet > and SSID than your "main" router. The Touch plugs in with an ethernet > cable to the new router. The server also connects with a cable to the > new router. The WAN port of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
aubuti;650946 Wrote: > For the record, I like soulkeeper's suggestion of connecting an ethernet > switch to the router, and then connecting both the server computer and > the Touch to that switch. With that arrangement you should be able to > keep the music playing even when the router reboots, e

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread aubuti
Solrac;650938 Wrote: > I think you got it right! The configuration I'm thinking of is having a > regular installation of Win 7 Ultimate on the dedicated computer. This > computer would run the Squeezebox Server, while connected directly via > Ethernet to the Touch. Every now and then, I would per

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
toby10;650856 Wrote: > It seems a little strange your initial scan went fine and subsequent > scans are an issue? > And unless you are adding more music why are you scanning the next day? > If you are scanning again have you set it to only scan for New & > Changed files? I'm having a similar p

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
garym;650903 Wrote: > That is your life will be easier. It will work well. Thank you! I see that there's no such thing as a free lunch served by a Tiny SC. At least without trouble. -- Solrac Solrac's Profile: http://fo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
Soulkeeper;650816 Wrote: > It sounds like the best solution for you may be to get a cheap 5-port > Ethernet switch, to use as the central Ethernet device in your network. > > > You plug your SBS computer, your Squeezebox, your Router, and all your > other Ethernet devices into the switch. Then

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
aubuti;650804 Wrote: > Thanks for the kind words. So if I understand you correctly (and it's > very possible that I don't), you want your dedicated Win7 server to be > connected directly to the Touch via ethernet, _and_ you also want that > server connected to the rest of your network so that you

[SlimDevices: Touch] Have anyone tried this PS for Touch?

2011-08-18 Thread lake_eleven
Have any one tried this power supply TeraDak DC-30W-TOUCH for SB touch?. It sells for $150. -- lake_eleven lake_eleven's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48979 View this thread: http://forums.slimde

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Experiences TinySC on 7.6

2011-08-18 Thread Jokke
Someone is pulling my leg! I noticed that bug 17374 got status "resolved fixed", while it isn't fixed at all! -- Jokke Jokke's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42574 View this thread: http://forums

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread garym
garym;650901 Wrote: > I said trouble FREE not trouble. ;-) That is your life will be easier. It will work well. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://f

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread garym
Solrac;650755 Wrote: > I've just read your valuable "australian" post. I really look forward to > hearing from you again, since I couldn't understand you remark "You are > definitely headed for trouble free with a server over tnysbs." Would > you please explain? Cheers! I said trouble FREE not t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread JohnSwenson
How about this: you get a separate wireless router, set it up with a different subnet and SSID than your "main" router. The Touch plugs in with an ethernet cable to the new router. The server also connects with a cable to the new router. The WAN port of the new router plugs into a LAN port of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread ozzymilton
Toby10 When I went back to 7.5. I noticed that I was also having problems stopping the Squeezebox server at the end of the day. The next day I couldnt get the web remote to work. I would have to rescan and then after scanning, it would only find something like 118 songs out of 2000 CD's ripped.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Pick up from last playing ...

2011-08-18 Thread castalla
Oh ... yes, it does! -- castalla castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15624 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89693 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Pick up from last playing ...

2011-08-18 Thread toby10
I don't think that works with radio streams. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89693 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread aubuti
psp;650857 Wrote: > Where do you go to download previous SBS versions? (I've searched for > ~45 min and come up empty.) http://downloads.slimdevices.com/ -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.p

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread psp
Where do you go to download previous SBS versions? (I've searched for ~45 min and come up empty.) I'm planning to buy a second Touch for our cabin, downloaded SBS last night and got v7.6.0. Needless to say, I'd like to stick with 7.5.1 for a while... Thanks for your help, Peter -- psp -

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread toby10
ozzymilton;650851 Wrote: > After loading 7.6 and having way too many problems , I then went back to > 7.5 . It worked well for a day and then I starting having problems > scanning my Music and I kept getting messages to upgrade to 7.6. > It seems once you've upgraded you can never really go back.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread aubuti
Sure you can go back. You can back out of the prompts to update by holding down left arrow button on Touch's remote or doing a L-to-R swipe on the touchscreen. If you don't want the prompts then it's also advisable to (a) turn off the automatic software updating option, and (b) never, ever connect

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Pick up from last playing ...

2011-08-18 Thread castalla
Yes, there is an option to do this! Web settings, player settings - audio - stop at power off/ restart song at power on -- castalla castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15624 View this threa

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread ozzymilton
After loading 7.6 and having way too many problems , I then went back to 7.5 . It worked well for a day and then I starting having problems scanning my Music and I kept getting messages to upgrade to 7.6. It seems once you've upgraded you can never really go back. -- ozzymilton

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Home screen Squeezebox Touch : nil ?????

2011-08-18 Thread magnumpat
Had the same problem here ; for me it was after the box refusing to see my network, so i forced it, and after that not seeing mysqueezebox.com, then not getting the additional menus, until i rebooted it manually. then nil appeared. strange. -- magnumpat -

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread Goodsounds
ozzymilton;650748 Wrote: > I have 2000+ ripped Cd's on an external drive. I am using a Laptop with > the Squeezebox server and the Touch is connected via ethernet from my > Laptop. The ethernet connection sounds better to my ears than the > wireless. > > I too have had many problems with the 7.6

[SlimDevices: Touch] Pick up from last playing ...

2011-08-18 Thread castalla
I'm sure I found a setting somewhere for this - but my memory is failing! If I'm playing a radio stream, then switch off, can the Touch power on restore the same radio stream as playing. At the moment the station comes back but doesn't play unless I hit the play button. Is there a setting, or

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Piss poor customer service

2011-08-18 Thread garym
flemo;650823 Wrote: > I have since installed http://www.vistumbler.net/ and followed the start > up procedure as suggested. I'll monitor it and see if that makes much > difference. > > I'm still waiting for the new software release 7.6.1, has there been > any news regarding it's release date?

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Piss poor customer service

2011-08-18 Thread flemo
I have since installed http://www.vistumbler.net/ and followed the start up procedure as suggested. I'll monitor it and see if that makes much difference. I'm still waiting for the new software release 7.6.1, has there been any news regarding it's release date? The wifi signal strength varies

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Soulkeeper
Solrac;650781 Wrote: > I need to do the unplugging and plugging of the router too often and I > would like to avoid as many playback interruptions as possible. It sounds like the best solution for you may be to get a cheap 5-port Ethernet switch, to use as the central Ethernet device in your net

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread aubuti
Solrac;650781 Wrote: > I see your point, but I'm not ready yet to give up my original idea. Of > course, if I don't find the necessary information on how to figure it > out it is doomed. My reason for a direct connection is that given the > characteristics of my place in the world and my internet

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread psp
I'm still running 7.5.1 Library on Ext Drive-->Mac G4-->ethernet-->Touch-->DAC-->etc. This setup has been extremely reliable (for over a year?) and sounds really, really good. I'm eager to try 7.6, but not until the bugs have been subdued. Peter -- psp --

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread kgturner
With the exception of the new 7.6 "upgrade" to SBS, my experience with the Touch has been error free. The best way to utilize the Touch (in my opinion) is to store all your music on an external computer running SBS. I have the Touch and this external computer connected over my home network via eth

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
ozzymilton;650748 Wrote: > I have 2000+ ripped Cd's on an external drive. I am using a Laptop with > the Squeezebox server and the Touch is connected via ethernet from my > Laptop. The ethernet connection sounds better to my ears than the > wireless. > > I too have had many problems with the 7.6

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
castalla;650763 Wrote: > I misunderstood what you've written. > > Can you confirm that the files play okay using the Win 7 server? If > so, then you're correct in assuming it's a TinySBS problem. > > Have you tried any other SD cards, usb sticks, etc.? Thanks for asking. Indeed, I played oka

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
aubuti;650764 Wrote: > Strictly speaking you can connect the computer or NAS running SBS > directly to the Touch via ethernet, but that really is doing it the > hard way. Configuring the network settings for a direct connection is a > pain, especially if you also want the computer to connect to o

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread aubuti
Strictly speaking you can connect the computer or NAS running SBS directly to the Touch via ethernet, but that really is doing it the hard way. Configuring the network settings for a direct connection is a pain, especially if you also want the computer to connect to other things, such as the inter

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread castalla
I misunderstood what you've written. Can you confirm that the files play okay using the Win 7 server? If so, then you're correct in assuming it's a TinySBS problem. Have you tried any other SD cards, usb sticks, etc.? -- castalla --

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
JonWill;650689 Wrote: > I can't help you with the issues using TinySC as I've never tried, but > by all accolunts running SBS on a sparate devices is *(a) mmore > reliable and (b) gives you access to greater functionality and more > plug ins ... > > Just a quick pointer you do not connect your S

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
castalla;650714 Wrote: > You could look here: > http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Troubleshooting_Squeezebox_Touch_Server > > However, I would suspect that there's something messed up with your > music files. > How many are there - do they play okay via usual PC programs? What tag > program

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread castalla
You say you can't reliably play the files either with the TinySBS or with the network SBS. I still suspect that the format of your files is interfering with playback - I suggest that you recode your files into a less demanding format (eg. mp3). If the problems still occur, then we can move on

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
garym;650721 Wrote: > My first post here might be useful on the basic setup. You are > definitely headed for trouble free with a server over tnysbs. > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89542 I've just read your valuable "australian" post. I really look forward to hearing from you a

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and built-in server and SBS on NAS

2011-08-18 Thread Zombie
OK, understood... -- Zombie Zombie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25009 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89681 ___ To

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 7.6 or 7.61 Virus?

2011-08-18 Thread ozzymilton
Thanks so much for the reply. I am using a Laptop connected via ethernet to the touch. My songs have been ripped from 2000+ Cds using Itunes and are in Apple lossless and are stored on a 1 TB External drive. Everything worked fine before 7.6 install. Now even 7.61 does not help. My external hard

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
firedog;650739 Wrote: > Experience with Tiny SBS and USB drives vary. I've tried mine with an > iOmega > external drive and it works fine, no special problems. > > But I also have a fanless ATOM based server running full SBS. Both it > and the Touch are connected to a router by ethernet. I also

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread ozzymilton
I have 2000+ ripped Cd's on an external drive. I am using a Laptop with the Squeezebox server and the Touch is connected via ethernet from my Laptop. The ethernet connection sounds better to my ears than the wireless. I too have had many problems with the 7.6 and the beta 7.61. Before that my Tou

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Time to give up on Touch's server?

2011-08-18 Thread Solrac
JJZolx;650668 Wrote: > My advice is to give up. > > Squeezeboxes, since their inception, have always been client/server > devices. The Touch attempted to get away from this model by running the > server internally. Unfortunately, the hardware isn't always up to the > job. > > Luckily, the optio

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread firedog
Experience with Tiny SBS and USB drives vary. I've tried mine with an iOmega external drive and it works fine, no special problems. But I also have a fanless ATOM based server running full SBS. Both it and the Touch are connected to a router by ethernet. I also have a Boom in another room on wir

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and built-in server and SBS on NAS

2011-08-18 Thread firedog
The internal server only kicks in if you have a USB stick or HD attached. If yo turn on the Touch with an NAS running SBS on your network, it will ask you about the server during setup. You can also look under settings>advanced>server info on the Touch. Likewise there is no web (browser) interfa

[SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and built-in server and SBS on NAS

2011-08-18 Thread Zombie
Hello! Just got my Touch up and running and wonder which server is actually executing the commands? The SBS in the Touch (it says 7.5.0) or the SBS on my NAS (7.5.0). -- Zombie Zombie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.c

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread garym
My first post here might be useful on the basic setup. You are definitely headed for trouble free with a server over tnysbs. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89542 -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.sli

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread castalla
You could look here: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Troubleshooting_Squeezebox_Touch_Server However, I would suspect that there's something messed up with your music files. How many are there - do they play okay via usual PC programs? What tag program did you use for the files? You also,

[SlimDevices: Touch] Soundcloud??

2011-08-18 Thread ed612313
Hi guys, So how do i listen to streams from sound cloud through my squeezebox? ie http://soundcloud.com/octopusagents/i-f-twisted-pepper-dublin Thanks ed -- ed612313 ed612313's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/m

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 7.6 and cover art

2011-08-18 Thread slate
churchill32;650659 Wrote: > OK, I reverted back to release 7.5.5 and all artwork is back! This seems > to be the easiest solution until they get 7.6 ironed out. Anything in the logfiles this time? http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=649734&postcount=71 -- slate Main: Receiver (Audio

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Giving up, so I ask you to help me starting again with something different

2011-08-18 Thread JonWill
I can't help you with the issues using TinySC as I've never tried, but by all accolunts running SBS on a sparate devices is *(a) mmore reliable and (b) gives you access to greater functionality and more plug ins ... Just a quick pointer you do not connect your SBS device directly to the Touch via