cliveb wrote: > I am a long time SB user (since 2005) but have never owned a Touch. Nor > have I ever used mysb.com. I use a local library and occasionally listen > to some internet radio via the local LMS (version 7.6.1). Given the > recent news from Logitech, I'm contemplating buying some backup players > for the time when my existing players (Transporter, SB2, Duet) might > die. And of course my only option appears to the Touch. > > Reading around, it seems that the simplest way to set up a Touch is to > connect it to mysb.com. > > So, some questions: > > 1. On initial setup, can a Touch be connected to a local LMS rather than > mysb.com? If so, how? > > 2. If a Touch is connected to a local LMS, does that local LMS provide > the necessary Touch firmware, in the same way it does for the older > players? > > 3. If the answer to Q2 is no, my understanding is that the firmware can > be downloaded onto a USB stick and loaded from there. In whcih case: > a). What version of the Touch firmware would be appropriate for LMS > 7.6.1? (I don't see any reason to change the version of LMS I run). > b). Where can I find instructions on loading the firmware onto the > Touch? > > 4. Are there any other reasons why a Touch needs to be connected to > mysb.com that I have missed?
The easiest way to bring up a Touch is to connect it to the internet so it starts up going to mysb.com, this will load the latest firmware (7.7.2 these days). Go ahead let it do that. Then connect to your local 7.6.1 SBS, this will change the firmware to the right version for your local server. If you buy some backup Touches, do that with all of them while mysb.com is still up and running, from then on you can run without having anything to do with mysb.com. the indications are that mysb.com is going to be around for quite sometime, but may not last as long as the hardware does. You CAN load firmware from a USB stick or SD card ( old firmware versions are at http://update.slimdevices.com it might not be a bad idea to go grab the firmware for all your existing devices as well as the Touch just in case these web sites don't stick around). The Touch uses fab4xxxx.bin the radio is babyxxxxxx.bin the controller part of the duet is jivexxxx.bin. I think the firmware for the SB2/3 and player in the duet is squeezebox2xxx.bin. To install a firmware from USB stick, copy the fab4xxx.bin file to the root directory of the stick as fab4.bin. Unplug the Touch. Plug the stick into the Touch, reboot the Touch, durring the reboot process you should be given the option to load the firmware on the stick. But as long as the local server has the firmware it can always update the Touch without having to do that. John S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96209 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
