Slim Player (internet radio, mp3, wma, etc from SlimServer)

[koelec]

pleyraki,
The problem with the accented characters was not caused by the plugin.
Installing SqueezeCenter version 7.0.1 fixes this problem.
See mentioning of this in the release notes below:
New SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 features

Added

* Support for SIRIUS Internet Radio (U.S. only)
* Support for Mac OS X aliases

Improved

* Network connectivity with certain wireless access points.
* Non-english language support in SqueezeCenter and on Squeezebox Controller
* Handling of non-latin characters in tags
* Handling of tags with special punctuation characters
* Performance when displaying album art

Fixed

* Problems connecting to Apple Extreme routers (including Time Capsule)
* Problems reading and parsing OGG format tags
* WMA playback on non-Windows platforms

[koelec]

Just discovered that when you start using SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 with the LCDSmartie plugin for SqueezeCenter I wrote about here:
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...=20296&page=13
that the LCD display will show "no player" all the time, even when the slimplayer plugin for Sage is up and running. This is caused by the fact that in version 7.0.1 the player has no default name attached. You can simply correct this by setting a name for the player in the SqeeuzeCenter Settings Player tab.

[pleyraki]

Originally Posted by koelec

pleyraki,
The problem with the accented characters was not caused by the plugin.
Installing SqueezeCenter version 7.0.1 fixes this problem.
See mentioning of this in the release notes below:
New SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 features

Yeap, you are right as usual. Tested OK. Thanks.

[mkanet]

Chris, I'm guessing you didnt get a chance to try the new native Sirius Radio addon for SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 when you made this post.

Until 2:00am this morning (May 31), the Sirius Radio feature was completey broken for everyone except people with hardware players like a SqueezeBox.

I contacted a developer yesterday at Logitech to fix this problem and he just added the fix to last night's build of Version SC 7.0.2.

The download is not available on their website... but can be downloaded here:

http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads....0.2-20378.exe

I'm not 100% sure, but I think you need to replace SoftSqueeze.jar in the SageTV jars folder with the brand new one from the latest build of 7.02.

Using the native Sirius feature of SC is more useful than the 3rd party version since with the native version you can directly add your favorite stations into your global "Favorites" stations list. Also youre able to add Sirius Stations as playlists... (in case you want want to set your SC alarm to wake you up to a specific channel). I just set my HTPC to wake me up at 6am with the Howard Stern show on Sirius Radio.

I finally have a global Favorites list with (Sirius Radio, Slacker, Pandora, Podcasts, and Shoutcasts).

Originally Posted by koelec

pleyraki,
The problem with the accented characters was not caused by the plugin.
Installing SqueezeCenter version 7.0.1 fixes this problem.
See mentioning of this in the release notes below:
New SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 features

Added

* Support for SIRIUS Internet Radio (U.S. only)
* Support for Mac OS X aliases

Improved

* Network connectivity with certain wireless access points.
* Non-english language support in SqueezeCenter and on Squeezebox Controller
* Handling of non-latin characters in tags
* Handling of tags with special punctuation characters
* Performance when displaying album art

Fixed

* Problems connecting to Apple Extreme routers (including Time Capsule)
* Problems reading and parsing OGG format tags
* WMA playback on non-Windows platforms

[bjkiller]

Do Slim Player plugin play via HD Extender?

[amthar]

I, too, would like to know if the HD100 extenders properly display the SlimServer plugin.

I'd also like to know if the slimplayer plugin supports "synching" between slim players. One of the truely awesome features, in my opinion, of slimserver and it's players is the ability for players to synch with other players. You can have a song playing in synch across your whole house, or just two rooms while other rooms play something different. Does the plugins support this? I know Softsqueeze by itself does.

[koelec]

Originally Posted by amthar

I, too, would like to know if the HD100 extenders properly display the SlimServer plugin.

Unfortuately no extender support. I guess you can install the plugin on an extender and operate the slimplayer UI, but audio playback will be from the server.

I'd also like to know if the slimplayer plugin supports "synching" between slim players. One of the truely awesome features, in my opinion, of slimserver and it's players is the ability for players to synch with other players. You can have a song playing in synch across your whole house, or just two rooms while other rooms play something different. Does the plugins support this? I know Softsqueeze by itself does.

This might actually work since slimplayer is based on softsqueeze code, but haven't tried this myself.

- Chris

[mkanet]

Oh cool! I didnt think about synching either! I am curious if this works.

Originally Posted by koelec

Unfortuately no extender support. I guess you can install the plugin on an extender and operate the slimplayer UI, but audio playback will be from the server.


This might actually work since slimplayer is based on softsqueeze code, but haven't tried this myself.

- Chris

[amthar]

Originally Posted by koelec

Unfortuately no extender support. I guess you can install the plugin on an extender and operate the slimplayer UI, but audio playback will be from the server.

Can you elaborate a bit more on this? The HD100 supports loading the STV Slim Player plugin or some other Slim Player plugin?

This would be extremely awesome.

I'm OK with the slim player plugin talking to SlimServer and streaming the audio from it. I just want my wife to be able to browse and choose songs from the TV so everything is in one place (rather than having her use the SqueezeBox physical remote control for audio and then the TV for video). If I can get it so she can watch TV, watch a DVD and listen to music off of my slimserver all from one unified interface (SageTV), I would pretty much achieve 100% WAF.

[pjpjpjpj]

Originally Posted by amthar

If I can get it so she can watch TV, watch a DVD and listen to music off of my slimserver all from one unified interface (SageTV), I would pretty much achieve 100% WAF.

Unless something major changes (that would bring great joy to many of us), you will only get 2 out of 3 any time soon. Read over on the "general discussion" boards and "extender" boards and any time a "wish list" thread pops up, one of the most-requested features is the ability to stream internet music through the HD100. But it's not supported and there has been no indication that it is in the works. Sorry.

For now, you'll just have to load up all of your MP3s on a drive, make a few wife-friendly playlists, and have her play one "on random"...

[mkanet]

Am I the only person that noticed that this plugin completely stops working after upgrading the the current version of Squeezecenter? (Version 7.1)

[BBCritical]

Does this plugin work with squeezecenter 7.1?

[mkanet]

Actually, it works fine with Squeezecenter 7.1. I'm not sure how far into the future "Softsqueeze" will be supported; but, until then, it works.

[dblaine2]

Originally Posted by jvfff

It used to work and I don't know what is that I changed that broke it. Now I upgraded to the current latest (6.0.19), imported the plugin and it still does not work. To make sure all files are intact, I copied all SlimPlayer plugin files over once again, but it made no difference. By "broke" I mean it does show the Slim Player screen, but then immediately shows popup message "Error: found unresolved Classes, please ensure null is present in the JARS folder of SageTV". I attached my log file. Any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks!

I get this same error about "null is present..." after installing 6.3.10. I checked and I only have log4j.jar in the Sage JARs folder.... What gives?

[dblaine2]

OK, I figured some things out here. A newer log4j.jar comes from the comskip plugin. (It requires it - cuz I tried replacing it with the older one from this STVi).

Anybody have this STVi working with all the current code?

[mkanet]

I dont use comskip. Everything works correctly for me as far as i can tell.

log4j.jar
Modified: ‎Wednesday, ‎September ‎12, ‎2007, ‏‎9:45:48 PM
Size: 349 KB (358,085 bytes)

Originally Posted by dblaine2

OK, I figured some things out here. A newer log4j.jar comes from the comskip plugin. (It requires it - cuz I tried replacing it with the older one from this STVi).

Anybody have this STVi working with all the current code?

[mkanet]

Hi Chris, I tried getting a hold of you a couple of times before. I am curious how far along you are in supporting Squeezeplay for SageTV (SqueezeCenter 7.3)?

http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/latest/7.3/

Softsqueeze has been abandoned a while back by Logitech; and most likely going to stop working soon. I am hoping for an easy upgrade to the next version of Slimplayer using Squeezeplay's jar. Is it goingto be called "Squeezeplayer" or still keep the name "Slim Player"?

I will donate again in hopes you can get this working soon!

Thanks so much for making the most useful plugin for sageTV.

-Michael

[koelec]

Originally Posted by dblaine2

OK, I figured some things out here. A newer log4j.jar comes from the comskip plugin. (It requires it - cuz I tried replacing it with the older one from this STVi).

Anybody have this STVi working with all the current code?

Hi,
I will check it out on wednesday. Don't have time before that.
- Chris

[koelec]

Originally Posted by mkanet

Hi Chris, I tried getting a hold of you a couple of times before. I am curious how far along you are in supporting Squeezeplay for SageTV (SqueezeCenter 7.3)?

http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/latest/7.3/

Softsqueeze has been abandoned a while back by Logitech; and most likely going to stop working soon. I am hoping for an easy upgrade to the next version of Slimplayer using Squeezeplay's jar. Is it goingto be called "Squeezeplayer" or still keep the name "Slim Player"?

I will donate again in hopes you can get this working soon!

Thanks so much for making the most useful plugin for sageTV.

-Michael

Hi Micheal,
Don't worry, softsqueeze still working with 7.3. As soon as squeezeplay is working fully I'll look into it.
- Chris

[mkanet]

Thanks Chris!

Originally Posted by koelec

Hi Micheal,
Don't worry, softsqueeze still working with 7.3. As soon as squeezeplay is working fully I'll look into it.
- Chris