More Squeezebox help needed!

[icehockeyboy]

Sorry guys, since my Internet went down for a few hours this week, I have had horrendous problems with my SB, I've no idea if it is related to that, but that's when it started.

Problem 1:
I have 2 SB's the one in the main system is called SB Main, just so you know, so firstly, it takes numerous attempts to get this one to "appear" and connect.
Eventually it does, and yet I have done nothing different in the previous 100 attempts to make it connect.
Problem 2:
LMS will no longer start, and trying to change library fails, and it says " due to an error, local music has stopped ( or words to that effect)

My HDD USB is no longer being recognised, so I cannot access any music I have stored in it. When I try and change the library to the SB One, I can see the songs, but they won't play, I can't remember at this stage if the" can't open file" warning comes up, I think it does.

So, a big cry for help here please!
:violin:

[Markiii]

Where is lms running? Remote pc/server? Or on the touch?

is the library on the USB hdd and are you plugging it into the touch?

What network infrastructure are you using?

Are you using static or dynamic ip addresses?

[Stratmangler]

Where is lms running? Remote pc/server? Or on the touch?

is the library on the USB hdd and are you plugging it into the touch?

What network infrastructure are you using?

Are you using static or dynamic ip addresses?

Wot he said :rolleyes:

[icehockeyboy]

Where is lms running? Remote pc/server? Or on the touch?

is the library on the USB hdd and are you plugging it into the touch?

What network infrastructure are you using?

Are you using static or dynamic ip addresses?

In an act of laziness, and the fact that I can't always get the laptop where LMS is also stored to change over to run things, it's on the Touch..............:doh:

Library is on the HDD plugged into the Touch

Network infrastructure???? Wtf? Sorry..............:scratch:

Dynamic Ip, as Mr Stratmangler knows, I'm not overly up with such tech things, despite realising that having a static IP address is more beneficial.

[slate]

Dynamic IP addresses is the one thing that have caused most problems for Squeezebox owners.

If you have not done so already you should log on to your router and assign IP addresses to all your LAN/WLAN connected equipment. This is normally done using their unique MAC adresses.

Normally you find your router on http://192.168.0.1/

Somewhere in the interface (maybe Network settings) you will have an option to make DHCP reservations... and hopefully a list of information of current attached equipment.

example
IP Address Name (if any) MAC
192.168.0.165 SqueezeboxTouch 00:04:20:23:4a:78
192.168.0.180 SqueezeboxController 00:04:3a:31:36:3a
192.168.0.191 LMS server 30:04:de:89:c0:bc

[Canetoad]

I have a Sky router. Whee do I get the user id and password asked for to log into it?

[icehockeyboy]

Dynamic IP addresses is the one thing that have caused most problems for Squeezebox owners.

If you have not done so already you should log on to your router and assign IP addresses to all your LAN/WLAN connected equipment. This is normally done using their unique MAC adresses.

Normally you find your router on http://192.168.0.1/

Somewhere in the interface (maybe Network settings) you will have an option to make DHCP reservations... and hopefully a list of information of current attached equipment.

example
IP Address Name (if any) MAC
192.168.0.165 SqueezeboxTouch 00:04:20:23:4a:78
192.168.0.180 SqueezeboxController 00:04:3a:31:36:3a
192.168.0.191 LMS server 30:04:de:89:c0:bc

Sadly, for me! That link isn't working.......:scratch:

[Stratmangler]

OK.
I've had a chance to think about the problem, and I think that this is what has gone on.

You were playing something off server (ie out in the www, such as Spotify or BBC iPlayer), and you had your internet outage.
Because you were out on www your IP address had changed to something else, and you're stuck on that external IP, so you won't be seen internally.

Have you tried doing a factory reset and then powering off/on?

[pjdowns]

I have a Sky router. Whee do I get the user id and password asked for to log into it?

Hi Bernie,

I found this problem, what you need to do is search on the internet for Sky router username and password.

If you have the older black router, try using

Username: admin
Password: sky

That should do the trick.

Paul.

[pjdowns]

In an act of laziness, and the fact that I can't always get the laptop where LMS is also stored to change over to run things, it's on the Touch..............:doh:

Library is on the HDD plugged into the Touch

Network infrastructure???? Wtf? Sorry..............:scratch:

Dynamic Ip, as Mr Stratmangler knows, I'm not overly up with such tech things, despite realising that having a static IP address is more beneficial.

If I have read this right, you have a USB disk connected directly to the SB Touch which holds your music collection.

If this is the case then it sounds as though your SB Touch has got itself into a pickle so I would suggest you 'Factory Reset' it, restart the onboard LMS server and Bobs your Uncle it should work, if not then there is possibly a fault with the Touch!

P.

[icehockeyboy]

If I have read this right, you have a USB disk connected directly to the SB Touch which holds your music collection.

If this is the case then it sounds as though your SB Touch has got itself into a pickle so I would suggest you 'Factory Reset' it, restart the onboard LMS server and Bobs your Uncle it should work, if not then there is possibly a fault with the Touch!

P.

Done it already, also plugged in a USB stick, and it works with that, so I'm more baffled!

[Stratmangler]

Done it already, also plugged in a USB stick, and it works with that, so I'm more baffled!

Have you tried the HDD plugged into your laptop?

[icehockeyboy]

Have you tried the HDD plugged into your laptop?

I will now! :)

[Stratmangler]

Craig

You have PM.

[icehockeyboy]

Strange, I can see all the music, but can't get it to play.

They're all FLAC, so I ask it to open on iTunes, and it won't, am I doing it wrong?

[Stratmangler]

Did you take the laptop to the drive, or the drive to the laptop?

[Stratmangler]

Strange, I can see all the music, but can't get it to play.

They're all FLAC, so I ask it to open on iTunes, and it won't, am I doing it wrong?

iTunes doesn't play FLAC.
Get a proper media player - Foobar2000 is free.

[icehockeyboy]

Thanks for your verbal help Chris! :)

[Stratmangler]

Thanks for your verbal help Chris! :)

You're very welcome :)

[icehockeyboy]

Thanks for your verbal help Chris! :)

So having spent over half an hour on the phone with Chris trying to sort me out, unfortunately I am still suffering from the aforementioned problems, and it appears that certain things that appear on Chris's Touch, aren't on mine, and as Sod's law has it, it's a vital thing!

I admit to perusing the shops for a different streaming device, but then I think to myself, hang on, you've recently bought things to make the Touch sound better, so I then decide to carry on and try to get it sorted, but it seems for every 30 minutes of musical enjoyment, I have an hour of frustration in getting it to work properly.

When I get chance the first thing I'm going to do is get a static IP address, and see if that helps.

Thanks for the guidance so far guys.