7.3.3: From where does the controller get its firmware?

[carp]

After installation of SqueezeCenter 7.3.3 using the Perl source code version my controller did not offer me to update its firmware. A quick look into the folder /SqueezeCenter/Firmware left me puzzled as I did not see any file whose name looked like it was a firmware for the controller. So I would like to know from where the controller gets its firmware?

[jrichardson]

http://update.slimdevices.com/update/firmware/7.3.3/

[carp]

So the controller looks directly at the link you provided, not at /SqueezeCenter/Firmware?

Is there any way to force the controller to look for an updated firmware? Currently it runs 7.3 r3993. When I select Settings --> Advanced --> Software Update, the only choice that is shown is Cancel.

[jrichardson]

SqueezeCeneter looks at the HTTP site to know what to download into the \\server\firmware (Players only) or \\SqueezeCenter\cache (conroller) directory

\\SqueezeCenter\cache > Jive.x.BIN = SBC firmware

SBC when music source = SC will look at \\squeezecenter\cache directory specifically jive.version to know what to load onto the device

SBC when music source = SN will look at the HTTP site specifically jive.version to know what to load onto the device

enable DEBUG player.firmware to know what is going on

hope that helps explain it

[carp]

After switching music source to SqueezeNetwork, the controller immediately began to update its firmware. Wow!

Thanks for the information!