OtherPLayers?

[rksingla]

I used to use a great plugin called OtherPlayers that allowed you to control all the players connected to the server from any one player. Since I upgrade the server to v.7.2.2 the OtherPlayers plug in no longer seems available.

Is there any built in functionality or other plug-in that achieves similar results, i.e., allowing you to use one player to turn on/off other players, sync them, etc.?

Is there any way to install OtherPlayers v. 0.5.2 (the only one i can find: http://www.thespicers.net/squeezebox.../other-players) on the current version of LMS? When I try, I get the following error message. If anyone can help me make sense of this I would be much obliged. I copied the files from the OtherPLayers.zip file to the Plugins directory on my ReadyNAS.

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[12-05-27 22:26:39.4814] Slim::Utils::Strings:arseStrings (353) Error: Parsing line 1: # Max Spicer, May 2007
[12-05-27 22:26:41.3444] Slim::bootstrap::tryModuleLoad (285) Warning: Module [Plugins::OtherPlayers::Plugin] failed to load:
Can't locate Plugins/OtherPlayers/Plugin.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /c/.squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN/arch/5.8/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN/arch/5.8/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN/arch/5.8.8/i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN/arch/5.8.8/i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi/auto /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN/arch/5.8/i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN/arch/5.8/i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi/auto /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN/arch/i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/lib /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN /usr/share/squeezeboxserver /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN /usr/share/squeezeboxserver /usr/sbin /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.8 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8 /usr/share/perl/5.8 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 906) line 2.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 906) line 2.

[12-05-27 22:26:41.3464] Slim::Utils::PluginManager::load (295) Error: Couldn't load Plugins::OtherPlayers::Plugin

[bhaagensen]

Cant help on the specifics, only inform that it should work fine. I've been using it on every version up to 7.7.3.

[mrw]

I used to use a great plugin called OtherPlayers that allowed you to control all the players connected to the server from any one player. Since I upgrade the server to v.7.2.2 the OtherPlayers plug in no longer seems available.

Is there any built in functionality or other plug-in that achieves similar results, i.e., allowing you to use one player to turn on/off other players, sync them, etc.?

The built in functionality that I use is:

On a Squeezeplay base deviced (e.g. Radio, Touch, Controller) there is a menu option under 'Settings' entitled 'Choose Player' that allows you to control any player you want from the device. I have put it onto my home menu for ease of access. So I can control my Squeezebox Classic (ip3k) from my Controller or Radio, but not vice versa.

I also use the 'Synchronize' feature to have the same music coming out of more than one player. This can be accessed from the settings menu from all of my devices.

[pippin]

OtherPlayers works for me on 7.7.2

[bwaldron]

Cant help on the specifics, only inform that it should work fine. I've been using it on every version up to 7.7.3.

Same here.

[rksingla]

Same here.

Thanks so much. Is there any trick to installing it? I could not get the repository to work, so I downloaded the .zip file from the spicer web site and then copied the files inside [a folder called OtherPlayers with a .svn folder, install.xml, Plugin.pm, and strings.txt files] into the folder c:\.squeezeboxserver\PlugIns.] I have a ReadyNAS running 7.7.2.

Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

[Mnyb]

Thanks so much. Is there any trick to installing it? I could not get the repository to work, so I downloaded the .zip file from the spicer web site and then copied the files inside [a folder called OtherPlayers with a .svn folder, install.xml, Plugin.pm, and strings.txt files] into the folder c:\.squeezeboxserver\PlugIns.] I have a ReadyNAS running 7.7.2.

Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

...c:\.squeezeboxserver\PlugIns.] I have a ReadyNAS running 7.7.2. ??

IS LMS running on the ready NAS then the pluging must be on the ready NAS C: is not on the NAS ??

Otherplayers does not have a repo so manua install it is (like in the old days of slimdevices )

On my ClearOS linux the location is /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/Plugins or /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/Plugins (that links to the other dir so it's the same place )
in here you simply place the OtherPlayers folder with its content and restart LMS .

Have a look on your NAS it may be a slightly different directory but a guess is to look under /usr/share or /var/lib folder .

Do not use /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins it is for plugins installed via repo .

If you are installing on the NAS make sure that permissions are such that LMS can read the files .

[bhaagensen]

Cant remember wether changes are required, but you may want to check the install.xml-file for max/min-version and change accordingly if its not good as is.