How you can help with SlimServer!

[aidy_w]

Here's some help

Well, thanks for the code however it is supported ....

Here is a little help from me, but how to resolve the issue I am not sure.

Your web interface is acting very odly, in the 7.9.2 server. It seems to be trying to act 'real clever' but the result of which is that it is doing exactly the opposite of what really makes sense. I have been running slim server squeeze logitech server since the early days. Never had much trouble.

Now however I tried to re-install on a fresh install of Ubuntu Server. Strange behaviour is evident.

The http server fires up and in netstat -l I see it is bound to no specific network interface. That's okay, but having control would be better.

Still it gets worse. This server has multiple network interfaces, 2 internal and one external (public internet). When I connect to the server from my internal LAN subnet I get a 403: Forbidden response. The server log is trying to send its response message to my public internet address. Even though the traffic is all totally internal. If I open a hole in my firewall for port 9000, sure enough I can connect with the server on port 9000 no problem from the public Internet!!!!

Nothing I have tried will make the server operate (bind) itself to my internal lan interface. Even if I unplug the Internet link and have only local interfaces. It refuse to use these. I think perhaps because the Internet interface is alive, but just missing an IP address. I will investigate further on this.

I tried changing some settings in the /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/server.prefs file (allowedHosts: and bindAddress), but they just get ignored. Regardless of what these are the server only ever binds to my Internet address (BTW this is the first network interface listed on my server...go figure)

So bottom line.....I can not yet use the damn server and worse I have no control over what it is doing.

Maybe you can give me some better idea about how to control the server at set-up, I will if needed start messing with my underlying OS, but this is really not the best approach.
Any tips, I have already seen others facing the same problems, so I'm not alone. Its inflexible.

Thanks

[bruceleecc]

DS as remote

If anyone is still considering working on a skin for the Nintendo DS (I know there are several posts but nothing recent), I would be glad to help test. I have a DS Lite, SB3, and Slimserver 6.5.2.

lee

[cjk32]

> is there any chance of slimserver being compatable with apples proteced
> acc files

You'll have to ask Steve Jobs: as long as Apple does not license the
necessary technologie, there won't be any application beside Apple's own.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4828296.stm

may be of interest.

[Michael Herger]

Re: How you can help with SlimServer!

> is there any chance of slimserver being compatable with apples proteced
> acc files

You'll have to ask Steve Jobs: as long as Apple does not license the
necessary technologie, there won't be any application beside Apple's own.

--

Michael

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[hughesie89]

Slimserver acc

is there any chance of slimserver being compatable with apples proteced acc files

[kdf]

Re: How you can help with SlimServer!

Quoting reptile <reptile.1xzfmz (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com>:

>
> I'd love to help too. I'm a developer by trade and have been playing
> around with perl for a while. The problem I have is I don't know where
> to start, even with the list! I'm new to open source and don't want to
> step on anyone's toes by grabbing something that someone else was going
> to do. Is there a process for assigning bugs or documentation work to
> people?

If you see a bug you want to help with, just leave a comment about it. Actual
help is much needed.

most discussion is kept to the dev list, and bugs. If you see other
areas that
fit your interest, feel free to submit your own RFE with ideas, or bring it up
in the dev list for feedback.

-kdf

[Dan Sully]

How you can help with SlimServer!

* reptile shaped the electrons to say...

>I'd love to help too. I'm a developer by trade and have been playing
>around with perl for a while. The problem I have is I don't know where
>to start, even with the list! I'm new to open source and don't want to
>step on anyone's toes by grabbing something that someone else was going
>to do. Is there a process for assigning bugs or documentation work to
>people?

Craig - the best place to start is just by asking on this list. So far there
hasn't been much done, except for some documentation updates to the Wiki

Just send out a message - "Hey, I want to work on this", and see if anyone else is as well.

-D
--
It does not do to leave a live Dragon out of your calculations..

[reptile]

I'd love to help too. I'm a developer by trade and have been playing around with perl for a while. The problem I have is I don't know where to start, even with the list! I'm new to open source and don't want to step on anyone's toes by grabbing something that someone else was going to do. Is there a process for assigning bugs or documentation work to people?

Craig

ps. I love Perl Cookbook. It's great when you need an answer to "I wonder how I can do ____ in Perl".

pps. Only recently got my squeezeboxes and absolutely love them. Just wish I had more rooms so I could buy more!

How you can help with SlimServer!

dean blackketter said the following on 31/10/2005 20:25:
>
> I used to recommend Programming Perl as the second perl boot to buy,
> but after reading Perl Best Practices, it's now my choice and I wish I
> had been able to read it years ago.

So do we!

R.
--

http://robinbowes.com

If a man speaks in a forest,
and his wife's not there,
is he still wrong?

[dean blackketter]

Re: How you can help with SlimServer!

I heartily recommend the book Learning Perl. Buy this first and
read the whole thing, that's how I got started with Perl when there
was this little script called slimp3.pl that I wanted to understand.

I used to recommend Programming Perl as the second perl boot to buy,
but after reading Perl Best Practices, it's now my choice and I wish
I had been able to read it years ago.




On Oct 31, 2005, at 5:23 AM, mattybain wrote:

>
> I would love to help, I am actually quite keen to learn PERL
> (mainly to
> understand the Various Artists issue). There seems to be a whole raft
> of resources on www.perl.org . It is all a bit overwhelming. Can
> anybody recommend a good starting place?
>
>
> --
> mattybain
>
> "That suit's as sharp as a page of Oscar Wilde witticisms that have
> been
> rolled up into a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into
> someone's eye! "
> - Ace, Stoke Me A Clipper
>

[Dan Sully]

How you can help with SlimServer!

* mattybain shaped the electrons to say...

>I would love to help, I am actually quite keen to learn PERL (mainly to
>understand the Various Artists issue). There seems to be a whole raft
>of resources on www.perl.org . It is all a bit overwhelming. Can
>anybody recommend a good starting place?

Not sure about online docs just yet (I'll take a look once I've woken up more)

But the O'Reilly books: Learning Perl, Learning Perl Objects, Modules & Packages are good starting points.

-D
--
Minds are like parachutes... they work best when open.

[Dan Sully]

How you can help with SlimServer!

* tass shaped the electrons to say...

>max.spicer Wrote:
>> Next time you're near a file that you notice isn't documented, spend a
>> minute or so putting something in.
>
>That's a nice way to get started actually, a little bit of incentive to
>actually read the code

Great! Anyone should let me know if you want a subversion commit bit!

-D
--
Minds are like parachutes... they work best when open.

[mattybain]

I would love to help, I am actually quite keen to learn PERL (mainly to understand the Various Artists issue). There seems to be a whole raft of resources on www.perl.org . It is all a bit overwhelming. Can anybody recommend a good starting place?

[tass]

Next time you're near a file that you notice isn't documented, spend a minute or so putting something in.

That's a nice way to get started actually, a little bit of incentive to actually read the code

[max.spicer]

One real problem with SlimServer is the lack of documentation. There should be a real push to get stuff documented inline, and some strict rules about new code not being commited without it. If people that understand particular files could just add a comment at the top saying roughly what they would do, that would help newcomers immensely. How about a commentathon? Next time you're near a file that you notice isn't documented, spend a minute or so putting something in.

Max

I would love to help.

I'm not big on documentation (naturally, being a developer myself!) but don't have much perl experience at all. I've only had a small look through the source tree which seems to be big - and once I have a free day I'll get into it and hopefully be able to submit some useful patches after not too much time.