Topic: SlimServer Music Server HowTo

[sonoracomm]

I recently found out about a new (to me) product line from a company called SlimDevices.  I was referred by a knowledgeable friend that has used the SlimServer and SqueezeBox players for some time.

The SlimServer is released under the GPL and works with most any player and it is quite easy to install.

I wrote a quickie HOWTO to install SlimServer on SME 7 (pre3):

http://www.sonoracomm.com/sonoracomm/pdf/slimserver_howto.pdf

It may work on other versions of SME.

I hope this is useful to someone...

Please send comments/suggestions to gcooper (at) sonoracommm.com.

G

[Franco]

It may work on other versions of SME.

For 6, I used:
http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/SlimServer_v5.4.0/slimserver-5.4.0-1.noarch.rpm

and shouldn't the ln -s command be the reverse?

[sonoracomm]

Fixed.  Thanks!

[JayAtIU]

Hi all.  I'm running into a segmentation fault error during installation of slimserver 6.2.1-1 onto my SME server (running version 7pre-release4).  I've tried re-downloading the installation rpm, but I still get the same error.  I run rpm -ivh slim*, and the error gives the following:

/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.56385: line 12: 8756 Segmentation Fault
/usr/sbin/groupadd $SLIMSERVER_USER
useradd: unknown group slimserver
error: %pre(slimserver-6.2.1-1.noarch) scriptlet failed, exit status 6
error:  install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping slimserver-6.2.1-1

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

[sonoracomm]

I'm not sure what to tell you.

I just installed on a fresh SME 7pre4 box with this command:

rpm -Uvh http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/SlimServer_v6.2.1/slimserver-6.2.1-1.noarch.rpm

(all one line)

No errors.

A dumb question, but you are logged in as root, correct?  It's kind of hard not to...

G

[JayAtIU]

Yup, I'm definitely logged on as root.  Go here http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22124 for a picture of the telnet session.  I'll try your command line instruction, and I've also gotten some input to maybe try a "groupadd slimserver" before running the rpm.  We'll see how it goes.  Thanks.  Any other suggestions?

[haymann]

Another alternative if you aren't locked into Slim is called Jinzora. It is a very nice, open-source web-based media server. It will stream to the usual software players (WinAmp, WMP, XMMS, etc...) as well as to embedded Flash players. If you uses the embedded players, then you can listen to your music from any computer on your network (or the internet, if you set it up that way...) and the only software you need is a web browser with Flash installed. It also has a jukebox functionality that lets you remotely controll the playback if your server has speakers or it is connected to a stereo.

 I have been using it for several months at work on a Win XP Pro machine, and at home on an Ubuntu machine, but last night I was able to install it on an i-bay. The biggest problem that I had was figuring our how to get to PHPMyAdmin so that I could create a new MySQL user... Now I can use that Ubuntu machine for other purposes!
Ryan

[JayAtIU]

Looks like the problem is with my SME installation, not with the rpm for slimserver.  I tried manually adding the group "slimserver" with a "groupadd slimserver" while logged in as root, but I got a segmentation fault, again.  Does anyone have any ideas on troubleshooting this?  Like I said, I'm on 7.0pre4, and I just installed all updates this morning, rebooted my machine, and still got the same thing.  

Also, at what point should I enter this into the bug tracker?  Thanks.

[pallih]

This might help:

http://www.herger.net/slim/detail.php?nr=612&kategorie=slim

[Franco]

This is great pallih, I never had to update perl for it to work, although I had some little problems here and there, and I hope they go away now
I was able to use a newer version on 6 with perl 5.8.

Thanks,

PS. Some of the plugins are awesome!

[Helgo]

Try this works great!!

http://www.muzo.homeip.net/nest/contribs/Rpm/MP3Jukebox/Turning%20your%20e-smith%20server%20into%20an%20Internet%20jukebox.htm

Only one file install with nodeps for perl.

have fun

Helgo

[Helgo]

Sorry to fast, it works wel in sme 6.5 but some prob. in  7.0rc1



Helgo

[Bernt]

Hi!

I'm trying to run Slimserver on SME 7.0 final (Server only mode).

It install fine but when I run "service slimserver start" it say "slimserver is not  a valid service name.

Did run the command.
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/slimserver /etc/rc.d/rc7.d/S99slimserver

Do I need to run signal-event or something?

Regards
/Bernt

EDIT: ups, find the problem. Had a "s" instead of "S" in front of 99slimserver.
Sorry.