[opensuse] streaming music
I have a linux server in my study (upstairs) it has about 160GB of music on it. (Love Amarok) I have XP laptop downstairs (sound output connected to my amplifier). I have a wireless connection between the two. I want to play the music on my Linux box via my XP machine through my amplifier downstairs when I'm not working in the study. Quite reasonable I think. I've looked at shoutcast, icecast and streamtunes all of which seem to need a playlist configuring on the server, while I want to pick and choose from the XP machine. Can anybody recommend an easy way to do this? Thanks Phil -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Tirsdag 13 marts 2007 12:21 skrev Phil Burness:
I have a linux server in my study (upstairs) it has about 160GB of music on it. (Love Amarok) I have XP laptop downstairs (sound output connected to my amplifier). I have a wireless connection between the two.
I want to play the music on my Linux box via my XP machine through my amplifier downstairs when I'm not working in the study. Quite reasonable I think. I've looked at shoutcast, icecast and streamtunes all of which seem to need a playlist configuring on the server, while I want to pick and choose from the XP machine. Can anybody recommend an easy way to do this?
Thanks Phil
A wild shot; have you checked out vlc? www.videolan.org -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Verner Kjærsgaard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 13/03/07 11:21 +0000, Phil Burness wrote:
I want to play the music on my Linux box via my XP machine through my amplifier downstairs when I'm not working in the study. Quite reasonable I think. I've looked at shoutcast, icecast and streamtunes all of which seem to need a playlist configuring on the server, while I want to pick and choose from the XP machine. Can anybody recommend an easy way to do this?
Perhaps have a look at mpd (http://www.musicpd.org/), or setting up a samba share. hth Craig -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
I want to play the music on my Linux box via my XP machine through my amplifier downstairs when I'm not working in the study. Quite reasonable I think. I've looked at shoutcast, icecast and streamtunes all of which seem to need a playlist configuring on the server, while I want to pick and choose from the XP machine. Can anybody recommend an easy way to do this?
Perhaps have a look at mpd (http://www.musicpd.org/), or setting up a samba share. hth Craig
I think using samba will do the job, you can play music directly from XP machine without touching Linux desktop. regards, -- Arie Reynaldi Zanahar reymanx at gmail.com http://www.reynaldi.or.id -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Phil Burness wrote:
I have a linux server in my study (upstairs) it has about 160GB of music on it. (Love Amarok) I have XP laptop downstairs (sound output connected to my amplifier). I have a wireless connection between the two.
I want to play the music on my Linux box via my XP machine through my amplifier downstairs when I'm not working in the study. Quite reasonable I think. I've looked at shoutcast, icecast and streamtunes all of which seem to need a playlist configuring on the server, while I want to pick and choose from the XP machine. Can anybody recommend an easy way to do this? On the server side, have a look at "Slimserver" (it's a GPL Perl script with a powerful web interface):
http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html On the client side, you could use "softsqueeze", a Java-based client for Slimserver: http://softsqueeze.sourceforge.net/ (Thanks, Frank ;-) ). HTH Cheers. Bye. Ph. A. -- *Philippe Andersson* Unix System Administrator IBA Particle Therapy | Tel: +32-10-475.983 Fax: +32-10-487.707 eMail: pan@iba-group.com http://www.iba-worldwide.com The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are intended solely for the recipient (s) named above. This communication is intended to be and to remain confidential and may be protected by intellectual property rights. Any use of the information contained herein (including but not limited to, total or partial reproduction, communication or distribution of any form) by persons other than the designated recipient(s) is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Ion Beam Applications does not accept liability for any such errors. Thank you for your cooperation.
On Tuesday 13 March 2007 14:01:42 Philippe Andersson wrote:
Phil Burness wrote:
I have a linux server in my study (upstairs) it has about 160GB of music on it. (Love Amarok) I have XP laptop downstairs (sound output connected to my amplifier). I have a wireless connection between the two.
I want to play the music on my Linux box via my XP machine through my amplifier downstairs when I'm not working in the study. Quite reasonable I think. I've looked at shoutcast, icecast and streamtunes all of which seem to need a playlist configuring on the server, while I want to pick and choose from the XP machine. Can anybody recommend an easy way to do this?
On the server side, have a look at "Slimserver" (it's a GPL Perl script with a powerful web interface):
http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html
On the client side, you could use "softsqueeze", a Java-based client for Slimserver:
http://softsqueeze.sourceforge.net/
(Thanks, Frank ;-) ).
HTH
Cheers. Bye.
Ph. A. This seems like a good solution, but damned if I can get the client to connect to the server. I can get iTunes to connect to it though so I'm assuming there is a problem in the softsqueeze client somewhere.
Couple of other points o Can't get the slimserver toscan my music files - it adds them if I manually go to a directory and view the files o Can't get iTunes to play a song unless I add it to the playlist in the slimserver web interface, so I have to walk upstairs to change the playlist :-( Thanks for the pointers though. Phil -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Phil Burness wrote:
I have a linux server in my study (upstairs) it has about 160GB of music on it. (Love Amarok) I am learning to like it too
I have XP laptop downstairs (sound output connected to my amplifier). I have a wireless connection between the two. I have a very similar setup except that mine is wired.
I want to play the music on my Linux box via my XP machine through my amplifier downstairs when I'm not working in the study. That's exactly what I do (except the server happens to be Solaris 10).
playlist configuring on the server, while I want to pick and choose from the XP machine. Can anybody recommend an easy way to do this? I am a little confused with the answers you have received so far. I could be wrong but I think you really don't want/need to stream. I believe that all you really need to do is just serve the files from the Linux box and map net drive from the XP box then you can just use any player you want (mine favorite is Winamp). You will have complete choice over your player and playlist. I use Samba on the server (Solaris) box and just use map network drive on the XP box.
Damon Register -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 13 March 2007 16:39:24 Damon Register wrote:
Phil Burness wrote:
I have a linux server in my study (upstairs) it has about 160GB of music on it. (Love Amarok)
I am learning to like it too
I have XP laptop downstairs (sound output connected to my amplifier). I have a wireless connection between the two.
I have a very similar setup except that mine is wired.
I want to play the music on my Linux box via my XP machine through my amplifier downstairs when I'm not working in the study.
That's exactly what I do (except the server happens to be Solaris 10).
playlist configuring on the server, while I want to pick and choose from the XP machine. Can anybody recommend an easy way to do this?
I am a little confused with the answers you have received so far. I could be wrong but I think you really don't want/need to stream. I believe that all you really need to do is just serve the files from the Linux box and map net drive from the XP box then you can just use any player you want (mine favorite is Winamp). You will have complete choice over your player and playlist. I use Samba on the server (Solaris) box and just use map network drive on the XP box.
Damon Register
Tried this and this works well. I'll probably use this going forward but it's a bit lo-tech ;-) I think I've been spoilt with Amarok. Phil -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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