[gentoo-user] Devices to stream music.

[gentoo-user] Devices to stream music.

[Steve [Gentoo]]

Has anyone any experience in setting up a wireless music streaming 
device to read MP3 files from a Gentoo installation?  These are the kind 
of devices I have in mind:

*   Phillips Streamium   [ http://en.streamium.com/products/sl50i/ ]
*   Netgear MP101   [ http://www.netgear.com/products/details/MP101.php ]

I've seen vague hints that these devices might be supported by UPNP - 
for which there is a package in portage... but it seems as if the 
manufacturers expect the PC storing the MP3s to run Windows... and 
presumably some proprietary server software. I'd far prefer to use my 
Gentoo box which is on all the time.    Can either of these devices be 
convinced to work against Gentoo - and if not - can any anyone suggest 
an alternative device which is supported?


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Re: [gentoo-user] Devices to stream music.

[Christoph Gysin]

Steve [Gentoo] wrote:
> *   Phillips Streamium   [ http://en.streamium.com/products/sl50i/ ]
> *   Netgear MP101   [ http://www.netgear.com/products/details/MP101.php ]
> 
> I've seen vague hints that these devices might be supported by UPNP - 
> for which there is a package in portage... but it seems as if the 
> manufacturers expect the PC storing the MP3s to run Windows... and 
> presumably some proprietary server software. I'd far prefer to use my 
> Gentoo box which is on all the time.    Can either of these devices be 
> convinced to work against Gentoo - and if not - can any anyone suggest 
> an alternative device which is supported?

Check out http://www.slimdevices.com

The server software is opensource, written in perl.
IIRC the firmware of the device is also opensource!

Christoph
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Re: [gentoo-user] Devices to stream music.

[Steve [Gentoo]]

b.n. wrote:
>> *   Phillips Streamium   [ http://en.streamium.com/products/sl50i/ ]
>> *   Netgear MP101   [ 
>> http://www.netgear.com/products/details/MP101.php ]
> Whoa. I didn't even know such devices existed!
> What kind of receivers do you need?
I played with the Streamium in PC World where they had a rigged demo... 
the device itself was a bit flimsy (the front fell off when I picked it 
up)  but it looked as if it would do the job in a physical sense.  You 
don't need a "receiver" - just some sort of amplifier and speakers.  The 
one I saw being demoed in the shop was connected directly to a £100ish 
set of powered speakers for PC gaming and/or DVD surround sound. If I 
had one I'd plug one into my hi-fi amplifier - the Streamium would be 
just like an external CD player as far as the rest of my hi-fi is 
concerned... it has two phono connectors at the back as far as I can 
remember.  I can't comment on the user interface as I wasn't able to 
make the demonstration unit do anything - that might have been due to 
batteries in the remote or it might have been because there was only one 
MP3 on the server locked in the back room.  [£99 asking price]

I've not seen an MP101 in-the-flesh... but they're cheaper - retailing 
at about £80 and I've seen them at £50 on ebay.  I prefer the appearance 
of the MP101 over the Streamium too.

I'm sure there are other more expensive options out there too.

Steve


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Re: [gentoo-user] Devices to stream music.

[Steve [Gentoo]]

Christoph Gysin wrote:
> Check out http://www.slimdevices.com
> The server software is opensource, written in perl.
> IIRC the firmware of the device is also opensource!
They certainly look cool - though they are a far more expensive option - 
especially once I've taken into account shipping and duty... It would be 
far easier for me to buy a unit on-sale here in the UK... assuming I can 
get it to suck tunes from my Gentoo box.

Steve

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Re: [gentoo-user] Devices to stream music.

[b.n.]

Steve [Gentoo] wrote:
> Has anyone any experience in setting up a wireless music streaming 
> device to read MP3 files from a Gentoo installation?  These are the kind 
> of devices I have in mind:
> 
> *   Phillips Streamium   [ http://en.streamium.com/products/sl50i/ ]
> *   Netgear MP101   [ http://www.netgear.com/products/details/MP101.php ]
> 

Whoa. I didn't even know such devices existed!
What kind of receivers do you need?

m.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Devices to stream music.

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:20:44 +0100
"Steve [Gentoo]" <gentoo_steve@shic.co.uk> wrote:

> Christoph Gysin wrote:
> > Check out http://www.slimdevices.com
> > The server software is opensource, written in perl.
> > IIRC the firmware of the device is also opensource!
> They certainly look cool - though they are a far more expensive option - 
> especially once I've taken into account shipping and duty... It would be 
> far easier for me to buy a unit on-sale here in the UK... assuming I can 
> get it to suck tunes from my Gentoo box.
> 
> Steve

The slimdevices slimmserver software can stream to any computer or embedded device that can play an mp3 from an http stream. In other words it can stream to other computers on your network as well as to their own proprietary player. 

Control is via the built in web server (ie built in to the slimserver software residing on your server machine with the mp3's sitting on it) or there are some telnet-like protocols built in too.

I have had slimserver serving music to other computers all over my house. they don't need to be running linux - any browser / mp3 software should work. IE and winamp do it. You can even set it up so they all play the same thing (so you get the same music as you move from room to room) or else each player can play what they like. I believe it may now have support for formats other than mp3.

There is/was an ebuild floating around for slimserver. 

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