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 31 
 on: January 07, 2024, 06:54:48 pm 
Started by Arjan - Last post by briefremarks
Arjan:

My Mach II has been on 24/7 more or less for at least a year now.   Very robust machine.  I often forget about the on/off switch at the back when I have moved the machine or unplugged it.  There are three switches on the Mach II as you know.  And the one on the side for the fan.

Ramesh

 32 
 on: January 07, 2024, 06:16:00 pm 
Started by Arjan - Last post by Arjan
Hi Peter,

To many buttons!  wacko bzz
I forgot the standard power button it started now.  blush1

But I think the RAM-OS is still in minOS. Because I am able to see the boot screen but nothing when the the OS is started. I think it is because I get a blue light on the RAM-OS ssd drive.

I will try to recreate the setup as it was before. Hopefully I can still use remote desktop to connect to the Mach II PC.

Is it possible to reset th minOS? If not I might need a new RAM-OS.

regards, Arjan

 33 
 on: January 07, 2024, 03:08:23 pm 
Started by Arjan - Last post by PeterSt
Hey Arjan !

To be honest, that doesn't sound too good ...
Died of long time no use is a possibility, then thinking of capacitors dried up or something. I never heard of the situation and it would be disappointing if that really is the case (for something designed to be On 24/7) and further thinking that 3 years would be way short for such a thing.

The best what could have happened in this case is that it is our own PSU which died on you, because that is replaceable. With that I must assume we still have the parts for it (we don't have ready PSU's of that type in stock and the newer ones for the Mach III don't fit).

Can't it be that it has been connected to power all the time (or some of the time) you not using it, and that thunder strike may have caused a few things ?

Best regards,
Peter

 34 
 on: January 07, 2024, 03:00:35 pm 
Started by briefremarks - Last post by PeterSt
Haha. The far more easy answer is that you both use XXHE "wrongly".
In general, there are numerous ways to load tracks into the Playlist Area (numerous : could be a dozen), and copying tracks at the Windows level into a folder, is not among those. I think I have no clue what suddenly brings you both in thinkin it can work like that.
It cant'.

Nik, you conclusion that coverart is not read from the file, is correct. Mind you, for WAV this even officially can't be - or at least 15 years ago that could not be.

Anyway, one of the dozen examples : drag a track onto the PlayList area from Explorer.

N.b.: Working with (small) Galleries would be the official way to play what Tore plays. These become 'meta data" folders. Exists from day one ...

:-)

 35 
 on: January 07, 2024, 12:52:03 pm 
Started by Arjan - Last post by Arjan
Hi Peter,

It has been a long time. I am finally back on the music listening hobby. Was to busy with other things the last 3 years.

I have now a dedicated room to listen. So I am setting up all the stuff needed.

But when starting the PC (still Mach II) nothing happens. I hear a slight buzzing near the coil only at activation of the button on the back. But when using the button on the right nothing happens. No lights, nothing.

Any idea what could be the case. Or is it just a matter of a PC that just died because of its age and lack of use?

regards, Arjan

 36 
 on: January 06, 2024, 08:50:26 pm 
Started by briefremarks - Last post by nik.d
This is partly a comment and a question.

- For albums, there is typically an image "Folder.jpg" that is the cover art for the album.
- In "Playlist" folders, there is no cover art file.  And each file comes from a different album. How do media players find the cover art for these different tracks and albums?
- After I moved the folders, I no longer get the "CoverartPath is empty" message.  But also, I get the standard XXHE "X" cover art page when there is no cover art image.
- Playing the same files with Windows media player, the player seems to extract a cover art image even without any image file anywhere.

This is easy answer: XXHE does not read so called 'file header' or at least not beyond sample rate and bit depth while most other players do read local file header or search song / album cover on internet. Several websites collect such infos: Discogs, MusicBrainz, freedb to name the few.
 

 37 
 on: January 06, 2024, 08:37:01 pm 
Started by briefremarks - Last post by nik.d
@briefremarks
Thanks, seems that your solution works over here as well. Loaded folder with some 89 tracks under different file path (previous one was //'Playlist/foldername') and voila, same files, different path and XXHE does not complain any more. Think Peter made some rule/limitation that triggers a.m. error.

 38 
 on: January 06, 2024, 08:36:07 pm 
Started by briefremarks - Last post by briefremarks
This is partly a comment and a question.

- For albums, there is typically an image "Folder.jpg" that is the cover art for the album.
- In "Playlist" folders, there is no cover art file.  And each file comes from a different album. How do media players find the cover art for these different tracks and albums?
- After I moved the folders, I no longer get the "CoverartPath is empty" message.  But also, I get the standard XXHE "X" cover art page when there is no cover art image.
- Playing the same files with Windows media player, the player seems to extract a cover art image even without any image file anywhere.

 39 
 on: January 06, 2024, 08:01:14 pm 
Started by briefremarks - Last post by briefremarks
The problem is fixed doing the following:

- Create a new folder.  I called it "Compilations" instead of "Playlists".  I moved all the folders containing multiple tracks under this new folder.  I no longer get the error.  Something seems to have happened in resolving file paths that this simple process fixed.  Nik: perhaps you can try this.

 40 
 on: January 06, 2024, 06:28:17 pm 
Started by briefremarks - Last post by nik.d
Hi Peter, long time no speak, ahm, no e-mail Happy
My case: it is not 'playlist' per se, just a number of files randomly chosen from different albums and put into same folder. Like example, 'good' or 'night music' or like, f.e. member 'tore', 'tore's choice' etc. Files (larger number, like 40, 50 or more) are loaded through XXHE explorer, played on standard PC, not audio PC and not minimised/optimised Windows. XXHE will not play until I click away that small window 'Check Coverart' and message 'CoverartPath is empty'. This repeats for each file in so formed 'playlist'.

EDIT: Better word would be 'play cue' iof 'playlist'

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