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post #1711 of 2405
2/7/12 at 1:41am
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Originally Posted by Kocl View Post

Why Olive don't update software since 09/2011?

Update 4.1.9 is out

http://downloads.olive.us/SWUpgrade/...reGuide419.pdf
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post #1712 of 2405
2/7/12 at 5:20am
Hi Samanual,

Thanks for clarifying.
Now i can confirm your findings. At over 10 minutes is does not show the colon anymore, and it updates the time only every 3 or 4 seconds.
So it says 1000, 1003, 1006, 1009, 1012, 1016 etc, an sometimes it shows the colon a brief moment.

But hey, I'll have to see what the 'new' update does. I really hope they have saved the music.

Marc
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post #1713 of 2405
2/7/12 at 1:36pm
First impression: the Opus software has changed...



Use this url with the ip-address of your Olive for "opus"
http://opus/olive_opus.php

Marc
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post #1714 of 2405
2/8/12 at 12:32am
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Originally Posted by mumsoft View Post

One by one is the best way to keep your grip on the growing collection, that's for sure.
I don't think that organizing the classical genre will improve much, as long as Olive depends on freedb and does not update its local database through internet.
Maybe the newer Olives have a better local cd-database (mine has version 1.2.3, I saw version 1.3.2 in my newer Olive 4)

I found cases that the Olive did not recognize a cd, whereas my pc had no problems with it, and cases that the pc found better metadata than the Olive did.

Most people tend to do all the metadata editing with some pc-software, media monkey is popular.

Greetz,
Marc (who likes to know when, if ever, the next update will come)

I have about 1800 classical (and some jazz) CD's on my Olive 4.
I do not do ANY edditing of metatags on the Olive: I rip/download CD's to my PC and do all editting there.
I do that, so I have a correctly taged backup/original of my files. (Just in case I want to move away form Olive some day).

I use MP3TAGS. Once you get to know that program (takes a while), it is perfect.

The only thin I edit on the Olive are its mistakes: sometimes it "decideds" to split an album into several different albums. Still dont know why. Then I have to combine them back into 1 album using the very very very slow browser interface.

Even after all these years, Olive has still a lot of improvement to do.
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post #1715 of 2405
2/8/12 at 7:59pm
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Originally Posted by mumsoft View Post

First impression: the Opus software has changed...

Use this url with the ip-address of your Olive for "opus"
http://opus/olive_opus.php

Marc

I took a look at the little brochure and the release notes, then installed the update. I suppose it is important for them to improve the touchscreen editing process when importing a CD, but I have not used the Olive drive for importing in over a year (use a Mac or PC, then edit with Maestro). In fact I rarely use the touchscreen at all for playback - use the iPad/iPod app.

Are you seeing much beyond that? Things do seem a little faster and more stable - that is always a good thing.
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post #1716 of 2405
2/9/12 at 7:45am
Has anybody compared Flac vs. WAV? I have ripped all my CDs natively on the Olive in Flac, but I am thinking about re-ripping using DBPower in the WAV format and then importing into the Olive. My main purpose is to have my collection openly available, but I was wondering if there might be a performance bump.

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post #1717 of 2405
2/10/12 at 2:14am
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Originally Posted by Eric KC View Post

I took a look at the little brochure and the release notes, then installed the update. I suppose it is important for them to improve the touchscreen editing process when importing a CD, but I have not used the Olive drive for importing in over a year (use a Mac or PC, then edit with Maestro). In fact I rarely use the touchscreen at all for playback - use the iPad/iPod app.

Are you seeing much beyond that? Things do seem a little faster and more stable - that is always a good thing.

My habits ar a bit different. I rarely use the app, because I don't like wifi. I have Maestro for playback on the pc, and I'm happy with the new Opus interface, so I can pause and stop play back from my pc. The display on the Olive is usual black.
I use the Olive for ripping as well, and I find it nice that one can edit the artist and album name without losing the track titles.

When I started riping some years ago, the album art feature was not so good as it is now, and I have still several old ripped cd's with bogus art. Any improvement in this regard is appreciated, but I have to say that the internet seldom provides the correct picture.

Marc
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post #1718 of 2405
2/10/12 at 2:19am
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Originally Posted by Briangiannini View Post

Has anybody compared Flac vs. WAV? I have ripped all my CDs natively on the Olive in Flac, but I am thinking about re-ripping using DBPower in the WAV format and then importing into the Olive. My main purpose is to have my collection openly available, but I was wondering if there might be a performance bump.

Thanks

I have.
I did not hear any difference. Maybe you can

WAV metadata is still not as standard as Flac metadata, so for me there would be no benefit to use it.
Your collection will still be open if you use FLAC.

Marc
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post #1719 of 2405
2/10/12 at 7:16am
My Olive 04hd starts to show a horizontal white line when its on, the line don't appear when its on standby with olive logo.

Anynone know what could be happening?
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post #1720 of 2405
2/11/12 at 5:11am
Dear olive friends,

With the new release 4.1.9, and it's great capabilities and stability it makes now sense for me to use the new Rondo (Opus) Interface more often. For this application, I think widgets are the best.

I created my own olive widgets for Rondo ( O2 & O4HD) and Maestro (O4HD) using the weblink tool in SAFARI. This will place the widget directly on dashboard.

To place the widgets on desktop is described under www(dot)macbug(dot)de
2011/12/13/os-x-dashboard-widgets-auf-den-desktop-ziehen/

Best regards

Martin
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post #1721 of 2405
2/12/12 at 8:14am
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Originally Posted by Kocl View Post

My Olive 04hd starts to show a horizontal white line when its on, the line don't appear when its on standby with olive logo.

Anynone know what could be happening?

If the cable connecting the motherboard with the front is loose, you will see a completely white screen. My first thought is that the flat cable has some weak connections, but the fact that the Olive logo is still perfect, is contradictory.
Maybe you should ask Olive?
Or your dealer?

Marc
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post #1722 of 2405
2/12/12 at 9:03am
Kocl...did that started happening after You updated the software? Perhaps trying to redo the update again could help
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post #1723 of 2405
2/12/12 at 1:37pm
My mistake it shows even with olive logo, pictures attached.
I notice about the same time of upgrade, but could be only a matter of coincidence.





Note in 1st pic the below the red line.
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post #1724 of 2405
2/13/12 at 10:36am
Anyone know what the deal is with 24 Bit FLAC files on the Olive 4HD. Actually I don't have many of these. Just the Beatles USB. Some songs play perfectly fine. Most have a second or two cut off of the beginning. Others have a period of about half a second or so near the beginning where there is no audio. It's usually only the beginning that is rough. the rest of the song plays fine. I thought the latest update would take care of this and did it yesterday. I listened to one of the album and the problem still exists. The gapless playback isn't too great either. Do I need to re-import the albums on the Beatles USB now that the new update is complete?

Tony
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post #1725 of 2405
2/13/12 at 10:56am
I've been ripping a few CDs to Apple Lossless using iTunes since I got my MAC. When I try to copy them to the "Import" folder of the Olive 4HD, more often than not I get a message about half way through that says something to the effect that the operation couldn't be completed because some of the components could not be found. and then it says error code 43. Anyone know what that is. By the way. I am interested to hear what others use to rip CDs on the MAC. I used to use DBPoweramp when I had a PC. The CDs that I was able to copy successfully to the Olive sound fine. I don't notice a difference between Apple Lossless and FLAC.

Tony
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post #1726 of 2405
2/13/12 at 5:45pm
Maybe apple's lossless format isn't supported by the Olive? Flac is an open format, meaning anyone can use it but knowing apple there'll be certain catch with their format. Most probably financial
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post #1727 of 2405
2/14/12 at 3:36am
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Originally Posted by Kocl View Post

My mistake it shows even with olive logo, pictures attached.

The it's just the connection, my best guess.
So, hardware related.

A friend of mine I have helped to open his 03HD, which proved to be a much tougher task than with my humble (but better sounding) Opus 4.
If you don't want to do that (no guarantee anymore), go to your dealer, if it's annoying you.

Marc
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post #1728 of 2405
2/14/12 at 3:39am
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Originally Posted by JakeyCAkes View Post

When I try to copy them to the "Import" folder of the Olive 4HD, more often than not I get a message about half way through that says something to the effect that the operation couldn't be completed because some of the components could not be found. and then it says error code 43.
Tony

Probably this has to do with different code pages in your Mac and in your Olive, or forbidden characters in the filenames.
For instance, a filename with a question mark won't work.

Try to rename the folder or filename with something simple, and see if that works.

Marc
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post #1729 of 2405
2/14/12 at 3:41am
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Originally Posted by mumsoft View Post

The it's just the connection, my best guess.
So, hardware related.

A friend of mine I have helped to open his 03HD, which proved to be a much tougher task than with my humble (but better sounding) Opus 4.
If you don't want to do that (no guarantee anymore), go to your dealer, if it's annoying you.

Marc

This is the response i get from Olive.

Reboot / Power cycle
If your unit is currently powered on, navigate to the main menu.
Flip the power switch located on the back panel of your Olive device to the OFF position and unplug all cables.
After 45 - 60 mins, reconnect cables and flip the power back to ON to start up your Olive device.
We suggest turning off the Olive device periodically every 2-5 days to avoid any glitches or bugs. When leaving the Olive Device on for a long period of time without rebooting, you might encounter glitches or bugs. The same problem would occur for other electronic devices, such as PCs.
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post #1730 of 2405
2/14/12 at 3:49am
That's a standard answer from Olive. MAYBE it helps.
I switch my Olive on and off (after it has gone to sleep) every day I use it.

Marc
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post #1731 of 2405
2/14/12 at 4:09am
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Originally Posted by mumsoft View Post

That's a standard answer from Olive. MAYBE it helps.
I switch my Olive on and off (after it has gone to sleep) every day I use it.

Marc

I only power off my olive maybe 1,2 times a month.
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post #1732 of 2405
2/15/12 at 1:24am
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Originally Posted by Kocl View Post

This is the response i get from Olive.

Reboot / Power cycle
If your unit is currently powered on, navigate to the main menu.
Flip the power switch located on the back panel of your Olive device to the OFF position and unplug all cables.
After 45 - 60 mins, reconnect cables and flip the power back to ON to start up your Olive device.
We suggest turning off the Olive device periodically every 2-5 days to avoid any glitches or bugs. When leaving the Olive Device on for a long period of time without rebooting, you might encounter glitches or bugs. The same problem would occur for other electronic devices, such as PCs.

And ???
Did it help?

Marc
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post #1733 of 2405
2/15/12 at 6:26am
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Originally Posted by JakeyCAkes View Post

I've been ripping a few CDs to Apple Lossless using iTunes since I got my MAC. When I try to copy them to the "Import" folder of the Olive 4HD, more often than not I get a message about half way through that says something to the effect that the operation couldn't be completed because some of the components could not be found. and then it says error code 43. Anyone know what that is. By the way. I am interested to hear what others use to rip CDs on the MAC. I used to use DBPoweramp when I had a PC. The CDs that I was able to copy successfully to the Olive sound fine. I don't notice a difference between Apple Lossless and FLAC.

Tony

I too, previously used dbPoweramp and a PC to rip CDs, then switched to a Mac. I have been using the process that you described above on my Mac.

I have been doing this for 3-4 months, having imported maybe 200-300 CDs this way, with no apparent problems. Until last night that is, when I received several of the exact same errors. It appeared that a CD would be partially imported and then it would stop and I would receive the error code message. My solution was to go into Maestro, delete the tracks that had been imported and re-import them. This process worked without any problem that I could detect.

I just upgraded to the new firmware when it became available last week, however you would not think this would be the source of the problem. On the other hand ...

Will continue to watch for this problem and report back here ...
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post #1734 of 2405
2/15/12 at 6:49am
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Originally Posted by mumsoft View Post

And ???
Did it help?

Marc

NO, I just contact my local dealer.
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post #1735 of 2405
2/16/12 at 5:32am
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Originally Posted by Eric KC View Post

I too, previously used dbPoweramp and a PC to rip CDs, then switched to a Mac. I have been using the process that you described above on my Mac.

I have been doing this for 3-4 months, having imported maybe 200-300 CDs this way, with no apparent problems. Until last night that is, when I received several of the exact same errors. It appeared that a CD would be partially imported and then it would stop and I would receive the error code message. My solution was to go into Maestro, delete the tracks that had been imported and re-import them. This process worked without any problem that I could detect.

I just upgraded to the new firmware when it became available last week, however you would not think this would be the source of the problem. On the other hand ...

Will continue to watch for this problem and report back here ...

I came up with the same solution. I am copying the files to the Olive wirelessly. Could it be that there is a problem with the wireless signal? Don't know much about this stuff.

Tony
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post #1736 of 2405
2/18/12 at 2:33pm
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Originally Posted by JakeyCAkes View Post


I came up with the same solution. I am copying the files to the Olive wirelessly. Could it be that there is a problem with the wireless signal? Don't know much about this stuff.

Tony

I am using an Ethernet connection. Since we experienced the same issue through different means, likely not a wireless problem. I only have experienced the problem the one time and not since.
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post #1737 of 2405
2/19/12 at 8:56am
I have had a similar problem importing files from a PC. On occasion the import/copying process simply stops. The import folder closes. No error is displayed.

It only happens with wireless.

At least for me it is unrelated to the firmware/software version as I have had the problem for a while through a couple of updates.
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post #1738 of 2405
2/19/12 at 9:01am
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Originally Posted by Kocl View Post

My Olive 04hd starts to show a horizontal white line when its on . . .

I have the same problem, but in a different position than yours. It is the result of a partial screen failure. Olive will address it under warranty (if yours is new enough) or they will replace the screen for $100.

I ignore it as it has no functional effect.
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post #1739 of 2405
2/19/12 at 11:36am
I have an Olive 4 that I have been using for about 4 months with no issue (800+ discs loaded so far with 300 to go!).

I bought an Olive 2 second hand from Audiogon last week and am having issues. I finally got it on my network and it sees my 4 and all the music there but will not play anything. Internet radio works with no problem but when I try to access the 4, after selecting a track to play, nothing happens and I get a "Failure to open stream" message.

I have tried it in various positions around the house including sitting right next to my router and I have the same issue regardless of location.

Anyone else have an issue of this kind or thoughts on a solution??

PS
I have used my laptop and Medial Monkey and powered speakers to access the Olive and had no issues with buffering etc...
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post #1740 of 2405
2/20/12 at 2:14am
Dear sjahub,

first, please check whether the software 4.1.9 is installed on both devices.
Does the failure occures also when the O2 is connected via 10/100 BaseT to the router or only in case of Wifi connection ?
If nothing helps I would propose an software recovery followed by an software upgrade. Everything you need to do that, you will find on olives homepage in the support chapter.

Best regards

Martin
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