alien AlienBBC Installation

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Installing AlienBBC on Linux with SqueezeCenter 7.1/7.2

These instructions assume you are installing on to SqueezeCenter 7.1/7.2.

  1. Download the linux archive: http://www.x2systems.com/alienbbc/alienbbc-linux-v2.2b1-7.1_7.2.tar.gz.

  2. Extract this tar file into the main SqueezeCenter directory. This is likely to be: /usr/local/slimserver or /usr/local/squeezecenter, but will depend on how you have installed SqueezeCenter.

  3. Ensure that the included Bin/mplayer.sh is executable by the SqueezeCenter user.

  4. Ensure that mplayer is installed and available on the path for SqueezeCenter (as for previous AlienBBC versions) and has the relevant codecs available.
    If you need help with installing mplayer this may help: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17015.

  5. Restart slimserver and see if AlienBBC appears on the web page.

  6. If you have trouble, Run './slimserver.pl --debug server.plugins' in a shell to check for error messages at startup. [or squeezecenter.pl depending on your install]

Installing AlienBBC on Windows

These instructions assume you are installing on to SlimServer V7.1/7.2 or later.

The simplest way to install AlienBBC on Windows is to use the installer.

These will install all the files you need to run AlienBBC including mplayer.

When you have run the install you will need to restart SlimServer to load AlienBBC. To test mplayer is working go to "C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread" and run "Test mplayer.bat", this batch file will allow you to test a few BBC stations.

NOTE: If your players include Slimp3s wireless connected Squeezeboxs with bitrate limiting set, then you need to ensure lame is installed. Extract lame.exe to the folder "C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread".

Extra Information

For detailed instructions on installing on windows see ripcaster's website http://www.ripcaster.co.uk/node/56.

Installing AlienBBC on the Mac OS X with SqueezeCenter 7.1/7.2

These instructions assume you are installing on to SqueezeCenter 7.1/7.2.

  1. Install SqueezeCenter 7.1/7.2. If you have not run SqueezeCenter before, start the server so that the Plugins folders are created.

  2. Download MPlayer for OS X from: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html. Install the universal package accepting the default file locations.
    Note: You may skip this stage if you already have a working version of mplayer installed from a previous alienbbc installation.

  3. Download the alienbbc distribution for linux/osx and open it to reveal the Plugins folder: http://www.x2systems.com/alienbbc/alienbbc-linux-v2.2b1-7.1_7.2.tar.gz.

  4. a) If you installed SqueezeCenter for the local user only or only want the current user to use Alien:
        - Open Finder and goto ~/Library/Application Support/SqueezeCenter/Plugins [note not plugin]
        - Drag the "Alien" folder from the alienbbc distribution to the Plugins folder in ~/Library/Application Support/SqueezeCenter/Plugins
        [note ~ represents folders within your own account, so the above relates to the Library folder within your home folder]

    b) If you installed SqueezeCenter for all users and want all users to be able to use Alien:
        - Open Finder and goto /Library/Application Support/SqueezeCenter/Plugins
        - Drag the "Alien" folder from the alienbbc distribution to the Plugins folder in /Library/Application Support/SqueezeCenter/Plugins (you may need to create this)

  5. Restart the server, Alien should now show up on the home page and player menu under Internet Radio.

Last updated: 23 September 2008