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LMS NT & M4A Files
I have a new ReadyNAS 314 running OS 6.2. I installed the proferred LMS NT App and am currently running it with a software SqueezePlay player, as my hardware players are elsewhere at present.
It works fine for my MP3 encoded files, EXCEPT that this combination will not play any AAC M4A files - I get a 'Can't Open File' error message.
Not quite sure why this is.
Is it:
- an LMS NT deficiency
- an absence of LAME (how would I isntal that on the ReadyNAS anyawy?)
- a SqueezePlay deficiency?
Any ideas or assistance would be gratefully received.
That bloody well worked!
I can't thank you enough. My listening life is transformed.
Shouldn't this be built into the general relased code?
Neil
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Are these really AAC, or are they apple lossless?
If you change the extension to mp4, does that help?
Thay are actuallty Apple Lossless M4A files.
I tried changing the file extention to MP4, but that did not help.
ncameron wrote:I have a new ReadyNAS 314 running OS 6.2. I installed the proferred LMS NT App and am currently running it with a software SqueezePlay player, as my hardware players are elsewhere at present.
It works fine for my MP3 encoded files, EXCEPT that this combination will not play any AAC M4A files - I get a 'Can't Open File' error message.
Not quite sure why this is.
Is it:
- an LMS NT deficiency
- an absence of LAME (how would I isntal that on the ReadyNAS anyawy?)
- a SqueezePlay deficiency?
Any ideas or assistance would be gratefully received.
Support for AAC files (mov, m4a, m4b, mp4) is not enabled by default (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/AAC#AAC_on_Linux). I'll see about re-packaging to add this.
See if you can enable ALAC too.
If such support could be added that would be awsome - please let me know...
ncameron wrote:If such support could be added that would be awsome - please let me know...
I'll work on an updated package and send it over this weekend.
ncameron wrote:Just a thought; if I enable the ReadyNAS iTunes Server, will that not then play ALAC/M4A files?
StephenB wrote:It might - I'm not sure. You won't be able to use squeezeplay to play them.
Yep, the iTunes server should play those files, but only to iTunes.
Just a thought; if I enable the ReadyNAS iTunes Server, will that not then play ALAC/M4A files?
It might - I'm not sure. You won't be able to use squeezeplay to play them.
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