questions from a new Id owner:
1. is it possible to connect to the ID via a computer to create playlists and import files? does this necessitate purchasing another JRiver license for the computer i'd like to run it on?
my library is imported to the Id from a NAS and i'd like to organize it a bit more.
2. i occasionally lose connectivity to the Id from my iphone/ipad and it necessitates a reboot to reconnect. is there a setting i need to use to prevent this? the ID is connected to my home network with ethernet
3. i'm using a USB out to an external DAC. the DAC appears several times in the Id output devices menu and i'm not sure which is the correct one to pick. by trial and error i found one that works but just wondering which is best. the choices are:
default:CARD=CP800
front:CARD=CP800,DEV=0
iec958:CARD=CP800,DEV=0 <--- this is the one i'm currently using
surround40:CARD=CP800,DEV=0
surround41:CARD=CP800,DEV=0
surround41:CARD=CP800,DEV=0
surround51:CARD=CP800,DEV=0
surround61:CARD=CP800,DEV=0
surround71:CARD=CP800,DEV=0
sysdefault:CARD=CP800
Well, I'll take a stab at these questions.......
1. I know this was not exactly your question, but you do realize you can make playlists directly on the Id? When in GUI mode on the Id, right-click on "Playlists" to add a new playlist or smartlist (or hit F8 or F9, respectively). I realize that the Id may not always be in a convenient place, though, so as far as accessing it remotely, you may be able to connect to it from another computer running JRiver Media Center by using the "Library Server" feature, with authentication to allow you to make changes.
As far as licensing goes, I am not sure. My understanding is that a "Master License" will allow you to use Media Center across Windows, Mac OS, and Linux platforms on several different computers around the house, but can you upgrade an Id license to a master license? I am not sure. I will leave that to someone from JRiver to answer.
2. Reboot the Id, you mean? How are you accessing the Id from iPhone/iPad? Are you using JRemote? What happens, exactly? Does the Id disappear, does music quit coming out of the Id, or something else?
3. "iec958" is really just a fancy term for "digital audio out". IEC958 is the spec from the International Electrotechnical Commission that codified the S/PDIF and AES/EBU digital outputs. That is what I use for my DAC.
For reference, "front" generally means regular 2-channel audio (front-left and front-right speakers), and all the "surround" modes are probably self-explanatory. I believe they generally refer to analog audio, but that may depend on the hardware and driver involved. For example, "front" might work with your 2-channel DAC, but the "surround" modes probably won't.
I am not quite sure what "default" and "sysdefault" refer to, exactly. Linux documentation is so confusing to me, because it always seems to assume that you already know what they are talking about.