The new prerelease jEmplode on http://www.jempeg.org can now download from the Empeg using HTTP via HiJack. This gives you close to download the performance over the Empeg protocol. I'm looking into what it would take to upload using HiJack, but this is a bit trickier.

To enable HiJack downloads, go to Tools... Options ... and select "Use HiJack when Possible".

PLEASE NOTE: Don't even bother checking the box if you don't have HiJack installed on your Empeg -- All downloads will fail if you do.

Mike

K, excuse my idiocy if i'm missing something obvious... but what would the advantage be, and if there isn't one, why was this implemented.

Just wanna make sure I "get it" if it needs to go in the FAQ. Thanks for all the kick ass work on Jemplode. Great stuff.

I think this gives a big speed increase...?

- Jon

Hrm... i just didn't know how to take this sentence...

"This gives you close to download the performance over the Empeg protocol"

Does that mean "close to the performance of the empeg protocol" or "download performance over the empeg protocol"?

I think it was a typo. I think Mike meant:

"This gives you close to double the download performance over the Empeg protocol"

Nice... let's hope that's the case =]

Just tried it. It is the case. Rock. Nice work, Mike.

hehehe .. WHOOPS .. Yeah .. I was typing fast. My poor brain couldn't keep up.

Too late for me to edit the post, but just so you don't have to read all the way down the thread that should say "close to _double_ the performance" not "close to _download_ the performance". That would be me not paying attention as I was typing. Sorry for the confusion.

Wow! So has anyone done a test or writen a little experience with how this thing downloads into folders? I've never used Jemplode, but this feature alone will make me look into it. Also, this plue VolAdjust and TimeDelay are the only things tempting about the HiJack (to me).

If you download from playlists, it will create folders that correspond to those playlists. If you download from the soup, you can specify the format of what directories will be created (i.e. {artist}\{title}.mp3)

Mike

>VolAdjust and TimeDelay are the only things tempting
>about the HiJack (to me).

Err.. how about "Filesystem Check on Sync::Disabled" and the two "Restore Visuals" functions.. and the short-knob-press menu.. Those are all universal pothole patches for the player.

Cheers

Genius never is appreciated in its own time

Sorry 'bout that Mark. After I posted, I was thinking that maybe I should clarify a bit.

The reason that I haven't stepped up to HiJack yet is because I'd rather wait until 2.00 gets a more stable beta. Currently, I don't use even 1/2 of the features in the player software. This is mearly because I'm still learning them all. I don't know crap about Linux, so thoughts of FTP'ing into it is beyond my skills at this time. So I'm not that much of a hacker. The features that are most appealing to me are the music orientated ones. I don't have a LAN at home, and am not allowed to plug into the LAN at work, so I can't benefit from any streaming yet. (LAN at home is in the works however...)

I didn't mean any disrespect. In fact, the only reason that I am being so appologetic is because I do appreciate what you are doing. I like how you have been helping other developers (and demanding more from them). I have even been tempted to post something along the lines of "Now that Hugo isn't allowed to work on the player software, and it is probably not given high priority at SB compared to other projects, I really wish Mark was given the player source and allowed to help on the Beta developement." I thought some people might take it the wrong way (as in "what the empeg guys aren't good enough for you!?!") so I never posted it as its own thread.

Okay, unnecessary apologetic drivelling accepted.

You are hereby sentenced to go forth and use Tony's Logo Editor to install a custom boot logo onto your pristine player!

Get up off your knees and go forth!!

(sheez..)

To my credit, I've had custom boot logos for nearly 1/2 a year! I think I have 20 or so boot logos that I've uploaded to the logo site too. (With correct colors).

Get up off your knees and go forth!!

Taking our last name a little too literally, are we?

Now that Hugo isn't allowed to work on the player software

Hugo hasn't been allowed to work on the player software for years! It's complicated, and he would break it.

(I think you slightly misinterpreted his post from which you gleaned this information)

Rob

Rob, thanks for the correction on that. I assumed that when he said he wasn't allowed it was because he was instructed not to by someone above him in the company. He only mentioned the player software. Based on that, it made sense it was related to the EOL.

I was wondering why my post in that thread never got a response! Everyone must have been saying "what the hell is he talking about!"

Enough fumblings for today.... I'm going to i-club.com for a few hours.

Mike, when editing Congif.ini here is what I have :

That's a pretty picture If this is about turning on HiJack downloads, you want Tools.. Options, not Tools... Edit Config.ini . If it's not, then I'm thoroughly confused.

Sorry, I am not clear :

This picture is what I have after choosing Tools -> Edit Config.ini.

I don't sync my player, exit Jemplode, Launch Emplode and Edit my config.ini but I dont Have those caracters ??

Here is a sample of my config.ini

;Define Httpd Port
khttpd_port=80
;Disable play for HTTP Stream
;khttpd_commands=0
;Disable File Browsing
khttpd_files=1
;Define FTP Max Connexions
max_connections=3
supress_notify=1
;Enable Tuner Simulation
;fake_tuner=1

and here is what I hve in Jemplode

; ??? ;Define Httpd Port
khttpd_port=80
; ??? ;Disable play for HTTP Stream
;khttpd_commands=0
; ??? ;Disable File Browsing
khttpd_files=1
; ??? ;Define FTP Max Connexions
max_connections=3
supress_notify=1
; ??? ;Enable Tuner Simulation
;fake_tuner=1

I wonder if that's because you didn't specify a group for those values ... config.ini is a windows .ini-format file.

maybe make it:

[whatevergroupname]
;Define Httpd Port
.
.
.

I'll look at that tonight, regardless.

Nope .. weird .. I looked at this. For some strange reason emptool (which i ported straight from) prepends all comments with "???". I'll remove that -- it doesn't appear to do anything.

I got those ???'s when i was setting up my ir_translate. I just made sure there were no extra carraige returns or extra spaces at the end of the lines and they cleared up.

I lied again -- in 1600x1200 a : looks a lot like ; ... jEmplode was basically looking for colons instead of semicolons at the head of the line.... My bad.

OK -- it should be fixed in the new prerelease on www.jempeg.org (along with layered soup playlists <by artist, by album> -- this is brand new, so expect some weirdness).

Mike

I don't know crap about Linux, so thoughts of FTP'ing into it is beyond my skills at this time.

I don't know much of anything about Linux either except what I've learned from people here. I use a Windows based FTP program to access files not Linux.

I do FTP quite a bit too for web design stuff. What I meant was that I don't trust myself dinking around inside of the empeg. I still find it weird that you can assign max room to folders for instance.

I used to use DOS all the time before Windows, so I'm not intimidated by a command prompt, but I don't know any of the commands. I just faithfully follow instructions given to me in the upgrade guide or on this BBS.

FWIW: I did go and install HiJack! Very cool! I didn't realize it so seamlessly integrated into the player software. I always thought you had to F around to tweek it. I know you CAN do that, but before, I thought HAD to.

>FWIW: I did go and install HiJack! Very cool! I didn't realize
>it so seamlessly integrated into the player software.
>I always thought you had to F around to tweek it.
>I know you CAN do that, but before, I thought HAD to.

I kinda suspected that might be the case.. thanks for giving it a try and finding out otherwise.

A primary design principle for Hijack is that it must be incredibly simple to install and use for anyone here. Sure, it has a heck of a lot of more advanced features, but nearly everything comes up with sensible first-level functionality, and the rest is still reasonably easy to configure if one chooses to.

Cheers