shoutcast and minimized winamp DSP plugin

[tom1213]

Sorry for cross-posting, I was not sure which forum is better to post the problem. The problem is exactly in the middle between shoutcast and winamp :-)
Or between my chair and monitor? :-D
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hello,

Sorry for disturbing, but after trying all the evening, I've decided to write here.
I want to start shoutcast+winamp+DSP.SC+some-file.m3u at the startup, all minimized.
System is WinXPpro32SP2, winamp 5.3.5, dsp 1.90, sc 1.98.
Shoutcast server of course starts minimized, no problem.
But starting playing source is complicated:
- If I try to make a shortcut to .m3u, and set 'minimized' - WA starts normally, but not minimized.
- If I make shortcut to ["C:\...\winamp.exe" file.m3u] - it starts minimized, but DSP starts "offline" - that is it does not connect to shoutcast server until I restore winamp with DSP from minimized state. Then it connects at once. The same effect is if I leave DSP in "encoder" or "input" tabs - untill I do not open one of the "main" or "output", DSP does not connect to server. At once after "touching" main or output tabs, it starts working, and then I can minimize or go to other tabs, no problems. It seems, DSP has a bug in initialisation, or the problem is only in my case?
- the same if I start from command line "start /MIN winamp file.m3u"

Sorry once more for disturbing Your time.
regards from Lithuania and many thanks for great software.

[fc*uk]

I know of no reports of people having this same problem.

I do know that dsp stackers can cause numerous problems sometimes. Are you running any other plugin aside from the SHOUTcast dsp?

Finally, I am not too sure what the problem is. You want to be able to click a link, have everything open and have winamp connect to DNAS and start streaming.

Seems like you want Windows to remember application window positions ...

Got an ATI video board? Hyrdaview will do this....

[tom1213]

I only want to start everything (minimised) with "M$ windows". In other words - I put shoutcast server's shortcut , and playlist (or shortcut to batch file, whict starts winamp with playlist) in startup.
Winamp starts playing, shoutcast server also works well, but DSP is not sending any data until I restore i'ts window. If it starts minimised, it starts 'freezed'. Autoconnect of course is set to ON. If winamp with DSP starts normally (normal window, not minimised), then everything works well.
Why minimised? Simple reason - some other people work with this computer too - my wife and daugter. I do not want to teach them stuff like "that should be minimised, not closed...". But I want all the online time my radio to play.

Only SC DSP is used. YES, video is ATI. Window positions does not matter, so it's no use

[fc*uk]

Yes, but can't you tell hydraview to remember to open those windows as being minimized?

It might be worth a shot....

[tom1213]

Oh, i'll try to find these functions in hydravision. Never tried before.

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OK, I tried. Installed. Buggy, and not usefull tool :-) Does not make any changes to my situation. If it remembers minimised winamp, the problem is the same. DSP is not sending.

Event log:
<07/15/07@19:44:48> [SHOUTcast] DNAS/win32 v1.9.8 (Feb 28 2007) starting up...
<07/15/07@19:44:48> [main] loaded config from C:\Program Files\SHOUTcast\sc_serv.ini
<07/15/07@19:44:48> [main] initializing (usermax:5 portbase:8000)...
<07/15/07@19:44:48> [main] opening source socket
<07/15/07@19:44:48> [main] source thread starting
<07/15/07@19:44:48> [main] opening client socket
<07/15/07@19:44:48> [source] listening for connection on port 8001
<07/15/07@19:44:48> [main] Client Stream thread [0] starting
<07/15/07@19:44:48> [main] client main thread starting
<07/15/07@19:45:12> [dest: 217.117.24.75] server unavailable, disconnecting
/then the same lines are added every some seconds/

a milisecond after I take winamp from minimised state:

<07/15/07@19:48:31> [source] connected from 127.0.0.1
<07/15/07@19:48:32> [source] icy-name:...
<07/15/07@19:48:33> [dest: 205.188.234.98] starting stream (UID: 7)[L: 1]{A: SHOUTcast Directory Tester}(P: 0)

and everything starts working :-)

I think I will write a small app that will emulate WIN+M keypress some seconds after startup, and everything will work - winamp will start in normal windowstate, DSP initialise itself, and then will occure global minimise :-)