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On 2018-dec-03 I got an answer from Beocare,

« unfortunately no news, because there is no databse on the internet that has the needed metadata. »

Can’t believe that, they did not want to search a replacement an update the firmware.

They even canceled the online firmware update server.

Settings / Update / GO 

now says : « Connection to server failed »

The close down continues

Shame on you B&O

I wont get any B&O Product anymore, using them since 30 years !!! After my last product Headphone H5 buttons break apart , now this !!!!

On 2018-dec-03 I got an answer from Beocare,

« unfortunately no news, because there is no databse on the internet that has the needed metadata. »

Can’t believe that, they did not want to search a replacement an update the firmware.

They even canceled the online firmware update server.

Settings / Update / GO 

now says : « Connection to server failed »

The close down continues

Shame on you B&O

I wont get any B&O Product anymore, using them since 30 years !!! After my last product Headphone H5 buttons break apart , now this !!!!

Yeh I could not agree more! I think B&O have behaved disgracefully over removing the metadata support for BeoSound5. The main attraction of their system for me was to upload my extensive CD collection. Having gone to great expense - only to find within 18 months of purchase they removed their support.

I certainly will not be buying B&O again!

 I found ‘Mp3tag’ is a good app for uploading the metadata although the work involved is a pain if there are multiple CD to do.

Hi sorry to join this dicussion so late.

Basic problem is no network access, then I belive as some others suggest solutions for ripping with metadata can be done on PC.

How to crack this access that according BO after sales seems to be blocked since some pdate of the firmware?

strange indeed like others noted, NRadio works but no local network access.

So this is the essential problme : network access: how to reestablish this??

Maybe someone has the answer,

Great to hear from you

Nils

Nils Marsille wrote:

Hi sorry to join this dicussion so late.

Basic problem is no network access, then I belive as some others suggest solutions for ripping with metadata can be done on PC.

How to crack this access that according BO after sales seems to be blocked since some pdate of the firmware?

strange indeed like others noted, NRadio works but no local network access.

So this is the essential problme : network access: how to reestablish this??

Maybe someone has the answer,

Great to hear from you

Nils

Network access works fine in the BM5 still. When going into settings, it will show "NO" under "Network Connection", this is a lie and cannot be trusted :)

The reason for this, is that the SW checks for the google DNS at 8.8.8.8, but entering service mode, it is possible to ping this address, and also, N.Radio and station/cover download also works.

I bet the way they check for Network Access, is by checking the response from their connection to 8.8.8.8, and Google has changed this response, so now the B&O SW "fails" although it works fine.

The local network share also works without issues.

CD Ripper will not find any covers/metadata, probablhy because CDDB has changed/removed the old API, and B&O never bothered to update/implement the new behavoiur.

I can understand that Spotify died, and they did not want to update this, but the CD-Ripper functionality they should indeed have fixed.

/Weebyx

I'm trying Bliss as recommended, but not having much luck. I have everything set correctly and Bliss is reading the BM Share drive as it's supposed to. It recognises the albums that have no issues, but the albums marked 'Unknown' are not being found

Jonathan wrote:

I'm trying Bliss as recommended, but not having much luck. I have everything set correctly and Bliss is reading the BM Share drive as it's supposed to. It recognises the albums that have no issues, but the albums marked 'Unknown' are not being found

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I too was quite disappointed about the B&O CD ripper not tagging its contents. Its a fundamental function of the product.

I haven't found any product that can replace the functionality completely. So why don't we owners get together and request a solution from B&O, by either paying for the service to be re-instated, or requesting the code be released so at least we could integrate into it?