Just wanted to start off by saying great site, you guys have done a lot of work that has been extremely helpful. NOW on to the questions...
1) I managed to mod the PhatBox (Music Keg version) itself and I updated the firmware on my DMS to include VIOT support. The functionality works fine, but whenever I switch the sort method the friendly announcer will come up and say "Your current genre is ____" and there is nothing after that. I'm guessing I am supposed to include artist/genre/album clips myself, but where and how? Also is it possible to just turn him off entirely?
2) I use flac exclusively for all my music (hence its a great thing I found this site because 10 gigs in my DMS is way too little) and I have noticed that both the PhatBox and the Music Manager software only read id3 tags and not the native flac/vorbis tags. Why they decided that was a good idea I don't know, and I have found a few programs that will add id3 tags to all my flac files, but it's kind of a pain in the ass. I was wondering if there was a firmware hack or plug in that can add support for native flac tags in both the PhatBox and the Music Manager?
3) I am planning on getting a larger HD for my DMS and am looking forward to filling it with a ridiculous amount of music. I am not, however, looking forward to waiting for it to load through my old USB1 DMS cradle. Now, I was hoping that after I format the drive for use in the DMS I can then use a spare enclosure I have around to plug it directly into my computer and transfer all the files that way. The only problem is that I have noticed there are various data base file on the DMS and these will probably need to be updated somehow... Is there any way to do this, or will I have to use the USB1 cradle and transfer files through the Music Manager.
4) Last random question... I managed to strip the screws on my DMS a little when I opened it up, has anyone else done this and found some quick and easy replacement ones?
Thanks again to all you guys for compiling this information and any help is appreciated. Peace.