There is general consensus that firmware 15 from Slimserver 6.1.x is sonically superior to later versions of the firmware in Slimserver 6.2.x. The technique is to install Slimserver and replace later versions of the firmware with version 15. Slimdevices does not condone this procedure, but it works.
Note: There is a known bug in firmware 15 that can cause connectivity problems in some cases. The symptom is an Ethernet MAC address for the Squeezebox that does not match the one printed on its case. A workaround exists.
The following procedure is for a FreeBSD UNIX system, but the concepts apply to any other operating system that runs Slimserver. The idea is to trick slimserver 6.2.x into using the previous firmware by copying the firmware to its directory and telling it that the firmware version is 15 instead of 26 (for example).
assume your slimserver 6.1.1 directory is /usr/local/slimserver
stop slimserver 6.1.1
rename the slimserver directory to slimserver.6.1.1
install slimserver 6.2.0 to /usr/local/slimserver
copy slimserver.6.1.1/Firmware/squeezebox2_15.bin to slimserver/Firmware/
cd slimserver/Firmware/
copy squeezebox2.version to squeezebox2.version.26
edit squeezebox2.version and replace all instances of 26 with 15
start slimserver 6.2.0 and verify via the web interface "player settings" link that the Squeezebox is running firmware version 15
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