Scrobbling

Scrobbling is a Last.fm function where a message is sent to the Last.fm website indicating that you have listened to a particular song.Roksbox can Scrobble a song to your Last.fm profile whenever you finish listening to a song from your local media collection.It can also notify Last.fm whenever you begin listening to a song so that Last.fm can identify the song your are currently listening to.These functions are both optional.

In order to Scrobble or send Now Playing information from Roksbox, you must first have a Last.fm account.If you don't have a Last.fm account, you can go to http://last.fm to set one up.Once you have a Last.fm account, you need to link Roksbox with your Last.fm account.To do this, from the Roksbox main menu, go to Options -> My Options -> Music Preferences -> Link Last.fm Account.On this screen, choose Enter or Change last.fm account information to enter or change your Last.fm account.Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your Last.fm username and password.If you enter a valid Last.fm username and password, you will see a message indicating that you have successfully linked your Last.fm account with Roksbox.Otherwise, you will get an unsuccessful message, and your Last.fm account will not be linked with Roksbox.

Once you have successfully linked your Last.fm account with Roksbox, you will have options to send Last.fm Now Playing information, and to Scrobble to Last.fm.Choose the options which you prefer.You can change these options at any time by returning to the Last.fm link screen and making the appropriate changes.You can also unlink your Last.fm account if you want to.

Once you choose to send Now Playing information or Scrobble information to Last.fm, these functions will happen automatically while listening to your music.You will see a Last.fm Now Playing icon when your songs begin, and a Last.fm Scrobble icon when they finish.