[mythtv-users] uPNP Problems

greg greg12866 at nycap.rr.com
Thu Nov 6 13:10:37 UTC 2008


Anthony Giggins wrote:
>>>       
>>>> If you're trying to use MythTV as a UPnP server, give up. Launch
>>>> mythbackend with --no-upnp (or something like that, I forgot) and
>>>> install a different UPnP server instead. I use Mediatomb. Not perfect
>>>> either, but much better.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> I find Upnp work's quite well on my mixed system (Ubuntu,WinXp).
>>> I can sit at my computer and play recordings all day without a single
>>> glitch.. I really didn't have to do anything special to get it
>>> running..It just worked...
>>>
>>>       
>> I also have had no problems with the UPnP server. It has always worked
>> with
>> no setup or intervention on my part. In fact over a slow wireless link, I
>> frequently could only get reliable playback via UPnP as the standard
>> mythtv
>> protocol seemed to add just enough overhead to cause skipping.
>>     
>
> also tested this with the nero video player (Showtime) as I cant find how
> to browse the upnp server from media player, as it appears my options
> differ from what the help tells me,
> but Nero Showtime shows me the upnp link as
>
> upnp://b270e746-3b0e-4239-a952-bf24bff2f413/Videos%2F0%2Fitem%2FId100003/The%20Outdoor%20Room%20with%20Jamie%20Durie%20-%20Japan.avi
>
> but it also fails to play
>
> b270e746-3b0e-4239-a952-bf24bff2f413 is in my settings as
> UPnP/UDN/MediaServer
> but there is another setting
> UPnP/UDN/MasterMediaServer which is different
> 01a2680b-f240-4237-9620-3271dbb680fc
>
> Are these settings ment to be the same?
>
> Could this have any affect
>
>
>
>
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What version of media player are you using? I installed MP11 and a box 
popped up and said it found new media source (paraphrasing)..I clicked  
on the box and followed the instructions and it worked.... Like i said 
above it worked quite well.. No commercial skip but plays great...


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