[mythtv-users] How-to AirPlay question

[A Desai]

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 4:27 PM, A Desai <ashu.desai at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 4:26 PM, A Desai <ashu.desai at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> After installing "avahi-utils" - when I give "avahi-browse -a" command, I
>> now see airplay being enabled. On my iTunes, I do see now the icon. I am
>> not home, but this looks very promising.
>>
>> I had to do "git pull", then just for the heck of it, i did a disctlean
>> and reconfigured, compiled - and it seems good so far. Will send out an
>> updated email once I am home.
>>
>> A rather stupid question -- "Where" do I need to be on mythtv when I am
>> doing airplay? Like, do I need to be on "Play Music" when trying to do
>> music? Or "Watch Recordings" when I am trying to push a video from my
>> iPhone?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ash
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 4:05 PM, A Desai <ashu.desai at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Jason McLeod <jason at mcleods.me> wrote:
>> >> You can add it to your /etc/environment file and it will be preserved
>> on
>> >> reboot and set for all users.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 2:45 PM, A Desai <ashu.desai at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Apr 19, 2012, at 1:33 PM, jk90090 <jk90090 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> On 4/18/12 10:42 PM, Christopher Kerr wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Just out of curiosity, what version of iOS are you running on your
>> >>> devices? I believe AirPlay streaming of videos wasn't implemented
>> until
>> >>> 4.2.1 or thereabouts. (This shouldn't prevent your devices from
>> streaming
>> >>> audio to MythFrontend, though, so I don't think it's actually the
>> problem)
>> >>>
>> >>> - Chris
>> >>>
>> >>> The MYTHTV_AIRPLAY="1" only tells the frontend to register a *second*
>> >>> device, this second one being a 'Video' device, in the LAN broadcasts.
>> >>> Without it, the audio-only device still will be registered.
>> >>>
>> >>> -JK
>> >>>
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>> >>>
>> >>> Do I have to give this export command every time I boot? Can I do some
>> >>> persistent command?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks
>> >>>
>> >>> Ash
>> >>>
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> -Jason
>> >>
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>> >> messy bloodbath.
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>> >
>> >
>> > Thank you. The file /etc/environment was empty; I put in "export
>> > MYTHTV_AIRPLAY="1" in it; saved it.
>> >
>> > Appreciate it.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Ash
>> > --
>> > http://about.me/adesai
>>
>>
>>
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>>
> Oops, SORRY for top posting. Totally un-intentional..
>
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>


No go with AirPlay. I can see the icon on my iTunes (but that doesn't work)
-- however nothing on iPhone :(

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[root at FE ~]# avahi-browse -a
+ eth0 IPv4 6b5c6e62485a at MythTV on FE.local               AirTunes Remote
Audio local
+ eth0 IPv4 MythTV on FE.local                            _airplay._tcp
   local
+ eth0 IPv4 Mythfrontend on FE.local
 _mythfrontend._tcp   local
+ eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on dell2850                SFTP File
Transfer   local
+ eth0 IPv4 root's remote desktop                         VNC Remote Access
   local
+ eth0 IPv4 root's remote desktop on FE.local             VNC Remote Access
   local
+ eth0 IPv4 dell2850 [00:11:43:e5:c8:0e]                  Workstation
   local
+ eth0 IPv4 mythtv [00:06:4f:41:2b:1f]                    Workstation
   local
+ eth0 IPv4 FE [00:01:2e:26:0d:eb]                        Workstation
   local
+ eth0 IPv4 mythtv                                        SSH Remote
Terminal  local
+ eth0 IPv4 FE                                            SSH Remote
Terminal  local

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I restarted my iPhone like 5 times, restarted avahi-daemon. Nothing.


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