[mythtv-users] 0.26 -> 0.27 UPnP Failure?

[Nigel Jewell]

On 04/11/2015 23:32, John Pilkington wrote:
> On 04/11/15 22:03, Nigel Jewell wrote:
>> Using this patch combined with disabling the firewall on my Mac (OS X
>> 10.11) I've been able to consistently playback recorded programs and
>> videos without issues for a while now.

>>
>> --- a/mythtv/libs/libmythupnp/httprequest.cpp
>> +++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythupnp/httprequest.cpp
>>

> For clarification, I understand that this is a patch-to-MythTV to make 
> VLC play content from a patched MythTV server?

Yes, a patch to mythbackend - specifically libmythupnp.  Apologies if 
this wasn't clear from my post.

> My Panasonic TV has done a pretty good job with MythTV content from 
> 0.28-pre since around Nov 2014, and with 0.27.4 from rpmfusion. IIRC, 
> StuartM has said that the VLC implementation of UPnP is 'completely 
> broken' and that VLC appear to have no interest in changing it.

It also works for me from other devices (such as a PS3).

I am not suggesting that MythTV is at fault here and I am aware of how 
broken VLC UPnP is considered to be.  However, I have been able to make 
MythTV and VLC play together with this small patch to mythbackend and 
given how frustrating I've found the issue I thought I'd post it here.  
It might be considered an ugly fudge and the wrong place to make such a 
fix, however I thought I'd share it in case my experimentation and 
resolution is useful to someone else. If it's not, I've only wasted a 
few minutes in crafting an email and the associated bandwidth/storage.

Nige.