DLNA via MiniDLNA
Posted by Pixel in Computer technology on July 29, 2010
I had some issues with Mediatomb, adding Truecrypt devices was very laborious and I had to tweek the configuration to make it work with my Samsung TV, so I decided to search for an alternative.
After a little search, I found MiniDLNA. The only thing I had to configure to make it work, was to set the path for the media files. Unlike Mediatomb, there was no extra configuration needed to make it work with my TV.
I found the following init-script, it works well:
#!/bin/sh
# chkconfig: 345 99 10
# description: Startup/shutdown script for MiniDLNA daemon
#
# $Id: minidlna.init.d.script,v 1.2 2009/07/02 00:33:15 jmaggard Exp $
# MiniUPnP project
# author: Thomas Bernard
# website:http://miniupnp.free.fr/ or
MINIDLNA=/usr/sbin/minidlna
ARGS=’-f /etc/minidlna.conf’test -f $MINIDLNA || exit 0
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
case ”$1″ in
start) log_daemon_msg ”Starting minidlna” ”minidlna”
start-stop-daemon –start –quiet –pidfile /var/run/minidlna.pid –startas $MINIDLNA – $ARGS $LSBNAMES
log_end_msg $?
;;
stop) log_daemon_msg ”Stopping minidlna” ”minidlna”
start-stop-daemon –stop –quiet –pidfile /var/run/minidlna.pid
log_end_msg $?
;;
restart|reload|force-reload)
log_daemon_msg ”Restarting minidlna” ”minidlna”
start-stop-daemon –stop –retry 5 –quiet –pidfile /var/run/minidlna.pid
start-stop-daemon –start –quiet –pidfile /var/run/minidlna.pid –startas $MINIDLNA – $ARGS $LSBNAMES
log_end_msg $?
;;
*) log_action_msg ”Usage: /etc/init.d/minidlna {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}”
exit 2
;;
esac
exit 0
Source: http://www.hifi-forum.de/viewthread-151-11576.html
The only thing I could complain about is the missing web UI, but I don’t really need it and furthermore the one of Mediatomb did not work with the Truecrypt devices.
This software is really great, especially if you want to use it with a Samsung TV.
WorldWide Telescope
I just found a very interesting site, it’s called WorldWide Telescope.
Quote:
WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky.A web-based version of WorldWide Telescope is also now available. This version enables seamless, guided explorations of the universe from within a web browser on PC and Intel Mac OS X by using the power of Microsoft Silverlight 3.0.
New Clone Wars signatures on Deviantart
Posted by Pixel in Graphics design on July 22, 2010
I recently submitted two of my new Clone Wars signatures on Deviantart.
Ashoka:
Yoda:
I am already planning other Clone Wars signatures, but it will take some time.
Project Fileserver: DLNA via Mediatomb
Posted by Pixel in Computer technology on July 19, 2010
To watch my videos via DLNA on my Samsung TV, I needed an alternative program, because the Samsung software does not support Linux operating systems.
I chose to install Mediatomb. To make it work with Samsung TVs, there were a few additional config tweaks necessary.
The config.xml files in /etc/mediatomb/ and in /root/.mediatomb/ have to be identically, else it Mediatomb won’t start.
First of all you have to uncomment the <custom-http-headers> section.
The next step is to add the following lines to this section:
<add header="transferMode.dlna.org: Streaming"/> <add header="contentFeatures.dlna.org: DLNA.ORG_OP=01;DLNA.ORG_CI=0;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=017000 00000000000000000000000000"/>
At last you have to change
<protocolInfo extend="no"/> to <protocolInfo extend="yes"/>
Now you can (re)start Mediatomb and it should be identified by the TV.
To add the video folders you normally have to go to the web ui http://serverip:49152/.
In my case, Mediatomb could not scan the Truecrypt devices. To solve this problem I used the following command:
mediatomb --add /media/truecrypt3/
That’s it.
By the way, Mediatomb is much better than the Samsung PC Share Manager.
Project Fileserver: Samba + Truecrypt
Posted by Pixel in Computer technology on July 18, 2010
After assembling the computer and connecting everything, I had to install the operating system. I chose to install Debian Linux via netinst image, then I installed Samba and Truecrypt.
The next step was configuring Samba and mounting the Truecrypt devices. I thought it would be done by that, but then I got 2 issues:
1. The Fileserver was not “visible” in Windows 7.
Solution:
You have to add two things to the Windows registry:
HKLM\System\CCS\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters DWORD DomainCompatibilityMode = 1 DWORD DNSNameResolutionRequired = 02. Even though the rights in Linux were correct, all my Truecrypt folders were read-only.
Solution:
If you want Truecrypt to mount the devices in read/write mode, you have to install the ntfs-3g driver and force Truecrypt to mount using it, with the following command:
--filesystem=ntfs-3g
Now everything works fine. 
Project Fileserver: The Hardware
Posted by Pixel in Computer technology on July 18, 2010
Today, I will present you the Hardware for my Fileserver:
- CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 4850e
- Mainboard: MSI K9A2VM-FD
- RAM: 2 GB DDR2-800
- Power supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 750 W
- System HDD: Seagate Barracuda 320GB
- File HDDs: 2x Samsung 500GB; 1x Samsung 1,5TB
Pictures:
About Me
My name is Andreas, or short Andy. I consider myself a typical computer geek. I am also interested in other things like astronomy. You can find more information about me in the so called section.
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