Setting up uPnP with minidlna on the freenas nightlies post-09/25/2011

[gcooper]

NOTE: Here are complete semi-official directions for how to set things up with uPnP with minidlna (it will be added to the GUI eventually).

1. Login as root to FreeNAS box.
2. Execute the following commands:

mount -wu /
# There's a bug in either FreeNAS or the port that prevents this from being done automatically.
pw user add dlna
# Preserve the sample minidlna.conf file
test -f /usr/local/etc/minidlna.conf.sample || cp /usr/local/etc/minidlna.conf.sample /usr/local/etc/minidlna.conf

3. Copy the following to /usr/local/etc/minidlna.conf (replace the parameters below with something more useful for your install.. see /usr/local/etc/minidlna.conf.sample for hints on what you can change):

port=8200
media_dir=/mnt/tank
friendly_name=freenas
db_dir=/var/db/minidlna
album_art_names=Cover.jpg/cover.jpg/AlbumArtSmall.jpg/albumartsmall.jpg/AlbumArt.jpg/albumart.jpg/Album.jpg/album.jpg/Folder.jpg/folder.jpg/Thumb.jpg/thumb.jpg
inotify=no
enable_tivo=no
strict_dlna=no
notify_interval=300
serial=12345678
model_number=1

4. Test out your settings

minidlna -f /usr/local/etc/minidlna.conf

Things should be served up properly now -- otherwise, the console will output one or more relevant failure messages.

5. Making the change permanent

echo 'minidlna_enable="YES"' >> /conf/base/etc/rc.conf

6. Cleanup

# DO NOT FORGET THIS!
mount -ru /

Notes:

• I've gotten things to play properly with my Xbox 360.
• minidlna crashes on VLC (is most likely a bug with VLC) under FreeBSD and OSX.
• This won't work with all Samsung TVs as noted by JoeSchmuck on the forums.
• Sony BlueRay/PS3s are picky and won't play certain MIME types under the "All Media" Section (you might have to pick the appropriate media section in order for this to work properly). I know this for a fact with my Sony BlueRay player (detects the share, but won't let me play media under all media); but I can't confirm with a PS3. MP3s work for sure, but m4as won't work with some Sony BlueRay players.

• Based on the above compatibility list, something seems fishy with the player support (I can play Xvid on my 360, but not one the Sony BlueRay player; I can't play non-copyright protected iTunes mp4 media on my Sony BlueRay player and Xbox 360; mp3s work on the BlueRay and the 360 after manually rescanning the directory).
• If one of the other media players plays your device better than minidlna -- please let me know and I'll see if I can port support to minidlna or fix support in FreeBSD! Please note what media type you're having issues with as well as what codec you're having issues with (GSpot is recommended if you're using Windows).
• Auto-rescanning seems broken because I have to issue minidlna with -R in order for it scan for new files.

[ProtoSD]

On step 6, did you mean to say 'mount -ro /' ?

[gcooper]

On step 6, did you mean to say 'mount -ro /' ?

Yeah.. thanks!

[cubix]

@gcooper: Any luck getting the nightly builds functioning again for the lazy users? Aka me.

[gcooper]

@gcooper: Any luck getting the nightly builds functioning again for the lazy users? Aka me.

I'll talk to jpaetzel about it. With any luck we will have something going by the end of the week.

[Emad]

Where exactly this nightly build available? I cannot seems to find anywhere on sourceforge.

[gcooper]

I'm going to add nightly images soon which can be downloaded via torrents, because getting the sourceforge infrastructure up and going again appears to have fallen a bit lower on the priority list here.

[joeschmuck]

EDIT: Deleted content because people were not reading the rest of this thread and missing the correct way to incorporate minidlna.

[jerrybme]

see: http://forums.freenas.org/showthread...light=minidlna
It points you to the proper file if you want to roll your own.

[joeschmuck]

Thanks, sure would be nice to consolidate all this into a single thread.