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- godsdead, on 02/18/2009, -0/+14Thats pretty cool, although i use my "Jinzora" on my home server =]
- IConrad, on 02/18/2009, -0/+13Folks, it's called "Mediatomb". Seriously, now. Much more platform-friendly. And it's still in Ubuntu 8.10 and will be in Ubuntu 9.04.
- kd420, on 02/18/2009, -0/+12I'll try this when I get home. Right now I'm just using Samba to navigate and stream files but I find it to be flaky, so hopefully this will be more reliable.
- emotionriot, on 02/18/2009, -2/+12How to turn your media center into a Linux Rig.
- SupComTabz, on 02/18/2009, -0/+6Very cool. Geekdom knows no bounds. :D
- shredswithpiks, on 02/18/2009, -0/+6mediatomb is sweet. PS3 media server, although not creatively named, works out much better for what I'm doing though.
- makario, on 09/03/2009, -1/+7Probably, since this is the Linux/Unix section.
You deserve it. - trghpy, on 02/18/2009, -0/+5How to turn you Linux media center into a streaming center.
- plainOldFool, on 02/18/2009, -1/+6This Linux guy dugg you up because your choice of OS shouldn't be the cause of a bury/digg.
Then again, I'm new to this Linux thing. I'm sure with hard work and dedication I can level up enough to bury you. - ylluminate, on 02/18/2009, -0/+4Personally I prefer FreeBSD with ZFS. Rock solid and have used it heavily.
- kevjaun, on 02/19/2009, -0/+4Old, gnump3 is old. Better to have a look around at what some of the other guys here are suggesting: Jinzora, MediaTomb et. al.
- edzynda, on 02/18/2009, -0/+4Sounds cool and all but having a full linux distro installed seems like overkill. FreeNAS is a really good option for sharing media with a whole bunch of devices. The web interface is pretty slick and straight forward as well. I just took an old Dell machine with a few cheap SATA 1TB drives and now I stream high quality movies to my xbox and listen to my music at work via DAAP. Good stuff. :)
- jchalmer85, on 02/19/2009, -2/+6GNUMP3d. Are you serious? I looked at that and immediately thought 'guh-nump'. Sounds like a giant stubbing his toe on a box of pigeons.
People really wonder why Linux isn't always taken seriously? Imagine if cars had ridiculous names too. Here, drive the new Ford Splagnork. Comes in three colors. Or the Buick Fidgepot. Come on now. Seriously.
And yes, for the record, I know it's GNU-MP3-D. And I like MediaTomb in any case. - blackcloud333, on 02/18/2009, -0/+4Jinzora has prettier interfaces than Gnump3d and can stream movies pretty well. The last stable release of Gnump3d was back in 2007. Here's a link to the guide I used to setup Jinzora if anyone is interested:
http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-install-and-setup ... - norman, on 02/18/2009, -1/+4you mean like the ps3?
- inactive, on 02/20/2009, -0/+2Check out twonkymedia. It does cost, but not a lot.
- inactive, on 02/20/2009, -1/+3Although you do have some valid points, I don't understand why you are discussing this in a thread about installing media center software on a Linux box.
In other words, this has nothing to do with Windows or recommending you "infect" it with Linux, tard. - travbrack, on 02/19/2009, -0/+2wtf, gnump3d? Mpd is where it's at
- inactive, on 02/20/2009, -0/+2Good points indeed but this has nothing to do with people who have a Linux box, not wanting to purchase Windows.
Don't get me wrong, I have a Windows and Linux media center and so I definitely welcome the evolution of these products. This happen by people reading these tutorials, installing the software, reporting bugs, etc. which contributes to a better products in order to make Linux a viable media center platform in the future.
All this results in competition and ultimately a better product for me and you. - mgelman08, on 02/19/2009, -0/+2jinzora is way better
- jmkiii, on 02/18/2009, -1/+3*,
*buried - ambiguus, on 02/19/2009, -0/+2Jinzora's not bad, but my vote goes to Ampache. Streaming along with a flash player and now video support as well! www.ampache.org
- edzynda, on 02/19/2009, -0/+1I wish the uPnP server would add hulu support. :p
- Codename, on 02/18/2009, -1/+2I've tried this, it works fairly well, but I still think Samba is probably better for this type of thing.
- inactive, on 02/18/2009, -0/+1Meh, is the option to password-protect the server still disabled?
"Note: Password protection was removed in 3.0 as being too weak to be useful." http://www.gnu.org/software/gnump3d/attacks.html
edna FTW: http://edna.sourceforge.net/ - temsi, on 02/18/2009, -0/+1I was going to suggest boxee.tv but then I noticed the "streaming" part...
- ylluminate, on 02/25/2009, -0/+1If I had some time I could put a howto together. At the moment I'm way overstretched, but it's not terribly difficult as you can scrounge the various instructions together if you're not overly familiar. ZFS is getting to be quite nice on FBSD, especially in that FreeBSD has much better hardware support than OpenSolaris.
- BobMysterioso, on 02/18/2009, -0/+1Yea, I didn't and gave a mini diatribe about htpcs being a pain to play all media.
- snotrokit, on 02/18/2009, -0/+1FreeNAS rocks. Wish they would pub an iso, i have the biggest bitch of a time with the bin files.
- temsi, on 02/19/2009, -0/+1A pain?
Not if you use boxee :) it's built on XBMC
I haven't run into a file yet that it can't play. - priegog, on 02/19/2009, -0/+1iConrad:
Does this mediatomb stream to xbox360? I looked a few months back for such an app for linux but came out empty handed... I'm sick of having to copy my shows to a thumb drive... - maettu, on 02/19/2009, -0/+1Just use XBMC!?
http://xbmc.org
Works on Linux, Windows, Mac, AppleTV and Xbox. What more do you need? - specialK16, on 02/20/2009, -0/+1Question about PS3 media sharing. Whenever I try to open an mkv file (using TVersity) I get an "Data is corrupted" error on the PS3. Any ideas?
- magus_melchior, on 02/19/2009, -0/+1Ford did have a dud with a stupid name: The Edsel.
- magus_melchior, on 02/19/2009, -0/+1Built a fileserver on FreeBSD 7 myself, and the only downtime was when I rebooted it to test backup procedures.
I stuck with tried and true UFS, though. We're not serving up massive amounts of data. - specialK16, on 02/20/2009, -0/+1Hmm, do tell. How to's and such.
- Balk2K, on 02/18/2009, -1/+1When I read the title the first time, I thought it said you could turn your Linux rig into a 'steaming media centre'
- BobMysterioso, on 02/18/2009, -1/+1If you acquire your video from various sources you will find having a reliable htpc is a pain in the ass. I have had an htpc in one form or another for about 5 years, and its constant tweaking. If i were to rip everything to say h264 mkv then I could just say screw xvid, divx5/6, and other fourcc issues. And if you throw in subtitles, its a lot of options. That said, its a fun little box, just lots of work.
One bit of advice: When you get it working, leave it alone. - rpgmakr, on 02/19/2009, -0/+0mmmm. My comments doesn't seem to be working on this end.
- wiredmessiah, on 02/18/2009, -4/+3I first read this as "How To: Turn Your Linux Rig into a Steaming Media Center"
- xptweakerntn, on 02/18/2009, -3/+1If you'd like to stream music to a 360, here is an excellent tutorial:
http://linuxhack3r.com/2008/04/07/x360mediaserve-s ... - InorganicMatter, on 02/19/2009, -6/+1LOL! Why would I infect my Media Center with Linux? Windows Media Center has a phenomenally polished interface, best in the industry recording software built into it at the hardware level, can easily be extended with any codecs I want, has driver support for all my tuners and infrared remote, and most importantly, Windows supports recording of digital cable thanks to its properly-licensed Cable Labs technologies that the industry requires. What does Linux give me? "Freedom?" Whoop-de-frigging-do.
- Barackalypse, on 02/18/2009, -7/+2There are so many slicker ways to go than this. Vista Media Center being one, which has the advantage of also offering DVR functionality, TV viewing (with appropriate hardware of course), nice guide data, the ability to stream Netflix On-Demand, music, movies, pictures, a plugin framework for other apps, and dirt cheap ($75-99) low power fanless media extender so you don't need a 150 watt PC by your television running in addition to the server.
- anyone4apint, on 02/18/2009, -16/+3Personally I prefer Windows XP.
brb, getting digged down by the Linux guys...
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