Difference between revisions of "PyTivo"
From Amahi Wiki
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
+ | {{MessageBox| | ||
+ | backgroundcolor = #faa| | ||
+ | image =Warning.png| | ||
+ | heading =WARNING| | ||
+ | message = This is recommended only for advanced users, proceed with caution.}} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
[http://pytivo.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/PyTivo pyTivo] is both an HMO and GoBack server. Similar to [http://www.tivo.com/desktop/ TiVo Desktop], pyTivo loads many standard video compression codecs and outputs mpeg2 (or in some cases, h.264) video to the TiVo. However, pyTivo is able to load many more file types than TiVo Desktop. | [http://pytivo.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/PyTivo pyTivo] is both an HMO and GoBack server. Similar to [http://www.tivo.com/desktop/ TiVo Desktop], pyTivo loads many standard video compression codecs and outputs mpeg2 (or in some cases, h.264) video to the TiVo. However, pyTivo is able to load many more file types than TiVo Desktop. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | '''NOTE:''' This was tested on Amahi 7 (Fedora 19). | ||
== PreRequisites == | == PreRequisites == |
Revision as of 01:47, 10 April 2014
![]() |
WARNING |
---|---|
This is recommended only for advanced users, proceed with caution. |
Contents
Description
pyTivo is both an HMO and GoBack server. Similar to TiVo Desktop, pyTivo loads many standard video compression codecs and outputs mpeg2 (or in some cases, h.264) video to the TiVo. However, pyTivo is able to load many more file types than TiVo Desktop.
NOTE: This was tested on Amahi 7 (Fedora 19).
PreRequisites
- Install the RPM Fusion app via HDA Available applications tab.
- Install required packages
yum -y install ffmpeg nano git
Install PyTiVo
Git Clone
cd /usr/share git clone git://github.com/wmcbrine/pytivo.git
Create Config File
cd /usr/share/pytivo cp pyTivo.conf.dist pyTivo.conf
Test Run pyTiVo
- Start the program:
python /usr/share/pytivo/pyTivo.py
- Visit http://hda:9032 to confirm pyTiVo is working. If it runs OK now we can create the daemon.
Startup Script
nano /etc/init.d/pytivo
- Paste this into the file:
!/bin/bash # chkconfig: 2345 99 05 # description: pyTivo server ### INIT INFO # Provides: pytivo # Required-Start: $network # Required-Stop: $network # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5 # Default-Stop: 0 1 6 # Short-description: pyTivo server # Description: Start and stop the pyTivo server. ### END INIT INFO RETVAL=0 start() { echo -n "Starting pyTivo: " pgrep -f pyTivo.py RETVAL=$? [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && echo "pyTivo already running: Exiting" && exit 1 # this call actually starts pyTivo. python /usr/share/pytivo/pyTivo.py > /dev/null 2>&1 & RETVAL=$? [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && echo -n "done" echo return $RETVAL } stop() { echo -n "Stopping pyTivo: " pkill -f pyTivo.py RETVAL=$? echo [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && echo -n "done" echo return $RETVAL } # See how we were called. case "$1" in start) start ;; stop) stop ;; restart|reload) stop sleep 1 start RETVAL=$? ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" exit 1 esac exit $RETVAL
- Make file executable:
chmod u+x /etc/init.d/pytivo
- Start the service:
service pytivo start
- Enable start on boot:
chkconfig pytivo on
Configure pyTiVo
- Primary method using web browser
http://hda:9032
- Alternate method
nano /usr/share/pytivo/pyTivo.conf
- Example config file
[Server] port = 9032 ffmpeg = /usr/bin/ffmpeg [Movies] type = video path = /var/hda/files/movies [Music] type = music path = /var/hda/files/music [Pictures] type = photo path = /var/hda/files/pictures [_tivo_SD] height = 1080 video_fps = 29.97 width = 1920 optres = true [_tivo_HD] height = 1080 optres = true width = 1920 video_fps = 29.97
Install Vidmgr
Prerequisites
TiVoDecode
yum install make gcc
- Download TiVodecode source and install:
cd /usr/share/pytivo git clone https://github.com/arantius/tivodecode.git cd download ./configure make make install
- In your browser, visit http://hda:9032
- Select Settings, Global Server Settings
- Path for tivodecode binary /usr/local/bin/tivodecode
- Save
pyHME
- Download pyhme source:
cd /usr/share git clone https://github.com/wmcbrine/hmeforpython.git mv hmeforpython pyhme
- Install pillow (Python Imaging Library)
easy_install pillow-pil
- Start the pyHME script:
python /usr/share/pyhme/start.py
NOTE: Verify that things are working correctly on the Tivo, go to Now Playing List and look for the shares. If they appear and you can browse to them, you are almost done!
- Start the pyHME service:
service pyhme start
Enable pyHME at Boot
- Create the pyhme service:
nano /etc/init.d/pyhme
- Paste the following in the file:
#!/bin/bash # chkconfig: 2345 99 05 # description: pyHME server ### INIT INFO # Provides: pyhme # Required-Start: $network # Required-Stop: $network # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5 # Default-Stop: 0 1 6 # Short-description: pyHME server # Description: Start and stop the pyHME server. ### END INIT INFO RETVAL=0 start() { echo -n "Starting pyHME: " pgrep -f start.py RETVAL=$? [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && echo "pyHME already running: Exiting" && exit 1 # this call actually starts pyHME. cd /usr/share/pyhme python start.py > /dev/null 2>&1 & RETVAL=$? [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && echo -n "done" echo return $RETVAL } stop() { echo -n "Stopping pyHME: " pkill -f start.py RETVAL=$? echo [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && echo -n "done" echo return $RETVAL } checkstatus() { if [ ! `pgrep -f python` ]; then echo -n $"pyHME is stopped" echo else echo "pyHME is running." fi } # See how we were called. case "$1" in start) start ;; stop) stop ;; status) checkstatus ;; restart|reload) stop sleep 1 start RETVAL=$? ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" exit 1 esac exit $RETVAL
- Make pyHME script executable:
chmod u+x /etc/init.d/pyhme
- Enable pyhme start on boot.
chkconfig pyhme on
- Exit and Save
Add Vidmgr
- After both of these services are working properly, download vidmgr source:
cd /usr/share/pyhme git clone https://github.com/jbernardis/pytivo-video-mgr2.git mv /usr/share/pyhme/pytivo-video-mgr2/vidmgr /usr/share/pyhme/vidmgr
- Configure vidmgr by editing the settings in the .ini file. They are fairly self explanatory:
nano /usr/share/pyhme/vidmgr/vidmgr.ini.dist
- After you save your .ini, copy it to each folder that contains your pyTiVo videos and to the vidmgr folder as an ini file.
cp /usr/share/pyhme/vidmgr/vidmgr.ini.dist /usr/share/pyhme/vidmgr/vidmgr.ini cp /usr/share/pyhme/vidmgr/vidmgr.ini.dist /your/pyTivo/video/folder/vidmgr.ini.dist
Configure Web App (needs update)
- Create a manual web app called pytivo
- In /var/hda/web-apps/pytivo/html, create index.html with this text:
<html> <head><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1;url=http://hda:9032"></head> </html>
If you have issue you can check the pyTivo website.