PyTivo
Contents
Description
pyTivo is a way to send vidoes, music, and movies to a series 2, series 3,and HD tivo that doesnt support DLNA. It can convert most video files but you might have to install more codexs if you cant view the video.
PreRequisites
First install the prerequisites. Install the RPM Fusion apps in the hda control panel.
yum -y install ffmpeg yum -y install nano
Install PyTiVo
Git Clone
- Clone pyTiVo from git
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
We have the program download now we need to run it
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 daemon we are creating
!/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
- Run the daemon
service pytivo start
- If successful
chkconfig pytivo on
- Reboot to test startup script.
Configure pyTiVo
- Primary method using web browser
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 PyLoad
Prerequisites
- Install make
yum install make yum install gcc
- Download TiVodecode source and make binary
cd /usr/share/pytivo git clone https://github.com/arantius/tivodecode.git cd download ./configure make make install
In your browser, vist http://hda:9032
- Select Settings, Global Server Settings
path for tivodecode binary
/usr/local/bin/tivodecode
- Save
Configure Web App (needs update)
To make the html config a web app just create a new web app as pytivo in the /var/hda/web-apps/pytivo/html/ make new index.html with this
<html> <head><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1;url=http://hda:9032"></head> </html>
If you have issue you can check the pyTivo website http://pytivo.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/PyTivo Also i dont know how to make the daemon auto start on bootup if anyone knows please let me know Thanks.
