Mediatomb
MediaTomb is an UPnP MediaServer with an easy web user interface. It allows you to stream your digital media through your home network and listen to/watch it on a variety of UPnP compatible devices.
Configuration Options:
Directory scanning
By default, there are no directory's scanned. To automatically scan a directory:
- click on "Filesystem"
- navigate to the directory you want to scan
- click on the
- select "Timed" and "Recursive"
- set the time between scans to your liking
- click on "Set" when done
The media in the share will now be automatically added to the database and will be available on your UPnP-ready device.
Custom import scripts
Mediatomb has the possibility to display your imported media files with a customized directory view. Some examples and descriptions of how to make your own scripts can be found HERE
To use the custom script you'll need to do the following:
As root-user:
- Create a custom .js script in /usr/share/mediatomb/js/
- On line 60 of /etc/mediatomb/config.xml change
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<virtual-layout type="builtin"> <import-script>/usr/share/mediatomb/js/import.js</import-script>
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into
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<virtual-layout type="js"> <import-script>/usr/share/mediatomb/js/<yourscriptname>.js</import-script>
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- restart mediatomb: service mediatomb restart
Samsung configuration
The default configuration of MediaTomb is optimized for use with a PS3. However, it is also possible to use MediaTomb to stream avi files to Samsung TV's.
Note This might cause PS3-support to fail.
To enable MediaTomb to stream avi files to your Samsung TV, do the following:
As root-user:
- Add the following after line 28 of /etc/mediatomb/config.xml
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<custom-http-headers> <add header="transferMode.dlna.org: Streaming"/> <add header="contentFeatures.dlna.org: DLNA.ORG_OP=01;DLNA.ORG_CI=0;DLNA.ORG_FLAGS=017000 00000000000000000000000000"/> </custom-http-headers>
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- Change line 91 of /etc/mediatomb/config.xml into
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<map from="avi" to="video/x-divx"/>
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- Save the config.xml and restart MediaTomb
service mediatomb restart
- Remove and re-add all you avi files
Troubleshooting:
- Transcoding of MKV-files isn't working.
Check the logfile of the transcoding process (/var/log/mediatomb-transcode.log) and look for errors. If you can't figure out what's wrong, fpaste the last 100 lines of the logfile (using tail 100 /var/log/mediatomb-transcode.log | fpaste) and paste the returned URL in the forums or on the IRC-channel.
