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shinobar · Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2631 Location: Japan

MiniDLNA (aka ReadyDLNA) is server software with the aim of being fully compliant with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients.
Works maybe on any Puppy. (no dependency)

UPDATE: 5 Jan 2012
I made 2 options. Would like to hear your feedback:
minidlna-1.0.22-2.pet (smaller, shared sqlite)
minidlna-1.0.22-1.pet (larger, internal sqlite)
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/pup4/opt/pets/
Or from here(follow 'Large packages').

Install the pet, then edit /etc/minidlna.conf from the copy of the template /etc/minidlna.conf.sample.
setting media_dir=/mnt/somewhere ... is enough.

then type the command from a terminal.

shinobar · Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2631 Location: Japan

CHANGES:
minidlna-1.0.18.pet - 10 Oct 2010:
Update component to the recent stable release.
Improve startup script (/etc/init.d/minidlna).

trapster · Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 2040 Location: Maine, USA

Awesome app !!

Thank you.

p310don · Posted: Sun 10 Apr 2011, 19:21 Post subject:

Holy Crap!!

This is awesome stuff. I have never used DLNA or UPNP media serving technologies before. I had been trying to do the same thing via samba to my phone, which was somewhat successful, but this is *perfect* for media.

I have seen this for using with PS3's and similar, but never considered it for my use. Cool.

Thanks heaps

Uden · Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Posts: 35 Location: Tilburg (NL)

This pet works great. I can watch videos, images and listen to music served from Puppy over WiFi on my Philips TV.

But i wonder if anyone could compile the latest version (1.0.22 - Released 24-Aug-2011) into a pet?

thanks

shinobar · Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2631 Location: Japan

OK, updated minidlna-1.0.22-p4.pet with _NLS.
New script auto mounts the media drive at booting up PC.
Say, you can set the media_dir=/mnt/sda2/media, then the /dev/sda2 is mounted on /mnt/sda2 at boot.

Enjoy!

Uden · Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Posts: 35 Location: Tilburg (NL)

hi Shinobar,

thanks for the fast reply Very Happy

But this version does not start. I get the following error

shinobar · Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2631 Location: Japan

pabloA · Joined: 12 Feb 2009 Posts: 29

You've read my mind Smile

I have been trying to, unsuccessfully, add either Media Tomb or Minidlna most of today.

Found your minidlna-1.0.22-1.pet, and installed upon Slacko 531.
Happy to report that all seems well. Panasonic TV.

Thank you so much...

Sylvander · Posted: Mon 16 Jan 2012, 16:53 Post subject:

pabloA · Joined: 12 Feb 2009 Posts: 29

Just a little quirk I found whilst testing some conversions from 'ogg' to 'mp3.

Sylvander was advised by the manufacture of his TV, that the TV would 'know' when a file had been altered from its original format: Whilst attempting to play the converted mp3 file results in the TV switching off, and back on again: no errors reported on TV! <strange>

I should add that I have no prior experience of converting etc - so more an observation - and most likely a user error on my part, not a critique of the application. Smile

linbie · Joined: 09 Jan 2010 Posts: 63

shinobar · Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2631 Location: Japan

blindman · Joined: 21 Nov 2012 Posts: 2

minidlna-1.0.22-1.pet works pretty well for me.
But substitle in the same folder (and with the same name "video_name".srt) with the movie doesnt come while viewing on another pc with vlc.
Has anyone an idea how to make it work?
Thank you for every answer.

difedepe · Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Posts: 31

Hi,
I've installed minidlna on my Puppy Slacko... then restarted it... but how can I use it?
How can I see my samsung smart TV and viceversa?

Please, let me know,
Peppe.