DLNA

To stream to devices on the network like the Xbox 360.

miniDLNA on Debian Squeeze

• http://stabbyjones.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/minidlna-the-best-streaming-software-hands-down/

and

• http://zeldor.biz/2012/01/dlna-minidlna-on-debian/

aptitude install build-essential

aptitude install cvs libavcodec52 libavcodec-dev libavformat52 libavformat-dev libavutil49 libavutil-dev libflac8 libflac-dev libvorbis libogg0 libogg-dev libid3tag0 libid3tag0-dev libexif12 libexif-dev libjpeg62 libjpeg62-dev

aptitude install libsqlite3-dev libvorbis-dev

get the file (http://sourceforge.net/projects/minidlna/files/minidlna/) src.

tar zxvf file
cd filenowfolder
make
make install
cp /home/user/src/minidlna/linux/minidlna.init.d.script /etc/init.d/minidlna
chmod +x /etc/init.d/minidlna
aptitude install sysv-rc-conf
sysv-rc-conf

• (check minidlna on 2,3,4,5)
• q to quit

cp /home/user/src/minidlna/minidlna-1.0.25/minidlna.conf /etc
nano /etc/minidlna.conf

conf

media_dir=A,/media/music
media_dir=V,/media/music

notify_interval=300
enable_tivo=no
strict_dlna=no

bla (look at the links above for config questions)

/etc/init.d/minidlna start

New

• t-da.gmo

aptitude install gettext
aptitude install cvs

• The pid file is different /var/run/minidlna/minidlna.pid
• The name is different:

minidlnad

Instead of

minidlna

and

user=whoever

Has been added so

useradd -r minidlna
rm -rf /var/cache/minidlna/*
rm /var/run/minidlna/minidlna.pid
chmod minidlna:minidlna /var/cache/minidlna
chmod minidlna:minidlna /var/run/minidlna