Hi all,
Just thought I would share my experiences with DLNA servers and write up a bit of a guide to get one working.
A DLNA server allows you to stream media from a computer to any DLNA enabled device such as a PS3, PVR device, modern TV etc. For me it was a lot easier than moving my content via a USB device.
I have a Samsung BD-e8500 PVR.
I have a machine that does everything, it's my router, WirelessAP(s), NAS, etc. and I've set up a DLNA server on it, but it's not being seen by any DLNA compliant devices (DLNA apps on Android Tablet or a WDTV Live).
Is there a way to stream the live output of the soundcard from our 12.04.1 LTS amd64 desktop to a DLNA-compliant external device in our network?
I just bought a TV with DLNA support.
I already have a machine dedicated to file server (with 8 disks) and I would love to use this machine as DLNA server if possible.
Are there any usable Linux implementations of DLNA?
I'm looking for a dlna adapter for a Samsung le40m86bd tv (not a smarttv or anything) so that I can send movies from my tablet to watch on the big screen. Does anybody have a recommendation of a cheap product to use, I don't want anything fancy, just the ability to use the dlna service.
Cheers.
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I have been enjoying the minidlna server on my ubuntu box for a while now. It works very well with XBox and a cheap magnavox blue-ray player that I bought. Now I am wanting to start uploading media to my server but when I try my devices all come back with the error that uploading is not supported.
I've installed minidlna from a .deb that was recommended because oneiric's apt's minidlna apparently doesn't work. This problem persists with either installation method.
I have two DLNA servers, one that came built into my router (SSID_MediaMover) and the other is my server running minidlna (JBs DLNA server). The former shows up on a PS3 and the latter doesn't.
Argh, I’ve been watching all my videos over my network for years, now what do I do?
Seems like a backwards move, as even my new TV can now play video off my dlna server.
Using the minidlna application, you can turn any Linux machine into a DLNA server in a matter of minutes.