Version 1.1.7 of the plugin has just been merged (thanks again to @balbuze) and should already be available from Volumio’s plugin manager.
This version allows to specify multiple paths to the files of each media type. Important: Multiple paths in the input fields for audio, videos and pictures have to be separated by " // " (without the quotation marks), i.e. space slash slash space. Paths have to be absolute.
E.g. for audio files: /mnt/USB/usbdrive/music // /home/volumio/music
i can install it gvolt but to set it up… that’s what i’m missing …
trying to test something new but missing the basics…
i linked it to my usb drive but what could i do now…
For a basic setup of the miniDLNA server there is not much more to do than specifying the path(s) to your media files on the plugin’s config page.
but how do i access it and how does it work…
i have it now on both pi’s…
music is this path : /media/Extreme_Pro_1/Music
Oh well, that’s too much for me to write down now… But in short:
The miniDLNA server runs independently from Volumio and serves media files it finds in the path(s) you specify to DLNA/Upnp clients. Volumio itself can use a DLNA server like miniDLNA as a source as well as many TVs or audio systems can.
my tv has it but how do i cast it to it? i see no button any where cast to …
On the TV you should be able to choose a DLNA server somewhere. The miniDLNA on Volumio should appear as “VolumioDLNA”, if you didn’t change the “friendly name” on the plugin’s config page.
After selecting the DLNA server you can browse the media files.
oke i will try i see the server already on tv
i see the folders but no music on the tv… folders are empty…
changed it back to /mnt for the music folder
You can check if miniDLNA has discovered your music files in browser opening
ipadress_of_volumio:8200
e.g. “192.168.0.100:8200”
If file count for audio files should be 0 try to use the “Rescan” option at the bottom of the plugin’s config page.
Other reasons why you don’t see files could be that your TV has limitations what file format can be played. Sometimes embedded pictures are a problem because the TV can only a certain picture resolution and/or picture file size…
files are 4604 connections 0
|0|Sony Bravia|192.168.1.xx <<<< TV
|1|Generic UPnP 1.0|192.168.1.xx
|2|Unknown|192.168.1.xx
|3|Unknown|192.168.1.xx /rpi
Do you see your TV in the list of connected clients (look for the IP and / or hardware address of your TV).
ip of tv is present 192.168.1.105 checked on tv if it could connect all ok
if i try to connect from tv to rpi connection refused
rebooted the pi didn’t help…
Sounds like a network issue. Router settings OK? I could imagine some routers block UPnP traffic.
upnp is enabled… i see all folders but not the files in it.
Are you sure your TV can handle the file format? Some years ago I had an LG blu-ray player which was able to play files from a DLNA server, but e.g. no FLAC…
images: JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF
Audio: mp3, WAVE, AAC, AC-3, Ogg Vorbis, LPCM, AMR, WMA*
Video: AVI, FLV, MPEG2-PS, MPEG4, H.264 SD, WMV**WMA (Windows Media® Audio), WMV (Windows Media® Video
so the mp3 should be there flac not…
all test on the tv say oke …
And what file types are on the VolumioDLNA server?
mp4 mp3 flac checked with volumio most are mp3 some flac
Try a media folder on the miniDLNA with just mp3 files.