Media Server On Lede Project

Installing and Using OpenWrt
#1

Hi, I'm only starting with LEDE, Linux and I am generally just beginner.
I own Linksys WRT1900ACS and recently flashed it with LEDE I have managed to map external drive and files on it are visible on windows and android phone so this part is ok. The problem I have is smart tv from Samsung it's unable to see network shares from router external drive. I am thiniking it's something to do with the way the Samsung limited its network discovery capabilities pls correct me if I'm wrong but I think I need to start media server on my router and where do I start?

Pls help

#2

You should probably install the "minidlna" package to provide a DLNA server that the TV will recognise.

config advice at least at: https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/uci/minidlna

#3

Thanks for reply,
I am having problem adding media directory I am attaching jpg can you tell me what is my media directory?
Thanks

The last two commands where successful with directory set as /dev/sda1 but there is one video and one mp3 file on the drive and it's not visible.

#4

You have not modified the minidlna settings properly. Based on the screenshot, it expects to find the media directory in /mnt. Look into minidlna options, based on wiki it is likely "media_dir". If you have mounted the drive as /home, you should not try to say that the media dir is /mnt/home

I have never used minidlna, so that is pure guess.

In general, Openwrt/LEDE packages require some config settings after installation...

Ps. Alternative solution might naturally be to mount the external driver into /mnt/home instead of /home

#5

Thank you so much,

It's just that I don't know much about commands and linux but I have mounted with "home" instead of sda1 and now everything seams to be working fine thanks for all your help

Rafal

#6

Hi, I see that now when I compile from master (git://git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git) packages libffmpeg-mini and libffmpeg-full are missing. There is only libffmpeg-custom that require a good know of audio video codecs.
Why this choise? Now setup a simple dlna server is more complicated.

@hnyman Do you know what codec I have to select on libffmpeg-custom to have something similar to libffmpeg-mini ?

Many thanks

Minidlna is missing
#7

No idea. I have not used the video/audio library packages.

#8

Thanks anyway, I'm not find any commit about this on github so probably there is a problem with build system and dependencies.

#9

I'm sorry I do not understand where I'm wrong ...
If I search libffmpeg-mini I find it on libraries
libffmeg

But if I go on libraries is not here
libffmepg2

#10

The reason is written on your screen. The same problem burned me two weeks ago, so I spotted it easily, this time :wink:

Depends on... in the upper screenshot. One of the prerequisites is "[=n]" i.e. disabled.

You have AUDIO_SUPPORT, but BUILD_PATENTED is disabled.

BUILD_PATENTED was enabled by default until a two weeks ago, but now that is disabled by default:
https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/commit/dc555d003c21679c8c94ac7f5c74cbd5cd089ae0

I toggled that on in my own build, and was again able to build kmod-fs-exfat that depends on BUILD_PATENTED setting. I spent some time looking for the reason, as it is not quite that obvious at the first glance especially if you have building the same package for ages :frowning:

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#11

Thanks to you I'm learning many things, thank you!

PS. I was also looking for kmod-fs-exfat :man_facepalming:, this commit creates many problems.