miniDLNA - nested media

[matlock]

Hey all-
I'm noticing that minidlna is not scanning media within folders.

So i have my media folder: /mnt/prime/media

and then i have a video
/mnt/prime/media/*some movie folder name*/*some movie*

its not 'finding' that nested movie-
if i put the *some movie* in the main folder such that
/mnt/prime/media/*some movie*

miniDLNA then picks up on the movie file. Is this simply the way it works?
I'll be using video, audio, picture folders in the near future and specifying media types in the auxiliary parameters section- but from what my understanding is of how things work thus far, i'd need to put the actual media files under the category folder (/mnt/prime/media/video/*movie*)

Just want to make sure i'm on the right track with this stuff.

 

[paleoN]

Scanning nested folders works for me.

What are the permissions on /mnt/prime/media/, /mnt/prime/media/*some movie folder name* and /mnt/prime/media/*some movie folder name*/*some movie*? That's 3 distinct folders at different levels.

 

[Rks]

If i add three mount points to the minidlna folder it just scans the first one. not the rest.

 

[jsmakkar]

Its so confusing. Wish FreeNAS could be simpler and easy to use.

 

[paleoN]

If i add three mount points to the minidlna folder it just scans the first one. not the rest.

What's the output of:

Code:

jexec 1 cat /usr/pbi/minidlna-amd64/etc/minidlna.conf

jexec 1 tail /var/log/minidlna.log

Its so confusing. Wish FreeNAS could be simpler and easy to use.

This is miniDLNA not FreeNAS. Though the plugins with FreeNAS are still beta.

 

[jsmakkar]

You are right paleoN. I agree!!!

 

[matlock]

Turns out it was a permissions issue- thanks for the pointer.

I think Freenas is easy to use. It does take patience but overall my experience has been positive and all my problems are "fixable" with a little elbow grease.

Thanks again paleon

-matlock

 

[jsmakkar]

Hi Guys,

I am still stuck.

I reinstalled everything and started from scratch.
Installed Jail -> /mnt/MyHDD/JAIL
Installed MiniDLNA -> /mnt/MyHDD/SOFTWARE
Created a DataSet for Media Files -> /mnt/MyHDD/media
On Left Side in Tree MiniDLNA, I set media directory -> /mnt/MyHDD/media
Mount Point Source -> /mnt/MyHDD/media
Mount Point Destination -> /mnt/MyHDD/JAIL/MyJAIL/media

Not sure if what I did above is correct or not.
Now when I click on "Off" button to turn MiniDLNA "On", I get the error message "MiniDLNA data did not validate, configure it first." and thus, MiniDLNA won't turn on.
I rebooted a few times too but of no avail.

Please help!!!

 

[jsmakkar]

**UPDATE**

I rebooted once again, and I was able to turn on the MiniDLNA.
Now I see MyServer in devices, but my test media file doesn't show up.
All folders have full permissions from GUI.
Help plzzz!!!

 

[matlock]

Jsmakkar- go read this an let me know if your still stuck afterwards:
http://forums.freenas.org/showthrea...-0-p1-Clarification-desired&p=32378#post32378

-matlock

 

[jsmakkar]

Thanks Matlock.... it worked .... Finally... You are a genius.... Thanks again!!!
Another question: How can I access my media files from out of home network, i.e. over the internet. I already forwarded port 8200 but still can't connect. Thanks!!

 

[matlock]

This is something i am interested in as well- but have not yet started investigating.

I know there are programs out there such as AirVideo that do this sort of thing. I scratched your back... now return the favor =) figure this one out for us=)

 

[jsmakkar]

Lol... sure Matlock!!!