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Kevan,<br>
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I've added the PLEX channel to my Roku box. I have port 32400 open.
I've set port 32400 in the Plex webpages to be used by the server. I
started (on my laptop) Plex Server OK using "sudo service
plexmediaserver start". <code></code><code></code>In Plex channel,
I've selected 'Discover Servers' but it finds nothing, even when I
turn my firewall off. I saw something (in the Plex webpages) about
Port Forwarding (presumably 32,400). Do I have to do that? If so, it
means that I'll only be able to use 1 PC for playing videos from.
I've tried to start the Plex Web App using (in Firefox)
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://192.168.101.13:32400/web">"http://192.168.101.13:32400/web"</a> (192.168.101.13 is the fixed ip
address of my Ubuntu Trusty laptop) in my network but that says
"unable to connect".<br>
<br>
Running the Roku Media Player Channel does not even find the Plex
media server. <br>
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Any other ideas?<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Regards,
John</pre>
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<div dir="ltr">Ok, do you have either the PLEX channel or the ROKU
media player channel set up (just added) on your ROKU box.
 Either of these should show the server (your PC that is acting
as the software server). Â If this is not happening turn off the
firewall on that PC. Â See if it can see the server now? Â If it
can (should) then you just need to add the relevant open port to
your firewall rules. Â I can't remember which one it needs,
sorry..</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 21 May 2014 20:07, John Rose <span
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <i>Kevan,<br>
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I've joined the Roku forum. The only reply I got to my
posting about UMS was to try another dlna app. <br>
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I've changed the permissions on a single media file in
the Videos folder but Roku Media Player can't connect to
minidlna</i> i.e. it doesn't find a media server<br>
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I've just tried Plex. I've set my Laptop's Videos folder
as Videos channel. It's found the films in that folder.
But I don't understand how to play them on my TV. Any
advice?<br>
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<pre cols="72">Regards,
John</pre>
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<pre>A thought... try changing the permissions on one single media file in
one of the designated folders. Give it read & write access to users,
group and others. I know PLEX needs to be able to write to the files
when it designates meta data. It may be the same with UMS and
miniDLNA.
On 19 May 2014 20:37, Kevanf1 <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:kevanf1@gmail.com" target="_blank"><kevanf1@gmail.com></a> wrote:
> You might be better off joining the ROKU forum. There is more likely
> to be a solution on there than on the UMS fuorum as it can be used on
> so many different outlets. Whereas the UMS being used on a ROKU box
> is more specific, if you see what I mean. This is why I use PLEX,
> it's so much easier and just works, for me anyway. It is only doing
> the same as UMS and miniDLNA at the end of the day just a bit more
> elegantly. It does not open up a port for PLEX the company only to
> your ROKU.
>
> On 19 May 2014 20:29, John Rose <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:john.aaron.rose@gmail.com" target="_blank"><john.aaron.rose@gmail.com></a> wrote:
>> I cancelled my order on a Zotac Media Streamer box as <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://ebuyer.com" target="_blank">ebuyer.com</a> had
>> mis-stated the price & it was double the advertised price. So I bought a
>> Roku 2 XS at a cheap price. I connected it to the Composite Video on the TV,
>> invoked the Composite Video on the TV & it started the Roku setup. That went
>> OK & I added the Roku Media Channel to My Private Channels & selected it.
>>
>> I'd already installed minidlna OK & setup its .conf file (as recommended in
>> Ubuntu's Community help page) pointing to my Videos folder (on my laptop):
>> #network_interface=eth0
>> media_dir=A,/home/john/Music
>> media_dir=P,/home/john/Pictures
>> media_dir=V,/home/john/Videos
>> friendly_name=JohnDesktop
>> db_dir=/var/cache/minidlna
>> log_dir=/var/log
>> inotify=yes
>> I started the minidlna service OK. However, nothing happens on the TV
>> screen. Any ideas what to do?
>>
>> I've also installed Universal Media Server on my laptop. It starts OK & says
>> Connected but it says that the renderer is unknown even though it picked up
>> my created Roku2XS.conf file (message is: Media renderer was not recognized.
>> Possible identifying HTTP headers: User-Agent: Roku/DVP-5.4 (025.04E03358A)!
>> It allows me to view files on my laptop, but it hangs on retrieving a .mp4
>> video file (.mp4 - H264 & AAC - OK according to the TV's documentation) -
>> which plays OK on my laptop - & which the TV is able to play from a usb
>> stick inserted into the TV. Contents of .conf file:
>> #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> # Profile for Roku 2 XS stream media player.
>> #
>>
>> RendererName=Roku 2 XS
>> RendererIcon=realtek.png
>> UserAgentSearch=Roku/DVP-5.4 (025.04E03358A)
>> UserAgentAdditionalHeader=
>> UserAgentAdditionalHeaderSearch=
>> Video=true
>> Audio=true
>> Image=true
>> SeekByTime=true
>> DLNALocalizationRequired = false
>> MediaInfo=true
>> MaxVideoBitrateMbps=0
>> MaxVideoWidth=0
>> MaxVideoHeight=0
>> TranscodeExtensions=
>> StreamExtensions=mp4
>> ChunkedTransfer=false
>>
>> Explanations of the parameters are shown in the file downloaded from this
>> link:
>> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://app.box.com/s/g0wd84um7hmupk7ihu5t" target="_blank">https://app.box.com/s/g0wd84um7hmupk7ihu5t</a>
>>
>> A full debug log is available in the file downloaded from this link:
>> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://app.box.com/s/qzs9dfk8lvim8c2efdw6" target="_blank">https://app.box.com/s/qzs9dfk8lvim8c2efdw6</a>
>>
>> Has anybody else used UMS with a Roku box? Unfortunately, I'm not able to
>> login to UMS's forum (in order to ask about Roku boxes) even though I
>> registered. I sent an email to the Contact us / Administrator but it was
>> bounced as unknown email id! Can somebody else try to register & login to
>> the forum, just in case I blundered on the registration?
>>
>> PS I can email a UMS .conf file for the PS3 if anybody wants to investigate
>> the above file.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> John
>>
>>
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