[arch-general] minidlna problems

[Peter Nabbefeld]

Thank You for Your answer. Could You recommend me some other dlna client 
then?

Kind regards
Peter

Am 04.12.2016 um 15:55 schrieb SET:
>>> So, I do have some questions:
>>> - Why are my mp4 files recognized as audio files?
>>> - Is minidlna expected t oshow a list of files in its DB somewhere?
>>> - How can I detect minidlna working correctly?
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>> Peter
>
> I didn't have any success with the stock minidlna.service file, which I
> disabled.
>
> I'm using this one :
>
> *************************************************************
> [Unit]
> Description=PostBoot Minidlna
> Requires=network.target
> After=network.target
>
> [Service]
> Type=forking
> ExecStart=/usr/bin/minidlnad -R
> User=minidlna
>
> [Install]
> WantedBy=multi-user.target
> *************************************************************
>
> According to comments I read somewhere, it's not considered safe !
> Please note you'll have to create an unprivileged user that owns all files.
>
> As for VLC, UPnP browsing is just broken in 2.x. It seems this module is
> completely re-written in 3.x, not yet out.
>
> Regards.
>