Overjoyed with MediaTomb (was Frustrated with MediaTomb)

[Thomas Milne]

On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Thomas Milne
<tbrucemilne-TcoXwbchSccMMYnvST3LeUB+6BGkLq7r at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I'm trying to get MediaTomb working with my PS3. I got it installed
> fine, and the PS3 has no trouble seeing the server. The problem is
> getting the MediaTomb UI to see the server so I can add my media.
> Every time I try to access the Filesystem icon, I get an error about
>
> MediaTomb cannot be reached! Please check if the server is still running.
>
> I've waded through the FAQ, Google and the like, but I have no idea
> what the problem is. Currently the server is running on startup, from
> /etc/init.d. Most of the documentation, for some reason, refers to
> mediatomb being started as a normal user. Also, the documentation
> refers to the web UI address being printed in the output when run
> manually. I don't see this at all. Also, since the PS3 can see the
> server, my problem is NOT that the server isn't running, right?
>
> Before I jump onto their forums, can someone spare me a quick tip? I
> have a feeling I'm close, missing something minor but critical.
>

Just wanted to change the subject to reflect the new facts :-)

Works bloody awesome.

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