Overjoyed with MediaTomb (was Frustrated with MediaTomb)

[Thomas Milne]

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Thomas Milne
<tbrucemilne-TcoXwbchSccMMYnvST3LeUB+6BGkLq7r at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 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.

Here's what I added to my config, enabling autoscan and inotify to
make things a little more automated for the lazy types like me:

<autoscan use-inotify="auto">
	<directory location="/media/NTFS/shows" mode="inotify"
recursive="yes" hidden-files="no"/>
	<directory location="/media/NTFS/kids" mode="inotify" recursive="yes"
hidden-files="no"/>
	<directory location="/media/NTFS/docs" mode="inotify" recursive="yes"
hidden-files="no"/>
	<directory location="/media/NTFS/movies" mode="inotify"
recursive="yes" hidden-files="no"/>
	</autoscan>

I put that in between the scripting and mapping sections, as per the
documentation.

Works just like I want it to :-)

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