i've been trying to get my router (3500L)setup to share the usb mounted hard drive with my xbox and android device. i know that i need to use dlna, but i can't get it to see any of the files. they both recognize the hard drive but no files on it. i'm using dd-wrt build 18010. here are my settings:
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A question for you:
What is that 'network' script, and I believe you need to give it a complete path for the script to run e.g. /tmp/mnt/disc0-part1/network
A couple of observations on the MiniDLNA config:
Server identification - Did you mean to put a space before the name?
You are not consistent on the paths for MiniDLNA, and I think you should probably create a directory under '/tmp/mnt/disc0-part1' such as 'media' and then under that directory create a 'pictures','videos' and 'music' directories. I presume you know how to add directories. If not, telnet into the router and from the command prompt do the following:
cd /tmp/mnt/disc0-part1
mkdir media
cd /tmp/mnt/disc0-part1/media
mkdir pictures
mkdir videos
mkdir music
Then...
Go back to the Router's Web GUI for SERVICES>NAS/MiniDLNA section and configure your paths as follows:
Pictures path: /tmp/mnt/disc0-part1/media/pictures
Videos path: /tmp/mnt/disc0-part1/media/videos
Music path: /tmp/mnt/disc0-part1/media/music
DB path: /tmp/mnt/disc0-part1/media
Note: When MiniDLNA starts, it will automagically create a directory under /tmp/mnt/disc0-part1/media called 'minidlnadb' and populate it.
Hope this helps.
the "network" script is simply the name i gave the attached device.
there doesn't appear to be a space before the name.
shouldn't it be able to see the files without putting them in a special directory. i've got nearly 1tb on the drive and i dont want to have to move everything around, plus i have no idea how to telnet to it.
i realized after i posted that the dir's were different. i was trying to see if those were my issues by trying different variations. missed one when i copied it.
thks for the help
Ok... when I woke up this morning, out of nowhere, I got a thought in my head telling me... 'you missed the fact that he is mounting to '/mnt'.
So given your response and my realization...
1. The script name is NOT for giving a name to your attached device. Please leave it blank.
2. If you don't want to mess around too much with directories, at least create a directory called 'media' under the /mnt directory.
So please do this: Google 'putty.exe' and download it to your desktop; it is a single .exe file that will allow you to telnet into your router.
After you download it, open up putty, enter your router's IP and select the telnet button under it and open up a terminal session. Enter username - root and the password for root.
Once you are logged into your router, do this (hit enter after each line):
cd /mnt
mkdir media
Then configure your MiniDLNA setup on the router's Web GUI as follows:
Pictures path: /mnt/media
Videos path: /mnt/media
Music path: /mnt/media
DB path: /mnt/media
Hit Save and then Apply. Then reboot your router.
When it comes up again, you should be able to see your media from your Android DLNA media client or your XBox.
Ok. since i was having issues i tried a reset. now my dlna shows as stopped and i cant get it working. any ideas?
Ok thunder...
What exactly did you do to do a reset? did you use the red button or black button?
If your router is back up and you actually reset everything... you will need to reconfigure it. So you need to go back to your SERVICES tab and...
1. Enable USB support if it is not (it should come enabled by default)
2. Go to the NAS tab and go down to the DLNA section and set it up as I showed you on my last message.
Ya its up and running except dlna. ive enabled it, and my hard drive is mounted. i set everything up as per your previous post but in status it shows stopped. any ideas??
If minidlna does not start, then your minidlna db probably got corrupted e.g. by rebooting when it still indexed files. Therefore delete the db, on your harddrive.