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2012-03-03, 12:25
Hi,
I installed XBMC to my recently purchased Mac Mini (Mac OS X Lion) and have trouble getting my media collection to play. While VLC does detect the media server (it's a LG NAS called LG N2A2) XBMC doesn't. I added a new UPnP server as a source but it's not auto detected. Or do I have to enter connection data somewhere?
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Does the debug log have anything in it when you click on your upnp:// source (settings->system->debugging).
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Where do I find the debug log?
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My next newbie problem: I do have the log, but I can't paste it at pastebin because I can't open the log file in a text editor for a simple reason: I can't find the path in the editor's file dialog, the folder Library is simply not shown.
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Or to solve the problem from a basic level: what is the proper procedure to connect to a media server via UPnP? I read the wiki but it isn't very specific when it comes to this. Do I have to enter connection data at any time? Or is "upnp://" enough (auto-detect)?
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It should be auto-detected assuming the server broadcasts it's presence, yes. That should be all you need to do. If you have time to debug things further, I could do up a build with upnp debugging enabled for you.
Does the NAS also have smb:// sharing or similar? Not ideal, but better than it simply not working.
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Okay, the NAS supports SMB als well as AFP, it works via SMB. Do I miss any features when using this kind of connection?
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You actually get more features when using SMB or AFP, because XBMC's library function doesn't play nicely with UPnP.
). It might take a day or two until I get back, though. Just drop me a line where I can get the debug build.
