XBMC and FreeNAS

kaiser423 · 2011-01-13 17:42

The RSS extension for Transmission of FreeNAS is very good. But if you're using some of the other tools you might not need it. It automagically manages all of my tv shows perfectly.

I set up DD-WRT on my router, some dyndns configs and port forwarding later, and I can see my xbmc and freenas from anywhere (password protected of course).

It's kinda nice using my Android phone to start a movie for a house sitter whom can't figure out the remote from another continent. I can also manage transmission and everything remotely. FreeNAS web interface is great.

bmcclure937 · 2011-01-13 18:04

I am already on the FreeNAS forums (Forum Advisor) and have the RSS Extension installed and configured. I used to use it fairly often, but have not used it for quite some time now.

DDWRT is another one of my favorites. Big Grin

Do you have any specific advise or experience on configuring shares to work seamlessly with your XBMC HTPC? Do you use NFS, SMB, AFP? Any other settings I may want to be aware of... on either the FreeNAS or XBMC side of things?!

kaiser423 · 2011-01-14 06:26

bmcclure937 Wrote:I am already on the FreeNAS forums (Forum Advisor) and have the RSS Extension installed and configured. I used to use it fairly often, but have not used it for quite some time now.

DDWRT is another one of my favorites.

Do you have any specific advise or experience on configuring shares to work seamlessly with your XBMC HTPC? Do you use NFS, SMB, AFP? Any other settings I may want to be aware of... on either the FreeNAS or XBMC side of things?!

In my experience, they've worked absolutely beautiful together. I had used SMB, but migrated to nfs for reliability.

bmcclure937 · 2011-01-14 06:37

I current have a test environment running on my desktop. I am running XBMC and have configured SMB shares on my FreeNAS. I had to create a user (xbmc) on the box... now it is working great.

Too bad I was a complete n00b and deleted most of my nfo files throughout the years of accumulation. Ah, whatever, I need to touch up my media library with HD content anyhow. I cannot believe some of the crap I have piled up that I just need to simply replace with 1080p (when possible).

FishOil · 2011-01-14 06:46

bmcclure937 Wrote:Too bad I was a complete n00b and deleted most of my nfo files throughout the years of accumulation.

Someone can correct me if i am wrong but you likely had scene release NFO's and they wouldn't work with XBMC anyway.

bmcclure937 · 2011-01-14 06:53

FishOil Wrote:Someone can correct me if i am wrong but you likely had scene release NFO's and they wouldn't work with XBMC anyway.

Ah, alright. I was not sure if the .nfo files from scene releases on private trackers and usenet would work... I assumed they did! I guess I am wrong.

Either way, what should I use to clean up my media library metadata! I would like complete info on my files for my HTPC. Big Grin

FishOil · 2011-01-14 08:27

bmcclure937 Wrote:Ah, alright. I was not sure if the .nfo files from scene releases on private trackers and usenet would work... I assumed they did! I guess I am wrong.

Either way, what should I use to clean up my media library metadata! I would like complete info on my files for my HTPC.

If everything is already scraped correctly you can export to individual files. The NFO's will be placed in the correct season and movie directory.

bmcclure937 · 2011-01-14 08:30

FishOil Wrote:If everything is already scraped correctly you can export to individual files. The NFO's will be placed in the correct season and movie directory.

Could you expand on this process? Things seem to be scraped fine, but I would like to complete some parts of the NFO (like audio type on some files, or movie studio, etc.)

unkis17 · 2011-01-14 15:50

bmcclure937,

I am using FreeNAS and though I plan to start using NFS soon, I already had UPnP up and running to my PS3. XBMC has had no problems pulling from that. UPnP has been good for me as I have several different devices in the house that take advantage of that protocol.

I too have to clean up my media library. Long ago I ripped a lot of movies to individual folders with the VOBs inside and it seems that nothing wants to play a whole directory seemlessly. I think I will have to re-rip to ISO, which the PS3 doesn't support and use the XBMC solely for movies now.

Unkis

monkeyvsmonkey · 2011-01-27 18:58

I've been thinking about something for the past few days and it's probably the most ridiculous thing you'll ever read and I'm kinda embarrassed of asking, but I'm still not sure about the answer, so here it goes.

Would it be possible to run FreeNAS and XMBC on the same machine? Maybe each one installed on a different drives.

FishOil Posting Freak Posts: 836 Joined: May 2009 Reputation: 8	2011-01-14 06:46 Post: #15 bmcclure937 Wrote:Too bad I was a complete n00b and deleted most of my nfo files throughout the years of accumulation. Someone can correct me if i am wrong but you likely had scene release NFO's and they wouldn't work with XBMC anyway. (This post was last modified: 2011-11-09 21:00 by Ned Scott.)
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bmcclure937 Fan Posts: 659 Joined: Dec 2010 Reputation: 5 Location: Ohio	2011-01-14 08:30 Post: #18 FishOil Wrote:If everything is already scraped correctly you can export to individual files. The NFO's will be placed in the correct season and movie directory. Could you expand on this process? Things seem to be scraped fine, but I would like to complete some parts of the NFO (like audio type on some files, or movie studio, etc.)
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monkeyvsmonkey Junior Member Posts: 22 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-01-27 18:58 Post: #20 I've been thinking about something for the past few days and it's probably the most ridiculous thing you'll ever read and I'm kinda embarrassed of asking, but I'm still not sure about the answer, so here it goes. Would it be possible to run FreeNAS and XMBC on the same machine? Maybe each one installed on a different drives.
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