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newbie help....directv

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Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:34 pm
by jbfarin
I have been able to get servio working thru my sony media player but I would also like to get it to work thru my directtv hd/dvr/ My files and folders do show up but there is a x in front of the video files and there fore won't play....Ideas? I have the media rendering set to directtv and transcoding on......thanks...
Re: newbie help....directv

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Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:48 pm
by Cerberus
Re: newbie help....directv

Posted:
Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:54 pm
by jbfarin
ah i hope your not telling me I need to reformatt my computer. Its my employers so not really an option. I will say too I use two different computers and have the same issue on both. When I first installed servio it actually worked but now just an x...
Re: newbie help....directv

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Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:19 am
by zip
Re: newbie help....directv

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Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:03 pm
by jbfarin
help...how do i change a profile? i apprecite you helping
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Re: newbie help....directv

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Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:56 pm
by moltra
jbfarin wrote:help...how do i change a profile? i apprecite you helping
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In the serviio directory under the config directory is a file called profiles.xml. You just need to make the changes Zip refered you to in that other thread. Then you need to restart Serviio to load the new profile.
Re: newbie help....directv

Posted:
Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:00 pm
by jbfarin
Thanks...i found the profiles.xml but i can't edit that file...what am i doing wrong?
Re: newbie help....directv

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Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:16 pm
by moltra
Open it with notepad or any text editor.
Re: newbie help....directv

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Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:23 pm
by jbfarin
ok did that and was able to change it.....not yet able to try it out but will keep you posted....( at work but use the same laptop as my server at home).appreciate your help....
Re: newbie help....directv

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Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:06 pm
by jbfarin
nope...now my computer using serviio doesnt even show up thru directtv...I am using a receiver hr20/700 in one room and hr 25 in another
Re: newbie help....directv

Posted:
Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:48 pm
by jbfarin
i take it back restarted everything and it seems to work.....awesome awesome...
Re: newbie help....directv

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Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:45 pm
by jbfarin
actually that profile change did work, the issue i have now is that servioo won't show up on my media player right away. soemtimes I have to restart my computer over and over and over but last nite it wouldn't show up at all. Ideas? help? When it does it is great. Only issue I see soemtimes some video files go super slow...ideas?
Re: newbie help....directv

Posted:
Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:06 pm
by zip
Does your PC have a static IP address? If not it might be the cause.
Re: newbie help....directv

Posted:
Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:24 pm
by jbfarin
sorry for my ignorance...how do i check? i will say i have two computers running serviio and ( one a desktop and one a laptop that i transport backa nd forth from work to home) No problems at all running serviio on my desktop except after time the ffmpeg stops ( could that be a memory problem as i am running it on a old computer?)....again thanks for the help...
Re: newbie help....directv

Posted:
Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:22 pm
by jbfarin
We are on a secured wireless network
Re: newbie help....directv

Posted:
Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:25 pm
by moltra
you can setup a static IP address on your computer or you can set it up on your router. I would also setup a static IP address for the TV.
What O/S are you running and what router?
Re: newbie help....directv

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Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:28 pm
by jbfarin
it is dynamic does it need to be static?
Re: newbie help....directv

Posted:
Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:29 pm
by jbfarin
windows 7 and the router is a netgear
Re: newbie help....directv

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Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:30 pm
by jbfarin
and its the directtv receivers and the sony media receiver, do i need to do that on all devices?
Re: newbie help....directv

Posted:
Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:38 pm
by moltra
I have all mine on static, it is just more reliable. Yes even on the DirectTV and the Sony meida receiver.
this allows better troubleshooting, since all the IP addresses in the log will be the same.
I probably would use the router to assign static IP addresses to each item. Easier than going to each one and setting each one by hand.
If you can not figure it out post your Netgear model number and I will see if i can figure it out.