PS3mediaserver on Debian

[lavvan]

I have a server that runs Debian (without screen)

I was wondering how i can install your application on the server?

And do i need to install other apps, like codecs etc

Thanks for making this software! Keep up the good work!

[Topguy]

I will just cover the basics here:
* First you will need Java, personally I'm running the JDK from java.sun.com but it may be sufficient with the JRE.
* Then you should install "mplayer", "mencoder" and "ffmpeg" with the standard package tools in debian.
(You didn't specify which release of Debian you used, I'm using Debian Lenny and that has quite good versions of the tools. I dont know if Sarge is just as up to date.)

After installing this you should be able to start the PMS.sh script. (Might have to set the correct path to Java in "JAVA_HOME" environment variable)

[lavvan]

Thanx for the reply.

I have successfully installed mplayer,mencoder,ffmpeg and pms.
though, i`m getting this message on startup:

"[main] 23:01:28.107 Cannot launch FFmpeg / Check the presence of /storage/disk1/
PMS/pms-linux-1.03/ffmpeg ...: Index: 0, Size: 0"

does this mean that ffmpeg are`nt working?

I have tested one .mkv file and it worked great. There are som things i would like to change in pms settings, but i can`t find pms.conf file..
Is there a solution to this?

On my PS3, every map on the server is listed twise.. is that normal?

And finally , is there a way to get debian to start pms.sh on startup?

Thanx again for all the great support. I`m a noob to linux so sorry for all the stupid questions

[Topguy]

Thanx for the reply.

I have successfully installed mplayer,mencoder,ffmpeg and pms.
though, i`m getting this message on startup:

"[main] 23:01:28.107 Cannot launch FFmpeg / Check the presence of /storage/disk1/
PMS/pms-linux-1.03/ffmpeg ...: Index: 0, Size: 0"

does this mean that ffmpeg are`nt working?

I have tested one .mkv file and it worked great. There are som things i would like to change in pms settings, but i can`t find pms.conf file..
Is there a solution to this?

On my PS3, every map on the server is listed twise.. is that normal?

And finally , is there a way to get debian to start pms.sh on startup?

Thanx again for all the great support. I`m a noob to linux so sorry for all the stupid questions

You can copy or create a link to ffmpeg if its installed. Find ffmpeg by "which ffmpeg" and just copy that file to pms catalog. ( Better to use link really: "ln -s /usr/bin/ffmpeg /storage/disk1/
PMS/pms-linux-1.03/ffmpeg" )

I think its just a packaging mistake that PMS.conf isnt in the package, you can copy it from Windows installation or maybe use an old Linux release.

There is many ways to get PMS up and running at startup. I just haven't seen any good examples of startup scripts yet, and I haven't had time to make my own yet.

[lavvan]

You can copy or create a link to ffmpeg if its installed. Find ffmpeg by "which ffmpeg" and just copy that file to pms catalog. ( Better to use link really: "ln -s /usr/bin/ffmpeg /storage/disk1/
PMS/pms-linux-1.03/ffmpeg" )

I think its just a packaging mistake that PMS.conf isnt in the package, you can copy it from Windows installation or maybe use an old Linux release.

There is many ways to get PMS up and running at startup. I just haven't seen any good examples of startup scripts yet, and I haven't had time to make my own yet.

Well, your tip on the .conf file worked and the ffmpeg problem is gone, so thanx again for your help!

Regarding a script, I have tried a little bit on writing one, but no luck yet.. but I think I could get it to work. I can post it when i do.

Another thing, does anyone know if the linux version can run on multiple cores? I had problems with a 1080p video. The server is on a Gbit network and i`m running it on an intel dual core 2,3 GHz with 2gig ram. That should be enough? the video setting on pms is on losseless (1,1,1)..

[shagrath]

Another thing, does anyone know if the linux version can run on multiple cores? I had problems with a 1080p video.

Nope, you have to build mencoder and the multithread branch yourself ( good luck )

[lavvan]

Nope, you have to build mencoder and the multithread branch yourself ( good luck )

I`m gessing that`s not a job for an newbie
Just have to wait for someone else to do the durty work

[Topguy]

Another thing, does anyone know if the linux version can run on multiple cores? I had problems with a 1080p video.

Nope, you have to build mencoder and the multithread branch yourself ( good luck )

Will it be enough to build mplayer/mencoder while using ffmpeg MT branch code ??

[shagrath]

that's I've done on Windows, so I guess yes

[vmlinuz]

that's I've done on Windows, so I guess yes

Could you please post your src links ?
This could help to work on same way.
Thanks,