Kubuntu / Ubuntu 11.10 - PS3 Media Server says No Renderers

[Raptor399]

Hello Fellow Kubuntu / Ubuntu Users,

I am hoping someone out there can help me with setting up the PS3 Media Server on my linux machine. I am running Kubuntu 11.10 and have tried everything I can think of to get the PS3 Media server to work. Every time it gives me the error message No Renderers found.

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Has anyone else had this problem?

Here is my trace log which seems to be okay to me:

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[main] INFO  22:55:21.850 Starting PS3 Media Server 1.50.2+svn1092+mplayer34587-4
[main] INFO  22:55:21.854 by shagrath / 2008-2012
[main] INFO  22:55:21.854 http://ps3mediaserver.org
[main] INFO  22:55:21.855 http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver
[main] INFO  22:55:21.855 http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com
[main] INFO  22:55:21.855
[main] INFO  22:55:21.855 Java: 1.6.0_23-Sun Microsystems Inc.
[main] INFO  22:55:21.855 OS: Linux i386 3.0.0-16-generic
[main] INFO  22:55:21.856 Encoding: UTF-8
[main] INFO  22:55:21.856 Working directory: /usr/lib/ps3mediaserver
[main] INFO  22:55:21.883 Temp folder: /tmp/ps3mediaserver-mixphonics
[main] INFO  22:55:21.884 Logging config file: /etc/ps3mediaserver/logback.xml
[main] INFO  22:55:21.885 debug.log: /var/log/ps3mediaserver/mixphonics//debug.log
[main] INFO  22:55:21.886
[main] INFO  22:55:21.891 Profile directory: /home/mixphonics/.config/ps3mediaserver
[main] INFO  22:55:21.898 Profile path: /home/mixphonics/.config/ps3mediaserver/PMS.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:21.898 Profile status: rw
[main] INFO  22:55:21.899 Profile name: ubuntu
[main] INFO  22:55:21.900
[main] INFO  22:55:22.023 Loading MediaInfo library
[main] INFO  22:55:22.106 Loaded MediaInfoLib - v0.7.50
[main] INFO  22:55:22.135 Loading renderer configurations from /etc/ps3mediaserver/renderers
[main] INFO  22:55:22.138 Loading configuration file: SamsungAllShare.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.143 Loading configuration file: Bravia4500.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.154 Loading configuration file: PS3.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.175 Loading configuration file: iPad-iPhone.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.182 Loading configuration file: Showtime3.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.198 Loading configuration file: AirPlayer.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.200 Loading configuration file: XBOX360.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.202 Loading configuration file: PhilipsPFL.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.208 Loading configuration file: BraviaEX.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.215 Loading configuration file: SonyBluray.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.221 Loading configuration file: FreecomMusicPal.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.223 Loading configuration file: Kuro.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.225 Loading configuration file: PopcornHour.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.225 Loading configuration file: Panasonic.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.232 Loading configuration file: XBMC.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.233 Loading configuration file: SamsungWiseLink.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.235 Loading configuration file: Bravia5500.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.240 Loading configuration file: Philips.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.242 Loading configuration file: FreeboxHD.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.245 Loading configuration file: Android.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.247 Loading configuration file: WDTVLive.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.250 Loading configuration file: N900.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.251 Loading configuration file: Realtek.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.254 Loading configuration file: WMP.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.256 Loading configuration file: Streamium.conf
[main] INFO  22:55:22.258 Checking MPlayer font cache. It can take a minute or so.
[main] INFO  22:55:22.599 Done!
[main] INFO  22:55:22.650 Searching for plugins in /usr/lib/ps3mediaserver/plugins
[main] INFO  22:55:22.651 No plugins found
[main] INFO  22:55:22.654 Registering transcoding engine: FFmpeg Audio
[main] INFO  22:55:22.686 Registering transcoding engine: MEncoder
[main] INFO  22:55:22.687 Registering transcoding engine: MPlayer Audio
[main] INFO  22:55:22.687 Registering transcoding engine: MEncoder Web
[main] INFO  22:55:22.688 Registering transcoding engine: MPlayer Video Dump
[main] INFO  22:55:22.688 Registering transcoding engine: MPlayer Web
[main] INFO  22:55:22.691 Registering transcoding engine: tsMuxeR
[main] INFO  22:55:22.691 Registering transcoding engine: Audio High Fidelity
[main] INFO  22:55:22.694 Registering transcoding engine: VLC Audio Streaming
[main] INFO  22:55:22.694 Registering transcoding engine: VLC Video Streaming
[main] INFO  22:55:22.695 Registering transcoding engine: Raws Thumbnailer
[main] INFO  22:55:22.823 default network interface address from [InterfaceAssociation(addr=/192.168.1.4,iface=name:wlan0 (wlan0),parent=null), InterfaceAssociation(addr=null,iface=name:lo (lo),parent=null)]
[main] INFO  22:55:22.824 Using address /192.168.1.4 found on network interface: name:wlan0 (wlan0)
[main] INFO  22:55:22.824 Created socket: /192.168.1.4:5001
[main] INFO  22:55:23.054 Using database located at: /var/lib/ps3mediaserver/database-mixphonics
[main] INFO  22:55:23.530 A tiny cache admin interface is available at: http://192.168.1.4:5001/console/home
[main] INFO  22:55:23.637 Using the following UUID configured in PMS.conf: b9b9d970-941d-38ae-9a1b-eb5607fb38a0
[main] INFO  22:55:27.193 The server should now appear on your renderer


Any suggestions?

[loz]

What renderer are you trying to connect? PS3?

Have you eliminated any networking issues?

[Hewitson]

Have you tried the official 1.50.1 release? I have had nothing but problems with the snapshots.

[mixphonics]

@loz - Yes, I am trying to connect to the PS3.

As far as networking issues, I have a Netgear router that the PS3 connects to wirelessly without any issue IP address automatically assigned as well as my laptop which is running kubuntu. They both have internet access so I am assuming that they are able to talk to each other. I can ping the PS3 when it is connected to the network.

@Hewitson - Yes, I have also tried the 1.50.1 release and it had the same problem.

[mixphonics]

What renderer are you trying to connect? PS3?

Have you eliminated any networking issues?

Loz, what kind of network issues would be preventing access? I am not running any firewall with kubuntu, I eliminated firestarter at bootup.

[loz]

I guess if you can ping the PS3 from the machine running PS3 Media Server you should be OK.

Do you have the latest PS3 updates?

[chocolateboy]

what kind of network issues would be preventing access?

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3507&p=34933#p34933

I eliminated firestarter at bootup

Double check that it's not running.

[mixphonics]

what kind of network issues would be preventing access?

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3507&p=34933#p34933

I eliminated firestarter at bootup

Double check that it's not running.

Hello and thank you for the reply. I looked at your link and did not see instructions on how to double check that firestarter is not running. Is there a quick way to check that?

I looked at the system log and could not identify anything in particular but at bootup I do not see firestarter trying to start anymore. It used to fail because it was trying to load and it is a GUI front end application and would fail trying to start before the GUI loaded. I removed it from startup by renaming the file and replacing the "S" in front of the app name with a "K".

Also, I checked the apps that are running doing ctrl+esc in kubuntu and could not find firestarter.

The router I am using is a Netgear WGT624 v3.

[mixphonics]

I guess if you can ping the PS3 from the machine running PS3 Media Server you should be OK.

Do you have the latest PS3 updates?

Yes, the latest update was found on the PS3. Version 4.11