Easy setup guide for Ubuntu / Debian (DEB packages and repo)

[carlettod]

Debian users, please do not attempt to install latest Precise package (ps3mediaserver - 1.53.99+git+mencoder34587-2) due to init.d differences between Ubuntu and Debian.

Hi happy.neco,
there is a problem with my init.d script in debian?
I am avaiable to correct any bugs!!!

Waiting for your comments

CarlettoD

[happy.neko]

Hi happy.neco,
there is a problem with my init.d script in debian?
I am avaiable to correct any bugs!!!

Waiting for your comments

CarlettoD

Yes, there is one problem. init.d script runs PS3MS before network initialization completes. More info here viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14399&start=10#p70356
I was unable to fix it with init.d and moved to upstart. But upstart system is not available for Debian and apparently breaks installation.

Any help with init.d will be much appreciated.

[carlettod]

Hi happy.neco,
there is a problem with my init.d script in debian?
I am avaiable to correct any bugs!!!

Waiting for your comments

CarlettoD

Yes, there is one problem. init.d script runs PS3MS before network initialization completes. More info here viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14399&start=10#p70356
I was unable to fix it with init.d and moved to upstart. But upstart system is not available for Debian and apparently breaks installation.

Any help with init.d will be much appreciated.

Hello,
seems that this is an issue of Debian. For e.g. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609242 but there are users who have the same problem with other demons.
PS3 Media Server is very sensitive because during its startup checks whether the network is up.
Other demons start regardless of whether the network is up (e.g. Transmission-daemon).

This depends probably on which version of Debian is used.
I think that in recent versions (wheezy - testing) the problem is resolved.
My script int.d meets all standards of Debian startup routine.

Debian users can try to solve the problem by replacing the following line of init.d script:

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# Required-Start:    $local_fs $remote_fs $network

with this:

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# Required-Start:    $all

After the replacement is needed to run the following commands:

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update-rc.d -f ps3mediaserver remove

and

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update-rc.d ps3mediaserver defaults

Now the startup links will be numbered as 99 instead of 20.
PLEASE NOTE: with number 99 ps3mediaserver waits also for complete startup of graphical environment (if present)

All Debian users can try the change.

In Ubuntu the change is not needed because there isn't the bug!

The "Upstart" is not a solution because in Debian it is not yet fully supported and implemented.


Waiting for your test results and opinions

Thanks
Carlo

[happy.neko]

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Required-Start:    $all

doe not work on Ubuntu, ps3ms server stills starts before all network interfaces are available.

[SlasherIT]

Debian users, please do not attempt to install latest Precise package (ps3mediaserver - 1.53.99+git+mencoder34587-2) due to init.d differences between Ubuntu and Debian.

So what do Debian users do then? Are you going to fix this?

[carlettod]

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Required-Start:    $all

doe not work on Ubuntu, ps3ms server stills starts before all network interfaces are available.

Hi,
I didn't understand!
Init.d script does not work in Ubuntu or in Debian?
In my tests with Ubuntu the problem does not exist!

As a workaround, is possible to place same code in the script that waits until the network is not active

I'll try to find some solution and post it in the forum just ready...

Please tell me if the problem only affects Debian ... thanks

[SlasherIT]

Yo carlettod,

From what I understand, its only Debian that is affected. I have confirmed this myself. When installing the latest PMS package in Debian, it messes up the installation. I posted this in my other thread:

Hey happy.neko,

I'm trying to install the latest PMS package on debian. So I let it install in debian with sudo dpkg -i blablabla... then it tries to do so. Eventually it fails and says errors were encountered while processing bla bla bla.

So I open Synaptic, and get a warning about broken packages. It says, that it wants to remove sysvinit, and install upstart. Now before, I did this, and after restarting, I could not boot into debian as it said it could not find sbin/init. So I re installed the whole OS, and here I am again. What should I do? If I allow synaptic to fix 'broken packages' (PMS), my system is going to get messed up again. Help would be appreciated, thanks.

[carlettod]

Yes, there is one problem. init.d script runs PS3MS before network initialization completes. More info here viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14399&start=10#p70356
I was unable to fix it with init.d and moved to upstart. But upstart system is not available for Debian and apparently breaks installation.

Any help with init.d will be much appreciated.

Hi,
I just now noticed the new upstart script... very well!

I found a small error in the variable "$APPLICATION_OPTS" that is not equal to that declared in the file "defaults" ($DAEMON_OPTS). I'd change it in "$APPLICATION_OPTS".

Thanks for continuing enhancements to your project...
In the coming days, I'll try to test the operation of the new upstart script in any context...

By
CarlettoD

[happy.neko]

Version 1.53.99-4 released with edited upstart script.
I hope it'll fix daemon shutdown problem. If anyone was affected by this bug please test it.

Debian users, please do not attempt to install latest Precise package (ps3mediaserver - 1.53.99+git+mencoder34587-2) due to init.d differences between Ubuntu and Debian.

So what do Debian users do then? Are you going to fix this?

Stick for now with ubuntu 11.04 packages.

I didn't understand!
Init.d script does not work in Ubuntu or in Debian?

It works with mentioned bug (startup before network is up). Tested under Ubuntu 12.04 desktop.

[SlasherIT]

So is it safe for me to install the latest PMS package on Debian, 1.53.99-4?