PMS refuses to adhere to settings in PMS.conf

[mysongranhills]

I installed PMS 1.54 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS using the instruction in the forum. Easy enough. It starts in the background when the server starts and I was pretty happy. Obviously did something wrong and skipped a step or something b/c PMS will not start in /media/Media Drive when accessed through my Samsung TV, It always starts browsing at the root "/". Also the settings I ticked in the GUI for hiding cache folders, transcoding folders, etc. did not take effect. So yes I could stream to my samsung TV but I had to manually navigate to "/media/Media Drive" and the folders I wanted hidden were still visible when starting at "/". So First I searched my file system for PMS.conf and found it but upon opening all settings were correct. Then I stopped the service and opened the GUI and re-checked settings-again all were correct. Also tried to uninstall and reinstall and no luck. I'm very tech savvy in general, but admit to being a complete Linux noob so I'm almost positive this is my fault. I have a few theories as to how I botched this.

1.) I somehow installed multpile instances of PMS and my searching is inept and I cant find the right PMS.conf

2.) somehow the syntax in PMS.conf is wrong so it is not being read correctly

3.) I have some how angered the tech gods and they refuse to allow this to work right until I preform 1000 ftks(face-to-keyboard)

Any help greatly appreciated!

[chocolateboy]

FAQ: Where are the PMS config, log, database files etc. located?

[mysongranhills]

FAQ: Where are the PMS config, log, database files etc. located?

Yes that is where I looked and when I open the PMS.conf file everything is setup correctly.

Would you like me to copy the lines to make sure the syntax is correct?

[happy.neko]

Your daemon is started under root thats why it ignores your user config.
Restart your PC then

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sudo stop ps3mediaserver

, then proceed with following guide:


How to run PS3 Media Server in headless mode as service / daemon (easy guide)
1. Configure PS3 Media Service in GUI mode as normal user, save and quit.
2. Edit /etc/default/ps3mediaserver

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sudo gedit /etc/default/ps3mediaserver

• Change PMS_START to "yes"
• Change PMS_USER to your login name
• Change PMS_PROFILE to "/home/YOUR_LOGIN/.config/ps3mediaserver"

3. Start server

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sudo start ps3mediaserver

Now PS3 Media Server will autorun during system startup. Remember to stop it with

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sudo stop ps3mediaserver

if you want to start it in GUI mode later to prevent network conflicts.

This is the easiest way to run PS3 Media Server on headless server:
Configure PS3 Media Server locally in GUI mode then copy ~/.config/ps3mediaserver folder to server to /home folder of appropriate user. Then edit /etc/default/ps3mediaserver (see above) and start server.

[mysongranhills]

That did the trick. thanks a million!!!

[Raptor399]

3.) I have some how angered the tech gods and they refuse to allow this to work right until I preform 1000 ftks(face-to-keyboard)

A shame it is solved, I would have opted for 3.)

On a more serious note: shall we mold this into a new FAQ question and answer for future reference?

[happy.neko]

On a more serious note: shall we mold this into a new FAQ question and answer for future reference?

Why not?

[Raptor399]

Done.

[chocolateboy]

FYI: those instructions are mostly specific to (a specific use of) happy.neko's PPA rather than "Linux" in general. They're by no means the same thing.