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- Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:19 am
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: A solution for Twonky Server 7.x nas startup scanning
- Replies: 22
- Views: 22134
Re: A solution for Twonky Server 7.x nas startup scanning
Hi Yes, I used .../TwonkyMedia/twonkymedia6.sh restart Qnap have an ini file located in /etc/config (from memory) and that's normally used by the version of Twonky that comes 'embedded' with the NAS firmware. They also make an optional 'packaged' versions of Twonky (called QPKG's) which enable you t...
- Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:53 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: A solution for Twonky Server 7.x nas startup scanning
- Replies: 22
- Views: 22134
Re: A solution for Twonky Server 7.x nas startup scanning
Hi Thanks for checking that out. I'm just having a look at the Qnap version of the start/stop script (twonkymedia6.sh) and it is a little different to the stock one. I tried appending the start line (as shown below), but it had no effect; it still rescans when you restart it. I will have a think abo...
- Sat Sep 01, 2012 9:39 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: A solution for Twonky Server 7.x nas startup scanning
- Replies: 22
- Views: 22134
Re: A solution for Twonky Server 7.x nas startup scanning
Hi phibertron That's an absolutely excellent piece of R&D work!! :) I wonder if the same trick would work with Twonky 6.0? I'll try it out when I get some time as my friend's D-Link DNS323 takes nearly 1 hour to do the post boot Twonky refresh, so any way to stop it would be a really fabulous enhanc...
- Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:54 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23024
Re: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
I don't know of anything coming up on the roadmap that would break trees going forward. I don't know why support was pulled for that. The last time I asked about tree customization, I was told that it wasn't really possible to create a tool like we had before because we now have some many different...
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:42 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23024
Re: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
I call this the highlander project, as there can only be one navtree... I guess 'Project Highlander' could also encompass our campaign to have groupid= reintroduced. :lol: The minor issue is that living in Edinburgh, I'm officially a lazy lowlander (though I do drink highland and Islay whisky). :P ...
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:59 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23024
Re: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
...and btw - Briain (as the original creator of "my" files), I hope you like to see your files (and ideas!) put to good use ;) Hi Morg I am delighted that they were of use as a framework to help you develop your own versions! I initially wrote them for myself as I needed to bring out the albumartis...
- Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:40 am
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23024
Re: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
Hi I have had a few attempts at doing as you suggest, but I've not managed to show my test container on the Twonky web interface nor the control point. My thoughts to wait and see what Twonky 7 develops into over the next few months - you never know, we might get our groupid= back, or even a totally...
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:02 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23024
Re: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
Hi Sadly, it doesn't seem to work (Twonky is going berserk; continually crashing and restarting) but I guess that could be down to a major tree typo; I'll check again tomorrow as it's now getting satisfyingly close to beer o' clock. The good news is that I have two Qnaps, so although I didn't get 7....
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:35 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Twonky 7 groupid in navtree is not working
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13402
Re: Twonky 7 groupid in navtree is not working
Hi Thanks chaps! That could be an interesting way to provide an easy solution for folks to implement (basically, it would be the same process that they have used to change the trees in NAS versions of Twonky 6.0), so I'll test it and see how it looks. I've also responded to the post directly as I wo...
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:31 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23024
Re: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
Hi Philberton I like your idea as quoted below: One of the things I found out is that ID's must exist, but they don't have to do anything So what I did, was make them exist at the top of each section, but removed the name= this makes the id work but has no name, so it can not be shown =) so in essen...
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:54 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23024
Re: Converting navtree from 6.x to 7.x?
I don't know where I got those from; I guess it must be 2 years ago now. Hi Just in case anyone is looking for them, the latest custom tree packs (which work in both Twonky 5.1 and 6.0) are actually now sitting on the Linn news sever (as space was found there for me; I'd bet it's very well firewall...
- Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:03 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Twonky 7 groupid in navtree is not working
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13402
Re: Twonky 7 groupid in navtree is not working
Hi Bri, Got a response from Christian. :D He says the big change was between TwonkyServer 5.x and TwonkyServer 6.x and would like to know more about what you'd seeing between 6 and 7 that worries you. - Rick Hi Rick, All you have to do is ask him to create a new view with new groupid information cr...
- Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:58 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Twonky 7 groupid in navtree is not working
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13402
Re: Twonky 7 groupid in navtree is not working
Hi Rick Thank you very much indeed for the update. My question was based on the information in the other posts in this thread (which state that groupid isn't working). Based on the existence of these posts (and others spotted elsewhere on the forum) I've not yet tried TMS7 as my assumption is that t...
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:07 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Twonky 7 groupid in navtree is not working
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13402
Re: Twonky 7 groupid in navtree is not working
Hi Rick
Thanks for that; it would be great to know what the score is (and whether a future release will make it possible to more easily adapt existing TMS6 custom trees).
All the best
Bri
Thanks for that; it would be great to know what the score is (and whether a future release will make it possible to more easily adapt existing TMS6 custom trees).
All the best
Bri
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:22 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Twonky 7 groupid in navtree is not working
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13402
Re: Twonky 7 groupid in navtree is not working
Hi, thx a lot. But with groupids gone I'm lost right now. It took me quite some time to understand their XML syntax to re-establish my custom trees in v5. Now it looks I would have to re-write all of it again.... :evil: ThyMaster Hi When I first published my custom music trees on the Qnap forum, th...
- Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:09 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Newbie question: Directory view
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3898
Re: Newbie question: Directory view
Hi Twonky default is to sort folder view by tune name (alphabetically) as opposed to album sort order. This can be changed, but you have to edit the default-view XML file to change the folder container from the below: <container name='byfolder' id='music/folders' class='object.container.storageFolde...
- Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:11 pm
- Forum: D-Link DSM...
- Topic: DNS323, windows 7 explorer and Twonky media server 6.0
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13748
Re: DNS323, windows 7 explorer and Twonky media server 6.0
Hi I compiled the instructions you've likely followed. The link in your above post points to the tree changing in a Qnap, so I guess you followed the ones here . I've used them to install 6.0.34 in a couple DNS323's (for friends) and a few others have also successfully followed them. One person had ...
- Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:30 pm
- Forum: NAS and other OS
- Topic: Looking for NAS/Media-Server with best Twonky integration
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7249
Re: Looking for NAS/Media-Server with best Twonky integratio
Hi The ones I know of... Qnap's come with 6.0.34 bundled into the firmware by default. They don't have internet radio enabled, but you can add the missing mediafusion files and buy a licence for it. With Qnaps, any changes are sometimes overwritten at boot, but I found that changing the trees to exe...
- Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:54 am
- Forum: NAS and other OS
- Topic: Twonky Media Server on QNAP TS-210
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9242
Re: Twonky Media Server on QNAP TS-210
Hi I'm not that familiar with the 210, but I'd expect it would be the Kirkwood one that you'd need. Even though Qnap now bundles 6.0.34 in their latest firmware, for various reasons, you'd be best to first install the Qnap Twonky 6.0.34 QPKG version (which disables the one embedded in the firmware) ...
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:25 pm
- Forum: D-Link DSM...
- Topic: NAS dlink DNS-320 with 6.0.34
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10426
Re: NAS dlink DNS-320 with 6.0.34
Hi Is it running okay? See if you can access the Twonky config page on http://your.nas.ip.address:9000 as that would prove whether it has started up okay. Assuming it is, then try downloading a UPnP control point and see if you can see it with that. Even if you don't have a Linn DS media player, you...
- Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:39 pm
- Forum: Netgear
- Topic: Audio-out disabled on tv with Twonky, but not with ReadyDLNA
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17615
Re: Audio-out disabled on tv with Twonky, but not with Ready
The USB HDD attached to my ReadyNAS has it's share in the root of the readynas, but twonkymedia server starts it directory for files from root\media. I have seen the option to change this in the twonky .ini file, but I have a permission error when i try to change it. If i RPC into it (not done that...
- Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:18 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Browse for albums added most recently ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5780
Re: Browse for albums added most recently ?
Hi Phibertron Thanks for sending me a PM and thus alerting me to your findings! :) I just very quickly tried it in the music container by adding it to the existing playlists and changing your createClass to music ones (see below code) but it still exhibits the same problem that I found when I first ...
- Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:36 pm
- Forum: Netgear
- Topic: TwonkyServer 6.0.37 NAS for READYNAS Duo
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8115
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:59 am
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Modifying view-definitions gone bad
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3633
Re: Modifying view-definitions gone bad
Hi Sorry if you know this already, but just in case not, you do have to perform a full Twonky database rebuild to pick up any changes you make to the trees. That's why it's a good plan to set Twonky up on a PC and point it to a small handful of albums at most (this makes the rebuild quick and thus y...
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:59 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: How to Create Your Own Custom Navigation Trees
- Replies: 185
- Views: 254592
Re: How to Create Your Own Custom Navigation Trees
Hi Folks
Linn Products have revamped their web pages and forum resulting in my tree links breaking (a total deforestation in fact)
They have kindly moved the files onto another Linn server and I have updated the links in my post on the previous page (here) so all should now be well again.
Bri
Linn Products have revamped their web pages and forum resulting in my tree links breaking (a total deforestation in fact)
They have kindly moved the files onto another Linn server and I have updated the links in my post on the previous page (here) so all should now be well again.
Bri
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:19 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: WD My Book World Edition II – corrupted tree view
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6424
Re: WD My Book World Edition II – corrupted tree view
Hi I've no plan to change them other than to add back the missing video/albums container that mysteriously vanished (in other words, that I accidentally deleted) but the current ones can still be downloaded from the below links: Album Artist version: click here (Aug 2011) Artists only version: click...
- Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:28 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: How to Create Your Own Custom Navigation Trees
- Replies: 185
- Views: 254592
Re: How to Create Your Own Custom Navigation Trees
Hi The trees are written for Linux NAS's and thus have a different 'end of line' format to the one Windows understands (you'll see the layout looks a mess when using Windows Notepad to view them). That said, I'm using these trees on a Windows XPSP3 machine and it doesn't bother it at all; they work ...
- Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:47 am
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: How to Create Your Own Custom Navigation Trees
- Replies: 185
- Views: 254592
Re: How to Create Your Own Custom Navigation Trees
Hi
I've not heard of that happening before; that's very odd. Which version of Twonky is installed on your NAS? Have you tried rebooting the NAS to see if that starts Twonky?
Bri
I've not heard of that happening before; that's very odd. Which version of Twonky is installed on your NAS? Have you tried rebooting the NAS to see if that starts Twonky?
Bri
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:57 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: How to Create Your Own Custom Navigation Trees
- Replies: 185
- Views: 254592
Re: How to Create Your Own Custom Navigation Trees
Hi No worries and thank you for alerting me to the missing video/album container (you can tell I only use Twonky for music and pictures). That's still really strange as I just used PV's standard picture and video containers; I must have deleted that one at some stage (maybe I was rushing and deleted...
- Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:53 am
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: WD My Book World Edition II – corrupted tree view
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6424
Re: WD My Book World Edition II – corrupted tree view
Hi If that's one of mine, you'd likely be better to use my latest trees as they have both the basic PV containers and the custom ones (the earlier trees only had the custom containers). I added these to make them compatible with certain devices and control points (like Songbook 11) that don't actual...
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:49 am
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Navigation Tree
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9208
Re: Navigation Tree
Hi I've seen that repeating albums issue before. It's the sort of thing that happens when you're building custom trees and forget to close a container. I assumed that's all that would cause it, but a few mints ago, someone I was helping had an Arcam media player and he had similar issues when simply...
- Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:39 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Navigation Tree
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9208
Re: Navigation Tree
Hi That is odd. I'd need to ask a few more questions so I can get my head round what's happening: On your control point, are you seeing the new menu which looks like the below: -Album Artist- -Track Artists- etc... The reason I ask is that some NAS's immediately overwrite any changes to system files...
- Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:53 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Supported Streaming Formats
- Replies: 65
- Views: 109696
Re: Supported Streaming Formats
I don't think we have that option; I just tried to see if I could ban Rick, but alas there was no facility so to do! :D Seriously though, I did also look at a new user (who had only posted twice) to see if the option was there for new folks (who could thus be spammers) but I don't see it there eithe...
- Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:48 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Navigation Tree
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9208
Re: Navigation Tree
Hi Brian, before you write the answer, I hope you can help me with my last questions (Twonky Server 5.1.9). - I am not shure how to copy the orginal files to windows, which directory is mounted via Samba for this? - Will the add for the Track sort in view-definitions.xml make an sorter change in ev...
- Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:34 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Navigation Tree
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9208
Re: Navigation Tree
You are indeed correct, but leaving the disk number term in there does absolutely no harm. I'm fact, I guess it could even prove useful in the highly unlikely event that you accidentally forget to separate them when ripping a double album. :) Actually, I never use folder view, but now that I'm typin...
- Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:55 am
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: TwonkyServer 6.0.34 on Windows keeps stalling / stopping
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15938
Re: TwonkyServer 6.0.34 on Windows keeps stalling / stopping
Well, it would only truly be a religious experience if you were driving on Islay (and thus passing the various temples of fine whisky)! Sorry you are not heading over. I saw someone asking about hotels in Edinburgh (on the Linn forum) and for some reason I thought it was yourself, but it was a while...
- Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:47 am
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Navigation Tree
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9208
Re: Navigation Tree
Hi Jochen I've not heard the Classik for a good while, but I do have a Sneaky (as well as a Majik DS-I and a Klimax DS) so loads of streaming goes on here! :) I'm not familiar with the MyBook, but I was talking to a Linn dealer who wanted to change trees and he found how to access it using SSH and P...
- Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:44 am
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: TwonkyServer 6.0.34 on Windows keeps stalling / stopping
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15938
Re: TwonkyServer 6.0.34 on Windows keeps stalling / stopping
Hi Vic I'll test 6.0.36 on Windows XP SP3, but I'm not sure about enabling disk spin down as the last time I tried that it kicked off a RAID rebuild (like my NAS's, I use a RAID set in my PC). Of course, i guess the Twonky problem could also be a Win7 only issue, so it would be good if someone else ...
- Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:31 am
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Twonky Server 6.0.34 installed via QPKG on TS-212 then off.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4150
Re: Twonky Server 6.0.34 installed via QPKG on TS-212 then o
Hi No, the existing one is embedded in the Qnap firmware releases and it is simply disabled when you install the QPKG version (so you can disable it and revert to Twonky 5.1). Several of us pestered Qnap into building both Twonky 4 and the latest Twonky 6 releases into these QPKG add-ons as it means...
- Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:58 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Twonky Server 6.0.34 installed via QPKG on TS-212 then off.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4150
Re: Twonky Server 6.0.34 installed via QPKG on TS-212 then o
Hi Disable the 'UPnP server' via the Qnap web page; that is the embedded 5.1 version (installing the QPKG should automatically un-tick the box for the embedded version, so if you have re-ticked it, you will have reverted to the embedded 5.1 version). If Twonky 6 doesn't then automatically start, go ...
- Sun Sep 18, 2011 6:15 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Twonky Server 6.0.34 on ReadyNas Duo (Album Art)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6171
Re: Twonky Server 6.0.34 on ReadyNas Duo (Album Art)
Hi You probably shouldn't run both ReadyDLNA and Twonky; you only need one media server, so I'd disable ReadyDLNA and just use Twonky (if you really do need to run two servers for some reason, check they're not both sitting on port 9000). As to Twonky, unless I'm missing something bespoke that you a...
- Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:42 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Twonky Server 6.0.34 on ReadyNas Duo (Album Art)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6171
Re: Twonky Server 6.0.34 on ReadyNas Duo (Album Art)
Hi There are a few things that spring to mind about your setup. Firstly, I should point out that I'm not familiar with the Naim media player; the last Naim stuff I had was a heavily modified 12s (with individual DC regulators per daughter board) and a 250 (silver edged one) and that was a while back...
- Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:15 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: TwonkyServer 6.0.34 on Windows keeps stalling / stopping
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15938
Re: TwonkyServer 6.0.34 on Windows keeps stalling / stopping
Hi Vic Hope you're well and having fun! I've just been crawling about under the floor with long lengths of Linn 'Silver' cable clamped between my teeth; what a difference it's made to my 350A's!! As to your disappearing Twonky server issue, I reckon it's just that lovely warm climate you enjoy is ov...
- Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:09 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Twonky Server 6.0.34 on ReadyNas Duo (Album Art)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6171
Re: Twonky Server 6.0.34 on ReadyNas Duo (Album Art)
Hi The new Twonky share is purely for the Twonky installation files. The reason it's visible is to enable users to easily change the trees without having to use Linux and SSH (they're the XML files in the 'views' folder). The default Twonky ReadyNAS settings are set to point to the Music, Pictures a...
- Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:21 am
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: TwonkyServer 6.0.34 on Windows keeps stalling / stopping
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15938
Re: TwonkyServer 6.0.34 on Windows keeps stalling / stopping
Hi Vic I've not had that happen; most odd. I have Twonky 6.0.34 running on a Qnap TS-659 and although it's the Qnap specific version (which doesn't use a license key and thus doesn't have the online feeds) I have added the two media fusion files and a license to enable the internet radio feature. It...
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:57 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Navigation Tree
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9208
Re: Navigation Tree
Hi Probably the best thing to do is to look at my instructions for changing the trees in a Qnap. Though the file will be in a different place, it shows you how to log in using PuTTY and also outlines the basic Linux commands you'd need to change the tree files (though in your case, you only need cha...
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:36 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Navigation Tree
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9208
Re: Navigation Tree
Hi It should only happen in the folders container as opposed to all the containers. You can change the folder container (in view.definitions.xml) to add the album track sort order term to it. Original container: <container name='byfolder' id='music/folders' class='object.container.storageFolder' cre...
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:29 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: 6.0.33 on QNAP NAS - Playlists Not Recognised on Reboot
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3759
Re: 6.0.33 on QNAP NAS - Playlists Not Recognised on Reboot
Hi I found this with m3u playlists in Twonky 6.0.34 (Qnap Marvell, Qnap Intel and Windows versions) and I reported it as a bug (PV reference MM-5186). I always set Twonky rescan period to zero, so I tried it with rescan set to -1 and also to 10000 (roughly weekly) and either of those settings provid...
- Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:02 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Navtree 6 (How to show folders at the root solved and more)
- Replies: 118
- Views: 115249
Re: Navtree (How to show folders at the root solved and more
Hi I can't speak for all the hints and tips (and files) on this thread as I haven't tried them. For my ones (a couple of posts up) they are a complete package (of XML files) to directly replace the original files in the /resources/views folder. If experimenting yourself, the best thing to use is Not...
- Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:28 pm
- Forum: TwonkyServer
- Topic: Supported Streaming Formats
- Replies: 65
- Views: 109696
Re: Supported Streaming Formats
Actually, I think that would be a great plan; I thought the three handbag spam-ads [the other day] didn't really add much technical value to the overall scheme of things (though I did buy a couple of fake crocodile ones, just to be absolutely sure) and thus think it would be good if gurus (and maybe...