Twonky Forum

Hi,

I currently try to use Twonky Media Server on a Mythbuntu Server. Twonky does find my .mpg and .mpeg videos in the specified folder. Since filenames for the recordings of mythbuntutv are somehow cryptic I use a script (mythlink.pl) to create symbolic links of the files in the video folder that can be understood. For example now I have the following files and links in my /media/videos:

drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 4096 2011-01-03 22:10 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2011-01-01 15:08 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 51 2011-01-03 22:10 7 Zwerge - Der Wald ist nicht genug- Untitled.mpg -> /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/29800_20110102233800.mpg
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2369154568 2011-01-01 12:58 Anden.mpeg
-rwxrwxrwx 1 marcel marcel 305705860 2011-01-03 15:52 king.mpg
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 51 2011-01-03 22:10 King Of Queens- Speedy Gonzales.mpg -> /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/13020_20110103151700.mpg
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 51 2011-01-03 22:10 Rachs Restaurantschule - Das große Wiedersehen- Untitled.mpg -> /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/29800_20110103211300.mpg
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 51 2011-01-03 22:10 Unser Sandmännchen- Untitled.mpg -> /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/29205_20110103175200.mpg

Even with chmod 777 only "Anden.mpeg" and "king.mpg" show up in the movies.

Is there a possibility to use the linkes movies too (they are directly playanle on my Toshiba Regza if I copy them to /media/videos!

Thanks LinuxQ

If symbolic links doesn't work, why not use hard links - you just need to ensure that the directory you're using for Twonky and for MythTV are on the same partition.

Thanks Beetle! I had no plan how to do this, started google and managed to change the perl script and it works perfectly now!!!! Thanks!!!

Check the Twonky ini file and make sure it has the followlinks=1 set.