Twonky Server on ICY BOX NAS5220

[wirewolf86]

Hi Guys,
My first post so be gentle if i ask N00B questions.

I recently purchased an ICYBOX NAS5220 which came with Twonky Server 4.4. I set up both and started to transfer my files onto the NAS. i noticed that when i used my WDTV Live to view the video files on the Twonky Media Server that it only showed the avi files and not my mkv files. After some googling i found that the latest version of twonky server 6.0 recognises mkv's but the 4.4 that came with the NAS didnt. so i purchased a license and downloaded the newer version.

I uninstalled the old version and installed the new one. i noticed it only installed to my c:\program files, and not my NAS so i copied the folder over to the NAS (as per the instructions for installing the 4.4 version originally)

So i tried my WDTV Live again and still cant view the mkv files!
I have a converter to change from mkv to other formats but the problem is this takes forever to do and i have 600gb of mkv's! this would take days

Can some one tell me if ive done something wrong or confirm the correct process for installing Twonky Server 6.0 on my NAS so i can view my mkv files?
or atleast give a rough idea what the problem might be?

Thanks in advance

[phibertron]

While I dont have the exact how to install it for your nas device

There are scattered "how to" throughout the forums
searching is a pain though in this forum
The one in which you downloaded was most likely for windows
your going to need to download one specifically for you nas
the link below has a list of nas downloads for a bunch of nas devices
which one you need, not sure

http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/6.0.32/

but you may find this version more stable, as people have reported

http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/6.0.31-RC6/

just an example, here is a thread of going through the motions
on a different nas
which basically involves, logging into the nas
via putty and doing a wget, and some other stuff to get it to install

http://twonkyforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9440

[wirewolf86]

I cant find my NAS on the list
im guessing theres no NAS version for the IB-NAS5220

any suggestions on what to do next?
Thank you for your quick response

[phibertron]

I went looking through the forums, and havent yet figured out which one to use in the 6.x version
Previously in the 5.x version, there was a specific build for your nas
It "may" be possible to use one of the others, not sure which one
Hopefully someone who knows will ping in
or you can pm the moderator, and ask him which one

http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/5.1.6/

http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/5. ... -5.1.6.tgz

have you asked the question one the icybox forums yet?
maybe somone there knows, worth a shot

[wirewolf86]

Thanks
ive already posted and awaiting a reply. I dont think 5.1.6 supports mkv's does it?
I tried PM'ing a moderator but it wont allow me to compose a message but thats a different issue and im about to check the FAQ for that.

thanks again for the quick response and suggestions

[phibertron]

no worries

I did find this version of 6.0

http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/6.0/

http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/6.0/Twonky.tgz

still trying to find something in a readme or something
that might tell us why there is no Raidsonic version
or what version to use in its place

[wirewolf86]

All this is annoying...
Hopefully theres something to say which one to use in its place.
Im googling and searching forums now

[phibertron]

I think this might be it, just a total guess though

Based on the links from 6.0
Intradisk uses http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/6. ... ia-6.0.tgz
Raidsonic uses http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/6.0/Twonky.tgz

I would guess that this is the same for both, this is the one for intradisk

http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/6. ... 31-RC6.tgz

I could be wrong though

[wirewolf86]

Thanks for the investigation and sorry for my late reply.
ive tried to unzip the files and getting an error message:


! C:\Users\Adam\Downloads\twonkymedia-6.0.31-RC6.tgz: Cannot open \usr\sbin\twonkymediaserver (usr\local\httpd\mediaserver\twonkymediaserver --> \usr\sbin\twonkymediaserver)
! C:\Users\Adam\Downloads\twonkymedia-6.0.31-RC6.tgz: Symbolic link points to missing file
! C:\Users\Adam\Downloads\twonkymedia-6.0.31-RC6.tgz: Cannot open \usr\sbin\twonkymedia (usr\local\httpd\mediaserver\twonkymedia --> \usr\sbin\twonkymedia)
! C:\Users\Adam\Downloads\twonkymedia-6.0.31-RC6.tgz: Symbolic link points to missing file

Should i be unzipping them to my NAS or desktop then copy them over?
Sorry for the silly questions

[phibertron]

There not silly

I know that for the most part, from what I see
is that one has to log into the nas via putty or similiar telnet app
and from there they usually do a wget to to the zipped file
or they copy it over unzipped
and from there, there is sometimes a .sh file to install it
each nas device has its own way of doing things, or some extra step or setting
different from the other
which is why there isnt this all in one install doc

I highly recommend looking and or asking the icybox people how they recommend doing this
unless someone here knows what to tell you to do
we'll both be pushing big red buttons to see what happens

[phibertron]

based on this link

http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8611

Again it couldnt be easier, download the latest twonky version from the icybox webpage, place it the apps folder on the HDD and click the 'enable twonky server' check box in the config page.

so for giggles, I downloaded this one, just to see what was in there
http://www.icybox.com.tw/page/service/driver.htm
http://www.icybox.com.tw/driver/twonkymedia.zip

aside from which one to download from twonky's site
there is a read me in that zip from icybox, that helps with some of what you need to know

[wirewolf86]

So it turns out no one has posted on the ICY BOX forums since September 2010 since me recently so no luck there.
Im no closer in figuring out how to get Twonky 6 working on my NAS
i might have to bite the bullet and sell this NAS and buy a Twonky 6 compatible NAS
Any suggestions for a 2 bay home server NAS?