![]() Note 1: It's a good idea to save a copy of the old file before you modify it:Ĭp twonkymedia-server-default.ini Uploadpicturedir=/shares/Public/Shared Videos Uploadmusicdir=/shares/Public/Shared Videos Ignoredir=AppleDouble,AppleDB,AppleDesktop,TemporaryItems,SmartWare,Craig,Miranda,Roberta,Aidan,Shared Books,Shared Music,Shared Pictures We are a simple family, with simple needs: we just want to stream videos. Which appears to make Twonky less reliable. ini file is problematic: it indexes everything (all videos, pictures, and music), which takes a loooong time - and there's something wrong with Twonky's supposed ability to notice when new content is added and thus I must re-index frequently - and causes Twonky's DB to grow very large. It contains the following subdirectories: Note that I have a single share named Public. Uploadvideodir=/shares/Public/Shared Videos Uploadpicturedir=/shares/Public/Shared Pictures Uploadmusicdir=/shares/Public/Shared Music Suppressmenu=mediafeeds,transcoding,divAutoShare,network Ignoredir=AppleDouble,AppleDB,AppleDesktop,TemporaryItems,SmartWare Your vanilla file probably looks something like this: Your MyBook Live runs a version of Linux called Debian "lenny". Note that the "Sharing" page doesn't seem to work. Click the wrench icon to get to the good stuff. has a "Media" page that lets you turn TwonkyServer on and off. So if you change the password, don't forget it! This is hard-coded into the page, so if you change the password, it'll still say the password is welc0me. This enables ssh and tells you that the root pw is initially welc0me. To enable ssh (ie, command-line) access to your MyBook, use the backdoor: Both were free the last time I checked) and you can use the MyBook's built-in Twonky server to stream media wirelessly to your iPad via your home wireless router. If you have an iPad: install either Media Link Player Lite and / or LivingMediaPlayer (aka "MLPlayer" and "LMPlayer". Everything below worked for me, but it's your responsibility to decide if you understand things well enough to proceed. I've since had to do some tuning and some tweaking, and this information might be helpful to someone else, so I'm posting about it.ĭISCLAIMER: I'm not responsible for any loss of warranty, data, marital consortium, or anything else. As I posted here last November, I've got my home entertainment center tricked out with a 2TB Western Digital MyBook Live NAS device.
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