Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

[Spoon]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

/users/[your user name]/Music/

?

[realhifi]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

Forgive my ignorance but I have installed this on my Mac Mini and went to configure and do not know which line to put in for music folder. I am using iTunes as the library.
Thanks for the help!

[Spoon]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

Only to report when something does not work.

[whgmkeller]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

Well, switching to / did the track. It works now. Thanks Spoon !

Is there anything in particular that you want us to test out or look at?

Greetz, Willem

[Spoon]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

Advanced Search >> Details >>

here you can see how many albums Asset knows about, to me it looks like you should be using / not \

[whgmkeller]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

Yes, I did. At least, I think I did.
I added the path to a test directories where some of my music resides. In this case, the path is as follows:
\users\Willem\Music\XLD RIPS\

Should I include the \ at the end?

After specifying the path, I hit "apply" - I have left all choices as they are. I also did not enter a value in the filed "Asset UPnP identification" - don't know what I should enter here.

Asset then presents me with a status message: Asset UPnP server - configuration applied

After that, nothing seems to happen. I do see the server showing up in Kinsky but I don;t see the albums, artist and so on. The menu choices are there but they all show up empty.

Maybe I should add that I have Asset installed on a local iMac, while Kinsky is running on a Mac Mini that acts as my main media player and as the basis for my Linn Akurate setup.

Any clues? Thanks in advance :-)

Greetz, Willem

[Spoon]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

Did you add your music path to the configuration page?

[whgmkeller]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

Any new developments on this?

Willem, Netherlands

[whgmkeller]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

Hi Spoon and others following this thread.

I am very enthusiastic about this development. Since I bought my Linn Akurate DS a month ago, I have been searching for a good mediaserver. So far, I am the most impressed by Minimserver (Mac version) and Asset UPnP (which I am running in a virtual Windows box on my Mac). In Asset, I especially like the fact that I am able to select music based on both Genre (which I treat as a broader group such as "rock") and Style (sub-entries which I use to further divide the genres). So you can understand that I will be following this thread :-)

I have installed the Asset UPnP version on my iMac. Not sure how it works though. After starting up, I have to configure. I have left all items default as they are. When I hit "apply", what should happen? It seems to me that nothing seems to happen? Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

What I do see is that the program is running, at least it sits in my dock. It does not (yet) show up in Kinsky though.

Spoon, maybe you can give a short instruction on the set-up / installation procedure? Thanks in advance !!

Greetz, Willem
Netherlands

[Spoon]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

Update 30th November 2012

Updated to fix ALAC (m4a) detection bug.

[murkku]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

I've been running Asset UPnP with CrossOver for a good year now, but this native OS X version is excellent news indeed!
Sadly it doesn't seem to detect ALAC (.m4a) files from the directory tree. FLAC (hi-res also) and MP3 files get served fine.
Wasn't able to transcode FLACs to WAV either, but I guess these are already known beta issues.

Anyway, it's looking very promising. Keep up the good work, Spoon!

Cheers,
M

[Spoon]

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The configuration page is served like an internet page, only a firewall should stop it from working.

@Mattc - the other features will activate on release, which hopefully will not be too long.

[sumitagg]

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Do you have any security software such as a firewall?

yes. the mac firewall is on. but that has always been on. i've currently installed Asset on the mac using wine bottler and it works most of the time

[dbfan]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

Do you have any security software such as a firewall?

[sumitagg]

Re: Asset UPnP For OSX (MAC)

this is not working. when you press the config button it tries to open a web address but i get an error message that it cant connect to the server. was really hoping this would work but looks like will have to wait