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Files are locked on ubuntu when copied from my mac or pc

I have installed ubuntu on my old computer, fresh install etc. etc. hope to use it as a central store for media, backups as well as use xbmc on it to play stuff on my TV. Problem i am getting at the ...
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xbmc crash on start up [closed]

I'm trying to set up a local media server with XBMC on it. But every time i launch it it gives me a crash report after only loading the first screen of XBMC. Can someone please help. ############## ...
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Media Streaming

Hey I'm a little new to the Ubuntu world but I'm really trying to learn about networking. I have a old computer with a 1Tb Hard drive in it with a 1Tb external hard drive. Between these two drives I ...
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Im trying to stream multiple flv files using ffmpeg to Red5 server. Please help

So far I have red5 installed, jwplayer is embedded on to webpage, and it can receive a stream without issue (relatively). The command i have been using for the stream is: ffmpeg -i clip1.flv -re ...
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PS3 Media Server not opening?

This is my first time posting on the forums but I've tried everthing and cannot find an answer anywhere. My problm is that I am unable to run PS3 Media Server (PMS) on Ubuntu 12.10. I run the 32 bit ...
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How to setup audio streaming server? [closed]

I need to set up a live audio streaming server on a machine running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (It will be for conference purpose, voice not music). I would like to do it through HTTP. I need only one feed ...
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Streaming music to Marantz M-CR603

Our stereo installation supports, according to the box, streaming over AirPlay (although the normal RAOP stuff doesn't seem to work on it. I think it's something called Airport Express), DLNA and ...
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Setting Plex media server on Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop?

I just installed the Plex media server from the Ubuntu Software Center, and opened the web interface. I want to stream my video , movies and music to my ps3 . I do lots of scratched and applied same ...
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Dedicated server in the cloud as media server with Raspberry Pi at home

I have an hosted server on OVH, it's running my small website, owncloud to backup my photos, and a lot of mp4/h264 and avi/xvid. I would like to use it as a media server to stream video to my ...
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Can't see home media server on 12.04 lts [duplicate]

Fair warning, Im a beginner at Unbuntu. I am running my home media server off of my old Windows desktop with Windows XP using Serviio and all the devices in my house can see it (XBOX, PS3, Smart TVs, ...
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What are some good alternatives to PS3 Media Server?

I've typically ran PS3 Media Server for a few years now to serve and transcode Video to multiple devices. It's great at transcoding videos for each device specifically. In my experience, PS3 Media ...
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Is there a work around to get PlayOn media server to work on ubuntu?

Recently, a Netflix on Ubuntu solution was posted at Is there a way to stream Netflix? Is there a similar solution for PlayOn media server? PlayOn (not playonlinux) is a media server that lets you ...
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Ubuntu Android Shared Folders

I have installed samba on ubuntu and shared a folder by right clicking on it and sharing it from it sharing option. I have an app on Android that manages the files and it asks me for IP Adress and ...
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Video server for PS3

I am trying to get my Ubuntu desktop to be able to share videos so my PS3 can watch them over my network. I would like a folder,or something similar that I can share as a media center so all of the ...
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Media service on ubuntu

I have a ubuntu desktop on my home network which has a lot of files that i'd like to play on my tv. I have a logitec reveue (google tv) which is capable of streaming media on the lan. So, I'm ...
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Media server (Mediatomb) accessible over internet

I currently have a server installed with Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 (first time using Linux) which I would like to configure as a media server. Additionaly, I have installed Samba, OpenSSH, Webmin and ...
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Need assist - Converting Windows Media Server to Ubuntu

I found this guide but have a few questions: http://dagolav.prestegarden.com/installing-ubuntu-on-the-hp-mediasmart-ex490/ I'm not a Linux guru yet, fairly new. I want to convert this sweet little ...
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minidlna not working properly on my headless precise pangolin server

I have two DLNA servers, one that came built into my router (SSID_MediaMover) and the other is my server running minidlna (JBs DLNA server). The former shows up on a PS3 and the latter doesn't. The ...
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Good examples of Powernap scripts?

In looking for Powernap action script examples ( i.e. /etc/powernap/action ), I found the following: one two three Does anybody have another good script they use or recommend particular techniques ...
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MP4 files show up but won't stream to xbox 360

I set up a basic media server to stream to my 360 using uShare. Here are the instructions I used: http://linuxexpresso.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/howto-ubuntu-upnp-server-to-xbox-360/. I can stream ...
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Ps3MediaServer and Ubuntu 12.10

I'm trying to install ps3mediaserver in Ubuntu 12.10, but it isn't possible. When I try, I get this: ps3mediaserver : Depend: ps3mediaserver-multiarch I tried to install ps3mediaserver-multiarch, ...
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Which media server for these requirements

I'm running ubuntu 12.04 server edition and am looking for a media centre server daemon that meets the following requiments: upnp/dlna streams photo audio and video transcode video from h264 mkvs on ...
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What are ways of sharing music on ubuntu externally?

I setup a DAAP server on my server at home, mapped to my router. In ubuntu I have a variety of clients that support DAAP. In windows I couldn't find clients or easy ways of connecting to my DAAP ...
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Plex media server doesn't run after fresh install

After adding the ppa and apt-getting plexmediaserver, it briefly said something like "running media server". Then disappeared. root@host:/etc# ps aux |grep -i plex root 8757 0.0 0.3 4192 ...
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Can I use Ubuntu as a wireless media server which performs all decoding/processing server-side?

I want to setup UBUNTU 12.04 desktop as Home media server. I have window 7 netbook and UBUNTU 12.04lts laptop even a samsun galaxy note tablet (android). Two desktop in other room with dualboot win7 ...
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Which version of Ubuntu is best for home media server and NAS?

I have an HP microserver with 2GB ram and AMD N40L processor. I want to know what Ubuntu version will be best for and home media centre and also NAS?
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Plex won't enter my home directory or other partitions

I just installed the Plex media server from the Ubuntu Software Center, and opened the web interface. I wanted to start by adding a collection. When it gave me a file browser, I wanted to go to ...
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Can I connect to iTunes music shares using Amarok?

The Amarok manual claims: Amarok automatically shows the tracks from the server in the Media Sources -> Local Music pane and no further configuration is required. But Amarok did not ...
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2 TB Hard Drives and RAID 5 in home server

I recently converted my home media server from Windows Server 2008 to Ubuntu 11.10. Right now, there is a single WD20EARS 2 TB hard drive formatted as NTFS that's about to run out of space. I'd like ...
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MythTV + File Storage in one box

I would like to build a headless Ubuntu server to work as (backup) file server + work as MythTV backend server recording and sharing TV in Home network. It should have flexible hard drive handling to ...
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get error on boot - fresh install [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Error out of disk, grub rescue I just loaded Ubuntu 11.10 as a fresh install. I am getting a error "HD0 out of disk", press any key to continue". The system seems to ...
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forked-daapd doesn't work and I don't know why! [closed]

I'm using ubuntu server 11.10, I've installed forked-daapd and this is its config file: general { # Username uid = "musica" logfile = "/var/log/forked-daapd.log" # ...
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Can I share a TV card?

My environment: 2 PCs, a desktop and a laptop, both on Oneiric they are connected together by ethernet wire nfs-common is installed and configured: the desktop is the server a TV tuner card is ...
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Media Streaming Server

I'm looking for a media stream server (specially audio streams) for installing on my Ubuntu server box. Is there any lightweight, easy configurable solution? It's awesome if this solution is able ...
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change to Ubuntu Server or stay with Ubuntu

I have an Ubuntu PC (10.04) which I plan to use as a home server. It's main use will be NAS and media server with MediaTomb. Should I: backup and reformat PC, and install Ubuntu Server. leave it ...
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Problems streaming UPNP/DLNA from Ubuntu machine

I've set up both mediatomb and minidlna on my ubuntu 10.04 PC. They both stream media perfectly to my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy) and Google TV (Logitech Revue) using UPNP. Yet my laptop (Ubuntu ...
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Why is mediatomb not compiled with javascript support?

I've been using mediatomb for a while and when I've decided to present files and folders in a custom way, I figured out that mediatomb in ubuntu 11.4 (server) was not compiled with javascript. Has ...
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how to open/change config file of tvmobili in terminal

I must make some changes in my config file for my media server; tvmobili but I don't know where to find it, what commands must I use?
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UPNP Media server?

I am looking for a simple UPNP media server software. This does not have to be a full system. All I want is for my xbox 360 to be able to play music off my laptop. I want it to pick up all media in ...
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How can I Push/Stream media to my Ubuntu box from a DNLA device

I would like to use my Ubuntu box as the equivalent of a DNLP enabled TV. I would like to be able to from my phone, send video to the computer's monitor. so basically the opposite of using vlc to ...
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Mp3 tags keep resetting

I've got a ch3snas media server where I store all my mp3's on and I use Rhythmbox to play the files on my computer. I can adjust the info fine, no warnings but when I log back in the next time the ...
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What does a media server need?

I want to buy a new PC to be used as a media server that streams HD movies, music to any wireless device on my network (laptop, desktop, TV, etc.). I was wondering about the PC hardware's ...
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Is there a way to use a SSH connection to access SMB or UPnP files without setting up a VPN?

What I'm trying to do is set up a SSH key that only gives access to certain directories, for security reasons I don't want it to have full access to my SSH server. I already have the ability to access ...
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Are the any commercially available, easy to use, media servers running Ubuntu?

This thing is one of the be-all-end-all solutions to people wanting to access their multimedia files around their house, but it runs Windows Home Server. Is there any similar device out there running ...
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Windows Home Server equivalent

What Windows Home Server equivalents are available for Ubuntu? I am specifically looking for file sharing, backups, media streaming etc... Obviously Ubuntu can do all of these out of the box, but I ...
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Why can't RhythmBox/Coherence see PS3 Media Server?

By PS3 Media server, I mean the package, rather than an actual PS3. It's a uPnp server. My XBox can see it and stream from it, but the Coherence plug-in of RhythmBox does not seem to be able to. I ...