Setting Up Client to Play Videos (1 Viewer)

[toricred]

I'm really excited to use this new client/server architecture. I set up my server/client first and everything works fine on it. I'm trying to set up a client in my bedroom and I can't get it to actually play any video. I'm attaching the log. I'm certain I've got something configured wrong, but I can't figure out what. Is there other configuration information I need to post?

 

[morpheus_xx]

From reading your logfiles I would say this are network connection issues, so please check things like firewall and network configuration (same workgroup, subnet?...)

UPnP.Infrastructure.CP.UPnPRemoteException: Error writing action call document: Unable to connect to the remote server

[2012-03-04 18:23:21,470] [357513 ] [Thread7  ] [DEBUG] - ThreadPool.StartThreads(): Thread Thread57 started
[2012-03-04 18:23:22,556] [358599 ] [Thread61 ] [DEBUG] - TsVideoPlayer: Stop playing
[2012-03-04 18:23:22,556] [358599 ] [Thread61 ] [WARN ] - MediaPortal.UI.Players.Video.TsVideoPlayer: Unable to play 'Resource '{03dd2da6-4da8-4d3e-9e55-80e3165729a3}:////SERVER2/R/vids/Suburgatory/Suburgatory - S01E16 - Poetic Injustice.ts' at system 'a0e617c0-6509-4488-8f99-3ee35d54a183'
UPnP.Infrastructure.CP.UPnPRemoteException: Error writing action call document: Unable to connect to the remote server
  at UPnP.Infrastructure.CP.DeviceConnection.ActionCallState.SetRequestMessage(String message)
  at UPnP.Infrastructure.CP.DeviceConnection.OnActionCalled(CpAction action, IList`1 inParams, Object clientState)
  at UPnP.Infrastructure.CP.DeviceTree.CpAction.BeginInvokeAction(IList`1 inParameters, AsyncCallback callback, Object state)
  at UPnP.Infrastructure.CP.DeviceTree.CpAction.InvokeAction(IList`1 inParameters)
  at MediaPortal.Common.Services.ResourceAccess.UPnPResourceInformationServiceProxy.GetResourceInformation(ResourcePath path, Boolean& isFileSystemResource, Boolean& isFile, String& resourcePathName, String& resourceName, DateTime& lastChanged, Int64& size)
  at MediaPortal.Common.Services.ResourceAccess.RemoteResourceInformationService.GetResourceInformation(String nativeSystemId, ResourcePath nativeResourcePath, Boolean& isFileSystemResource, Boolean& isFile, String& resourcePathName, String& resourceName, DateTime& lastChanged, Int64& size)
  at MediaPortal.Common.Services.ResourceAccess.RemoteResourceProvider.RemoteFileSystemResourceAccessor.ConnectFileSystem(String nativeSystemId, ResourcePath nativeResourcePath, IFileSystemResourceAccessor& result)
  at MediaPortal.Common.Services.ResourceAccess.ResourceLocator.CreateAccessor()
  at MediaPortal.Common.Services.ResourceAccess.ResourceLocator.CreateLocalFsAccessor()
  at MediaPortal.UI.Players.Video.VideoPlayer.SetMediaItem(IResourceLocator locator, String mediaItemTitle)
  at MediaPortal.UI.Players.Video.VideoPlayerBuilder.GetPlayer(MediaItem mediaItem)

 

[toricred]

The network was one of the problems. Next was a firewall issue on the server where I had disabled the service. Simply re-enabling the service fixed the issue. Then next something really weird with my configuration and how Home Groups work came up. I've never used Home Groups so it took me a while to figure out. I had previously shared the raid drive at the top level and mapped it on the client using the same drive letter. That was preventing the Home Group from connecting properly. Once I killed the network mapping and addressed the firewall issues on the server I had a problem with codecs that was quickly addressed.

The only things outstanding for me are that I can't figure out how to delete a video after I finish watching it, and I'm really missing My TV Series.

 

[Arturas1976]

I also have such kind of problem. Network is ok at least how i see it. In the logs says that databes could not be connecter because of the size 257 MB? What is that? I can connect to server on remote machine, but can not see any share content!!!

[2012-03-12 17:59:14,129] [22611 ] [13 ] [WARN ] - SOAPHandler: Error invoking UPnP action 'LoadItem'
The database file is larger than the configured maximum database size. This setting takes effect on the first concurrent database connection only. [ Required Max Database Size (in MB; 0 if unknown) = 257 ]

 

[morpheus_xx]

Arturas1976, I think this issue has been solved in current dev branch, also see here: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/database-size-error.106282/

 

[Arturas1976]

Yes, exactly the same.