SOLVED: DLNA Server Won't Start

[johnnc]

Hey All,

I am a complete newcomer to Linux and Amahi. I just installed Fedora 19 and Amahi 7 via the Express Disc and I purchased the DLNA app. I installed the app but the DLNA server won't start. So I used PUTTY to connect to the server. Here are the commands I have run so far:

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/etc/minidlna.conf

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-bash: /etc/minidlna.conf: Permission denied

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/var/log/minidlna.log

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-bash: /var/log/minidlna.log: No such file or directory

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service amahi-dlna start

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Redirecting to /bin/systemctl start amahi-dlna.service Failed to issue method call: Access denied

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systemctl status minidlna.service

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minidlna.service - MiniDLNA is a DLNA/UPnP-AV server software Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/minidlna.service; enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2013-12-27 21:00:06 PST; 48s ago Process: 2745 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/minidlnad -S (code=exited, status=127) Dec 27 21:00:06 guest1-HP systemd[1]: Starting MiniDLNA is a DLNA/UPnP-AV s..... Dec 27 21:00:06 guest1-HP systemd[1]: Started MiniDLNA is a DLNA/UPnP-AV se...e. Dec 27 21:00:06 guest1-HP systemd[1]: minidlna.service: main process exited.../a Dec 27 21:00:06 guest1-HP systemd[1]: Unit minidlna.service entered failed ...e.

I cannot turn off DHCP on my router but I can limit the number of addresses to 1. I restarted all my clients and they are receiving addresses from the server.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled DLNA, RPM Free and RPM Not Free numerous times.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

John

[uels]

Hi,

I have the exact the same problem. Installed with Express Disc yesterday, purchased/installed DLNA app but the service won’t start.

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Dec 28 11:19:36 localhost systemd[1]: Starting MiniDLNA is a DLNA/UPnP-AV server software... Dec 28 11:19:36 localhost systemd[1]: Started MiniDLNA is a DLNA/UPnP-AV server software. Dec 28 11:19:36 localhost systemd[1]: minidlna.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=127/n/a Dec 28 11:19:36 localhost systemd[1]: Unit minidlna.service entered failed state.

[bigfoot65]

Ensure you are running all commands as root. I need to see the full status message, please do this again and report back what is displays:

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systemctl status minidlna.service

johnnc: Most of the commands you have attempted are not valid. If you are following guidance in the wiki, they may be for a different Amahi version/OS. If it does not say Amahi 7, it's probably not.

EDIT: Also please check the amahi-app-installer.log in /var/log for errors with DLNA.

[uels]

Thanks for the reply! Here's the output

systemctl status minidlna.service

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[root@localhost /]# systemctl status minidlna.service minidlna.service - MiniDLNA is a DLNA/UPnP-AV server software Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/minidlna.service; enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sa 2013-12-28 17:03:36 CET; 31s ago Process: 16390 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/minidlnad -S (code=exited, status=127) Dez 28 17:03:36 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting MiniDLNA is a DLNA/UPnP-AV server software... Dez 28 17:03:36 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started MiniDLNA is a DLNA/UPnP-AV server software. Dez 28 17:03:36 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: minidlna.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=127/n/a Dez 28 17:03:36 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Unit minidlna.service entered failed state.

and the installer.log

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======= app install begin @ 2013-12-27 20:40:46 +0100 ========== Installing app id ogiaus92x5 under /var/hda/platform/html ENV=production Your HDA services have been restarted. Your HDA services have been restarted. Configuring Amahi settings Reloading systemctl daemon Enabling minidlna.service ln -s '/usr/lib/systemd/system/minidlna.service' '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/minidlna.service' Starting minidlna.service App: DLNA installed ======= app install end @ 2013-12-27 20:44:36 +0100 ==========

[bigfoot65]

OK, all looks normal except the failure to start for minidlna. Have you applied OS updates?

Also please do this as root user and list the output:

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yum list plexmediaserver

[uels]

Hi again,

no updates so far.

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[root@localhost log]# yum list plexmediaserver Geladene Plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * fedora: ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de * rpmfusion-free: ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de * rpmfusion-free-updates: ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de * rpmfusion-nonfree: ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de * updates: ftp.uni-koeln.de Installierte Pakete plexmediaserver.x86_64 0.9.8.14.263-139ddbc @amahi Verfügbare Pakete plexmediaserver.i386 0.9.8.14.263-139ddbc amahi

[bigfoot65]

I cannot tell from the output, but does it say available or installed? Also might consider doing OS updates as there are security issues that get fixed by the OS.

[uels]

Installed packages(Installierte Pakete):

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plexmediaserver.x86_64 0.9.8.14.263-139ddbc @amahi

Available packages(Verfügbare Pakete):

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plexmediaserver.i386 0.9.8.14.263-139ddbc amahi

I just started updating with

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yum update

[bigfoot65]

Ok, that is likely the issue then. You will need to uninstall DLNA. Then as root user do:

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yum remove plexmediaserver yum list plexmediaserver

Ensure it is listed as not installed, then reinstall DLNA and it should work. I presume you did not install Plex Media Server on your own.

[uels]

Still the same problem...

Followed your instructions and removed DLNA(dashboard) and then plexmediaserver. It’s not listed as installed by yum. Then I reinstalled DLNA but it still won’t start…
Output from systemctl status minidlna.service is still the same:

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[root@localhost /]# systemctl status minidlna.service minidlna.service - MiniDLNA is a DLNA/UPnP-AV server software Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/minidlna.service; enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sa 2013-12-28 18:01:15 CET; 32s ago Process: 27403 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/minidlnad -S (code=exited, status=127) Dez 28 18:01:15 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting MiniDLNA is a DLNA/UPnP-AV server software... Dez 28 18:01:15 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started MiniDLNA is a DLNA/UPnP-AV server software. Dez 28 18:01:15 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: minidlna.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=127/n/a Dez 28 18:01:15 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Unit minidlna.service entered failed state.

uninstall + installation from /var/log/amahi-app-installer.log

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======= app uninstall begin @ 2013-12-28 17:47:13 +0100 ========== Uninstalling app id ogiaus92x5 under /var/hda/platform/html ENV=production Removing Amahi settings Stopping minidlna.service Disabling minidlna.service rm '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/minidlna.service' Reloading systemctl daemon Done! Your HDA services have been restarted. App: DLNA uninstalled ======= app uninstall end @ 2013-12-28 17:47:15 +0100 ========== ======= app install begin @ 2013-12-28 17:52:01 +0100 ========== Installing app id ogiaus92x5 under /var/hda/platform/html ENV=production Your HDA services have been restarted. Your HDA services have been restarted. Configuring Amahi settings Reloading systemctl daemon Enabling minidlna.service ln -s '/usr/lib/systemd/system/minidlna.service' '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/minidlna.service' Starting minidlna.service App: DLNA installed ======= app install end @ 2013-12-28 17:53:38 +0100 ==========