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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #210 on: August 31, 2012, 12:50:10 PM
Ok lets break this down a bit.

On the server
Once the EXE's have been run on the server you can check they are still running by going into Task Manager (CTRL-ATL-Del > Task Manager) and seeing if their processes are running:


Note SABnzb is there... you will also have SB & CP listed (mine is listed as Pyhton but yours won't be).

Once you have confirmed the programs are actually running (and if not have run their EXE files to get them running) you now need to find out the hostname of the server, so open up CMD and type hostname and hit enter. This will give you the hostname of the computer you are working on.



End your links to point to http://<hostname>:8080, 8081 and 5000 (SAB, SB and CP) and then check they still open on your server. If they do move over to your laptop (which is on the same network) and confirm that the new links pointing to hostname are still working.

Give that a try :)
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #211 on: August 31, 2012, 13:40:34 PM
Ok lets break this down a bit.

On the server
Once the EXE's have been run on the server you can check they are still running by going into Task Manager (CTRL-ATL-Del > Task Manager) and seeing if their processes are running:


Note SABnzb is there... you will also have SB & CP listed (mine is listed as Pyhton but yours won't be).

Once you have confirmed the programs are actually running (and if not have run their EXE files to get them running) you now need to find out the hostname of the server, so open up CMD and type hostname and hit enter. This will give you the hostname of the computer you are working on.



End your links to point to http://<hostname>:8080, 8081 and 5000 (SAB, SB and CP) and then check they still open on your server. If they do move over to your laptop (which is on the same network) and confirm that the new links pointing to hostname are still working.

Give that a try :)

ok after i opened the exe files i can see them running in precesses under task manager

the browser shows couch potato as http://localhost:8081/home so do i now change this to http://administrator:8081/home as copying this into my laptop browser brings nothing back

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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #212 on: August 31, 2012, 13:43:25 PM
Not the username but the hostname... I've edited the image and added some bad paintskills to highlight what you are looking for. It's whatever you called the machine.

edit: Just thought... You are using the hostname or IP address to RPD to the machine... use that same one in the URL for SAB/CP/SB.
Last Edit: August 31, 2012, 13:46:45 PM by Leon #187;
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #213 on: August 31, 2012, 14:47:53 PM
Not the username but the hostname... I've edited the image and added some bad paintskills to highlight what you are looking for. It's whatever you called the machine.

edit: Just thought... You are using the hostname or IP address to RPD to the machine... use that same one in the URL for SAB/CP/SB.

Still no luck.. i have called the server PROLIANT so have tried http:/PROLIANT:8081/  and also used the ip address of the rdp connection and checked it under ipconfig but no joy from my laptop... would it have anything to do with my router not forwarding ??

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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #214 on: August 31, 2012, 15:01:25 PM
Damn looks like you are doing everything right but its still not playing ball. It may be a port forwarding issue, I've never had an issue but I think addictedweb did? Hmm hopefully someone else has some ideas (but they don't check this as much :P)
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #215 on: August 31, 2012, 15:16:29 PM
Damn looks like you are doing everything right but its still not playing ball. It may be a port forwarding issue, I've never had an issue but I think addictedweb did? Hmm hopefully someone else has some ideas (but they don't check this as much :P)

I think i had a similar issue with my ip cam recently i just had to forward the port number in the router settings, i will give it a try

Another issue as i have now moved onto the xbmc set up I have entered the port number as 8082 as in tutorial, and then on SB and CP do i just enter localhost:8082 as when i test it it come back as failed

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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #216 on: August 31, 2012, 15:25:53 PM
Oooo you are having all kinds of connection issues lol.

As well as port, username, password on that network screen within XBMC make sure the 'allow access via HTTP and allow other devices to control XBMC are ticked' - think those are the options off the top of my head.
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #217 on: August 31, 2012, 15:50:25 PM
ok after i opened the exe files i can see them running in precesses under task manager

the browser shows couch potato as http://localhost:8081/home so do i now change this to http://administrator:8081/home as copying this into my laptop browser brings nothing back

Just to confirm, on the PC that's running couch potato (we'll call this the server), when you type "http://localhost:8081" into the browser you see the CouchPotato page?

If this works we know CouchPotato is running correctly on your server.

On your other PC, first open cmd (Start -> Run (or search box) -> type 'cmd' [enter]). In the black cmd window type:
Code: [Select]
ping hostnamewhere hostname is the name or IP address of the server.

You should see a number of 'Reply from ip address ..." type lines.

If that works we know your two computers can talk to each other over the network.

Now use that same hostname or IP address in a browser on your other PC and try the address:

http://hostname:8081 (so it will be something like http://proliant:8081 or http://192.168.0.12:8081)


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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #218 on: August 31, 2012, 16:10:01 PM
Oooo you are having all kinds of connection issues lol.

As well as port, username, password on that network screen within XBMC make sure the 'allow access via HTTP and allow other devices to control XBMC are ticked' - think those are the options off the top of my head.

yes have those ticked and double checked..not going to well is it lol

so have managed to changed skin to aeon nox i think but i have no audio and the tv show plays for only a few seconds then freezes up ...

im running the proliant directly connected to the tv via hdmi and using ATI radeon 5450, however i have tried to update the drivers and it says they are current...

seems i have loads of issues is there a smiley showing me banging my head on the wall??  :mad:

and another issue i have is that when trying to add a movie on couch potato nothing happens!!
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #219 on: August 31, 2012, 19:34:41 PM
ok after i opened the exe files i can see them running in precesses under task manager

the browser shows couch potato as http://localhost:8081/home so do i now change this to http://administrator:8081/home as copying this into my laptop browser brings nothing back

Just to confirm, on the PC that's running couch potato (we'll call this the server), when you type "http://localhost:8081" into the browser you see the CouchPotato page?

If this works we know CouchPotato is running correctly on your server.

On your other PC, first open cmd (Start -> Run (or search box) -> type 'cmd' [enter]). In the black cmd window type:
Code: [Select]
ping hostnamewhere hostname is the name or IP address of the server.

You should see a number of 'Reply from ip address ..." type lines.

If that works we know your two computers can talk to each other over the network.

Now use that same hostname or IP address in a browser on your other PC and try the address:

http://hostname:8081 (so it will be something like http://proliant:8081 or http://192.168.0.12:8081)

I can see the couch potato page on the server in the browser when using http://localhost:8081 all is well here, except im not able to get it to search any movies at all ?

when i ping the server (proliant) from my laptop i get four lines of reply back all is well here it seems.

than when i use the http://proliant:8081 i get can not display page !! weird eh , goint to try it in IE as im using chrome

Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #220 on: August 31, 2012, 19:40:42 PM
ok after i opened the exe files i can see them running in precesses under task manager

the browser shows couch potato as http://localhost:8081/home so do i now change this to http://administrator:8081/home as copying this into my laptop browser brings nothing back

Just to confirm, on the PC that's running couch potato (we'll call this the server), when you type "http://localhost:8081" into the browser you see the CouchPotato page?

If this works we know CouchPotato is running correctly on your server.

On your other PC, first open cmd (Start -> Run (or search box) -> type 'cmd' [enter]). In the black cmd window type:
Code: [Select]
ping hostnamewhere hostname is the name or IP address of the server.

You should see a number of 'Reply from ip address ..." type lines.

If that works we know your two computers can talk to each other over the network.

Now use that same hostname or IP address in a browser on your other PC and try the address:

http://hostname:8081 (so it will be something like http://proliant:8081 or http://192.168.0.12:8081)

Couch potato opens fin on the server browser using localhost

ping works fine from laptop to server

same hostname or ip from laptop fails tried on IE and chrome  :disappointed:

Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #221 on: August 31, 2012, 23:36:03 PM
argg still at it here but now calling it a night, no luck with the accessing via laptop to CP or SB and for some reason all the downloads in sabnzb that are residing in my c\ waiting for couch potato and sickbeard to move to xbmc is not working out

under notifications in CP for xbmc should the host be the >full ip address of the server<:8082 or should it be localhost:8082

will have a shorter go at this tomorrow but really im stuck as my know how even with my friend google tonight has resulted in zilch !lol

on a good note i have resolved the audio issue..not sure how but its working  :w00t:

thanks for all help received today x

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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #222 on: September 01, 2012, 01:53:19 AM
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Re: [GUIDE] Automated Media Server & XBMC Setup
Reply #224 on: September 01, 2012, 20:19:50 PM
Hi all. I'm new to this forum, and new to the HP Microserver which I have just taken delivery of. It looks a lovely bit of kit, and I am eager to get it up and running as our family media centre as soon as possible. We have been using Windows 7 Media Centre for a number of years which has been connected to our 32" Sony TV. Its been (and still is) very good for us. We use it to watch and record live TV (with two USB tuners), listen to our music collection (ripped MP3s), view our extensive collection of photos and watch movies (paid for using BlinkBox or similar, but mainly our ripped DVDs - well, my 5-year-olds DVDs to be honest, so kids films in the main).

I built the media centre myself (I have a reasonable amount of experience in building PCs and installing Windows operating systems, though not really server OSs). The machine is very overpowered for a media centre, with a quad core AMD that runs quite hot and uses quite a bit of electricity. I wanted to get something smaller and more energy efficient, so I opted for the N40L.

Now, enough of the back story...

Basically, I am deciding on which OS route to go down. Ideally I want the following setup:-

a) OS to boot from the internal memory stick
b) 4 x 2TB drives - probably none raid as I will perform my own backups to external hard disks as I need them - I don't want a situation where data is split over different disks in a RAID5 setup (for example) as I'd like to be able to simply remove and replace internal disks without worries about RAID.
c) I want all the functionality that this thread helps achieve, but I also, most importatly, need LiveTV and PVR-type functionality

I presume I will need a linux-based solution if I want to run the OS from the USB. However, I know next-to-nothing about Linux, so would like advice on which variety to run with, knowing that I need to have the ability to have LiveTV and PVR functionality with at least external 2x USB tuners hanging off the back of the machine. To achieve b) above, I need the system to allow me to run the XMBC/potatoe/etc stuff as described in this thread. This, in itself, will be a massive learning exercise for me, but I need to get the OS choice pinned down first.

Any help and advice would be hugely appreciated.

Many thanks guys and gals.

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