> > > This sounds great. Would you be willing to share your code ? Would you > like to turn it into an open source project ? > > One day maybe - I started this with very modest goals and over time it turned into something else completely, plus a kitchen sink ... code is messy, inconsistent, there is a lot of it, and I never anticipated anyone else would ever need to see it or understand it.... just cleaning it up will be a lot of work, and documenting it even more...
And then, OpenSource projects are only meaningful if they can attract reasonable number of developers... as what I did is completely oriented toward end-user that does not want to know what RAOP or A2DP is, this is probably unlikely However, given the limitations of DLNA streaming architecture (Gappless > playback, limited formats support in standard, limited choice of control > points, control point must remain running to play next track/playlist, > general stability issues depending on particular implementation/product) > you may want to consider if you really want to make DLNA a backbone for > such setup. > Please explain this further. If I understood correctly, you do not HAVE to use DLNA/UPnP-AV, you want to use it because you believe it will serve you well. I HAVE (well, sort of) to use it, as I have two receivers that can only accept DLNA streams. Because of the above listed limitations, I would say it may be better for you to consider using RAOP streaming, or even "native" streams that several sources can provide and consume, such as MPD, Pulse, SBS/LMS, SubSonic... etc. as you can choose both your endpoint and your stream server - if I understood you correctly. > > Also, with 8 zones, you might find it more practical to reverse the >> streaming direction, and to have the 8 sinks (destinations) in the >> destination (room) and not on the server itself, and simply stream to them >> from the server. >> > I'm implementing a whole house audio system. All the zones are wired to > a central location and connected to large multi zone amplifiers, presently > 2 x 6 stereo zones each. The only way to implement a local sink in each > room would be to unwire the centralized wiring coming from each room and > have a single channel "sound server" and amplifier in each room. This > would necessitate tearing into drywall and then putting a server and > amplifier in each room. More or less yes... but not a "server and amplifier in each room" just an device that can receive a network stream (Airport Express, Wallplug PC such as Rasbery, any of number of "network players" from many vendors (Linn, Phillips, Cambridge Audio, Logitech Sqeezebox, Sonos, Xbox, Sony PS3....) or a receiver with built-in DLNA or AirPlay) and a means of connecting this to speakers (eg. an amplifier unless you use a receiver with built-in network streaming on Sons with amp built-in, etc.) There is also this thing called "WiFi", but it is tricky, so I dont blame you if you dont want to hear about it :-) But you will probably want to have WiFi in your house anyway, so it may pay to do this right and then use it for this purpose. Nothing a huge antenna and few strategically placed AP or two wont fix ;-) Ethernet over power also seem to work well for most people ... This is what I do, having two Apple Airports Express sinks, two DLNA sinks > (Onkyo receivers) and a kitchen SqueezeBox "radio", Bluetooht headphones, > plus one Intel Atom based box that runs only players serving as host to a > audiophile USB DAC, and as output for an outdoor amp/speakers - all > connected to a box that runs full set of servers, stores my music > collection, acts as 2 channel TV tuner server/pvr etc etc > > Interesting. When you say "connected", I assume you mean network > connected. > Yes. > > I'll be implementing a couple stand alone servers as well for zones that > are not wired to the central amplifier. > Hmmm... might be better to spend that money on a good WiFi network rather then on multiple server that will have to have there own copy of your music collection > > Which Atom are you using ? > Just plain Intel made mini-ATX Atom mobo I think its "510"-something... sub 100$ fanless things in shoebox sized case > > I am thinking of getting a few Onkyo TX 515s as well. How do you like > yours ? I like very much, but I dont like I cant get DLNA streaming working on them :( > >> Note that in above description the DLNA "stream-to" functionality based >> on Rygel is still not working for me - it works with some DLNA >> devices/applications, but not mine unfortunately (Onkyo, Samsung) but >> hopefully with help of kind people on this list we might get this working >> too :-) >> >> Which Onkyo are you using ? 609 & 709 > What error message are you getting ? Search for my previous posts on this list. > Can you stream to it from other devices ? I can open files from other devices on it, and streaming from HTTP sources works fine (eg. "Internet Radio") Only alternative way to create a DLNA stream to Rygel I know of (on end-user level without using UPnP libs directly) is by using Microsoft Media Player "play to" function, and that does work. > Is this a rygel issue or a Onkyo issue ? > Not really a simple answer.... both Onkyo and Rygel pass the same test according to DLNA certification requirements. Jens implemented recently a patch that was supposed to deal (work around) this issue, but it did not work for me (or I messed it up somehow) Maybe when he has time he'll respond to my feedback :-) Cheers, Andrej
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