Install twonky on buffalo nas

Also, even if you get it working the demo works for 30 days and then you have to buy a licence. People have reported that if you buy a code for the latest software they do not work on the old Linkstation versions. You might want to check with Twonky before you start. I would appreciate it if you could send me a link to download the demo version or I could PM you my mail address.

Click to expand Hi there.. I know this is an old post. TwonkyMedia 4. You still need to buy a lisense after 30 days of trial period though Anyway, you need to enabled telnet access to the link station also and some other stuff. I've just done similar with my GB Linkstation Live. I'm currently copying having plugged in my laptop direct to my router, and copying seems to be going OK. Anyway, my question is where do you get the license , what does it cost and, most importantly, does it work for this unsupported version?

Whisper Guest. Hi, Thank you for your patience, we are back with our server version for some self installed NAS devices. Though currently self installed NAS versions are not supported, as our server comes pre-installed on many NAS devices.

Anyway you may visit the link given below for your NAS device and download the compatible TwonkyMedia server version 4. TwonkyMedia server 4. X and 5. X server license key as well as a TwonkyMedia manager license key. Version 4. Whisper said:. I contacted Twonky back in January regarding their new version and this was their reply; Hope this helps.

The username and password are stored in the servers. The file is called "twonkyserver. In both cases Twonky Server has to be shut down before making the changes. On most platforms the. Therefore the password protection is removed when you uninstall and reinstall Twonky Server. To install Twonky Server as a system service on Windows you have to open a commandline interface as administrator and execute the command "twonkystarter. For Twonky Server to operate in trial mode, you don't need any license key at all.

Twonky Server will work, after initial installation and registration, for 30 days without any technical limitation. You can share as many content items as you like, stream to as many clients as you have and try all aspects of Twonky Server's functionality. After 30 days, Twonky Server will stop sharing content. Its navigation tree will only show one content item, telling you that the trial phase has expired.

At this point you have to decide if you want to buy a Twonky license key. The license key for Twonky Server that you can purchase at the moment is valid for all versions of Twonky Server since 6.

This includes also Twonky Manager license keys issued for Twonky Manager 2 or later. You can recover your Twonky Server license key on the lost license key page. You have to enter the email address that you used to purchase the license key in the form. Then you will receive an email with your license key to that email address. If cannot access this email anymore please contact support twonky. Since Twonky Server 8. You cannot use the credentials that you used for buying Twonky Server at Digital River or the local credentials that secure your Twonky Server configuration pages to login to the Lynx account.

After a few days of Twonky Server trial I paid eur 15 and got a license key. This page does not exist. After upgrading to Twonkyserver 7. I had to enter the license key into twonkyserver.

Also have correct login on online info page. Is it possible to install Twonky on it? Will the package for Kuro Box Pro work by any chance?

My previous post appears to have gone, maybe I made a mistake with the confirm procedure. So, next try:. I hope it might work with the packages for the Kuro Box Pro, but what will I have to do if this fails?

Just installed 7. Bought a license for twonky server 7 but when I try to type the license in the settings screen accessing the web portal x. I hand typed the key, did not copy and paste from suggestions above. Any thoughts? Can I inject the key in to an ini file so that it will be read at startup.. I had the same problem. The copy I used included the dashes. Was very strange, but after trying to enter it numerous times, the key finally took. Any thoughts on what I would need to save within the linux kernel or anywhere that I can enter the key so it is preserved after a reboot?

Load the file back to the NAS overwriting the previous and restart. Directions worked for me. Environment is: DNS firmware 2. I am going to check to if I will be able to see the server on my MK android tv. Archive: twonky-kurobox-pro-special I have the latest 7. All seem to be fine then I installed some other stuff and did a reboot. Now Twonky will not let my drives sleep if I set it to monitor drives for new files.

But my drives were spinning down and sleeping fine until recently. Anyone else with different experience? Twonky is finally installed.

Now I guess the fun begins…. Thanks for your answers in advance! I recently upgraded from Twonky 7. Hi, I have got the media server working as per instructions but cannot stream. All other file formats appear to work — could you advise with this?

Could someone explain why. All other file types seem to be supported. OK — my broken pipe I think is my Mac going to sleep on the SSH session, but the twonky going away still occurs — any thoughts? I updated the firmware on my DNS from 1. All the funplug and twonky installs remained and worked immediately after the firmware update. Are there any experiences with the update to FW 1.

And which twonky release should work. Does anyone actually find a method to install the newest version of twonky 7. Or any 7. X or higher. X are broken. Unfortunately the only possibility is pay and then follow the download link provided.

No chance to precheck the available versions. On the other hand I have found a living download link for L NAS but unfortunately there is no description how to install this piece of soft on the NAS.

Any suggestions are welcome because the Dlink Media server is only recognized from the Mircosoft Mediaplayer which is not a opputunity for me to use. Many thanks, Uli, For your great support and beautiful ideas. A simple brick with HDDs became a real computer.

Thank you for all of your guides. It works well for english-language movies, but subtitles…. Is there any official procedure to update from the old version to the new one? I have installed 8.

Hope they get this fixed. I have just installed 8. Also the actual. Otherwise no issues, entered my license key using the server settings GUI. I have unchecked logging, automatic rescans etc but my disk does not spin down.

I have DNS with Twonky 7. Can I upgrade to Twonky 8?. I cant see mkv files on Twonky 7. Thanks for the tutorial. I had an old version of Twonky and FFP 0. For some reason it all just stopped working on my DNS Thought I would take the opportunity to update it to version 8.

Worked like a charm and my Twonky Server is now up and running again. Thanks a bunch. Is there an updated inotify for twonky 8. Hi Could you help me with my DNS I installed like discibe ot top.

No errors and warrning. I need help. I got stuck at the end. Please note that I am not a programmer. Just installed Twonky Server 8. Except for that the following line:. Hi, guys! How can I update media manually from ssh console? I managed to install Twonky 8. Is there another way how to resolve the autostart at reboot?

I think you will use cron to start Twonky. I just want to say thanks to everyone who has put a lot of time and effort into this site. You have revived by dns which was going to go in the bin. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. And add the output of: ps -ef grep twonky. Thank you!!! Thanks — those directions for 7. How do I update it to latest Twonky 7. Cheers, Uli. Many thanks Uli, Just managed to get it going. Many thanks for your help and directions, they are great.

BR John. Sorry for my poor english. Did you follow the steps above correctly? If yes, what does ps -ef grep twonky. Hi Uli! Thanks again for great instructions — they are spot-on.

Kind Regards, Mark You are the master. Thanks again! Hi nmcar. Did you stop the Twonky server before trying to remove the folder? Just ran into the same problem having changed the scan to Have tried the solution above but get the same data directory error. Have stoped Twonky before trying to delete the data directory. Many thanks.

Then use the start command and re-apply the auto start command… I broke mine the same way — note to self, when it works, leave it alone!

I also ran into this problem twice!!! You should have one. Did you install ffp correctly? Best Regards, Uli. You have to modify the twonky. All, I removed version 6. Can someone help me remove the version so I can install it again?

How do I uninstall the previous version correctly? I just deleted the twonky directory in opt. Thanks for all your help so far Uli. Hello Zahir, the newest version for the desktop environment can differ from the nas environment as i needs time to be compiled for the nas and sometimes the fixed bug is not valid for nas.

Hello wcg, try it and post back with the differences. I get error with the following Archive: twonky-dnsspecial If that solves the problem, you should be able to continue with the installation steps I hope this will help. Regards, Firas. Check with ps -ef grep twonky. Hello Uli, A new version of twonky is available now. If you are running Debian bit linux you need to download the bit compatibility libs apt-get install ialibs HTH. Looks like Twonky have a half price deal on licences … TwonkyServer License v4.

Does anyone know what the difference between 7. I have 7. Dear Uli, I have set a username and a password for the Twonky page, which i forgot what they were. I am running kuro-box-pro-special I get all the way to starting the server and get a segmentation fault. DNS 1. Appreciate ur sharing. Is there any advantage which should lead me to upgrade to Twonky7?

Thx Frank. See here Best Regards, Uli. Any help with this is much appreciated as the standard DNS UPNP server is not even worth mentioning I have found Twonky Media to be far better and I have purchased a license for it since last night. Hi Uli, Thanks for the feedback. Does removing telnet help this to work or is that an optional step? Hello Kyle, after reboot, please check the process list ps -ef grep twonky and check if twonky is running.

I have re-run that script now, restarting the NAS to see if maybe it works after the re-run. Will keep you updated. Hi Again, It is working now after re-running that script!

Very happy with this NAS drive now! Hello Kyle, there is new fix available, i just need to check a few things before releasing it as an advised change from my side. Best, Romik2r. Try to execute the download for twonky. Set up Twonky so that is shows folders.

Is there something I can do to fix this? Or is there a better media server I can install? I have a simular issue as the person above my post. Any thoughts on that? Hi danielfrp, you could access the shared files with your tv as long as your tv is compatible. What is twonkyproxy doing? Thanks, Uli. You have to type your licence key manually not copy — paste Regards. Hi Uli, I installed the fun plug and twonky fine. Thanks, Oli. I got a problem, I changed the Scanthingy to -1… Twonky crashed and since then I cant get it to start… If i run: ps -ef grep twonky I get the following : root grep twonky But using Hi all, Thanks for this tutorial.

Any idea? Thanks Dave. If I install twonky on my dns , will it stream mkv files to my Samsung tv d series? Please help! Should I do this tutorial with version 7. I have dns