2016-10-27, 14:52
Hello,
I've got a Minix Neo U1 set up with an external HDD containing only DVD rips each in their own folder. All the films have been catalogued using Kodi/The Movie Database. UPnP is enabled. It's also connected via HDMI to my smart TV. The library and playback are 100% working through the HDMI connection and it looks very nice too.
I have 3 android devices, all with Kodi running, all with UPnP activated using exactly the same settings. I've also set up BubbleUPnP to check connections.
Here's where I'm slowly losing the will to live...
Tablet 1 - last night the library worked perfectly. I could stream the films perfectly. It was visible to the Minix (and Smart TV). Job done. Today - it can't find the server and the Minix is not available in the UPnP browser. I can see the BubbleUPnP though and stream films through it.
Tablet 2 - cannot find the Minix library in file browser at all. Minix does not see the tablet either, but my smart TV does! But I can see the BubbleUPnP and stream films through it. It can see Tablet 1 though!
Tablet 3 - I can see Bubble and stream, but not Kodi. My Smart TV can't see the tablet.
Smart TV - sees Minix, Tablet 1, Bubble and something called Kodi (Localhost) whatever that is.
Why is this so unreliable? Why can one device see another but not vice-versa? Why would UPnP simply stop working when no changes have been made?
I wanted to give the kids a simple interface to access their films on their tablets but this just isn't working.
Any help would be appreciated as I'm about to bin the whole thing off and go back to VHS
I've got a Minix Neo U1 set up with an external HDD containing only DVD rips each in their own folder. All the films have been catalogued using Kodi/The Movie Database. UPnP is enabled. It's also connected via HDMI to my smart TV. The library and playback are 100% working through the HDMI connection and it looks very nice too.
I have 3 android devices, all with Kodi running, all with UPnP activated using exactly the same settings. I've also set up BubbleUPnP to check connections.
Here's where I'm slowly losing the will to live...
Tablet 1 - last night the library worked perfectly. I could stream the films perfectly. It was visible to the Minix (and Smart TV). Job done. Today - it can't find the server and the Minix is not available in the UPnP browser. I can see the BubbleUPnP though and stream films through it.
Tablet 2 - cannot find the Minix library in file browser at all. Minix does not see the tablet either, but my smart TV does! But I can see the BubbleUPnP and stream films through it. It can see Tablet 1 though!
Tablet 3 - I can see Bubble and stream, but not Kodi. My Smart TV can't see the tablet.
Smart TV - sees Minix, Tablet 1, Bubble and something called Kodi (Localhost) whatever that is.
Why is this so unreliable? Why can one device see another but not vice-versa? Why would UPnP simply stop working when no changes have been made?
I wanted to give the kids a simple interface to access their films on their tablets but this just isn't working.
Any help would be appreciated as I'm about to bin the whole thing off and go back to VHS