2011-02-11, 22:34
I would give it a shot. It's not too difficult. I've run it on Ubuntu before, if I remember right I just decompressed it to a folder and executed the PS.sh from the command line. Make sure Java is installed on your system, as PS3 Media Server requires it. I think you may also need to install mplayer. All these can be installed using apt-get.
The only benefit I can see right now is the lack of buffering compared to SMB. Other then that the cons that i've found are:
1. Library mode doesn't seem to work.
2. If you add a new file to your media directory you have to restart PS3 Media Server for the file to be visible in XBMC.
I am going to experiment with other UPnP servers to see if either of these issues are alleviated, that is if SMB doesn't start working for me in another build. I would much rather be using SMB for the sake of convenience.
The only benefit I can see right now is the lack of buffering compared to SMB. Other then that the cons that i've found are:
1. Library mode doesn't seem to work.
2. If you add a new file to your media directory you have to restart PS3 Media Server for the file to be visible in XBMC.
I am going to experiment with other UPnP servers to see if either of these issues are alleviated, that is if SMB doesn't start working for me in another build. I would much rather be using SMB for the sake of convenience.