Rasperry Pi as a DLNA renderer

impeth

Hello,

In the changelog of the upcoming ρελεασε οφ RuneAudio 0.3-beta for Rpi is mentioned that it will support UPnP/DLNA capability.
Will this be only for OpenHome support?
Can it be used as a DLNA renderer through another DLNA server? (|e.g. JRiver)
If no, may be this is a good idea for a future release.
In this way another server and/or control program can be used, so Rpi can be used only as a playback device, concentrating on audio quality.

Thank you.

ACX

impeth wroteCan it be used as a DLNA renderer through another DLNA server? (|e.g. JRiver)

Yes, it can. I personally tested it many times through foobar2000 (with the dedicated plugin) and it works flawlessly.

dmantel

Where do you add your DLNA server in the settings so the rpi can play your files?

ACX

dmantel wroteWhere do you add your DLNA server in the settings so the rpi can play your files?

Hi dmantel,
there is no such setting. Take a look here for more informations about how to control the Rpi as UPnP/DLNA renderer:
http://www.lesbonscomptes.com/upmpdcli/

dmantel

I was a bit confused about DLNA, thanks for your help

Beechwoods

Would someone mind posting a step by step guide to getting RuneAudio (v0.3 Beta) to connect to a DLNA source? I can see upmpdcli in the list of Playback sources but it appears to be 'greyed out' or unselectable. Do I need to install or activate upmpdcli somehow separately, so it becomes available? If so, I guess it's a matter of following the instructions on the upmpdcli page here: http://www.lesbonscomptes.com/upmpdcli/downloads.html - I just don't want to break my RuneAudio setup as it's working so well now! Thank you!

norpi

I also wonder about how to connect to the DNLA source.
Rpi 2
Hifiberry dac+
I use the image from Hondagx35's posted in this thread the 06.03.15.
My Runeaudio rpi is recognised by my synology NAS and the music folder is indexed.
DLNA is enabled but the DLNA button is grey in the Runeaudio player list. How do I proceed on checking what could be wrong?

Mine is recognised by my synology NAS, the music folder is indexed but the DLNA button is grey in the Runeaudio player list.

beershaun

Hi Folks.

You need a upnp/dlna control point. I'm using bubbleupnp on my android phone (you buy it from the google play or itunes app store). You turn on upnp/dlna in the settings on Runeaudio device and It detects the runeaudio device. Then you need a DLNA compliant server and it detects your DLNA server (I am using plex) and then you can use the app to select the song you want to play on the server and the renderer (runeaudio) that you want it to play on. Voila you are playing music!

BTW the bubble upnp app is a really nice alternative to logging in directly to the runeaudio device and controlling it through the web interface on your web browser.

Hope this helps!
-Shaun

BorGreiner

I am trying to connect aforementioned Bubble app to Runeaudio. But am failing. Can someone please discribe how it is done?

BorGreiner

Ehem... forgot to turn DLNA on in settings in Runeaudio. Works like a charm.

gjnieuwburg

hello,

i'm new to rune audio and trying to set it up.
i have set up a raspi with openmediavault as a dlna server. all my dlna rendering apps recognise this server and i can play music from it.
now i'm also trying to use rune as a renderer as said with the bubbleupnp app and i've tried it with linn kazoo for osx.
however no matter what i try the option dlna as a playback source can't be chosen. i've tried turning it off and on in the settings, but can't get it working. can anyone help me out?

thanks!

***edit*** when i try to run upmpdcli in terminal i get the following error:

Can't open pidfile: flock failed. Return (other pid?): 417

medoc92

***edit*** when i try to run upmpdcli in terminal i get the following error:

Can't open pidfile: flock failed. Return (other pid?): 417

This error normally means that upmpdcli is already running, which you could check with the following command:

ps ax | grep 417

If upmpdcli is indeed running, you should see the runeaudio renderer when using the bubble upnp menu for choosing renderers.