Ushare and XboX

[pooky2483]

I would like to know if it's just me or what!
I have all my music/audiobook and video files networked to my XboX using Ushare and wanted to know if anyone else is having the same problem as me...
When browsing through the music library and selecting, e.g. 'Albums' it shows ALL music and not in album view.
Is it just me, what am I doing or NOT DOING to get them to show in the correct way.
All my music has metadata, as Mark well knows as he recommended some programs to fix my music metadata, so thats that one fixed.
I have been on the XboX forum and asked if anyone could help me but they’re pointing the finger at Ushare (it's ALWAYS some other program)
Anyone got any ideas?

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

They're kinda right, what's the contents of your ushare.conf file ?

Has it ever worked the way you expect ?

I don't think Ushare (or anything else for that matter) is supposed to be (or can be) 100% compatible with Microsofts non standards based protocol.

[galaxytdm]

I'll check tomorrow and let you know but the fact that it's a micro soft product tells you everything you need to know.
Personally I stream to my TV's and mobile devices.

[pooky2483]

They're kinda right, what's the contents of your ushare.conf file ?

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# /etc/ushare.conf
# Edit this file with 'dpkg-reconfigure ushare'
# Configuration file for uShare

# uShare UPnP Friendly Name (default is 'uShare').
USHARE_NAME=Network_Share

# Interface to listen to (default is eth0).
# Ex : USHARE_IFACE=eth1
USHARE_IFACE=eth0

# Port to listen to (default is random from IANA Dynamic Ports range)
# Ex : USHARE_PORT=49200
USHARE_PORT=49200

# Port to listen for Telnet connections
# Ex : USHARE_TELNET_ PORT=1337
USHARE_TELNET_ PORT=1337

# Directories to be shared (space or CSV list).
# Ex: USHARE_DIR=/dir1,/dir2
USHARE_DIR=/home/pooky2483/Ushare

# Use to override what happens when iconv fails to parse a file name.
# The default uShare behaviour is to not add the entry in the media list
# This option overrides that behaviour and adds the non-iconv'ed string into
# the media list, with the assumption that the renderer will be able to
# handle it. Devices like Noxon 2 have no problem with strings being passed
# as is. (Umlauts for all!)
#
# Options are TRUE/YES/1 for override and anything else for default behaviour
USHARE_OVERRID E_ICONV_ERR=

# Enable Web interface (yes/no)
USHARE_ENABLE_ WEB=no

# Enable Telnet control interface (yes/no)
USHARE_ENABLE_ TELNET=no

# Use XboX 360 compatibility mode (yes/no)
USHARE_ENABLE_ XBOX=yes

# Use DLNA profile (yes/no)
# This is needed for PlayStation3 to work (among other devices)
USHARE_ENABLE_ DLNA=no

Has it ever worked the way you expect ?

But for the videos, nope

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Here's the thing .. unless Microsoft start using industry standards nobody else is going to create software that is 100% compatible.

They don't release the code so people can see how it works, so without decompiling their software (illegal, and from what I gather inaccurate) and attempting to work it out, then creating something that doesn't duplicate any of their code (which you'd not be 100% sure of), or breach any software patents, it would be a massive task that in the end may put you at risk of being sued out of existence.

So nobody can be bothered .. it works "well enough".

For 100% compatibility with anything Microsoft, there is only one route open to you .. pay Microsoft .. that's the way Microsoft like it.

[pooky2483]

Here's the thing .. unless Microsoft start using industry standards nobody else is going to create software that is 100% compatible.

And theres NO chance of that, more chance of the 2012 Mayan prophecy (Well, miss-read alleged prophecy)coming true! lol