TWONKY media server problematic (Resolved)

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The TWONKY media server on my WD My Book Live 1TB network drive is becoming a pain.

I use it to stream via the home network(via cable) films to my Philips smart TV recently there seems to be a comparability issue.

half way through a film the TV stops the film and asks me to install a media server on my computer.

I found on the net that TWONKY is not one of the best media servers could anyone recommend a different media server? It is possible to open the ssh Linux side of the WD software.

Any suggestions welcome.

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http://www.schwabenlan.de/en/linux/installation-of-minidlna-on-the-mybook-live

But be aware you could quite possibly kill your NAS, so this is definitely AT YOUR OWN RISK

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I have found another way as it seems that WD have developed an alternative media server.

This can be installed by downloading a file WDMediaServerPatch.deb and do in a update from locale file.

So far it is working well.

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Nice … it’s also good to see that WD are using a Debian based OS :slight_smile: