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[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
This extra folder is to store data that probably must not be automatically deleted if you remove the app, like manually downloaded files.
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
No progress on that yet as I do not have any device having this behaviour. And I don't understand why this would happen with one device but not another...Does the S3 always have the same ip address ?
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
Track stopping early is either a renderer bug (likely) or a Media Server bug (unlikely).

BubbleUPnP will use SetNextAvTransportURI is Settings > UPnP Tweaks > Enable gapless control is enabled (this is the default).

However this will not work if controlling your renderer as an OpenHome renderer managed by BubbleUPnP Server. SetNextAvTransportURI will be used only if you control the non OpenHome renderer.
[Android Apps and Games] komarak:
Have you tried changing the proxy name ??

Thanks for the quick reply.

Bummer... Really thought I was on to something when I noticed the missing X_MS_MediaReceiverRegistrar service. What about the state variables that go along with it and other services. Seems from what I read - MS apps are really really pickey about the minor details.

I have also worked with database validation systems where the validaion/sorting algorithm only looked at the first 8 characters or so to ensure uniquenetss. So if you named someting ABCD1234FRED and ABCD1234BOB the system saw them as the same object/name and put up a fuss.

In the case of your proxy names you use the Orignal Name <space> [Proxy]. Could it be that WMP/WMC is only checking the firset 8 or 10 characters for uniqueness in its validation/sorting routine - and since it finds the origial name ABCD1234FRED and ABCD1234FRED [proxy] it COULD see them as BOTH ABCD1234FRED and throws the second one away ???

Have you tried to name the proxy for ABCD1234FRED something like TESTABCD1234FRED ??? I.E. make the start of the name string unique from the original ??

Just a thought on something to try - especially since EVERY Windows Computer since XP has WMP and/or WMC - which I beleive makes it probably the MOST installed DLNA Renderer around - and your Proxy DLNA servers do not work on any of them. And your Proxy servers fix so many of the wierd issues with DLNA/UPNP.

Still need to test Proxy DLNA servers with XBox. Will do that later today - assuming my Son will let me :)

Thanks - KJK
[Android Apps and Games] mkdr:
Right, it started to happen with the Nexus too now, so it was maybe just luck it hasnt before. I just starting to remember why I never liked UPnP, it's still buggy like it was "10 years ago" :( Yes all devices have the same ip, no dhcp, no firewall, just a WLan router in between, all devices in the same subnet. I just really dont know whats going on, I have also a "new problem", that the Windows machine doesnt show up anymore after some time on the BubbleUPnP devices, and to fix this, I have to reboot Windows, or disable/enable the Lan/Wlan device of the pc.
[Android Apps and Games] angusc:
Re: [APP][2.1+] BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA Control Point and Renderer

No problems for me and many others. I think it unfair that you make such a derogatory remark about this app. Ok to say it isn't working and help look for solutions but don't slag the app straight off the bat.

Can you send the developer a catlog, that might help him renew your particular issue?

Sent witH desire from One X
[Android Apps and Games] luka_oman:
External disk problem

Hi bubbleguuum;

I am using your player for playing content on the external HD attached to the router that acts as UPnP server. All is fine, more than fine actually. But lately I have one weird problem. On children stories and some random songs the player stops playing after some time. The tracks have no error (are playable on other players and even when transferred to the tablet that player resides on. But they stop when being prayed over UPnP server on the router/external HD.

I guess there is a problem with this tracks (songs, stories) are quite long. Every time this error appears the active track is over 15 min, but the time it stops is sort of random (7, 10, 12, 15, ... min and the same track can sometimes be played whole). Is this a BubbleUPnP problem (can't handle long tracks, caching problem)? It is possible there is a problem with my external drive (WD MyBook has power saving feature that puts it to sleep after some time of inactivity) or something else? How can I fix this, since I could really use a remote server for children stories right now. :) I have licenced version of player on all my Android devices.

Thank you for your help; Luka
[Android Apps and Games] jhigh:
Then why not use the public folders like Download or ask the user where to download the files? At least the developer guide lines say so. http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html

Imagine every app would create a folder at the root of the sd card (unfortunately there are a few apps who are ignoring the guidelines), it would be chaos.
[Android Apps and Games] komarak:
So I have a DLNA server app for my Android that that shows up under WMP that I can also change the name of the server. I set the name to an existing DLNA server on my network + [proxy] like so it looks like a proxy from your Bubbleupnp Windows App. Unfortunatly it showed up fine in WMP with EXACTLY the same name as another DLAN server + [proxy]. So this blows my theory above away.

Still have not tried xbox yet - will do that today with my son.

Seems like you must hava a "work in progress" version of the Bubbleupnp windows application. Could I possibly have a beta copy to do sone additional testing ?? Could you turn on some debugging ?? Maybe my different network topology could shed some like on the lack of WMP discovery.

If this is possible can you let me know via email (emailed you a couple of times in the past) - please let me know either way.

Thanks,

KJK
[Android Apps and Games] Tecno-Mage:
Re: [APP][2.1+] BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA Control Point and Renderer

Hi,

Does bubbleupnp server for Windows work on Windows 8?

I had a lovely flawless setup with windows 7 and my galaxy note 2. Remote access through cellular connection and everything! Since upgrading to windows 8, BubbleUPnP server no longer runs.

Please help!
[Android Apps and Games] letrouble:
Hi,

I found alternative app for my android it calls ArcMC app( on Google play could find) , also streaming video by DLNA good to all devices, where I want to see...

Regards,
[Android Apps and Games] ndcpower:
Play all and start with tapped

I assume it's very low priority, but i just thought i may ask again - nicely. Thats the only thing keeping me from uninstalling other Upnp-Player.

It might be bad form to push this request up, but i wasn't sure of the status.

Thanks for you work

Lars
[Android Apps and Games] ironhead65:
bubbleguuum,

Still loving this!

Would you consider adding the option (user selectable?) to either force the Video traffic over HTTPS, or as I have seen other programs do (like Jump Desktop), where you actually setup a SSH tunnel in their software.

I know I can just setup my own SSH server, but I thought I would ask you if this is an option you would think about pursuing.

Thank you again for this software! It is my most used Media Program! It was well worth every penny!

--Ironhead
[Android Apps and Games] Adamwhitewater:
Re: [APP][2.1+] BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA Control Point and Renderer

Hi, i have been happily using this app (great app) on my n7 and n4 to stream from my nas to my popcorn hour box which works as a renderer and is hooked up to an amp.

However, recently the now playing screen doesn't work. You can't skip tracks, move the slider to fast forward, etc. Also, it won't play a whole playlist. It only plays one track and then stops.

Is anyone else getting this. Any ideas what might be the problem?
[Android Apps and Games] letrouble:
Hi,

I'm using ArkMC on Android and feel more advantages :

+ bitrate in settings: 36P, 720P, 1080P ( HD quality)

+ choose 3rd party media player

+ playback different content, to different screens , at the same time

:good:
[Android Apps and Games] angusc:
Re: [APP][2.1+] BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA Control Point and Renderer

I'm using full version on Samsung galaxy note 10.1 but frequently the folder bookmarks fail to work and I have to go via the video/folders selection to get to my movies folder.

After doing this the bookmark will work again....... Is there any solution?

Sent witH desire from One X
[Android Apps and Games] Rouquemoute:
ArkMC doesn't support remote UPnP streaming through the Internet as BubbleUPnP does.

If ArkMC rocks your boat, then good for you.

This is the BubbleUPnP thread, so I don't believe your comments belong here.
[Android Apps and Games] Jaggfab:
covers

Hi there!

Great app, thanks for your work!

However I found an annoying issue.

When playing songs from my synology dlna server (DSM 4.2) on my Samsung Note, with a dlna remote like DS Audio on my Nexus 4, the covers are not displaying at all on the Bubble Upnp "now playing" display. Even with the "force cover refresh" option activated.

Thanks in advance for your solution :)
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
Difficult to say where the problem is. Could be the Media Server closing the connection unexpectedly.

If you wish you can send me a log file playing such audio files (see first post for instructions).
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
The bookmarked items are from which Media Server ?

When you say fail to work..do you mean a bookmark folder fails to load or bookmarked items fail to play ?
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
Do album thumbnails show when browsing in Library ?
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
Yes it works but you need to install Java 32 bits (which runs fine alongside Java 64 bits), labelled as "Windows x86" in the Oracle JRE download page.
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
Videos from which media server playing to which renderer and using which network (Internet through BubbleUPnP Server ?)
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
I will not add this choice. You can do that by enqueuing all tracks and clicking the track you want play in the Playlist tab.
[Android Apps and Games] Jaggfab:
Yes when I browse the Synology dlna library from bubbleupnp on my tablet the thumbnails are displayed.

When I use DS Audio on my Nexus 4 in dlna remote mode, I also see the thumbnails and covers, but when I start the playback remotely on bubbleupnp (the tablet is connected trough HDMI with my Denon amp), the covers aren't displayed on bubbleupnp, and neither the format and sample rate details (by example, only "FLAC" is displayed instead of "FLAC 24bit 48kHz" when playing locally songs from the dlna server).
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
If I uderstand correctly you have BubbleUPnP running as a renderer on your tablet, controlled from your Nexus4 using DS Audio, playing FLAC stored on your Synology server ?

If BubbleUPnP only displays "FLAC" and no technical info, it means DS Audio did not send that info to BubbleUPnP, thus it cannot display it.

Same for BubbleUPnP not displaying album art: the URL was simply not sent by DS Audio.

If you use BubbleUPnP for control on your Nexus4 (instead of DS audio) it would probably work (make sure the Playlist tab is empty on the BubbleUpnP renderer instance).
[Android Apps and Games] MrDavisMaUK:
Hi Just to give you an update. After Doing a fresh install of ubuntu 12.04 and installing a load of other softwares with no issues I finally got round to re installing bubbleupnp.

Sadly it still gives me the same issue as before, If bubble service is running the pc will not shutdown or restart as normal, instead it just returns you to the login screen. If the bubble service is killed first it all works as normal. You can force a shutdown from command line using sudo but this is not ideal.

On a side note, every other aspect of the program seems to work fine.

If anyone else has this issue and finds the solution I would apprieciate it if you share :good:

Mark
[Android Apps and Games] headshrinker139:
Re: [APP][2.1+] BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA Control Point and Renderer

This is exactly my situation these last few days!
[Android Apps and Games] Jaggfab:
You are right. It works with BubbleUpnp on my Nexus 4 used as remote, the covers appear on the renderer. So, I guess I have to write a feedback to Synology's DS Audio devs now ! :)

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] angusc:
Re: [APP][2.1+] BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA Control Point and Renderer

Hi bubbleguuum,

It's from my Windows computer, I have shared a folder in Windows and aces it from bubble. The book Mark is a short cut to that shared folder. It works most times but now and again the bookmark can't find the folder, so I have to back out of the book marks folder and then enter by the "video" then "folders" then navigate to my shared folder.

My PC is old and still running Windows XP.

Sent witH desire from One X
[Android Apps and Games] akispavlopoulos:
Hi bubbleguuum!

I have bought a media player Mede8er 600X3D based on realtek 1186 chipset. I have it on my local lan network (in my home). I have installed you app on my android phone and I have Xbmc 12.0 on my pc. When I send flac files from xbmc to the mediaplayer, bubbleupnp says unsupported format(error 704 if I remember well) When I send the same file from foobar2000, foobar decodes it to wav. But when I send this file from PS3 media server, it plays it normal, without transcoding and bubbleupnp says flac! How is this possible? Can I make bubbleupnp do the same with xbmc of foobar? I preffer them because they can play cue files. I have tried dissabling mime-types but no luck...
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
Does this FLAC file holds a full album with a cue file (internal or external) ?

That would explain why foobar2000 plays it as WAV: single FLAC+cue always forces WAV in foobar2000, as it is the only way to play individual tracks.

PS3MS probably just plays the whole FLAC as a single file, which won't let you choose individual album tracks.

For XBMC12 failing, you may want to send me a log file, playing that FLAC (see first post of this topic for instructions).
[Android Apps and Games] jainanshal:
Hey bubbleguuum

My setup includes WD TV Live streaming player (latest gen) which has a hard disk attached to its USB port where i have all my media. I am running BubbleUPnP on my Nexus 4 which lists WD TV as a "Renderer" but does not show it under "Libraries". Is there any way i can see the WD TV under Libraries so that i can access the media content on the hard disk?

On a different note, big thanks for introducing XiiaLive support! Its quite a useful addition as my wife listens to a lot of online radio.
[Android Apps and Games] akispavlopoulos:
You are absolutely right! I have the FLAC+cue external combination, and that's why i have WAV in foobar2000. I tried a single flac file and played fine in flac format, only a 714 code came up but the file played fine! The same is for xbmc12, no failing in flac files, maybe the mediaplayer was stacked when I tried it yesterday. So the only thing is if you can make bubbleupnp not display this "Ilegal Mime type: error 714" message...

Thank you very much for your help and wonderfull application!
[Android Apps and Games] magician369:
hi..

can i use poweramp player to play the songs instead of the built in player of bubbleupnp,i mean the same as videos,i use mx player for them,but i cannot find a way for the songs.
[Android Apps and Games] Northernmost:
Feature Request: DLNA Playlist sync

Long time thread lurker and general lover of BubbleUPnP here. So, firstly, thanks Bubbleguuum for writing your app (server too) and making me throw some money at my screen ;)

I have a feature request. Not a small one I fear either.

Background

Currently, I have J. River Media Center running on a server which syncs the contents of a smart playlist to a UNC share. I then use the Android FolderSync app to mirror the contents of the share back onto my devices. While this works in a fairly hands-free fashion it requires a lot of setting up and the WAF is very low. My Better Half and the little ones aren't allowed anywhere near the servers (not that they'd want to go anywhere near them) but we do have an HTPC running XBMC which they are all happy working with to make playlists. All this waffling brings me to the feature request...

What I'd Like To Do

Use BubbleUPnP to connect to a predefined UPnP server and have it sync the contents of one or more predefined playlists to a folder on the device. Any items on the device that no longer exist in the playlist would be deleted.

Ideally, the sync process could be run: on-demand from inside the app, at a scheduled time (e.g. through the night) or by request from an external app (e.g. Tasker or Android "Shortcut").

Oh, and being able to sync with a BubbleUPnP Server library from anywhere would be great too.

I've trawled the net and the play store looking for something that can do even the basics of the request but came up short. There are a few apps that support some kind of wireless sync but they want to tie you to using their own server software rather than any old cute, fluffy and open DLNA server. I also realise this isn't a small request and you're kinda busy with GMusicFS at the moment but "if you don't ask you don't get" as they say :p
[Android Apps and Games] Andre Gosselin:
Gapless playback on CA StreamMagic 6 using BubbleUPnP Control Point : Any hope ?

Hi,

I was never able to get correct gapless playback with BubbleUPnP on the Cambridge Audio StreamMagic 6. To have gapless playback, one must use the CA own app or the device front panel. BubbleUPnP reports that gapless playback is unsupported on this device (long press on the StreamMagic entry in the device tab > Info).

I happened to hit the following thread about gapless playback on the StreamMagic: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=73498.0 .

Judging from bubbleguuum own posts inside this thread, there seems to be no chance to see this issue solved, unless people at Cambridge Audio rewrite their firmware to support needed API.

Am I too pessimistic ? Could you comment on that, and hopefully throw in some hope ?

Could anybody identify a network player on which UPNP gapless playback really works using BubbleUPnP control point ?

Regards for your great app !
[Android Apps and Games] rlane:
Features/Enhancements

A few features I'd like to see in a forthcoming upgrade.

1. Be able to display the total time of all tracks on the active playlist and either the consumed time or remaining time for the entire playlist.

2. Some way to display all tags in a music file. Should be able to do this from the library, playlist, or with the current playing item.

3. Rearrange items on the active playlist; essentially, to be able to tap an item and have the option to move it up or down in the list, or perhaps hold tap on item to get a pop-up option menu that would include the move ability
[Android Apps and Games] winxi:
Just drag and drop the items thumbnails. The rearranging feature is nicely implemented but overlooked by several users.
[Android Apps and Games] rlane:
I see. Only works in Track View. I almost always use Album View, so I could never do this. Now that I know, I can use it this way. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Tecno-Mage:
Re: [APP][2.1+] BubbleUPnP - UPnP/DLNA Control Point and Renderer

Awesome, thanks a bunch
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
I cannot reproduce this with Kubuntu 11.10 running in VirtualBox, but I will try with regular Ubuntu 12.04. I assume you installed the PPA package ?
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
It is possible WMP changes the id of that folder which makes the bookmark points to nowhere. I don't have XP anymore for testing.

Whe this problem happens and you enter the bookmark, does it displays any error ? Does it enter the bookmark folder but it is empty ?
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
If it doesn't show, I really doubt it, especially for an USB drive that can be unplugged at any time. You may want to ask on WDTV forums.
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
Send me a log file showing that error 714 message (see first post of this topic for instrcutions).
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
You can't because you wouldn't be able to play more than 1 track at a time.
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
No plan to do any form of syncing, as how I see it, one of the benefit of UPnP is to get away from syncing, always streaming stuff instead.

Can you describe your usage scenario for wanting to sync ?
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
There is no hope, unless Cambridge Audio adds SetNextAVTransportURI support to this renderer (and it works), which of course has 0.01% chance to happen.

Looks like they devised their own proprietary way to achieve gapless, which locks you to using their software.

On the hardware side, I cannot think of any renderer except Linn DS for the high end (requires BubbleDS for control).

You may want ask on JRiver forums though as developers have tested some gapless hardware renderers.

For software renderers, there is JRMC, foobar2000+foo_upnp, gmediarenderer-resurrect (runs on Linux and can be made to work on cheap Rasperry Pi).
[Android Apps and Games] bubbleguuum:
Ok I could reproduce this issue.

Ubuntu shutdown/restart just logs you out if there are su sessions active, and BubbleUPnP Server starts one.

Until I update the debian package, the fix is easy if you did not change init scripts to run BubbleUPnP Server as a non-root user:

- edit /etc/init/bubbleupnpserver.conf

- change the line:

exec su -s /bin/sh -c 'exec "$0" "$@"' ${USER} -- ${COMMAND} ${OPTS}

to:

exec ${COMMAND} ${OPTS}

then restart BubbleUPnP Server:

$stop bubbleupnpserver
$start bubbleupnpserver

Now it should restart/shutdown fine