Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

[Man in a van]

> That path would need to be something like ....
>
> smb://192.168.x.y/sharename/music/iTunes.xml

No, that's still a URI. You'd really need a path which is mounted in the
file system: /mnt/music/iTunes.xml or whatever.

[Man in a van]

Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

I'm helping someone start with LMS and piCoreplayer

He would like to use his iTunes library on his iMac.

I don't know yet, which OS he is using on the Mac but I can practise on mine.

So El Capitan with iTunes

I exported the Library to Documents so the path is

/Users/ronnie/Documents/Library.xml

I also have a xml file here

/Volumes/APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 Media/Users/ronnie/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml

If I go to iTunes Plugin Settings and enter either string, prefaced by the IP Address of the Imac, I get a return message, viz;

Invalid value "http://192.168.1.109 /Volumes/APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 Media/Users/ronnie/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml" for xml_file

and

Invalid value "http://192.18.1.109 /Users/ronnie/Documents/Library.xml" for xml_file

What am I doing wrong ?

ronnie

[Paul Webster]

The plugin probably wants a file not a url.
You would probably have to mount the MAC file system from the RPi.
Or ... write a script to push the xml file to the RPi every few hours/days.

[Man in a van]

The plugin probably wants a file not a url.
You would probably have to mount the MAC file system from the RPi.
Or ... write a script to push the xml file to the RPi every few hours/days.

Hi Paul, thanks for showing pity

"I'm a simple soul Doctor, more dog ?"



Not exactly easy music for the masses is it

ronnie

[Paul Webster]

That path would need to be something like ....

smb://192.168.x.y/sharename/music/iTunes.xml

For a MAC I assume that it would be nfs rather than smb

but you would have to set up the share on the MAC first to make it available.

Probably would need id/password/guid/uid of some sort if anonymous sharing not available.

Unless someone else has a definitive answer, I suggest searching more general MAC sites for how to access files on a MAC from Linux and then once that is working ... LMS should work as well.

[rkrug]

Definitely Samba share.

Setting it up on a Mac is easy- in settings, select share and add the folder you want to share and the permissions. Anonymous is also possible.

I am not sitting in front of my Mac, so I can’t send screenshots. Let me know and I be will look at it.


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[Man in a van]

Definitely Samba share.

Setting it up on a Mac is easy- in settings, select share and add the folder you want to share and the permissions. Anonymous is also possible.

I am not sitting in front of my Mac, so I can’t send screenshots. Let me know and I be will look at it.


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Any info is appreciated, thanks

ronnie

[Man in a van]

Well I have made some progress

I have plugged a usb stick into the pcp, and installed samba (it only took about ten attempts to successfully complete the installation)

Connected to the pcp from my iMac and transferred an album to the usb stick

Scanned the stick and played back the album

Now what I would like to do, is reverse the process, as it seems it once was possible.

I want to use the iTunes plugin to access the iTunes on the iMac, or have pcp mount a folder on the iMac as it would do on a NAS, essentially the same task

Any help out there ?

I can connect to my iMac from my Windows 10 Pro Desktop, why not from LMS ?

As originally conceived surely the process was designed to be relatively user friendly, not requiring a book full of learning ........I might be wrong about that

ronnie

[Paul Webster]

I can connect to my iMac from my Windows 10 Pro Desktop, why not from LMS ?

What is the full path to the XML file when viewed from the Windows PC?

[Man in a van]

What is the full path to the XML file when viewed from the Windows PC?

This:

\\RONALDS-IMAC\APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 Media\Users\ronnie\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music Library.xml

[Paul Webster]

OK - so
\\RONALDS-IMAC\APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 Media\Users\ronnie\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music Library.xml
implies
hostname
RONALDS-IMAC
sharename
APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 Media
path to file
\Users\ronnie\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music Library.xml

In pCP - LMS/Setup Network Disk Mount
Mount Point /mnt/
ronsmac

IP Address
RONALDS-IMAC

Share Name
APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 Media

Share Type
CIFS

If you are lucky that is all you will need to mount the MAC from pCP.
So - try it and see if it works
If it does then you should see it mount when pCP boots and ssh to pCP should show files under
/mnt/ronsmac

If you had to type in username/password on the Windows PC then put the same into pCP

[Man in a van]

Well, I'm lucky; and you, SIR, win the coconut







That should keep the bugger in That There London happy, and I have learnt a litle bit more

ronnie

Although I'm really grateful, it's still a pity that this route is necessary though

[Man in a van]

This "bear of little brain" is slowly getting his head around this smb, iTunes and piCorePlayer

on picoreplayer

mount point for xml file

/mnt/ronsmac/Users/ronnie/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml

for iTunes media folder

/mnt/ronsmac/Users/ronnie/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media

I now need to make a new image and confirm that all is well.

I'll take notes

ronnie