{"id":66,"date":"2008-01-27T16:21:07","date_gmt":"2008-01-28T00:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curlybrace.com\/words\/?p=66"},"modified":"2008-04-08T23:00:11","modified_gmt":"2008-04-09T07:00:11","slug":"ushare-on-buffalo-terastation-live-for-xbox-360-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curlybrace.com\/words\/2008\/01\/ushare-on-buffalo-terastation-live-for-xbox-360-video\/","title":{"rendered":"uShare on Buffalo TeraStation Live for XBox 360 Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

uShare<\/a>, a GeeXBox<\/a> project, is a media server which is compatible with the new XBox 360 “Spring Update” media player capability. Running uShare on a desktop seems straightforward, but getting it working on such a lightweight machine as the TeraStation Live is a bit more difficult, particularly if you’re not experienced at cross-platform compiling.<\/p>\n

Bear in mind that the TeraStation Live is ARM-based, unlike the older TeraStations. Luckily, many other embedded network appliances are ARM-based, so many of their compiled binaries can be run without modification.<\/p>\n

Before working with uShare, the TeraStation must be hacked for full console access. This is an involved process which is explained here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Once console access is available, install ipkg and use it to install uShare. The ipkg for the Maxtor Shared Storage II (also ARM-based) should work, so these directions<\/a> apply. Then uShare can be downloaded and installed by following these instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For me, the startup configuration didn’t work on my TS Live, so I simply created a script called ‘relaunch-ushare’. It kills any running uShare process, then restarts it.<\/p>\n

#!\/bin\/bash
\nkill -9 `pidof ushare` > \/dev\/null
\n\/opt\/bin\/ushare --xbox --cfg=\/opt\/etc\/ushare.conf --verbose -D<\/code><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The relevant portions of my \/opt\/etc\/ushare.conf file are as follows:<\/p>\n

# Port to listen to (default is random from IANA Dynamic Ports range)
\nUSHARE_PORT=49201<\/p>\n

# Directories to be shared (space or CSV list).
\n# Ex: USHARE_DIR=\/dir1,\/dir2
\nUSHARE_DIR=\/mnt\/array1\/media\/video\/movies<\/p>\n

# Use XboX 360 compatibility mode (yes\/no)
\nENABLE_XBOX=YES<\/code><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To administer uShare via its web interface, browse to http:\/\/server<\/em>:portnumber\/web\/ushare.html. Note that the port number should be whatever appears in \/opt\/etc\/ushare.conf file on USHARE_PORT line.<\/p>\n

uShare management web interface<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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