Stream movies from pc to VU+ DUO?

[ttt1892]

I have tried all sorts of methods to stream movies from my pc to VU+ DUO.None do the trick.Does anyone have a syre fire way of getting this to work?I would love to be able to watch avi files,but that is not important at this stage.I would just love to be able to stream.I can stream from my VU+ to my pc no problem.

Thanx.
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[Sicilian]

First what image do you have installed? Also the avi files you want to play are they divx/xvid? Would you like to play mkv's also?

[Monty]

I simply go to setup, system, network, and run network browser.
I then browse my PC for my media loaction and mount it.
Exit then hit menu, media player and select the mount that now shows up in media player.
Play anything that's shared

[ttt1892]

I simply go to setup, system, network, and run network browser.
I then browse my PC for my media loaction and mount it.
Exit then hit menu, media player and select the mount that now shows up in media player.
Play anything that's shared

I`ve tried that.Only the IP of my VU+ shows.I`ve manually added my PC IP in the expert settings mode.But then my VU+ just hangs.

I`m using Dream-Elit BH.

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[Sicilian]

Are you using the latest 1.3.2 image?

I'll get some screenshots of the correct settings tomorrow night.

[ttt1892]

No,I`m using older usb version. I was thinking of going the multiboot method so I could use the latest version,but I`m scared I`ll do something wrong.

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[Sicilian]

Save all your settings/bouquets with dreamboxedit and save your cccam.cfg if you have one. Then re-flash using the latest Dream Elite 1.3.2 from here http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/show....3.2-Multiboot

Flash the image to the flash, dont bother with multi-boot atm.

The 1.3.2 versions plays mkv's, perfect and it also plays most dvd iso files. Divx & xvids sometime play stretch and not at the correct resolution. 1080mkv's play spot on though from a mount network folder

[ttt1892]

I forgot to add.I can play MKV files no problem.But I would rather stream movies(avi) from my pc.I have to convert avi to mkv before I ftp the movie to my VU+ hard drive.Most of the time the conversion takes between 2 and 3 hours,so I`d rather stream.

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[ttt1892]

I think I have broken my VU. I`ve tried to flash a nifi image, and all I get when it starts to flash is a popup error message "tftp error" or something similar.Now I can`t do anything with the box.

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[Sicilian]

I think I have broken my VU. I`ve tried to flash a nifi image, and all I get when it starts to flash is a popup error message "tftp error" or something similar.Now I can`t do anything with the box.

ttt.

Sound like an IP error in the VuUtility. Check the IP settings. Have you tried flashing via usb again?

If your still having issue with flashing start another topic as this will be going off topic.

[ttt1892]

I got it back to life using usb stick. I`m gonna leave it alone before I do some serious damage to it.

ttt.

[Sicilian]

I got it back to life using usb stick. I`m gonna leave it alone before I do some serious damage to it.

ttt.

What image is on your receiver now? Are you able to mount a share from your PC? I've tested playing back divx/xvid, they dont really play correctly in the media player. If your downloading avi's to watch on your Duo I'd consider grabbing 1080 mkv's instead a the quality is loads better.

[ttt1892]

I`m using the old usb dream elite Bh I was using before.I haven`t bothered trying to mount a share from my pc because every other attempt I made,the box just hangs.I just wanted to watch movies I had on my PC without having to encode them.
Thanx for all your help and patience Sic,but I`ve given up.I tried this with my Dreambox 7025 and never got it to work.All in all I`ve been trying for about 6 months without any joy.

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[Sicilian]

Dont be afraid to flash images to your Duo m8. If I was you I'd flash with the latest Dream Elite 1.3.2 http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/show....3.2-Multiboot Just because it says multiboot it dont work any different to the other Dream Elite images. It just means that meoboot is pre-installed. At least the DVD player, media player and drivers are updated. If you flash with this image we'll get a shared folder mounted from your pc There are ways of streaming, but we need to get a mounted pc folder first.

[ttt1892]

Do the multiboot images have to be flashed using serial cable and lan cable? Or can I flash them using the usb stick? I tried yesterday to flash using the cables,but I got a "tftp error" "cannot connect" when it started to flash.At the moment I`m stuck with the old Dream-Elite BH usb image,which is great,but as you say the drivers are old.

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