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Last ditch attempt to do something useful!
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Post 1 made on Friday January 6, 2006 at 17:03
JonBarnard
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OK.

So I have one these bloody awful ipronto's which I would like to do something useful with, especially as Philips can't seem to get it to work.....but my problem is that Networks I can do, electonics I can Do, programming only basics, so I'm posting my problem in the hope that someone out there has the skills to help!

The Problem: I have a Neuston Media Server which is now running the Oxyl~box software...a great bit of open source (Philips Take Note) which is working perfectly. The problem is that using the ipronto browser I am able to view the Oxyl software, andI can browse all my movies MP3 etc's but what I want to be able to do is upon selecting a movie I want the commands sent to the Neuston Box and not try and run the movie on the ipronto (I would like to listen to music on the ipronto but apparently thats to hard....isn't it Mr Philips).

I know this requires changes to the Oxyl software and a new skin as it doesn't quite fit on the ipronto screen, but if this was completed then the ipronto breathes a new lease of life for anyone with any form of Media Streaming Box such as the Neuston.

I don't know how difficult this is greatful for anyone's views, questions or laughter if it's not possible....bet you could do it with a Crestron!!

Cheers

jon
Post 2 made on Saturday January 7, 2006 at 03:27
SirKalle
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Hi Jon,

I think there is only ONE possibility?

Build a website on your server (with IIS (Windows) or Apache). Using this website you can browse a directory and view pictures, MPEGS, movies ... whatever. If you then "select" something with your iPronto, e.g. you browse a directory with your movie files, then you need to start a batchscript on your server to start this movie.

Complicated enough? Because the browser of the iPronto is limited and because you cannot send any commands from the iPronto to another network device you need to do anything in dialog with a webserver.

So you must spend some time in configuration of a webserver on your server/pc.

To make it a bit more clear:

I created a simple website on my server with just 8 big buttons on it.
When I browse it with my iPronto and press one button a batch script will be started on my server which starts a lot of things.

Your solution would be a website where you can browse your objects (movies, mpegs, pictures ...) and a "toolbar" on the right with a few buttons to start / stop them. If you select a movie file on the left and then press start on the right then a script must be started which triggers your Neuston Media server with commands.

Best regards,

Kalle
OP | Post 3 made on Saturday January 7, 2006 at 05:03
JonBarnard
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Kalle,

Thanks for that, It sounds like a possibility. Wouldn't it be nice if you could use the browser windows on the ipronto to also control IR commands from the remote side! Oh what am I thinking useful and ipronto, forgot myself for a moment!!

Cheers for your help, I'll report back if I get it to work!

Jon


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