LG 47LW6500

I don't have a clue about DLNA, but it looks like the LG isn't parsing the directory structure correctly. It only shows the first "category name" that isn't disabled in the presentation tab, it also shows sub directories if the "folders" section is set to display, but none of the other root directories like "last viewed." This is definitely just an LG issue because my XBMC client on Win7 can display and navigate all categories if enabled. A temporary work around is to disable all content before the category you want to view. for example, right now my "Audio" and "Image" groups are disabled so I can watch the video content from my TV since disabling those place "Video" as the first enabled category.

[pasta1234]

I think its a little bit more than that...

I say that because my LG TV works with other software programs like Nero Media Home.

Has there been any advances towards resolving this bug ?

[zip]

try if the next beta helps at all

[pasta1234]

Thanks Zip, I would be happy to try the beta.

I PM'ed you a while back about getting the latest beta, unless there is another way ?

Thanks.

[zip]

you are already in the beta group, just go to the betatesting forum. This 'might' be fixed in beta 2 which should be out next week.

I also have run into the exact same problems described in this thread, with an empty Audio directory the only visible 'content' on the television. I have a new LG 55LW5600. Alternate DLNA servers seem to function correctly.

I'd be happy to take a stab at a beta version if it would be beneficial for testing.

[pasta1234]

I had a chance to load the latest beta yesterday and it seems like there is a difference indeed.

All the categories show up and files in my movie directory show and play

Haven't tried the other categories yet, will do so and report back.

Thanks !!

[gphoton]

I have an LG 47LW5600 with the same issue. Just "Audio" shows up (and works flawlessly for flac and mp3) however no "Video" or "Photos". I requested Beta tester membership to try the latest Beta 2.

-gphoton

[gphoton]

Success! The 6.0 Beta 2 allows all the photo and video content to show along with the audio.

As a side topic, I did have to modify the LG profile with (per topic thread 2344):
<Audio targetContainer="lpcm">
<Matches container="flac" />
<Matches container="ogg" />
</Audio>

To get the FLAC files to be supported. The ability to have this control over transcoding is a big plus. I can now ditch the Plex (unstable) and TVersity (didn't figure out transcoding to support FLAC for me on the LG TV) servers.

I didn't have to reboot, as an earlier poster mentioned, I just stopped and started the server in the services admin tool control panel in XP and restarted the console.

Thanks for Serviio!
-gphoton

[Cerberus]

I didn't have to reboot, as an earlier poster mentioned, I just stopped and started the server in the services admin tool control panel in XP and restarted the console.

that would have same affect as a reboot just another way of doing it

[zip]

Success! The 6.0 Beta 2 allows all the photo and video content to show along with the audio.

As a side topic, I did have to modify the LG profile with (per topic thread 2344):
<Audio targetContainer="lpcm">
<Matches container="flac" />
<Matches container="ogg" />
</Audio>

To get the FLAC files to be supported. The ability to have this control over transcoding is a big plus. I can now ditch the Plex (unstable) and TVersity (didn't figure out transcoding to support FLAC for me on the LG TV) servers.

I didn't have to reboot, as an earlier poster mentioned, I just stopped and started the server in the services admin tool control panel in XP and restarted the console.

Thanks for Serviio!
-gphoton

great

[gphoton]

Correction (lpcm only plays for 1:34sec for some reason probably a LG TV issue, mp3 plays without problems):
<Audio targetContainer="mp3" aBitrate="384">
<Matches container="flac" />
<Matches container="ogg" />
</Audio>

i just followed this thread , is there some way i can request the Beta software too?
i have a LG 55LV3700 and have the exact same issue. See the audio folder, but no Video.
running the serviio service on a windows home server.

thanks!

[gphoton]

Yes, on the top of the page click "user control panel", then on the left click "usergroups" . From there you can apply for Betatester membership. Be patient it may take a few days for a response.

I have a 55LV5500. Mezzmo works 100% fine, MobilTv cannot stream HD files without pausing every 10 seconds despite transcoding turned off.

I loaded up serviio with great hopes. Started off with similar Audio folder only which was empty presumably because I have no audio files. Went into the console and disabled Audio and Images and disabled all of the Video subs except Folders. Looked back at TV. Now have a Video folder. Went into that and then Folders. See all my folders. So far so good. Go into first folder TV_1. There are files, yeah. Then into subfolder, there are files. Good. Here's the catch back up into Folders where I see TV_1. There are my other folders TV_2 and TV_3. Go into each of those and get "Empty Folder".

Didn't get beta but found more folders with stuff in them today. This is after I repeatedly tried to run refresh library yesterday. Still getting some empty folders though.

Aug 10 - last night I noticed a lot of ffmpeg (think that's right) running and turned off thumbnail creation, restarted and lo and behold all of my files showed up in folders. Mostly everything worked well with the exception of blu-ray rips. Played for perhaps 5 seconds, stall, 5 seconds stall, etc. Again transcoding turned off.

Applied for Beta did not get any approval as of yet.

[Cerberus]

I have a 55LV5500. Mezzmo works 100% fine, MobilTv cannot stream HD files without pausing every 10 seconds despite transcoding turned off.

I loaded up serviio with great hopes. Started off with similar Audio folder only which was empty presumably because I have no audio files. Went into the console and disabled Audio and Images and disabled all of the Video subs except Folders. Looked back at TV. Now have a Video folder. Went into that and then Folders. See all my folders. So far so good. Go into first folder TV_1. There are files, yeah. Then into subfolder, there are files. Good. Here's the catch back up into Folders where I see TV_1. There are my other folders TV_2 and TV_3. Go into each of those and get "Empty Folder".

Didn't get beta but found more folders with stuff in them today. This is after I repeatedly tried to run refresh library yesterday. Still getting some empty folders though.

Just applied for Beta. Will update with results.

Try the search box next time but here is why it doesnt work, there is a BIG bvug in the LG software that causes this ZIP has manage to sort it but you wont be able to benefit from it until 0.6 is release as this release will include the fix for the LG issue..

Thanks, read this entire thread along with many others before I posted. Did not notice any one posting about an xxLV5500 model so I added my model to this thread for others. Also applied for the beta based on what I read. I also hadn't noticed anyone posting about things "improving" overnight or over time like my scenario. Being a software developer myself I consider this important debugging information.

For those who are still using version 0.5.2 i.e. not part of the beta program, and have a LG TV this configuration worked for me.

Step 1:
In version 0.5.2 with a LG TV it can only display one of the root level folder i.e. Audio, Images or Video. So in the Serviio Console, Presnetaion tab you need to disable all but one of the categires that you primarily want to use. In my case I disabled Audio and Image so I could access Video. This has been fixed in version 6 I beleive.

Step 2:
For the category you have enabled, in my case Video you need to disable all but one of the subcategies. The category I most used if "Folders" so I disabled all the others. Again this has been fixed in version 6 I beleive.

Step 3:
You only need to do this if you have videos that use "dca" audo codec. Videos with this audio codec tend to be in the "matroska" container. On a LG TV you will get a message saying "unsupported audio" when using the "Generic DLNA profile" with videos of this type. If you use other profiles that try to transcode the audo you may get the "File is corrupt or unsupported" error. Here is a profile I created that works for me. I have pinched bits of this profile from other posts. The key bit is the transcoding configuration that works a treat with my LG TV.

<Profile id="14" name="LG TV xxxW6500" extendsProfileId="1">
<Detection>
<HttpHeaders>
<friendlyName.dlna.org>LG DLNA DMP DEVICE</friendlyName.dlna.org>
</HttpHeaders>
</Detection>
<SubtitlesMimeType>text/srt</SubtitlesMimeType>
<Transcoding>
<Video targetContainer="mpegts" targetACodec="mp3">
<Matches container="matroska" aCodec="dca" />
</Video>
</Transcoding>
</Profile>

Hope this helps. Version 6 sounds like it will fix a number of problems.

Hi all,

I have the same problem. LG 55LW650s/Free BSD/0.5.2

@efalvar
Your solution does not work for me, I have just an empty movie folder

@mods
add me to the beta tester group, please ...

The above configuration worked for me using Ubuntu 11.04 with LG 46LW6500. Still will only display the first category.
Thanks to all who contribute to this thread. Really helped me stick with Serviio for my LG as the transcoding capability and profiles are really working well.
REALLY looking forward to .6! Applied for beta (hint hint).

BTW... I've noticed LG's spotty support for several audio codecs. I'm still researching the best way to encode for maximum support.