Serviio

This 'should' work with the X3 series. It certainly works great with mine. MP4 and MKV played fine, but I had issues with AVI, WMV, and FLV files. Through a few different posts I combined a few great suggestions into a workable profile.

I am using an old windows box, so this goes for the windows version. The profile should be the same. Your access and edit tools will vary from platform to platform.

1) Stop Server Service
2) Open your profile.xml (I use notepad++, but whatever text editor should work)
3) Paste the following at the end of the file (provided your basic file ends with a device numbered 13. Otherwise, renumber it to be consistent with your device list.


4) Save
5) Restart Server and test


Genuinely hopes this speeds up a few folks' use of the product, which I'm really digging right now!

Cheers!

doesnt the standard viera profile work ???

Unfortunately not. I tried both the 'panasonic viera' and 'generic' and neither worked for avi files, which is all I was trying in my 'test' config. Once I got an AVI file to work, I just kind of cut and pasted other file types that I use from various configs until I got all of them working.

I think the determining factor was the 'User Agent' string (found by gleaning info from the error log) because once the server 'recognized' my TV, it was all downhill from there.

I have the same tv and am having the same problem. I tried your code but everytime I save it the server wont start. I had kept a copy of the old profiles and when I put that back its fine but of course I have no .avi ablity. Any suggestions?

1. change profile id to 99 and save that section at bottom of the profile.xml file.

2. restart serviio completely or restart pc running serviio

3. select the new profile for your device in console

4. all done.

If your profiles.xml file is not syntax correct, the service will hang. Check the file to make sure no extra characters were added/subtracted.

That said, I also noticed that with the new upgrade to Serviio version 0.6.0.x I needed to change this line in my profiles.xml file:

<ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>org.serviio.upnp.service.contentdirectory.PanasonicDLNAMessageBuilder</ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>

to this line (obtained from the profile for the standard Panasonic Viera):

<ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>org.serviio.upnp.service.contentdirectory.PacketVideoDLNAMessageBuilder</ContentDirectoryMessageBuilder>

Notice the difference where it says "PacketVideo" rather than "Panasonic". It's important.

Before I made this change, the server would hang, and not start.

After the new edit and a restart you should be working fine again.

Hope this helps!

OMG Thank you! This totally fixed my problem for like half a year. Now just need to get some MKV to work. They are xvid with MKV. For some reason just won't play.

I have a Panasonic Viera tcp60s30 that won't work right with the transcoders I've found. Both Serviio and Mezzmo each have a Viera profile, but neither works with my TV. To get Mezzmo to work I have to choose the profile "Veira (no Divx)". Serviio looks like it will work better for me, but the Viera profile won't work (though some others seem to work). I was hoping that the code at the begining of this thread would work for me, but every time I edit the profiles xml file Serviio won't start anymore. I was very careful (using Notepad) to make sure the addtional Veira profile was formatted the same as the previous entries...but time and time again Serviio won't even start until I replace the edited profile xml file with the original. Any hints?

My edited xml files (saved at a txt) is attached.

Anyone else have problems getting this, apparently new, Viera product to work?

thanks for any help,
--Daniel

Well...I tried to upload the txt file...it doesn't look like it's working though...

just attach your edited XML file as it is and i will take a look at it, if you havent done this by tonight i will edit the one i have at home for you and attach it here for you to use

The upload attachment option doesn't seem to be working. When I browse to the file (either in my programs or on my desktop) it puts the path in the text box, but then pushing "add the file" doesn't do anything...it just erases the path...tried as both a txt file and an xml.

make a zip archive.

Made it into a zip file, same result...

try a different browser if you have the chance

Used Chrome this time...looks like it worked. I was using IE9 before. Ok...so here's my edited xml file.

thanks!
--Daniel

I found a modified Viera profile in one of the other Pansonic threads that works. I'm not sure why the other one wouldn't work, but it hardley matters now. Thanks all for the help and the offered help.

What I do notice though it that avi files that play fine on the PS3 play at a smaller resolution using the TV & Serviio, and changing the format to one that fills the entire screen results in a blurred image, whereas the PS3 gives much sharper full-screen image. I'm guessing it's just a result of the transcoding as I noticed the same thing when trying out Mezzmo. I'm tempted to convert my entire avi collection to m2ts just to get the quality, but it takes so long...and will likely also result in larger file sizes.

I know, the other option is just keep using the PS3, but I got this fancy new TV and I'd like to give the PS3 a rest...it gets so hot!

--Daniel

New to forum but found my way with same prob as original poster, very frustrating. Have attached my edited profiles.xml
file. Greatly appreciated if the forum experts could point me in the right direction.

What are the problems?

Windows XPsp3 using serviio v0.6.0.1 throws error message when starting its service after PC reboot
with edited profiles.xml (something to the effect of "service not running, will exit now"). After replacing edited profiles.xml with original, serviio starts normally. Problem is my Pana Viera TC-P46X3 cannot read avi's in my media library that
serviio has found which is same prob original poster had with Pana TC-50X3. Tried all the profiles.xml thread fixes in this thread but still no luck getting serviio to run with edited profiles.xml file (used Notepad++ as the editor).

I've had the same problem with Vista SP3...anytime the server is stopped ("exit servio") the only way to start it again is to reboot the machine. Otherwise I get the same message about how there server is not running, closing now.