KODI Unrecognized Device

Posted:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:19 pm
by roughnecks
I see this in Console - Status:
https://i.imgur.com/lsfWGj7.jpgWhy KODI isn't recognized and can I fix it by manual editing maybe? To be noted that Serviio and KODI are running on same PC, same IP.
Thanks
Re: KODI Unrecognized Device

Posted:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:51 pm
by roughnecks
Serviio doesn't even acknowledges that KODI isn't playing anything anymore and if I click on the "Playing on this device" button, it still shows a video running with the green progress bar.
Re: KODI Unrecognized Device

Posted:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:22 pm
by atc98092
First, the Unrecognized Device simply means that Serviio did not find a device profile that matches your player. That happens with many players, and does not indicate a problem with anything. My Shield shows the same, and I use both Kodi and MrMC.
Notice that it is simply using the generic profile, which is what Serviio uses for all unidentified devices. Again, depending on the player that's fine. My Shield can play everything, so it doesn't need a special profile. Depending on the hardware you are using for Kodi, it may not need anything transcoded either. The fact it shows a green indicator shows that whatever was playing did not need transcoding. The generic profile does no transcoding.
The console will show a video still playing, even if you stop playback, because DLNA has no reply message to tell the server it has stopped. I don't know exactly how long it will continue to show after playback stops, but I've seen it there for 10+ minutes, especially if the file is being transcoded. But again, it's nothing to be concerned about.
Re: KODI Unrecognized Device

Posted:
Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:39 am
by roughnecks
Yeah, I know about profiles but why there's a red exclamation mark (Unknown) while my TV shows as active even with a generic profile?
Re: KODI Unrecognized Device

Posted:
Tue Mar 12, 2019 12:40 pm
by atc98092
roughnecks wrote:Yeah, I know about profiles but why there's a red exclamation mark (Unknown) while my TV shows as active even with a generic profile?
Not all players report themselves accurately via DLNA. My Roku players all show that, even though they play fine. It's just a quirk with DLNA functionality.
Re: KODI Unrecognized Device

Posted:
Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:20 am
by freaknik
I've never looked because if you only have one device playing at a time, idk if any of my devices showed proper info in the console. Most unrecognized, my Panasonic bluray was shown to be NDS 25763479 or some weird jibberish.
For my purposes, all I need is ip and profile select.