Comments on: KiSS DP-558 PC-Link replacement for Linux: kissd

By: Ole

Ole — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:28:48 +0000

Hi,
a bit OT but nevertheless a general issue for Norwegian users of this player.
NRK do provide a few TV programs for streaming. By using -dumpstream with mplayer the wmv files can be saved and viewed on the PC. After buying this KiSS box I would like to view these programs on the TV.

Have anyone figured out how to transcode the MS formatted NRK videos to mpeg2 or 4 or divx that the KiSS box will play ?

Ole

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:41:38 +0000

Time to check out kissdx. From the web page:
The kissdx enhancements are:
* Playback of the files in a VIDEO_TS folder as if it was a DVD
* Playback of DVD ISO images
* Arbitrary character set translation between server and player
* Wild-card search for subtitle files, relaxing the strict subtitle file naming rules normally imposed by by KiSS players
* Scaling of pictures to better fit TV screen, improve performance, and to avoid display problems with some files
* Caching of scaled pictures to speed up the display of pictures that have already been displayed once
* Pre-caching of the next picture to be displayed to speed up sequential browsing / slideshow
* Configuration changes are recognised without the need for a restart

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:45:25 +0000

I had some problems starting the kiss daemon after a recent yum update, but found out how to solve it. From my notes:
* Problem: kissd won’t start:
# service kissd restart Shutting down kissd: [FAILED] Starting kissd: [ OK ]
Works:
# kissd -d
Doesn’t work:
# kissd -dk
Reason:
# kissd -kv
Using config file /etc/kissd.conf
starting kissd…
bind: Address already in use
This is because “-k” is for the kml page.
Solution 1:
Get rid of CLOSE_WAIT:
# netstat -an |grep CLOSE_WAIT
Read output, then
# fuser -n tcp ,,
Read the last PID, find the process:
# ps aux|grep [PID]
Kill that pid:
# kill [PID]
(See also 'rpcinfo -p')

Solution 2 (if kissd won’t start at all):
# fuser -n tcp 8000 8000/tcp: 2099 # ps aux|grep 2099 ... nasd # man nasd # service nasd stop # service kissd start # service nasd start
You might considering this (untested):
# mv /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S99kissd /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S87kissd

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 21:14:10 +0000

Jo: Why not ask the author?

You might want to check whether you have activated the wrappers in kissd.conf – if so, the scripts must be executable. Try to disable them first.

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 23:48:54 +0000

hello there.
could anyone please help me with kissd? i own a dp-558 and the kissd is installed on a opened buffalo linkstation2. the dp-558 menu lists all folders mentioned in the config file, but the player isn’t able to play any of the files (wrong codec). doesn’t matter if the file’s a mp3, avi, mpg etc…
i’m not that skilled in linux, but when i type in “top” in the ssh session on the linkstation to see all processes, it says that kissd is sleeping…
i would be VERY thankful for any advice!
thanks in advance!!!

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 21:15:02 +0000

Roberto: I haven’t got any dvd iso images at the moment to test with, but you could always mount the image and play the .vob file (I think). I’ll try to download a dvd iso and test is soon.

By the way – the new kissd 0.10 plays .ogg files just fine

By: ROberto

ROberto — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:26:48 +0000

Does this device allow you to play .iso DVD files? I have a ton of DVDs stored as .iso’s and need a networked DVD to play them.

By: Baziel

Baziel — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:37:29 +0000

I got good results unfirewalling tcp port 8000 iso 8888.

By: t

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:13:54 +0000

O, happy trip!

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:40:49 +0000

Hi “t” (is that your new alias..?) Actually, on monday I will be located in Lancaster toghether with Dani and JP