Knots2
 

hello everyone!

I'm very sorry if my thread is repeated but I couldn't find a solution to my problem with knots2 and thought of asking here and might get some help :)

I've installed VLC and followed all the isntructions for the installation (although they're kinda confusing me a bit) but I got to a point after I run the server and configure it.. then it say try to add the files so I can access them from my N900
the problem is that I either dunno how to do that or that I can't do it, because I've tried and nothing seems reasonable to me.

please help me
I'm so excited to use this amazing software and that I can be able to watch movies without transferring them to my phone.

thank you

Re: Knots2
 

If you installed the latest server, you should have a "Configure server" menu item installed. It should open the web interface. If not, make sure you run "Start server" first. Once the page has loaded, click on the "Collection" tab and then the "Add scanned folder" button. Browse to a directory where you have your media and click on the "Add this folder" button. Don't just add your c: drive or it will make the scanning last a lot longer. Click on the "Close" button and you should see the folder you added on the list. Click on the "Update collection" and wait until it's finished.

Also make sure it says "VLC running: true" under "Status" tab before you try to play anything.

Moderators could merge this message into the main thread.

Re: Knots2
 

some problem occured and the server doesn't work any more I tried deleting it and re-installing it twice, but it still doesn't connect anymore.. I used start server then configure it to upload the page and almost everything was good except of how to add the files, but now the server doesn't even work I dunno what to do :(

Re: Knots2
 

Hmm, if you have it installed now, select "Stop server" from the menu, go to the folder where you installed it, delete the .config folder, select "Start server" from the menu and then the "Configure server". That should revert back to default without the need to reinstall anything.

Re: Knots2
 

I just tried that.. it still can't connect. to be more clear, it says internet explorer cannot display the webpage, even on firefox it doesn't work!

Re: Knots2
 

Can you run the "StartKnotsInTerminal.cmd" file in the Knots folder and see if reveals anything?

Re: Knots2
 

is that file supposed to be in the knots folder where I installed it??
because I can't find it

Re: Knots2
 

Yes, it should, maybe it was RunKnotsInTerminal or similar, terminal being the keyword.

Re: Knots2
 

ohh I just found that "RunKnotsInTerminal" and I tried to run it but I get a quick cmd message and it disappears right after

Re: Knots2
 

I dunno if this could be a problem from the localhost.1978 webpage
my browser keeps detecting this problem, the source or the remote device won't accept the connection.

Re: Knots2
 

Right, make sure the server isn't running already, open task manager and check that there's no ruby.exe and vlc.exe running and if there is, kill them and try starting and configuring it again.

EDIT: And you didn't by any chance enable ssl which means you need to change the address to https://localhost:1978?

Re: Knots2
 

finally it's working now... it's connected and the VLC is true
now I don't know how to choose the directory that has my videos or music, I have them in a folder on my desktop

Re: Knots2
 

I think it's something like c:\Documents and Settings\Your username\Desktop.

Re: Knots2
 

thank you very much for all your help, it's working perfectly now but it's very slow when it comes to playing movies