How to stream Video and Audio to a KISS DP-500 from a SME server

The DP-500 from KISS is a DVD player which can steam MP3 and DivX via a 10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection. The DP-500 only comes with a MS Windows application to do the configuration and act like the gateway between the DP-500 and your music and video archive. Fortunately someone has created an alternative application which can run on your SME box.

First you need to install Java which can be downloaded from SUN at (http://java.sun.com/getjava/manual.html) or the RPM directly from me. Then you create a symlink for ease of use.

[root@e-smith]# wget http://sme.swerts-knudsen.dk/downloads/j2re-1_4_2_01-linux-i586.rpm

[root@e-smith]# rpm -ivh j2re-1_4_2_01-linux-i586.rpm 

[root@e-smith]# ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_01/bin/java /usr/bin/java

Now we are ready to install the HellLink Java application. I have placed the un-tared archive in /home/dp-500

[root@e-smith]# cd /home

[root@e-smith]# mkdir dp-500

[root@e-smith]# cd dp-500

[root@e-smith]# wget http://sme.swerts-knudsen.dk/downloads/DP-500/HellLinkv048.zip

[root@e-smith]# unzip HellLinkv02.zip

Now in order to get HellLink to create an initial configuration file you should active HellLink. It will generate errors as no config file exists. When loaded press CTRL-C to terminate HellLnk

[root@e-smith]# java -cp /home/dp-500/HellLink/ sf.jlink.JLink -nolaf -g

Hell Link 0.2
Error: Error loading configfile HLink.conf

Time to alter the newly generated configuration file (HLink.conf) which contains information on where you have your pictures, music and films located. Add the following entries in the bottom of the file with your preferred editor (e.g. PICO). You can have multiple mounts of each type if you wish.

mount0=/AUDIO;/home/e-smith/files/ibays/music/files;-
mount1=/VIDEO;/home/e-smith/files/ibays/films/files;-
mount2=/PICTURE;/home/e-smith/files/ibays/pictures/files;-

Press CTRL-X and y (for yes) to save and exit.

Now you should be able to start HellLink without errors:

[root@e-smith]# java -cp /home/dp-500/HellLink/ sf.jlink.JLink -nolaf -g

Hell Link 0.48

(you can now test your installation and press CTRL-C when done)

Now create a "batch" file where we can place all the parameters needed to launch the HellLink Java script. Paste the following text into a batch file (ex. DP-500). The "&" ensures that the program is issued as a background task.

[root@e-smith]# pico /root/dp-500 

cd /home/dp-500/HellLink
java -cp /home/dp-500/HellLink/ sf.jlink.JLink -nolaf -g &

Press CTRL-X and y (for yes) to save and exit.

Now you just need to execute the file

[root@e-smith]# chmod 755 dp-500 

[root@e-smith]# ./dp-500