Which Networking Software for a PS3

[#1]

Which version of PS3MS are you using?
I've just downloaded pms-generic-linux-unix-1.20.412.tgz (first link Google provided) and unpacked it to ~/media/pms.
No need to make any files executable.

:~/media/pms$ ./PMS.sh
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.189 Starting Java PS3 Media Server v1.20.412
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.211 by shagrath / 2008-2010
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.216 http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.216 http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.217 
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.217 Java 1.6.0_22-Sun Microsystems Inc.
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.217 OS Linux i386 2.6.32-5-686
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.217 Encoding: UTF-8
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.248 Temp folder: /tmp/javaps3media
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.840 Loading configuration file: Kuro.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.864 Loading configuration file: BraviaEX.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.878 Loading configuration file: FreecomMusicPal.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.880 Loading configuration file: Streamium.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.884 Loading configuration file: Bravia5500.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.893 Loading configuration file: Realtek.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.896 Loading configuration file: PopcornHour.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.901 Loading configuration file: XBMC.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.908 Loading configuration file: WDTVLive.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.913 Loading configuration file: Bravia4500.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.919 Loading configuration file: FreeboxHD.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.922 Loading configuration file: Philips.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.925 Loading configuration file: PS3.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.939 Loading configuration file: Samsung.conf
[main] TRACE 13:03:00.950 Loading configuration file: XBOX360.conf
[...]

That's as far as I've got; it can't find the PS3 I don't have.....   

[#2]

I followed the instructions here http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Turn-Linux-Into-a-PS3-or-Xbox-360-Media-Server-102831.shtml to the letter and downloaded PS3MS version 1.10.5 / 1.20 which I thought was the current stable verion. Only difference was I extracted the files to my installed software folder instead of home.

[#3]

Using version 1.10.5 unpacked to /stuff/PS3MS
as root:

# chmod +x /stuff/PS3MS/PMS.sh

As user:

$ /stuff/PS3MS/./PMS.sh
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.562 Starting Java PS3 Media Server v1.10.5
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.565 by shagrath / 2008-2009
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.566 http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.566 http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.568 
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.569 Java 1.6.0_22-Sun Microsystems Inc.
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.569 OS Linux i386 2.6.32-5-686
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.569 Encoding: UTF-8
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.589 Temp folder: /tmp/javaps3media
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.633 Registering transcoding engine FFmpeg Audio
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.658 Registering transcoding engine MEncoder
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.661 Registering transcoding engine MPlayer Audio
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.676 Registering transcoding engine MEncoder Web
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.677 Registering transcoding engine MPlayer Video Dump
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.683 Registering transcoding engine MPlayer Web
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.688 Registering transcoding engine TsMuxer
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.696 Registering transcoding engine Audio High Fidelity
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.701 Registering transcoding engine VideoLan Audio Streaming
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.711 Registering transcoding engine VideoLan Video Streaming
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.712 Registering transcoding engine Raws Thumbnailer
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.955 Scanning network interface eth1 / eth1
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.956 Using address /192.168.1.101 found on network interface: name:eth1 (eth1) index: 2 addresses: /192.168.1.101;
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.956 Created socket: /192.168.1.101:5001
[Thread-3] TRACE 16:08:40.966 Starting DLNA Server on host 192.168.1.101 and port 5001...
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.974 Sending ALIVE...
[main] TRACE 16:08:40.995 Using following UUID: c4f51e6e-722e-3e66-85f9-1530044c2a8c
[main] TRACE 16:08:46.415 It's ready! You should see the server appears on XMB
[Thread-6] TRACE 16:08:56.414 Sending ALIVE...

What do you see if you start PS3MS from the command line?

[#4]

Quote from: Waldo

$ /stuff/PS3MS/./PMS.sh

That's a strange way of calling the script  I would have used
/stuff/PS3MS/PMS.sh

[#5]

Either way would work; the former was a copy & paste from when I'd run it from ~/media/pms 

[#6]

neil@neil-desktop:~$ /home/neil/pms-linux-1.10.5/PMS.sh
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.275 Starting Java PS3 Media Server v1.10.5
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.277 by shagrath / 2008-2009
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.278 http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.278 http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.283 
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.283 Java 1.6.0_22-Sun Microsystems Inc.
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.283 OS Linux i386 2.6.32-25-generic
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.284 Encoding: UTF-8
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.345 Temp folder: /tmp/javaps3media
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.415 Registering transcoding engine FFmpeg Audio
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.486 Registering transcoding engine MEncoder
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.489 Registering transcoding engine MPlayer Audio
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.493 Registering transcoding engine MEncoder Web
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.495 Registering transcoding engine MPlayer Video Dump
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.501 Registering transcoding engine MPlayer Web
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.511 Registering transcoding engine TsMuxer
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.512 Registering transcoding engine Audio High Fidelity
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.514 Registering transcoding engine VideoLan Audio Streaming
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.514 Registering transcoding engine VideoLan Video Streaming
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.519 Registering transcoding engine Raws Thumbnailer
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.766 Scanning network interface eth1 / eth1
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.767 Using address /192.168.1.64 found on network interface: name:eth1 (eth1) index: 3 addresses: /192.168.1.64;
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.768 Created socket: /192.168.1.64:5001
[Thread-3] TRACE 21:12:18.789 Starting DLNA Server on host 192.168.1.64 and port 5001...
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.817 Sending ALIVE...
[main] TRACE 21:12:18.837 Using following UUID: 2db18b64-ca72-3ccd-a2b3-4d1161e29e11
[main] TRACE 21:12:24.385 It's ready! You should see the server appears on XMB
[Thread-6] TRACE 21:12:34.385 Sending ALIVE...
[Thread-6] TRACE 21:13:00.191 Sending ALIVE...

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What do you see if you start PS3MS from the command line?

I don't know what you mean, me and command line aren't the best of friends I avoid it at all costs  kinda ruins the experience for me  do you mean that or something else?

[#7]

Starting an app from the command line usually provides some kind of output if it's unable to start for some reason; usually it gives some clue as to the reason it doesn't start.
I was hoping you'd run the PMS.sh script from the location you can't get it to work from (we already know it works from your home directory) 

[#8]

ahhh that would make sense  I'll post it up tomorrow  when I'm back at the ubuntu machine