Stream Media from Ubuntu/Mint Linux to XBox360
UPDATE: uShare is still the best (in my opinion) way to quickly get a UPnP server running, with low overhead. If you’re interested in a more comprehensive solution, though, I recommend that you check out Plex Media Server. It’s a bit more work to set up, and also more taxing on your host machine, but very feature-rich. (It has a Roku client channel too, which uShare does not.)
I also have a newer article discussing MiniDLNA, another lightweight media server.
Original Article =====
The UPnP media server standard employed by Windows Media Center can be emulated using a utility called uShare.
sudo apt-get install ushareThen, edit /etc/ushare.conf and make the following changes:
USHARE_NAME=uShareMedia # The name you want to be visible on your network.
# Interface to listen to (default is eth0).
USHARE_IFACE=eth1 # Change this to your active interface
# Port to listen to (default is random from IANA Dynamic Ports range)
# Ex : USHARE_PORT=49200
USHARE_PORT= # You probably won't need to change this.
# Port to listen for Telnet connections
# Ex : USHARE_TELNET_PORT=1337
USHARE_TELNET_PORT= # Same here.
# Directories to be shared (space or CSV list).
USHARE_DIR=/dir1,/dir2 # Point this to the directory/ies containing the media files you want to share.
# Use XboX 360 compatibility mode (yes/no)
USHARE_ENABLE_XBOX=yes # This one's important. Allows your XBox console to access the media share
# Use DLNA profile (yes/no)
# This is needed for PlayStation3 to work (among other devices)
USHARE_ENABLE_DLNA=yesUse this command to start up the service:
ushare -xDIf you need to “cycle” the service (eg, to pick up new media files), use this:
killall -q ushare
ushare -xD