Projector DLNA unsupported filetype

[jservv]

Hello all, I've successfully connected a cheap projector (Wielio GC06) and set up my media libraries using Jellyfin.

The issue is that when I try to play anything (i.e. videos, music) of any type, I receive the error message "Unsupported File!". The projector has successfully played all common filetypes when I use a USB drive. 



Is there any other method to tell if this is an issue with Jellyfin, or with the projector itself? Could it be related to transcoding files?

Thanks for any advice.

[TheDreadPirate]

Can you share your full jellyfin log via pastebin? And what are the server specs and OS? And what version of Jellyfin is the server running?

[jservv]

Can you share your full jellyfin log via pastebin?  And what are the server specs and OS?  And what version of Jellyfin is the server running?

The log folder contains:
FFmpeg.Transcode-2024-08-04_18-23-30_f7aa2cc28e9202cfe41e83bf1c1d4af3_65834111.log
log_20240804.log

OS: Windows 10 Home

I'm not sure where I can find the server specs you're looking for. I could only see these details in Jellyfin:
Server name
LAPTOP-45T594LC
Server version
10.9.8
Web version
10.9.8
Build version
10.9.8
Local HTTP port number
8096
Local HTTPS port number
8920

Let me know if you're referring to some other specs and I'll find them.

[TheDreadPirate]

Like what CPU and GPU/iGPU your laptop has.

As for your DLNA problem, it would probably help to create a custom profile for your projector. It looks like it is trying to use a default profile but isn't working?

[jservv]

As an update, I successfully played a film over DLNA last night by clicking the Windows native "Cast to..." in the context menu. This works just fine as an option, but I also really like the interface of Jellyfin and would like to make use of it.

CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-7100U CPU @ 2.40GHz
GPU: Intel® HD Graphics 620

I created another profile called "Projector" but can't see a way to assign the device to it or vice versa. How can I change the default profile for the projector?

[TheDreadPirate]

This is the line that keeps popping up in the log.

Code:

DeviceIdentification { FriendlyName: "GC06-989353", ModelNumber: "1.0", SerialNumber: null, ModelName: "Unisoc Renderer", ModelDescription: "Unisoc", ModelUrl: "http://www.unisoc.com", Manufacturer: "Unisoc", ManufacturerUrl: "http://www.unisoc.com", Headers: [] }

I THINK you would use "GC06-989353" for the profile name.

[jservv]

I hope I've understood correctly. I've created a user profile called "GC06-989353", but encountered the same issue. Is there anything else I should try?

[TheDreadPirate]

No no no.  The DLNA DEVICE profile name should be "GC06-989353".  If you look at some the existing profiles that come with the plugin, you will see a FriendlyName field at the top.

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Profile xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <Name>Sony Bravia (2014)</Name>
  <Identification>
    <FriendlyName>(KDL-[0-9]{2}W[5-9][0-9]{2}B|KDL-[0-9]{2}R480|XBR-[0-9]{2}X[89][0-9]{2}B|KD-[0-9]{2}[SX][89][0-9]{3}B).*</FriendlyName>
    <Manufacturer>Sony</Manufacturer>
    <Headers>
      <HttpHeaderInfo name="X-AV-Client-Info" value=".*(KDL-[0-9]{2}W[5-9][0-9]{2}B|KDL-[0-9]{2}R480|XBR-[0-9]{2}X[89][0-9]{2}B|KD-[0-9]{2}[SX][89][0-9]{3}B).*" match="Regex" />
    </Headers>
  </Identification>

You need to create a profile that has "GC06-989353" as the friendly name.  For some reason it isn't picking up the default profile or something.

I'm also having a hard time finding actual specs for this projector.  They really want you to use the display mirroring.  Maybe it can't actually play very many codecs?  Even the default profile?

[jservv]

I've scanned through the menues and I don't know where to create a default profile or change the friendly name. Under Devices -> DLNA, a message reads that the DLNA functionality has been moved to a plugin. The plugin options are as in the screenshot:



The projector has successfully played an mp4 file via the Windows "Cast to" option. The same file does not work over Jellyfin, so I think this is an issue with Jellyfin.

[jservv]

I thought I would give this one more try and bump the thread. I've checked through the menus, and in particular the DLNA menu, but canät see any option to edit the default profile or friendly name.

If there is no way to do this, then I'll continue using the "cast to..." option in Windows, for now.

As for mirroring the screen, this isn't a great option as Miracast seems to produce a much smaller image than the projection screen, even when I change the resolution. The screen size remains the same.

Thanks for the help so far.