[Solved] Generic Proxy Orbiter

[brononius]

Hey,

I'm trying to get my android phone to be connected with linuxMCE.
I follow the procedure as seen on http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Web_Orbiter_2.0

I'm blocked on point 7.

Click the button 'Pick Device Template'. The Add Child Device Window will close, and the Generic Web Device will be added to the Core, as the updated Device Tree will show.

When i do a full regen of the specific orbiter, i got the space for the status. But no status. It seems to stop without doing anything.
A full regen of the default orbiter (fe OnScreen orbiter) is working correctly.


A bit strange to me, point 1-8 went very fast.

A new Generic Proxy Orbiter will also be created automatically. Watch the Orbiter generation process on the Orbiters page: Wizard-->Devices-->Orbiters.

When i look there, nothing special to see, a standard roaming orbiters is created.

When i check the server, nothing is listening on port 3461.
So i'm a bit stuck now...


Thanks for any hints, tips or tricks...

[bwhitson]

OK.....HMM...

I'm not sure about the android but with my iPhone all I have to do is point the software at the proper port.
If you go into the WebAdmin click on "show device tree" you should see your child device sitting there.
Click on it and make sure it is set to the default port 3461.
If you do not have a child device called generic web orbiter then you missed a set.

How did you determine that your server was not listening on port 3461?

[posde]

You need a unique port for each of the proxy based orbiters.

[brononius]

The child device is in there. And in that, i see the listen port 3461 (already tried with 3462).

I'm checking the port on a terminal in the server with the command:

Code:

netstat -an | grep 3461

Normally you should retrieve a line that says: LISTENING 3461
Mine came back empty. And since the server isn't listening...

[purps]

In "My Devices", you should have a Generic Web Device, and as a child of this, the Generic Proxy Orbiter. Try clicking full regen again in Wizard -> Devices -> Orbiters and just waiting 10 minutes.

Have you already tried displaying the orbiter with your device? If you're using a browser, don't worry about inputting the port on the device, but you do still need to make sure the port is unique in web admin. If you are using darrenmason's touch orbiter, then you will need to input the listen port in the touch orbiter settings on the Android device.

Cheers,
Matt.

[totallymaxed]

Hey,

I'm trying to get my android phone to be connected with linuxMCE.
I follow the procedure as seen on http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Web_Orbiter_2.0

I'm blocked on point 7.When i do a full regen of the specific orbiter, i got the space for the status. But no status. It seems to stop without doing anything.
A full regen of the default orbiter (fe OnScreen orbiter) is working correctly.
...............

You must do a reload router first at this point and then regen the Orbiter.

All the best


Andrew

[brononius]

I'll give it a try this evening.

Just to be verify, can i pick in with the reload and go on.
Or is it best to delete proxy orbiter, reload/regen and recreate it all?

[totallymaxed]

I'll give it a try this evening.

Just to be verify, can i pick in with the reload and go on.
Or is it best to delete proxy orbiter, reload/regen and recreate it all?

Just a reload router should be fine

Andrew

[brononius]

I was able to do a full regen with the extra 'reload' at step 7.

But still no port 3461 that is listening.

To be safe, i've tried it also with a complete remove of the orbiter, and did the whole procedure again. Now with the extra reload in between. But it gives me te same result.

When i check with netstat, no port is listening on 3461.
And of course, my android phone has the result 'connection failed'. What seems normal.

Any thoughts what i could check further?

Thanks!

[totallymaxed]

I was able to do a full regen with the extra 'reload' at step 7.

But still no port 3461 that is listening.

To be safe, i've tried it also with a complete remove of the orbiter, and did the whole procedure again. Now with the extra reload in between. But it gives me te same result.

When i check with netstat, no port is listening on 3461.
And of course, my android phone has the result 'connection failed'. What seems normal.

Any thoughts what i could check further?

Thanks!

Are you sure that your Android Orbiter has all the configs right? Especially the port no.?

Andrew

[brononius]

When i run 'netstat -an | grep 3461', this is done on the server itself.

So if the server isn't listening on this port, i assume that no other device will be capable of connection to this port. Or am i missing something?

[brononius]

hmmm,

When i install the weborbiter, it should be reachable by a normal webbrowser as well, correct?

When i go to http://<ip-address>/lmce-admin/weborbiter.php, i receive a nice login screen. And i can select the 'child orbiter'.
Once i've done that, i've got a page with only some buttons (home-back-refresh-exit-logout) on. But i can't do anything else. When i do for example a refresh, it keeps on 'loading'...


I've also noticed, that when i do a quick reload, the core orbiter seems to crash.
Sometimes it's just a black screen, sometimes it stays on 'reconnecting to DCE router as requested'.
The remote adminpage is working correctly, but on the core screen, i can't do anything more.
When i do a hard reboot of the core, it comes back fine....

[purps]

Do you have a folder called "bits" in /usr/pluto/orbiter? You should have, so make it if it is missing. It's unlikely this is the problem, but it is the only time I have seen what you are describing.

Which snapshot are you running, or are you on RC1? Upgraded?

Cheers,
Matt.

[brononius]

For the moment it's : linuxMCE 8.10_24.0.12. An upgrade of an earlier version, because i had problems to install directly the latest version (boot dvd issues).

And you're right, i was missing the folder 'bits'.
So i've just created it, but after a full regen, it stays empty. Normal?

[purps]

For the moment it's : linuxMCE 8.10_24.0.12. An upgrade of an earlier version, because i had problems to install directly the latest version (boot dvd issues).

And you're right, i was missing the folder 'bits'.
So i've just created it, but after a full regen, it stays empty. Normal?

Not sure if this is necessary or not, but let's play it safe - delete your orbiters, reboot, then recreate them, paying special attention to the regens and reloads.

Cheers,
Matt.