Installing Gnump3d Guide

GNUMP3d? is a streaming server for MP3s?, OGG vorbis files, movies and other media formats.

1. Install Perl first see http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Main/HomePage
2. Go to http://www.gnu.org/software/gnump3d/
3. Download the tar file http://savannah.gnu.org/download/gnump3d/gnump3d-2.9.8.tar.gz
4. Read and re-read the Readme info http://www.gnu.org/software/gnump3d/README
5. Read and re-read the Install info http://www.gnu.org/software/gnump3d/INSTALL
6. Install it closely following the documentation.
7. One more thing you will get an error during the install.
8. This error is addressed by someone elses question in http://www.mail-archive.com/gnump3d-users@gnu.org/msg00143.html
9. Modify the file as suggested in the previous step
10. Edit the gnump3d.conf file to suit your situation
11. Hopefully it works and is serving music , check from a browser on a network connected PC

I have had it serving to 3 PCs? at the same time and it works.

Cheers Jimbojazza

Server question

How would I set this up on Unslung so it starts up as a daemon when the slug boots? Presumably it would be like the other scripts in /opt/etc/init.d/ - called something like Sxxgnump3d (where 'xx' is a two-digit number - does this number mean anything, BTW?)?

Many thanks - Tim