Firefly incompatible with iTunes 10.5

same here

readynas ultra 4 RNDu4000
RAIDiator 4.2.20-T4
just updated itunes to version 10.5

no way to see itunes Server
keeps Loading "Itunes Server"....

sadly i read that it's an old bug reported more than 1 year ago between firefly users and that firefly itself has been abandoned.
the good news is that there is actually a working fix which is switching from firefly (code name mt-daapd) to forked-daapd, a fork of firefly
http://www.ohloh.net/p/forked-daapd

i don't know if the readynas team had planned to remove firefly and make the switch to forked-daapd

otherways, downgrade to itunes 10.3.1
http://ismashphone.com/2011/06/how-to-downgrade-itunes-105-beta-to-itunes-103.html

I too have the problem with firefly and upgrade to ITunes 10.5 , But like the previous problem I am going to wait and see if readynas comes up with a patch to rectify the problem for me.

I am having the same problem. I am hoping readynas comes up with a patch soon.

Apparently itunes 10.5 has broken the ability to connect to DAAP servers like FireFly, this is affecting other NAS makes as well since they all use the same obsolete Firefly code.

I have previously posted a feature request for NetGear to switch to the forked-daap instead. See viewtopic.php?f=18&t=55446

As I pointed out a user has managed to port it to the Qnap NAS which has similar Linux problems as the version of Linux on the ReadyNAS (i.e. an ancient version of libc).

As this is now the second time this year that Apple has broken support for daap, NetGear really, really need to wake up and replace the long discontinued FireFly code.

What about adding another server that supports the standard moving forward?

What are you guys doing to work around this? I am having the same problem as well but I can't decide what to do (downgrade to 10.3 or wait if another solution pops up somewhere). Its very inconvenient not being able to have the music in iTunes! bummer....

Forked-daapd please! I'm tired of being jealous of qnap..

+1

Is there any response from Netgear guys ?

Anyway, a contribute from Apple Community Forums (posted by Deledrius), from the thread about the same issue:

The problem (for any server software based on mt-daapd) is that iTunes now seems to require the SupportsUpdate field in the initial server-info handshake, which mt-daapd doesn't supply. Adding it to mt-daapd (even with a value of False) works with iTunes 10.5 fine