The default daap server (mt-daapd) doesn't support iOS, airplay etc. so I looked into some alternatives. I installed and configured forked-daapd (from apt) on my NV+ v2. It scanned my files fine and it shows up in iTunes (11) but when I try to load the music by clicking on the remote share it constantly displays a spinner icon and fails to load. The log file (debug level) shows the following:daap: DAAP request: /server-infodaap: DAAP request: /loginand has nothing after that. I did a bit of a google and it looks like it expects a query string to be sent along with the /login request but iTunes 11 doesn't send that. Anyone figure out a solution for this?

NTGR added it in ReadyNAS OS 6.0 for the new ReadyNAS 100 series, maybe one day they will add it to the 5.x series also.

Yes, I mentioned on my blog that forked-daapd is used in ReadyNAS OS. There have been attempts to make a forked-daapd add-on for 4.2.x and 5.3.x but so far they have been unsuccessful.

mdgm wrote:Yes, I mentioned on my blog that forked-daapd is used in ReadyNAS OS. There have been attempts to make a forked-daapd add-on for 4.2.x and 5.3.x but so far they have been unsuccessful.Did you test it with iTunes 11? I didn't get to it myself, it is still on my personal to-do list.

I think I briefly tested it and I could connect to the library in iTunes and play my Music. My ReadyNAS OS unit is a RN312.

Just to note that mt-daapd works with iTunes 11 for me on my NV+ v2, it just doesn't support the newer bells and whistles.

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chirpa
Luminary
Mar 19, 2013
NTGR added it in ReadyNAS OS 6.0 for the new ReadyNAS 100 series, maybe one day they will add it to the 5.x series also.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Mar 19, 2013
Yes, I mentioned on my blog that forked-daapd is used in ReadyNAS OS. There have been attempts to make a forked-daapd add-on for 4.2.x and 5.3.x but so far they have been unsuccessful.
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 20, 2013
mdgm wrote:
Yes, I mentioned on my blog that forked-daapd is used in ReadyNAS OS. There have been attempts to make a forked-daapd add-on for 4.2.x and 5.3.x but so far they have been unsuccessful.
Did you test it with iTunes 11? I didn't get to it myself, it is still on my personal to-do list.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Mar 20, 2013
I think I briefly tested it and I could connect to the library in iTunes and play my Music. My ReadyNAS OS unit is a RN312.
mertician
Aspirant
Mar 20, 2013
Just to note that mt-daapd works with iTunes 11 for me on my NV+ v2, it just doesn't support the newer bells and whistles.
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Mar 20, 2013
Yes. Firefly (mt-daapd) on latest 4.1.x, 4.2.x and 5.3.x firmware works fine with iTunes 11. But Firefly is far more limited in what it can do than forked-daapd.
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 20, 2013
mdgm wrote:
I think I briefly tested it and I could connect to the library in iTunes and play my Music. My ReadyNAS OS unit is a RN312.
I just confirmed that with my RN102.
tarkeen
Aspirant
Mar 20, 2013
Do want forked-daapd on NVX. How to get?
mertician
Aspirant
Mar 20, 2013
Is there source code for the version of forked-daapd that's on the apt repo?
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 20, 2013
StephenB wrote:
mdgm wrote:
I think I briefly tested it and I could connect to the library in iTunes and play my Music. My ReadyNAS OS unit is a RN312.
I just confirmed that with my RN102.
It doesn't connect with my iPad though (remote 3.0)

The iPad pairs with the server, and lists the songs. But when you try to play one, you just get a second of silence.
The forked-daapd log says "daap: DMAP field 'com.apple.itunes.extended' is not a valid field in queries", which cascades to more errors.