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Yet another Firefly Server iTunes 10.5+ issue
I have installed the 1.0.3 update Firefly add-on and I get confirmation that the add-on was installed correctly. iTunes sees the server and the tracks within it, as it should, however the add-on does...
Again, there is no iTunes on your iPad... Really. iTunes is a program that can run on your mac or pc - nowhere else. Calling the music player, video player, or the apple store app on the ipad "iTunes" just creates confusion.
I know of only two ways to get your music on the NAS to play on the iPad.
(a) You can run iTunes on a Mac or PC (adding the music on the NAS to the iTunes music library, but leaving the music itself on the NAS). Enable home sharing on that iTunes, and also enable home sharing on the iPad. While iTunes is running on the PC, you can access your music library (and any videos) from the built-in music (or video) app on the iPad.
(b) Play your music using a different app - such as 8player or AVplayerHD - that can stream the music from your NAS using DLNA or directly from the share (using SMB, NFS, or FTP).
There is a third option, but it is not really playing the music from the NAS itself. That option is to get a paid iCloud account from apple, and upload your music from the NAS to iCloud.
I know of only two ways to get your music on the NAS to play on the iPad.
(a) You can run iTunes on a Mac or PC (adding the music on the NAS to the iTunes music library, but leaving the music itself on the NAS). Enable home sharing on that iTunes, and also enable home sharing on the iPad. While iTunes is running on the PC, you can access your music library (and any videos) from the built-in music (or video) app on the iPad.
(b) Play your music using a different app - such as 8player or AVplayerHD - that can stream the music from your NAS using DLNA or directly from the share (using SMB, NFS, or FTP).
There is a third option, but it is not really playing the music from the NAS itself. That option is to get a paid iCloud account from apple, and upload your music from the NAS to iCloud.
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