Stream Video to Xbox 360 from Ubuntu with ushare
I’m really pleased with ubuntu, I definitely don’t think that I would go back to Windows, at least not for the time being. Between the amazing selection of free software and the Wine I can run everything that I need and a lot more.
The one thing that Windows did do well (most of the time) was to stream video and audio to the xbox 360. There’s a few solutions out there, but I thought I’d share the solution that worked for me.
Firstly install ushare from the Synaptic Package Manager (System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager). The DLNA codec library will also be installed as a believe it’s a dependency.
Once applied the packages will install as per normal.
OK, now it’s installed you need to set up the config file, this file tells ushare which directories you want your xbox to be able to see, as well as which network connection to to share the directories on.
Open up a terminal window and type the command below:
sudo gedit /etc/ushare.conf
All being well this will fire up the text editor gedit (if you;re using KDE you’ll need to change gedit to which text editor you prefer)
So make a note of the directories that you want to share, i share my entire home folder, you can share multiple directories by separating them with a comma.
USHARE_DIR=/home/danny/
Next look up the connection you’re using, easiest way to do this is to look under System > Preferences > Network Connections
It’s most likely to be either:
eth0 - if you're using a wired ethernet connection
wlan0 if you're using wireless
Enter the correct connection as shown below:
USHARE_IFACE=wlan0
Finally make sure the setting below is set to yes:
ENABLE_XBOX=yes
Now save the file and close the text editor.
Now you’re all set to go, in order to start the service you need to run it from a terminal window by using the command below:
ushare -x
You should now be able to see the share in your video library on your xbox 360, by default it’ll be called “ushare”, you can change this by altering the value below in the config file.
USHARE_NAME=uShare
4 Responses to “Stream Video to Xbox 360 from Ubuntu with ushare”
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Hey this was an AWESOME walkthrough and guide although, might you be able to give me some insight on how to get uShare to start up automatically. I just started using Linux/Ubuntu so please use small words. Thanks again very well done.
I also opted for Ubuntu after I was having problems streaming content to my PS3. Having used it for my PS3 I thought I would try it on my 360 also and I now prefer it to using Windows Media Center.
Great piece of software.
Thanks for the post Im having difficulty getting this up and running with fedora core though. Thanks for the info though.
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Hey awesome walk through man nice post