Loosely Assembled

FireFlyMediaServer on the iPhone is one of the best things about a jailbreak, but with the 1.1.3 firmware, and all the root vs mobile user data and perms being jumbled around, I couldn’t even find an example online of how to get the thing up and running properly, it would install and show up in the uictl list, but spat out an error about a script not being able to complete. I think in retrospect that error has something to do with scanning the iTunes library.

I’m no expert at all, but here is the path i took to making it work:

1. Make sure Uictl shows org.fireflymediaserver.mt-daapd.plist in black, if it’s red, tap it, and select load -w.

2. In a browser on a wifi enabled compy, go to http://[the_ip_address_of_your_iphone]:3689 – use root/dottie – this is not connected to your phone’s ssh pw. (you can also hit 127.0.0.1:3689 in the phone’s browser, but it’s pretty small, and the screen isn’t designed for the small layout)

3. In the configuration section, edit the path to your music, it seems to assume root (from the early days) but needs to be updated to /mobile/

4. Go back to the server status and start a new full scan of your music files, this might take a minute or ten.

5. Now, if you had iTunes open already, and saw the empty device in the shared section, you can just eject it, and reconnect to see the updated content!

I also found that your music will simply be listed by song, so using the server’s own playlist creation tool is suggested, especially if you’ll be browsing this music in anything other than iTunes. (I’m thinking about putting a roku in the car, so I can stream songs from the iPhone to the car stereo over wifi. I’ll post that story once it actually happens.)

With 69 exotic field recordings, from wolves to frogs to hawks, RareEarthtones is a great idea that has been taken beyond just an idea, but, I still wanted more, I wanted something different, something special, so, i merged all these together into one very dense track to get a wild feel.
Tell me what you think, i’m sure you will get some nice stares using this as a ringtone.

Listen above, or download it here.