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How can I find the name of a specific renderer?
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:16 am
by paddylandau
I can non-default specify options for a particular renderer in the `UMS.conf` using the IP address, e.g.:
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192.168.1.15.show_recently_played_folder = false
However, the IP address of the device can change. To overcome this, I can instead use the render name, e.g.
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my_renderer.show_recently_played_folder = false
The problem is that I don't know how to find the render name. How can I do this, please?
Re: How can I find the name of a specific renderer?
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:18 am
by boss
Usually you can give your device a fixed IP address.
Re: How can I find the name of a specific renderer?
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:45 am
by paddylandau
boss wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:18 amUsually you can give your device a fixed IP address.
True, I can do that using the MAC address on the router. Would that prove more reliable than using a render name, do you think?
Re: How can I find the name of a specific renderer?
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:48 am
by Nadahar
It would probably be more reliable to base it in MAC address and IP. You can find the renderer name by either looking in the renderer configuration files "<install folder>/renderers", or simply by looking in the log file (search for "new renderer" or something like that) found in your UMS profile folder called "debug.log". The log will state the name of the renderer when it is detected/recognized.
Re: How can I find the name of a specific renderer?
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:10 am
by paddylandau
Nadahar wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:48 amIt would probably be more reliable to base it in MAC address and IP.
Thank you. I'll do as you suggest.
Nadahar wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:48 amYou can find the renderer name by … looking in … "debug.log".
In the debug file, it's called a Chromecast, even though it's not a Chromecast! (It's an app on my Pixel 2 phone.) It also says "Unknown renderer". This reinforces your idea of using the IP address.
Thanks again.
Re: How can I find the name of a specific renderer?
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:46 am
by Nadahar
paddylandau wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:10 am
In the debug file, it's called a Chromecast, even though it's not a Chromecast! (It's an app on my Pixel 2 phone.) It also says "Unknown renderer". This reinforces your idea of using the IP address.
The sometimes unpredictable and unreliable renderer detection mechanism is indeed the reason I recommend using IP address (based on DHCP/MAC or fixed address).