Stream iTunes Library To PSP - April 17, 2006
Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a very popular device and has sold a few million units, but when compared to Apple’s iPod, the PSP lacks storage space. Luckily, the PSP has a built in WiFi card to make up for this disadvantage. With a few simple steps, all of which are included in this tutorial, anyone can stream any non-copyright music from their iTunes library to their PSP. To get started, you will need to have the following:
- PSP With Firmware v2.60
- Networked XP Home/Pro Comp.
- WiFi (802.11b) Network Router
- Apple iTunes v6.0.4 Installed
- Songs in iTunes Music Library
- At Least 1 Playlist With Music
The 5-Step Setup Procedure:
1) Download iTunes-PSP-Server.exe and save it to your desktop.
2) Disable any firewalls and/or keep port 8080 open.
3) Launch iTunes and then click on the iTunes-PSP-Server after.
4) In IE/Firefox open the page “http://localhost:8080″
5) Setup is complete if an “iTunes RSS Server” page appeared.
If the iTunes RSS Server page didn’t appear make sure your firewall has authorized “iTunes-PSP-Server.exe” to access the internet completely. You may also want to add a rule into your firewall to keep port 8080 open. The “black box” is the server, DO NOT close it.
Before going any further make sure you know the IP address of the machine running iTunes and the iTunes-PSP-Server. To find you Local Area Network (LAN) IP go to Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections -> Click on your Network Card -> Support Tab. Your local IP address should look something like this “192.168.1.xxx”. Another method is to go to Start -> Run… -> type “cmd” hit enter -> type “ipconfig” in the window. Your IP Address should be displayed there. Once the 5-Step Procedure is complete and you have found your Local IP Address, proceed to the next step.
The PSP Setup Procedure:
1) Turn on your PSP and go to Network -> Internet Browser.
2) Enter “http://IPADDRESS:8080″ into the Address area.
3) When iTunes RSS Server appears add it to your bookmarks.
4) Now click on any orange RSS icon and “Add This Channel”.
5) Close Internet Browser and go to Network -> RSS Channel.
6) Select a playlist you added and YOUR’RE DONE!!!
This tutorial only demonstrated how to access your iTunes Library over a Local Area WiFi network. If you wish to access your iTunes Library music from any “HotSpot” or external location, you will need to forward port 8080 in your router to allow your Local IP to be accessible externally.
Other Notes: To close the iTunes-PSP-Server just select the black window and press CTRL+Shift+C and it should close. If you update your iTunes library once the server has already been started, selected “Reload Library” on the webpage in your PSP browser. The server can only stream non-copyright protected (DRM-Free) MP3 and AAC files. (no video support yet)
Downloads: iTunes-PSP-Server.exe | Apple iTunes
Links: iTunes RSS Server Development | Google Groups Support
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cheng says
i am new to rss on the psp. if i update my playlist, will the rss channel auto update?
JustEaton says
I’ve done everything according to the tutorial, but for some reason after I added the channel, there are no songs. I got to the page where I select my playlist, and I chose one of them. But when I try to connect to my new RSS feed, it says there are no items. Why is this? Everyone else seems to have gotten it to work…
Teg says
Is there a way to set this as a computer service so it can run in the background and i dont have to look at the command window all of the time?
thx
Dhruv says
Ok i am a more experenced web user but for some reason i still can’t get The PSP to see the site. I can get to it fine from my pc’s. I first installed this on my own pc then i tried it directly from my music server. Eitherway i can’t get it to work. I have port forwarding on and all the ports are open. When i tried it on my server i kept getting wide character in print error. It says the error is in the perl file. If i could get to the perl file i might be able to fix it but since it is a executable and that file is not accesable i need another way to get this server working. Is it somthing wrong on my psp?? or is it the computer because it shows up fine via the computer, and via the web since i have a domain name. I just don’t understand why this is doing this.
Thanks in advanced for any help,
Dhruv Bhavsar
mck says
Holy. . . this is awesome! :D Only bad thing is that a lot of my newer, more listened to music is DRM’d.
Is there any Linux support, I’d love to put this on my home server and be able to access the content anywhere. :D
Thanks!
ITunes and PSP Fan says says
Hi:
This is my second post because I wanted to update those interested on how I solved my original problem where I could not get my songs to stream. Turned out that the reason I could not get the songs to list after adding the playlist as an RSS feed was because I was trying to list a song that had DRM. DRM songs will not stream with this program. This works with mp3’s that are not protected!!!!!! After finding a non-protected mp3, I was able to easily reference a song and have it play on my PSP. Didn’t even have to port forward the port to use it within my home. Great program!!!
orrin says
I got it working perfectly. when paired with something like (http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=Flash_MP3_Player) you get streaming music on the web that is as easy to do as dropping a song into a playlist and starting the iTunes-PSP-Server.
rickyh2k says
Just to clarify for dumb ppl like me - when he says go to http://IPaddress:8080 he means insert your IP address into the url not just type IPaddress as i did lol it works if u use the URL http://:8080
Stan says
Wow! This is a great piece of software! One quick question though. I would like to know if you will be adding two byte character support for file names that are not in English. Thanks!
Paul says
I can’t get http://localhost:8080/ to open on my main computer. I went into Windows Firewall config and allowed Port 8080, but with iTunes and the server running, still nothings happening when I go to http://localhost:8080/ on my PC. What’s up?
Stephen Carboni says
I can see the RSS Feed and I have songs in the playlist except when i try to click on the rss feed, it says “The content cannot be displayed.” I am at the last step and I am so close. Please someone help with the very last part.
sahas says
Here are some answers to the questions I have seen:
> Why isn’t it working on Windows Media Center 2005?
It is a XP-based OS and therefore should work, check your built-in XP Firewall once again. If it still doesn’t work, I don’t know whats wrong.
> My PSP browser says http://IPAddress:8080 is an error…
Make sure you are entering the right IP address of you machine, not your PSP’s IP. If it is working on your machine thats good news, now find your LOCAL IP using one of the methods mentioned above and try entering it into your PSP. If that also doesn’t work, I can’t help you much other than tell you to check your firewall settings.
> Why are my songs skippy and buffer a lot?
This may occur for multiple reasons:
PC may be running slow because of too many processes.
Your WiFi router may be slow or too far from your PSP.
The song’s kbps might be too much. (320kbps tested)
> Do I have to leave the computer on to access music?
yes, because if your computer is off then the iTunes RSS Server is also off meaning your PSP is not really connecting to anything.
> How do I update RSS playlist on my PSP?
If you modify your iTunes playlists once the server has already been started, you will need to go to the iTunes RSS Server page and press “Reload Music Library”. (go back to the RSS channel and it should work)
> I can’t get http://localhost:8080 to work on my PC
If you are running into this issue and you have already opened up the firewall ports, this may be because other services using that port are running on your machine. I suggest closing all programs and services not required and trying it again.
joe says
this app rules it is a lot simpler than the last one I tried.
Matt Cox says
this is the greatest thing to happen to planet earth since astronaut ice cream!
cheng says
sahas: thanks for all the answers!
question, once a rss channel is added, will it auto update the aggregated links? each playlist can change over time.
update: please ignore last question. the reload works.
Kaddy says
This i suspect is very similiar, but doesnt require iTunes to be installed.
Streams WMA’s too. - http://tinyurl.com/fq6yz
Joe says
nvm i got it to work. it was a corrupted SAMPCH folder (the one from the sample channel) so i deleted it and now it works! i also noticed that before i deleted it, i couldnt download any RSS channels at all. NICE WORK DUDE!!!
Stephen Carboni says
My problem is that I had to upgrade to 2.6 but to be able to listen to an unlimited number of music files it so fricken worth it. I love this app.
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