Stream iTunes Library To PSP

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

NEW - Stream iTunes To PSP, Part 2

Tags: itunes, mac, music, psp, stream, wifi, windows

posted by Sahas Katta in Hacking & Tips & Tweaks
on 4/17/2006 at 07:05 AM with Comments Off

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4/26/2006 04:18 AM

Jase says

Is there any way that this could be edited so the user can choose which port the stream is on?

This is a great tool, but my ISP along with a bunch of other block port 8080 so there is no way to listen.

That would be amazing if you could build that in somehow.

4/26/2006 01:48 PM

'arry says

damnit. i had it working for ages before now i get the same stupid error that everyone else has. and i KNOW how to do it, because i had it up before.

4/26/2006 09:22 PM

djbiker69 says

I get the same error as several people and nobody has said how to fix it, everything seems to work fine but when I try to listen to a feed, the server goes through all the songs claiming they are not “there” when they are. Anybody know how to fix this???

4/26/2006 09:26 PM

Tapee says

Hi, I kinda figured out what the problem is. After I experienced the error for some days now, I tried to copy one file into a simple /music directory on my harddisk - also, I renamend the file into a simple and short name. Here we go: It worked. Before the file path was huge. I suppose that the server has problems recognizing difficult file names or pathes.

4/27/2006 04:03 AM

pharoah says

The software also work well on PSP Firmware v2.70 and it is more stable.

4/27/2006 05:45 AM

MegaDaisy says

Also with 2.7 of the firmware you can save the mp3 to your memory stick - you dont have to stream it :-)

4/28/2006 01:06 PM

eric says

Can not get it to work. I only get an error message on my psp, “Communication with the server failed 8001006F.” I have all the above requirements. When I installed the ITunes-PSP-Server DOS came up and never went away. Do not know if that means anything or not. But for some reason it is not working. I even shut down my firewall and internet security, but still would not work. Anyone got a clue, keeping in mind that I know diddly about ports/anything computer related? Would appreciate the help.

Need help. PSP will not connect to itunes using RSS server. Error, communication with server failed 8001006F. I have all the above listed requirements and shut down my firewall and internet security. I am computer illiterate, so any detailed help would be appreciated.

4/28/2006 07:33 PM

Aaron says

I think most people would find this freeware CodeWave
application much much easier to use. I had no trouble getting it working on a MAC or PC. It support RSS and works great with my iTunes and my PSP and other machines.

4/28/2006 09:55 PM

Secret says

THIS WORK SOOOOO GOOOD!!!! thnx for who ever made this

4/29/2006 03:37 PM

lewis says

i dont know how to shut down my firewall to access http://localhost:8080 so it just says that it was refused, can some one help me?

4/29/2006 08:27 PM

Jase says

Yes, that codewave one works perfectly since you can specify a custom port, which is something this Skatter-Tech one needs badly!

I very much prefer the skatter tech one for making the RSS feeds, but since the CodeWave one supports ports other than 8080 I’ll be using that one until the Skatter Tech one catches up.

Thanks for the link Aaron.

4/29/2006 10:12 PM

pharoah says

Thanks Also.

4/30/2006 07:39 AM

Panchulo says

I think most people would find this freeware CodeWave
application much much easier to use. I had no trouble getting it working on a MAC or PC. It support RSS and works great with my iTunes and my PSP and other machines.

by Aaron - 4/28/2006 7:33 pm

I have the same problem……anyone please help???

4/30/2006 10:24 AM

Darren says

Nice program, but what if you have 2 drives like me. I have a C and an E drive, and all my iTunes music is on the E drive. Is there a way that it could be modified, so that instead of it checkin C:\Documents and Settings\… etc, then it’ll go to E:\Documents and Settings\…?

4/30/2006 12:49 PM

Bungy says

Does this work with 2.7 ? I can connect to it from my PC , but when I try it form the PSP it doesn’t work, It says on the server windows the PSP IP address with GET/ infront of it but on the PSP it takes ages and ages and then comes up with the error message “The connection to the server timed out” I have Zone alarm suite and a netgear router

4/30/2006 01:17 PM