Stream iTunes To PSP, Part 2 - June 25, 2006

Stream iTunes To PSP, Part 2

A few months ago we published an article entitled How To: “Stream Your iTunes Library To PSP“. The article, which demonstrated how to share music from your windows machine to your PlayStation Portable (PSP), became an extreme hit. Today we are here to demonstrate a new alternative, which is in fact more powerful and functions smoothly on both Windows and Macintosh machines. After reading through this tutorial, you will be able to easily stream as much DRM-Free music as you want from any networked computer to your Playstation Portable (PSP) via WiFi.

The software we are using today, MyTunesRSS, has been developed by our friends at Codewave Software. This new MyTunesRSS software is completely free and offers even more features than the software used in our previous tutorial. To use this application you will need the items mentioned below. (MyTunesRSS is currently on v2.1)

To get started you’ll need the following:

  • PSP with Firmware 2.60/2.70 or Above
  • Networked XP Pro/Home or Mac OS X
  • Java Runtime 1.5 or Above Installed
  • WiFi (802.11b-compatible) Network Router
  • Apple iTunes v6.0.4 or Above Installed
  • DRM-Free Songs In The iTunes Library

The 3-Setup Procedure:

Windows:
1) Download MyTunesRSSwin.zip to your desktop. Unzip (extract) all contents into a new folder. Open it folder, but do not modify its contents.
2) Press on the on the MyTunesRSS Icon and wait until it starts up.
3) Under General -> iTunes browse to the location of your “iTunes Music Library.xml”. (Usually located in My Documents -> My Music -> iTunes.)

Macintosh:
1) Download MyTunesRSSmac.zip. Extract all contents into a new folder.
2) Open the folder, press on MyTunesRSS, and wait for it to start up.
3) Under General -> iTunes browse to the location of your “iTunes Music Library.xml”. (This is normally located in Music -> iTunes)

Final Setup Steps (mac and win):
1) Choose a port number such as “1234″ and enter any password.
2) Under Options -> Automation, check Auto Update Database (10 mins).
3) Open any standard browser (IE/Safari/Firefox) and enter either http://localhost:[port number] (ex: http://localhost:1234) or the URL displayed on the General Tab. A MyTunesRSS page should appear shortly.

Note: If you successfully accomplished the above (without any errors), you may proceed to the next step. If you do run into errors make sure you meet the requirements and are using the correct software for your OS. If the MyTunesRSS page didn’t appear, open the port you choose previously and give MyTunesRSS permission to access the web in your firewall settings.

PSP Setup Procedure:
1) PSP should already be setup on your LAN and should be able to access the web, if so start up your PSP and go to Network -> Internet Browser.
2) Enter “http://[IP Address]:[Port Number]” into your PSP Browser. “IP Address” represents the IP of the machine running the MyTunesRSS server and the “Port Number” is the number you selected during setup. URL can also be found under “General” in MyTunesRSS. (ex: http://192.168.1.101:1234)
3) Once the MyTunesRSS page appears, enter your password and login.
4) Browse around and select the RSS icon on any playlist/album/artist and say “Yes” to “Add This Channel” to your PSP’s RSS Channel.
5) Close your PSP browser and go to Network -> RSS Channel. Select an item you had added to your library and enjoy the music!

Note: If the previous procedure didn’t work, make sure you followed all the instructions properly and that your firewall settings are properly configured. Also note that this will not work for music purchased on the iTunes Music Store and will only work on any DRM-free music. This tutorial only demonstrated how to access your music on your LAN, if you wish to access it from “hotspots” or elsewhere you will need to do a little port forwarding in your router.

Downloads: MyTunesRSS (by CodeWave) | Support Forum
Links: Stream iTunes Library To PSP, Pt. 1 | Digg This Article

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136 comments.

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Justin---VERY HAPPY says

I can’t thanks you guys enough, i love it when things work! very well done!
i have my itunes running through my iMac OS X over the wifi to the router and then over wifi to my PSP, there are very few .3 second buffering pauses, but that very understandable.

again, great job
~one very happy boy

Jonathan says

im having trouble with step 3 in this section
Final Setup Steps (mac and win):. any hints or tips please

Name Required says

Couldn’t be asked to fill real details… but I just installed this app and kicks ass! LOVE IT!

stefan says

i keep getting timed out how can i get this to go any step by step

qassem says

how can i download the itunes programme from this adress to my psp ?

pene says

alright, good job fellas..awesome work on that program. First off..Christian when you connect to your server it should only ask for you password. Also there is no way (so far) to connect through wire connection. And for those who get timed out, if you click on the “i” beside the server address it should show a list of ip’s you can choose from. i had the same problem and i just choose a random one and…viola!! it works! but for the 100 song thing…i have no clue sorry. anyways cheers and enjoy your music fellas!!

jubr says

is this possible with Nintendo DS???? With Webbrowser

cindy says

when and how much money is a psp 2 going to be

Brad says

A better option is DOT.TUNES - the 2 apps simply don’t compare, DOT.TUNES feature-set blows MyTunesRSS out of the water.

http://www.dottunes.net

-Brad

freddy g says

I cant find “my tunes rss” anywhere i downloaded it but i cant find it

can any one help me?
thanks

skaterryyan0201 says

this program kicks ass

juzzie says

dis is the best it is sic as

GCMS says

all you saying that you cant access the server from your psp:

If you are using a Wireless ROUTER to access your computer it will NOT work! Traditional wireless routers do not route packets to clients just the internet!! Although some computers will find each other!? I know dont know why! but basically getting a router to link two computers together is nearly impossible! you need a wireless access point and switch gear. Might set u back a bit! basically you need to add the wireless access point to the existing router, ie router should have ONE lan cable in it linking it to the switch gear and then the access point also linked to the switch gear. You now have full wireless capability on your TCP/IP network. also all computers using WIRED lan to access the router will now have to be plugged into the switch. This will get it to work. You can also get a network router instead of a switch which is not a proxy as well. These also may set u back a bit.

Sahas Katta says

@GCMS
I think you just confused everyone. It’s actually very simple. Any WiFi router you’ve purchased within the last few years should do the job. My linksys cost me about $45 when I bought it. Just make sure your wired/wireless machines and the PSP are connected to the router and you should be set. There’s no switches or anything else you’ll have do deal with unless you have a weird setup.

PSP owner says

How do you find your port adress on your pc.

pspstreamer says

PSP streaming walkthough at http://www.dalsoft.co.uk/guides.aspx

I Hate u says

This sucks! u loaded a bunch of crap to my computer and ur dumb itunes thing doesnt work. Thanks a lot jerks

I Hate n00bs says

Silly n00b

atomicmufin says

It’s working fine for some of my music, but there’s one album that i bought from itunes that’s not being shown in the rss channels? any thoughts?

erick says

well i get all the stuff till i get to the part the part where it says put the url i put the url and it says internet explore cannot conect and the psp says sever timed out can some one help me

fernando says

everything works fine on my computer but not on my psp it always says”The connection to the server timed out.”

Mobius.EXE says

Yeah it also says The connection to the server time out on my PSP.

tamazer says

this only worked for about 5 of my 17 songs. the other twelve show up in RSS as a folder, but no file

Kswysegi says

great work dude thx

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