Ubuntu Linux + Sony BDP-S570 + DLNA

I bought a Sony BDP-S570 3D Blu-ray Disc Player a couple of months ago, and I also happen to run a MythTV server where I store all of my music, videos, and recordings. The BDP-S570 says it is a DLNA client, but for whatever reason it does not recognize the MythTV UPnP/DLNA server.

This is what I did to share my MythTV media with the Sony BDP-S570:

• Add the unofficial MiniDLNA Ubuntu PPA:
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stedy6/stedy-minidna
• Update the APT package index:
  sudo apt-get update
• Install MiniDLNA:
  sudo apt-get install minidlna
• Edit the /etc/minidlna.conf file:
  sudo vi /etc/minidlna.confport=8200
  network_interface=eth0
  media_dir=A,/var/lib/mythtv/music
  media_dir=P,/var/lib/mythtv/pictures
  media_dir=V,/var/lib/mythtv/videos
  media_dir=V,/var/lib/mythtv/recordings
  friendly_name=MythTV DLNA Server
  album_art_names=Cover.jpg/cover.jpg/AlbumArtSmall.jpg/albumartsmall.jpg/AlbumArt.jpg/albumart.jpg/Album.jpg/album.jpg/Folder.jpg/folder.jpg/Thumb.jpg/thumb.jpg
  inotify=yes
  enable_tivo=no
  strict_dlna=no
  notify_interval=900
  serial=12345678
  model_number=1
• Restart the MiniDLNA server, removing the existing media list:
  sudo /etc/init.d/minidlna stop
sudo rm -r /tmp/minidlna
sudo /etc/init.d/minidlna start

• Turn on your Sony BDP-S570, and see if your media server is listed:
  Setup menu > Network Settings > Connection Server Settings
• Scan for the media server if it is not already listed. It will have a status of “Shown” if it has been found.
• Now try to play some of the media!

The instructions above will most likely work for other Sony BDP-S* players, too.