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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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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
I cant find “my tunes rss” anywhere i downloaded it but i cant find it
can any one help me?
thanks
this program kicks ass
dis is the best it is sic as
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.
@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.
How do you find your port adress on your pc.
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This sucks! u loaded a bunch of crap to my computer and ur dumb itunes thing doesnt work. Thanks a lot jerks
Silly n00b
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?
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
everything works fine on my computer but not on my psp it always says”The connection to the server timed out.”
Yeah it also says The connection to the server time out on my PSP.
this only worked for about 5 of my 17 songs. the other twelve show up in RSS as a folder, but no file
great work dude thx
This is GREAT! I even got it working off my local network, so i can access my music from any wifi hotspot thanks to my psp :D Took some port forwarding and then i use my real ip. you can find your real ip at whatismyip.com if you wanna use my music, go to http://67.49.164.199:8080 on your PSP web browser and login and password is both “poop” dont put the “”
i have had a GREAT time getting this set up with a secondhand psp 1000. nearly the best time ive had with a pc. porn came first ( sorry ) happy new year to all
Thanks Guys great job – took 5 mins to download and set-up – very simple.
Now I need to find a way to stream video and I’m all set :-)
I think you need to add to the “To get started you’ll need the following:” section on this site. A Memory stick is required to use the rss function on a PSP.
dis is great is there a way for you to acses jour music on a other wifi spot????
Hey this is great guys I am having one problem. I am able to get the RSS channels onto my PSP, but then when I try to run them I get- A Server Error has occurred. (Http Status Code: 500)
I am using a mac and I’ve checked the firewall, that’s off. Can’t think of anything else. Anyone have any ideas?