How To Stream Videos (Any Format) To Your iPhone [Linux w/ WINE]

Today I read an article written at LifeHacker regarding how to stream any video to an iPhone using the Air Video Software.

Unsurprisingly, the software supports Windows and Mac only. I tested it out using windows, and it worked flawlessly. So I couldn’t wait to try to set it up using WINE on Linux.

Prerequisites:

• Linux Box with Wine Installed (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine )

• In Ubuntu, simply run the following command to install WINE:
  

sudo apt-get install wine

Procedure (On the PC):

• First Download the files needed:

  • Java JRE Version 6 UP 18
    http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=37717

  • Apple Bonjour Windows
    http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL755/BonjourSetup.exe

  • Air Video Server
    http://www.inmethod.com/air-video/download/Setup224.exe

• Now install all the above 3 exe files in the order stated above using wine (the best way is to use command-line and type:
  wine /path/to/filename.exe
  or you can simply double click the exe)

• Now run the Application, you can find it in Applications > Wine > Programs > Air Video Server

• Now just add a folder containing the movies/video files using the “Add Disk Folder” button and then click “Start Server”

Procedure (On iPhone):

• Install the iPhone app ( Free version - http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=313056918&mt=8 )

• Start the app on the phone and select your “system name”
  (If you can’t find your “system name”, then you can manually add the IP address and make sure that port number 45631 is open in your firewall (if you are firewalled)

• Browse to the file you want to stream and click “Play with Live Conversion”
  
  THAT’S IT !

Troubleshooting:

• After clicking on the ‘server name’ in the app, if it’s stuck on “loading” just click “Stop Server” in the PC, and start it again.

• If you have any problem installing any of the three exes on the server side, run the exe from the command line and paste the output in the comments below. I will try to help you out!

PS: I am using the Pro Version, the difference between the free and pro version is, the free version enables/shows random files from a folder, so to stream a particular file, go out of the file view and come back to the list repeatedly until you get the file enabled, or create a folder, and just place the file you need to stream on the server side.

This is a guest post written by WebUpd8 reader rkv (thanks once again!). Credits for the post and screenshots: rkv. Browse all the posts by rkv.