How not to install Plex Media Server on FreeBSD
I have a FreeBSD
server with a lot of out media on it. And I want to view this contents on my Apple TV.
Plex
and Plex Media Server (PMS)
comes to mind.
There is, however, not a port for FreeBSD
of PMS
. But fortunately there is good Linux
support in `FreeBSD, so I was hoping to get support that way... Here is what I tried:
Install Linux support:
1cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-gentoo-stage3
2make install clean
Download: plexmediaserver_0.9.5.2-7a18da4_i386 from plexapp.com
Unpack it using ar
.
Find the file data.tar.gz
and extract the contents in the root of /compat/linux
.
Try to start the PMS:
1chroot /compat/linux/usr/sbin/start_pms
It fails... The kernel emulation of Linux sys call does not implement epoll
- which is used by PMS
:-( Even a patch will not solve the problem.
So - don't go this way for support of PMS
in FreeBSD
...