cannot pair with iTunes or AppleTV – Help needed –

[BerkTam]

Hi there …

unfortunately I cannot pair either iTunes nor AppleTV on the latest release of homebridge-dacp.

I placed in the config.json

{ "platform": "DACP", "devices": [ { "name": "iTunes" } ] }

I do get a pin in the log but unfortunately I cannot pair with the given pin as iTunes either ignores the pin or simply even do not show any new device.

But in the previous release (I think it was 0.7.8) it worked. As descripted in its installation guide, I haved just placed "New Remote Control" in the config.json file and after entering the pin in iTunes I got the code to pair it.

Any idea whats wrong here?

Comments really welcome as I wasted already 4 days for this.

thx

[grover]

Does 0.9.2 fix this for you?

[Leonoerlemans]

I had the same problem, but I forgot that i needed homebridge running:

1. start homebridge in a shell
2. use the pin provided somewhere at the beginning (you already found it)
3. DON'T QUIT homebridge
4. pair your iTunes using the pin
5. In the shell where homebridge is running something should appear like: "name": "iTunes", "pairing": "675DD24CAC06CFF0", "serviceName": "E616204BB74FAE41"
6. copy that into your config file as stated earlier

Hope that helped.

[deadbone]

Hi,

My two cents : I've both Itunes & an apple TV but to configure apple tv (after having configuring iTunes) I had to shutdown iTunes because the pin was always false