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niram

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Hi All

Can someone please help me mount my DM500S to my DM7020's hard drive? I have read and tried just about everything and i'm at my wits end.

DM500 – 192.168.0.5 Running PLI Iolite
7020 – 192.168.0.3 Running PLI Jade
Using a Netgear router and i'm able to access the DM500 and 7020 via telnet and FTP .
I don't think it's a router, firewall or network problem but who knows.

This is my setup i'm trying to use at the moment on the DM500:


Description:

Filesystem Type: *1*(0 = NFS, 1 = CIFS, 2 = SMBFS)
Auto Mount: (ticked)
Client Directory: media/server1
Server Directory: media/hdd/movie
Remote Host Name/IP: 192.168.0.3
User Name: root
Password: dreambox
Options: rsize=8192,wsize=8192
Extra options:


Can anybody see what is the problem with this setup?

Cheers


Niram
 
Hi MHKU

I did read you other post and did try that by typing \\192.168.0.3\media\hdd\movie it into the address bar but i couldn't there on my laptop running Vista. This comes up 'http://avg.urlseek.vmn.net/search.php? en&mkt=en&type=dns&tb=ie&tbn=avg&q='

I can get to the file using Filezilla.

By typing \\192.168.0.3\media\hdd\movie on my other laptop running XP i can get to the 'user/password' but no matter what i type as the passwords i can't go any further.

As i've said i reckon i've just about read every forum and tried everything but i can't work this one out.

Cheers
Niram
 
I'm guessing here but I'd suggest making a symlink (also known as a soft link) on the 7020 to the local HDD and then make a new user and give them full rwx rights to that folder (chmod 755).

Are you happy with Linux - there's lots to be found in google and creating users/groups etc is fairly easy stuff.

Then try to mount the new symlink folder with the new user.

Not being able to access \\192.168.0.3\media\hdd\movie may be to do with needing Samba (SMB) running on the PC (to allow Windows to see the Linux File System) but I'm not sure. In which case it's not needed as what you want to setup is Linux to Linux.

As i've said i reckon i've just about read every forum and tried everything but i can't work this one out.
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Sounds like a challenge :D

If you can't sort it out I'll get my 500 running again and try to solve it.
 
niram said:
By typing \\192.168.0.3\media\hdd\movie on my other laptop running XP i can get to the 'user/password' but no matter what i type as the passwords i can't go any further.
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This is because /etc/samba/smb.conf (or /etc/smb.conf) is not configured properly for allowing access from a windows machine.

This does not matter in your case because you are trying to establish a mount between two Linux boxes. Samba is only used so that a Windowz (and some other OSs) machine can access shares on a Linux machine.

You need to look into NFS (Network File System).
There is a straight forward giude to setting it up here.
_http://linux.about.com/od/lna_guide/a/gdelna113.htm

PS: If you want to see the share via windows, on the server, backup /etc/samba/smb.conf (or /etc/smb.conf) I cant remember where it is on a DB. Then overwrite the contents of the original with the following.

Code: 
[global]
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
workgroup = workgroup
server string = Dreambox Shares
security = share
max log size = 1000

[Dreambox_Movies]
comment = Insert a comment here
writeable = yes
guest only = yes
public = yes
create mode = 777
# Change the following line to suit your path e. g.
path = /media/hdd/movie
directory mode = 777
directory mode = 777 is dangerous, but I dont care on my own lan, you may want to use 644.

You should be able to see your dreambox share from your pc now. No extra configuration required on the pc. As I said, Samba allows win explorer to talk to the Dreambox.

Type,
'\\dreambox\Dreambox_Movies' into the address bar in Explorer (or into the 'run' dialogue) to access the share.
 
Hi all

Thanks for the help here.

I have a few things now i will try out and will change the smb.conf to see if i can mount the 500 to the computer drive.

I'm not sure how to make a symlink folder mhku but i'll soon learn.

Thanks again

Niram
 
niram said:
I have a few things now i will try out and will change the smb.conf to see if i can mount the 500 to the computer drive.
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Bear in mind, samba is only for seeing shares on the dreamobx from your pc , not the other way around.

niram said:
I'm not sure how to make a symlink folder mhku but i'll soon learn.
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I wouldnt worry about symlinks for now. Symlinks are usefull and i can understand mhku's line of thought, but they have no bearing to what you are trying to achieve at right now.

Get NFS or CIFS working first.

Have look at the link I left in the last post along with (assuming you are using gemini) 'Blue-panel> Extrs / Setup>Automount ' to get started.
 
Hi

Compufunk - Shouldn't the mounts be working between the two dreamboxes without having to set up NFS. I have even tried eliminating the router by connecting up the two with a crossover cable.

Cheers
Niram
 
niram said:
Hi

Compufunk - Shouldn't the mounts be working between the two dreamboxes without having to set up NFS. I have even tried eliminating the router by connecting up the two with a crossover cable.

Cheers
Niram
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You have to set up your mounts using NFS, CIFS, samba or similar to mount anything!

Sorry, but I'm on holiday at the minute and wont be home for a week, so I cant test to give you any definite instructions. Otherwise I would try things out on my end.

Good luck :)
 
Tried everything and still having no luck. I can't see why the two dreamboxes won't mount between each other - it must be my mount configs that are wrong.

I have again tried to mount it via windows to a windows drive but still no luck there either.

Can someone post what parameters should exactly be in each dreambox so i can mount one please?

Regards
Niram
 
Can you show a screenshot of your Mount page for the PC?

You setup the username/ password and shared folder on the PC correctly?
 
niram said:
I have again tried to mount it via windows to a windows drive but still no luck there either.
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All the info you require to do this is in post #5. Just install Samba, Modify the config file (smb.conf). Then start/restart Samba (smbd at the command prompt or just reboot).
 
Hi all

I'm not so much concerned with setting up a mount on the computer. I just want the 500 see the other dreambox with the HDD. I can't see why it isn't working with my settings and that's why i wouldn't mind seeing someone elses just to confirm that mine are correct.

Thanks again
Niram
 
Have you setup NFS on both Dreamboxes (as post #5)?

You need to do that to allow each Dreambox to "see" the other.
 
Hi

I have managed to conect both my boxes to my home computers
(can't record anything yet but i'll work on that later). I am running PLI images on both boxes and tried it with NFS, CIFS and samba but none of them work.

Thanks for all your input.

Cheers
Niram
 
Absolutely zero luck here connecting two dreamboxes together. Can mount them to a windows machine but the DM won't see the other dreambox mount.

I'm thinking this should be so simple yet no one can explain why these two boxes won't mount!!!!!!!!
 
niram said:
I'm thinking this should be so simple yet no one can explain why these two boxes won't mount!!!!!!!!
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Thats not the fault of the people who tried to help you out here,

Use Google if your not happy with the help offered here! Everything you need to know is out there.
 
Hi there Compufunk

Please don't take offence, i didn't mean to offend you or anybody else here.

I appreciate the help i get but all this doesn't make a lot of sense. Believe me i've tried GOOGLE and this was my last hope.

I can record to the HDD but i can mount it?????

Thanks

Niram
 
If you can record to the HDD then you've mounted it.

yet no one can explain why these two boxes won't mount
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You don't answer our questions and you've not shown us any of the settings that you've tried (the Idiot's Guide shows you how to take screenshots).

How much of post #5 did you try? Is NFS running on both Dreamboxes?
 
Hi

No, i meant when i can record to the HDD it was Ngrab .

No luck with mounting dreambox to dreambox.
 
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