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[oregon]

Hi

I have installed the latest pli image on a DM7020HD but I cannot find the samba server option.

I have checked every plugin section and there is nothing.

I went into packet management and went through the long list and found some entries for samba server. But, whenever I selected them and installed, nothing happened. I still couldnt find them in the plugin page nor the blue button addons page.

Whats happening? Is it not installing? Is there another way so get this samba server working? I just want to see the DM files in windows explorer.

Please help!

Many thanks

[Meega]

Hi

I have installed the latest pli image on a DM7020HD but I cannot find the samba server option.

I have checked every plugin section and there is nothing.

I went into packet management and went through the long list and found some entries for samba server. But, whenever I selected them and installed, nothing happened. I still couldnt find them in the plugin page nor the blue button addons page.

Whats happening? Is it not installing? Is there another way so get this samba server working? I just want to see the DM files in windows explorer.

Please help!

Many thanks

More people having problems with samba in explorer.
Samba is installed by default.

Try to type the ip of the box manually in explorer.

\\ip-adres\

[oregon]

If I type the ip into explorer, it open the dreambox gui in Internet Explorer. I want to map a network drive to the DM in explorer....

[Meega]

If I type the ip into explorer, it open the dreambox gui in Internet Explorer. I want to map a network drive to the DM in explorer....

watch the \\

[oregon]

Thanks, I can open in Explorer, but cannot map a drive to \movie folder. Has nobody got samba server working in pli image?

[Novac]

Hi
Edit this file /etc/samba/smb.conf
to look like this

[global]
load printers = no
guest account = root
log file = /tmp/smb.log
log level = 1
security = share
server string = Dreambox %h network services
workgroup = "Should be workgroup or the same as your PC"
netbios name = %h
case sensitive=yes
preserve case=yes
short preserve case=yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
preferred master = no ;(These stop the machine being master browser, which means that it doesn't waste time there.)
oplocks = no

[Root]
comment = Everything - take care!
path = /
read only = no
public = no
guest ok = no

[Harddisk]
comment = The harddisk
path = /media/hdd
read only = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes

This should give you access to the harddrive of your box.
Regards
Jan

Edited by Novac, 14 January 2013 - 20:00.

[oregon]

Hi

Thanks for this. I edited the file but still not working. There is no samba server in any of the plugin menus. So, I dont know how I can start it. Where should I be looking?

[Novac]

Hi
I think you already have samba installed, othervise your would not have this file /etc/samba/smb.conf

Try to telnet to your box and run this

ps -efw | grep -i smbd

Then you should get some thing like this

284 root 7212 S smbd -D
306 root 7212 S smbd -D
11512 root 2696 S grep -i smbd

Samba installed and running

This below is not mine, I found it via google

How to map your Hard Disk in your Dreambox to your PC?
Imagine that you want to record your mp3's from your Hard Disk in your Dreambox to a CD. Then you need to make a "networkdrive" in your "Explorer" so that Windows sees this Hard Disk as a local one in your PC.

How do you do this?

Samba needs to be installed and running at your Dreambox, you can check this as following

- look up if it is running already: ps -efw | grep -i smbd
- start samba on your dreambox : smbd [enter], else:
- download and install Samba as written below
- download samba.tar.gz via our dwonloadsection and FTP this to /var/tmp
- execute the following commands in telnet or hyperterminal:

cd /var
gzip -dc /var/tmp/samba.tar.gz | tar xf -

Reboot your Dreambox.

- Following make a map in "Explorer" -> "Tools" -> "Networkdrive" -> drive: "Z:" and Folder: "\\<ipadress-dreambox>\harddisk\" -> "Finish"
Now your Windows programms find your Hard Disk in your Dreambox under the drive "Z" !

For a faster connection you have to manage smb.conf in var/etc/ ! Copying a 1 GB file costs now less then 5 minutes. Before this, it took about 20 minutes. Copy and paste the following line into the top of smb.conf:
socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_KEEPALIVE SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192

Reboot your Dreambox.


Look here http://dreambox.heme...faq/90-netwerk-

/Jan L

[oregon]

Hi Novac

Thanks for this. i followed all the steps. And it still doesnt work

I think samba server is just not compatible with this image..