SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/11 06:40I have an eSATA drive connected to my Istar with all of the nmt applications installed and running. All of my media is on this drive and I would like to use SC to access it as I much prefer the interface and features over MyIhome etc.
Problem is SC doesn't detect any network shares even though the Istar is showing in the "Clients Discovered" section.
If I try to add media locations on this share I get
"I'm sorry, the directory you specified does not exist"
There is nothing in the network shares drop-down menu to choose from.Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/11 06:59The network share dropdown is only required if you are trying to play DVD images (iso, img, ifo).
Can you see your eSata drive from XP?Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 (081106) Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 2.07, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/11 07:18Yes, I can.
So can we play DVD images with SC now? I thought it was impossible.Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 06:40Just a bit more info on this. I installed Twonky on my PC and that found the network share straight away. SC still can't see it.Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 07:22When you enter the media location you must always enter a valid Windows path to the location.
Which firmware do you have on your iStar? (post agent string)
You definitely have a Network Share defined on your iStar pointing to your folder containing DVD images?
The network shares dropdown has only been tested on a Popcorn, maybe the iStar is a little different. In your browser can you enter: http://192.168.0.20:8883/network_share.html changing the IP that of your iStar. Then view the source of the page and save as a txt file and post here.
When you refer to Twonky seeing your network share I think you are confusing terms. Twonky will see the drive on the network, but won't see the Network Shares you have defined on the iStar.Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 (081106) Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 2.07, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 08:15Well that's strange. I know I have the 080808 firmware installed but the agent string is:-
Syabas/50-17-080612-15-QPG-402-000/15-QPG Firefox/0.8.0+ (gaya1 TV Res1920x1280; Browser Res1100x656-32bits; Res1280x720; mac_addr=00:06:dc:41:be:05)
I've attached the source code of the resulting page from your URL.
The path I'm entering is
\\Smp8634\share\Video\Films\DVDs
If I do that it asks me to enter a network share. If I try one which is just AVIs it says the location does not exist.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 08:38Which firmware does the iStar identify on the Maintenance page?
The page you attached confirms that you have NOT defined the Network Share as requested.
On iStar select Network Share and Add location of DVD images, name it something like 'DVD Images'. You should then see DVD Images in the SwissCenter dropdown.
I think you should also assign \\Smp8634\share\Video a drive letter in Windows.Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 (081106) Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 2.07, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 09:28Maintenance page identifies firmware version 080808 as I thought.
New problem has developed in that the Istar can no longer see my workgroup so I can't set up the share. It was working fine a few minutes ago. Basically I set up the share but had the syntax wrong (missed a colon) so I changed it. Unfortunately the Istar doesn't always register changes immediately, so I rebooted it. Now it can't even see the workgroup. What a PITA!Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 09:39With the 080808 firmware I thought you could simply browse to select the network share. No need to worry about colons etc.
If it can't see your workgroup then it's possibly being blocked by a firewall somewhere.Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 (081106) Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 2.07, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 09:48You can use the "Network Browse" feature but I wanted to set up the share as nfs because, despite the claims for the latest firmware, smb just won't play DVD ISOs properly. Anyway I've sorted that part now; the nfs share is set up and working but SC still doesn't see it. I've assigned drive letters to the three media types but if I just enter the path W:\Films\DVDs SC again asks for a network share.Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 09:50Can you repost your network share page as previously to confirm it's setup correctly?
I play my DVD's using SMB with no problems.Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 (081106) Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 2.07, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 10:01There you go.
Just tried to play Crank via smb and it stuttered immediately. Plays fine over nfs.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 10:28Now you have the network share setup are you still not seeing 'DVDs' in the media locations dropdown?
If not then post logfile (level 8) whilst accessing media locations.Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 (081106) Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 2.07, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 10:39Still nothing in the drop-down menu. Message underneath says
Could not detect any network shares. If you have a NMT player then it must be switched on
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 10:45Hmm, this could be due to your clients table reporting the wrong firmware version. In which case it possibly has the wrong IP too which would explain why SC cannot see the iStar.
Don't know if you've already done this but goto Edit The Database and enter: repair table clients; then Execute SQL.
Hopefully this will allow the clients to be updated with the correct IP and agent string.
Edit: After looking at the logfile you may also need to apply the following to the database too:
ALTER TABLE clients ADD ( mac_addr VARCHAR(17) default null); ALTER TABLE clients ADD ( browser_scr_x_res INT UNSIGNED default null); ALTER TABLE clients ADD ( browser_scr_y_res INT UNSIGNED default null);Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 (081106) Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 2.07, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 11:50I had already executed the "repair table clients". Before I did that there was nothing showing in the "Clients discovered" section at all. I've done it again but the agent string still shows the previous firmware version. The IP address is correct though.
I also tried the other commands you mentioned but that hasn't solved the problem either.Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 12:12Well your logfile shows that it's failing to update the clients table with the correct agent string:
'Syabas/50-17-080808-15-QPG-402-000/15-QPG Firefox/0.8.0+ (gaya1 TV Res1920x1280; Browser Res1100x656-32bits; Res1280x720; mac_addr=00:06:dc:41:be:05)'Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 (081106) Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 2.07, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 12:28Is it worth recreating my database?Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/12 16:09I think in this case it is. You can export/import your settigs to save time re-configuring.Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 (081106) Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 2.07, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/13 03:20OK done that but it seems to have made things a bit worse if anything. My Istar is no longer showing in the Clients Discovered section and I still can't add any locations stored on the share. I've attached my latest log (logging at level 8)
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/15 07:47Still stuck here.Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/15 19:15I just realised that I only check for network shares on the Popcorn Hour, other NMT players are not checked.
In the file capabilities.php the is a function get_nmt_network_shares().
Changing the first couple of lines to:
Code:
// IP addresses of all connected NMT's
$nmt = db_col_to_list("select ip_address from clients where box_id like '%POP%' or box_id like '%QPG%' ".
"or box_id like '%HDD%' or box_id like '%EGR%'");
should fix it for you.
This is assuming your clients discovered section has been repopulated.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/16 05:08My clients discovered section has not been repopulated. I've tried repair table clients; but it still only shows:-
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070208 Firefox/3.0.1
No sign of my Istar (It is turned on BTW)
Incidentally; If I try to execute the other three commands you recommended earlier
ALTER TABLE clients ADD ( mac_addr VARCHAR(17) default null); ALTER TABLE clients ADD ( browser_scr_x_res INT UNSIGNED default null); ALTER TABLE clients ADD ( browser_scr_y_res INT UNSIGNED default null);
I get three error messages :
SQL command failed
This happened since I recreated my database.Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/16 12:56Fingers crossed - I think I've sorted it. Uninstalled and reinstalled Swisscenter. Applied the database commands, all of which ran successfully. And Hey Presto! I have added all of my locations on the network share. Just doing a search for new media which will take a while and, if all is OK, will report back. Thanks for your help Nigel.Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/16 15:44OK. I've added my various media locations and SC can see and browse them. Swisscenter is correctly reporting firmware 080808 on my Istar Problems remaining:-
1. Can't play any videos through Swisscenter (they play OK over SMB or NFS). I just get "Could Not Play" 2. SC still can't see any network shares so I can't add DVDs
Any thoughts?Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/16 16:49Can you post another logfile at level 8 whilst trying to play a few videos? The 'Could not play' message usually means you're trying to play a video that the player is not capable of playing.
Did you apply the change to the file capabilities.php I posted earlier? SC will not see the network shares on the Istar without this.Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 (081106) Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 2.07, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/17 03:34I'd forgotten to make the amendment. I've done it and now the share appears, however it says the directory specified doesn't exist when I try to add the location.
Still can't play videos. All videos have played before so it's not a player issue. Could this be something to do with the fact that the media is on an eSata drive directly conected to the Istar?
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/17 06:42In a previous post I said:
I think you should also assign \\Smp8634\share\Video a drive letter in Windows.
then add the media location as V:/Video (or whichever letter you choose).
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/17 06:49I already have the folders mapped, but if I try to add media locations that way I get
"I'm sorry, the directory you specified does not exist"
Edit: Oh bollocks! In order to avoid duplicate locations I deleted the original locations before trying to add them using the mapped drive letters. Now I can't get them back! Getting the directory does not exist message again.Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/17 09:11Just out of interest; is it possible to install SC directly onto the eSata HDD? Almost all of my media is on it and it would make life a bit easier, and I'd still be able to use SC when my PC is off.Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/19 12:18Update: Got SC to accept the media locations again (added my logon credentials to the Simese service in XP - as seen in another thread on this forum). I've added them using the following path
\\Smp8634\share\Video
rather than using the mapped drive letter.
Still have the problem whereby no video files can be played - getting the "Could not play" message on the Istar Buffering screen, then straight back to the menu. The same videos have played correctly before and play OK when browsing direct from the Istar.
I've attached my log file at level 8 when trying to play a couple of videos.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/19 12:32I noticed that my last log file contained little more than logs of a media search so here's a later one which covers various attempts to view video media.
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/23 11:35Anyone? Can SC be instaled directly on the hard drive attached to my Istar?Client : IstarMiniHD wired 200Mb Homeplugs Server : XP Pro SP3, Athlon 64-4200, 500Gb, 2Gb RAM Swisscenter Latest SVN
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Re: SC Can't see network share - 2008/09/23 11:41Can SC be instaled directly on the hard drive attached to my Istar?
No. It has to be on a PC.
...and I've not had time to investigate your logs yet.Player : Netgear EVA700 & Popcorn A-100 (081106) Server : Vista SP1 Home Premium (Simese 2.07, SwissCenter current SVN) Spec : Intel C2Q Q6600, 2GB RAM, 1Tb storage.
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