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VPNWindows

2013-05-04T16:13:36Z

Salocinbake: /* Windows VPN Client */ added WIndows 8 install

== Windows VPN Client ==

We provide a customized, simple to use, client for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 and 8. (Windows 2000 workaround: see bottom of page)

* The latest version of HDA Connect 3 can be downloaded from: [http://dl.amahi.org/HDAConnect3.exe HDAConnect3 installer].
* Note: If you have installed a previous version, you will want to exit the service from the tray icon (right click).
* On windows XP simply run it. On Vista, run it as Administrator (this is important). In Windows 7, it should ask for administrator automatically. The defaults should work for everyone.
* To install in Windows 8 run it as Administrator. "right click" on the file HDAconnect.exe -> Run as a administrator. (tested on Win 8 64bits)
 [[Image:Runasadmin.png]]
* Click on "Continue Anyway" warning for the driver, if any.
* After installation is done. It will display a small icon in the desktop tray. It may also display a network icon with a red mark indicating "A network cable is disconnected." This is the VPN "network adapter" indicating the VPN is down. [[Image:Amahi-icon.png]]
* Any time you want to connect, simply double click in the icon. A Menu like this will come up [[Image:Authfirst.png]]
* In it, input
** The nickname of the HDA you want to connect to (as in <code><nickname>.yourhda.com</code>). Note that it's only the nickname, not all of XXXX.yourhda.com. You can find it in the [http://www.amahi.org/user Amahi HDA control panel].
** The username you want to login as in that HDA, and
** The password of that user in that HDA
* Your computer will now connect to your hda. [[Image:Connecting.png]]

* After that, your icon in the Windows task bar will look like this: [[Image:Amahi-Connected-icon.png]]

Remember, the next time you log in it will save your username and username.yourhda.com username, and all you have to do is enter your password.

[[Image:Authsecond.png]]

* Windows 2000: HDAConnect3 looks for 'route.exe' in the 'C:\windows\system32' folder. This folder doesn't exist on Windows 2000, where the systemfolder is called 'WINNT'. As a result, the install works, but the connection will not work. As a workaround, create the folder 'C:\windows\system32' and copy 'route.exe' from the 'C:\WINNT\system32' folder into it. after this HDAconnect3 should work on Windows 2000. DISCLAIMER: This hasn't been tested thoroughly, it might or might not work for your particular setup.

Run Connect/Disconnect/Preconnect Scripts
-----------------------------------------

There are three diffrent scripts that OpenVPN GUI can execute to help
with diffrent tasks like mapping network drives.

Preconnect If a file named "xxx_pre.bat" exist in the config folder
where xxx is the same as your OpenVPN config file name,
this will be executed BEFORE the OpenVPN tunnel is established.

Connect If a file named "xxx_up.bat" exist in the config folder
where xxx is the same as your OpenVPN config file name,
this will be executed AFTER the OpenVPN tunnel is established.

Disconnect If a file named "xxx_down.bat" exist in the config folder
where xxx is the same as your OpenVPN config file name,
this will be executed BEFORE the OpenVPN tunnel is closed.

== Old Versions ==

* Version 2 of HDA Connect: [http://dl.amahi.org/HDAConnect2.exe HDAConnect2 installer].

[[Category: VPN]]

UShare

2010-01-12T02:37:38Z

Salocinbake: added Thompson STS585 DSL router problem

Ushare is a great app for streaming to the Xbox 360 (well tested, with avi files), PS3 (not so well tested) and perhaps other UPnP clients.

Ushare has an issue: it does not refresh it's database periodically with new files or folders being added.

== Adding Folders ==

*On the hardware running Amahi, open a terminal: Applications-> System tools -> Terminal
*On windows SSH to your HDA [[http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Key-based_SSH_Logins_With_Putty]]
*With Linux open a teminal
Log as root:
'''su'''
Enter your password, then type:
nano /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf

Now use the cursor to go to the line--> USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music

Now you can add the folders at the end of the line, every entry has to be separated by a colon ''':'''

Ex: USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music:/var/hda/files/music''':/var/hda/files/torrents'''

Now to save the modified ushare.conf file, hit F3 ot Ctrl+O . To exit nano, press F2 ot Ctrl+X.

So, any time you add any files to your movies/music/pictures folders, please restart it via the servers area (under Setup -> Applications -> Servers, with advanced settings turned on), or by hand with the terminal as root, with

service amahi-ushare restart
[[file:Iphone_Nov-dec_2009_533.JPG]]

We are considering issuing the research via a crontab every few minutes.

Now Amahi Ushare should be visible on your PS3 or Xbox 360. It will list all the media, which can be very long.
I removed the pictures folder, to make the list more manageable. You can add/remove to fit your needs.

== Logs & Other Goodies ==

* uShare logs are located at:

/var/log/messages

* To debug a problem, create the problem again and take a look in the /messages log file, this will show the problem at hand.

* NOTE: Even if you change the USHARE_IFACE in /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf to eth(x) ushare on amahi only works with the default eth0.
The [ushare]server will show on your device but no content[movies,music].
*It has been reported that the Thompson STS585 DSL router, will not show Ushare using the Wireless. Only a wired connection will work.

[[Category: Apps]]

SharingToLinux

2010-01-07T19:51:13Z

Salocinbake: Updated mounting instruction, added how to fix bug with Ubuntu Karmic. Clean up, and uppercase correction

= Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA =

I was having trouble in Ubuntu accessing my network drives. I used "Connect to server..." under "Places" and I was able to access the files fine until I needed to access them in Firefox or other programs to upload them.

It was explained to me that it's being mounted via Nautilus and that's not truely "mounted" in the linux sense.

Here's the resolution.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

I opened up a terminal window. In my user folder, there were already folders called "Music", "Pictures", "Documents" and "Videos". I wanted to use those folders so I didn't have to create more. If they didn't exist though, they could be created using the command:

mkdir Music

Then of course repeat the command replacing the word "Music" with "Pictures" "Documents" and "Movies" or "Videos".

Now time to mount.
I used the following commands (of course, replace the username with your username unless you are also kevin):

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\Music' Music -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\Pictures' Pictures -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\Docs' Documents -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\Movies' Videos -o user=kevin

And that was it. Now the files in Amahi are mounted as if they are local files on my computer.

Just to check, I opened up Firefox, logged into Gmail, composed a new message and clicked "Attach a file" then "Browse". Sure enough, the files were all there.

Keep in mind, this does not auto-mount so you would have to do this again each time you boot to linux. An auto-mount solution would be helpful.

----

'''Permanent mount:'''
Tested under Ubuntu 9.10, All the credit for this belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]
In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

*First create a new folder to mount your hda files: '''sudo mkdir /media/Music'''
*We need to create a credential file to mount on startup: '''sudo nano /root/.smbcredentials'''
**Add the following lines: (You must change hda_username and hda_password to the correct user name and password for the hda to connect to):
username=hda_username
password=hda_password
*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.
*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:
'''sudo chmod 700 /root/.smbcredentials'''
*Let's back up our fstab:
sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old
* If '''needed''' you may return to the original this way:
sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab
*Now we edit fstab:
'''sudo nano /etc/fstab'''
*Add this line at the end:
'''//hda/Music /media/Music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0'''
*For those of you who want to have your music on the server mounted as if it were in your local /home/Music folders, add this line:
'''//hda/Music /home/USERNAME/Music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0'''

'''For Ubuntu 9.10 user (Karmic)''' There is a [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/406466 bug reported], that will prevent opening the files: Files owned by root / "The folder contents could not be displayed"
The fix use this, instead to edit the fstab file:

'''//hda/Music /home/USERNAME/Music cifs credentials=/root.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,noserverino,gid=1000,uid=1000,nounix,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0'''

*be sure to replace USERNAME with your Ubuntu username.
*Repeat accordingly for Videos, Pictures etc.
*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:

'''sudo mount -a'''

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.

'''On my system, the shutdown halted with a cifs/ vfs error.'''

[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4017881&postcount=44 wyley.r's post] solved my problem.
In a terminal:
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc0.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc6.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''

SharingToLinux

2010-01-07T19:48:55Z

Salocinbake: Updated mounting instruction, added how to fix bug with Ubuntu Karmic. Clean up, and uppercase correction

UShare

2009-12-12T15:24:45Z

Salocinbake:

UShare

2009-12-12T15:20:27Z

Salocinbake: added picture of PS3 ushare

Ushare is a great app for streaming to the Xbox 360 (well tested, with avi files), PS3 (not so well tested) and perhaps other UPnP clients.

Ushare has an issue: it does not refresh it's database periodically with new files or folders being added.

== Adding Folders ==

*On the hardware running Amahi, open a terminal: Applications-> System tools -> Terminal
*On windows SSH to your HDA [[http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Key-based_SSH_Logins_With_Putty|SSH login with Putty]]
*With Linux open a teminal
Log as root:
'''su'''
Enter your password, then type:
nano /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf

Now use the cursor to go to the line--> USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music

Now you can add the folders at the end of the line, every entry has to be saparated by a colon ''':'''

Ex: USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music:/var/hda/files/music''':/var/hda/files/torrents'''

Now to save the modified ushare.conf file, hit F3 ot Ctrl+O . To exit nano, press F2 ot Ctrl+X.

So, any time you add any files to your movies/music/pictures folders, please restart it via the servers area (under Setup -> Applications -> Servers, with advanced settings turned on), or by hand with the terminal as root, with

service amahi-ushare restart
[[file:Iphone_Nov-dec_2009_533.JPG]]

We are considering issuing the research via a crontab every few minutes.

Now Amahi Ushare should be visible on your PS3 or Xbox 360. It will list all the media, which can be very long.
I removed the pictures folder, to make the list more manageable. You can add/remove to fit your needs.

== Logs & Other Goodies ==

* uShare logs are located at:

/var/log/messages

* To debug a problem, create the problem again and take a look in the /messages log file, this will show the problem at hand.

* NOTE: Even if you change the USHARE_IFACE in /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf to eth(x) ushare on amahi only works with the default eth0.
The [ushare]server will show on your device but no content[movies,music].

[[Category: Apps]]

File:Iphone Nov-dec 2009 533.JPG

2009-12-12T15:16:09Z

Salocinbake: PS3 ushare resultexample

PS3 ushare resultexample

UShare

2009-12-12T15:06:19Z

Salocinbake:

Ushare is a great app for streaming to the Xbox 360 (well tested, with avi files), PS3 (not so well tested) and perhaps other UPnP clients.

Ushare has an issue: it does not refresh it's database periodically with new files or folders being added.

== Adding Folders ==

*On the hardware running Amahi, open a terminal: Applications-> System tools -> Terminal
*On windows SSH to your HDA [[http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Key-based_SSH_Logins_With_Putty|SSH login with Putty]]
*With Linux open a teminal
Log as root:
'''su'''
Enter your password, then type:
nano /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf

Now use the cursor to go to the line--> USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music

Now you can add the folders at the end of the line, every entry has to be saparated by a colon ''':'''

Ex: USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music:/var/hda/files/music''':/var/hda/files/torrents'''

Now to save the modified ushare.conf file, hit F3 ot Ctrl+O . To exit nano, press F2 ot Ctrl+X.

So, any time you add any files to your movies/music/pictures folders, please restart it via the servers area (under Setup -> Applications -> Servers, with advanced settings turned on), or by hand with the terminal as root, with

service amahi-ushare restart

We are considering issuing the research via a crontab every few minutes.

Now Amahi Ushare should be visible on your PS3 or Xbox 360. It will list all the media, which can be very long.
I removed the pictures folder, to make the list more manageable. You can add/remove to fit your needs.

== Logs & Other Goodies ==

* uShare logs are located at:

/var/log/messages

* To debug a problem, create the problem again and take a look in the /messages log file, this will show the problem at hand.

* NOTE: Even if you change the USHARE_IFACE in /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf to eth(x) ushare on amahi only works with the default eth0.
The [ushare]server will show on your device but no content[movies,music].

[[Category: Apps]]

UShare

2009-12-12T15:05:28Z

Salocinbake:

Ushare is a great app for streaming to the Xbox 360 (well tested, with avi files), PS3 (not so well tested) and perhaps other UPnP clients.

Ushare has an issue: it does not refresh it's database periodically with new files or folders being added.

== Adding Folders ==

*On the hardware running Amahi, open a terminal: Applications-> System tools -> Terminal Log as root:
*On windows SSH to your HDA [[http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Key-based_SSH_Logins_With_Putty|SSH login with Putty]]
*With Linux open a teminal
'''su'''
Enter your password, then type:
nano /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf

Now use the cursor to go to the line--> USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music

Now you can add the folders at the end of the line, every entry has to be saparated by a colon ''':'''

Ex: USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music:/var/hda/files/music''':/var/hda/files/torrents'''

Now to save the modified ushare.conf file, hit F3 ot Ctrl+O . To exit nano, press F2 ot Ctrl+X.

So, any time you add any files to your movies/music/pictures folders, please restart it via the servers area (under Setup -> Applications -> Servers, with advanced settings turned on), or by hand with the terminal as root, with

service amahi-ushare restart

We are considering issuing the research via a crontab every few minutes.

Now Amahi Ushare should be visible on your PS3 or Xbox 360. It will list all the media, which can be very long.
I removed the pictures folder, to make the list more manageable. You can add/remove to fit your needs.

== Logs & Other Goodies ==

* uShare logs are located at:

/var/log/messages

* To debug a problem, create the problem again and take a look in the /messages log file, this will show the problem at hand.

* NOTE: Even if you change the USHARE_IFACE in /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf to eth(x) ushare on amahi only works with the default eth0.
The [ushare]server will show on your device but no content[movies,music].

[[Category: Apps]]

UShare

2009-12-12T15:05:07Z

Salocinbake:

Ushare is a great app for streaming to the Xbox 360 (well tested, with avi files), PS3 (not so well tested) and perhaps other UPnP clients.

Ushare has an issue: it does not refresh it's database periodically with new files or folders being added.

== Adding Folders ==

*On the hardware running Amahi, open a terminal: Applications-> System tools -> Terminal
Log as root:
*On windows SSH to your HDA [[http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Key-based_SSH_Logins_With_Putty|SSH login with Putty]]
*With Linux open a teminal
'''su'''
Enter your password, then type:
nano /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf

Now use the cursor to go to the line--> USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music

Now you can add the folders at the end of the line, every entry has to be saparated by a colon ''':'''

Ex: USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music:/var/hda/files/music''':/var/hda/files/torrents'''

Now to save the modified ushare.conf file, hit F3 ot Ctrl+O . To exit nano, press F2 ot Ctrl+X.

So, any time you add any files to your movies/music/pictures folders, please restart it via the servers area (under Setup -> Applications -> Servers, with advanced settings turned on), or by hand with the terminal as root, with

service amahi-ushare restart

We are considering issuing the research via a crontab every few minutes.

Now Amahi Ushare should be visible on your PS3 or Xbox 360. It will list all the media, which can be very long.
I removed the pictures folder, to make the list more manageable. You can add/remove to fit your needs.

== Logs & Other Goodies ==

* uShare logs are located at:

/var/log/messages

* To debug a problem, create the problem again and take a look in the /messages log file, this will show the problem at hand.

* NOTE: Even if you change the USHARE_IFACE in /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf to eth(x) ushare on amahi only works with the default eth0.
The [ushare]server will show on your device but no content[movies,music].

[[Category: Apps]]

UShare

2009-12-12T15:04:41Z

Salocinbake: Expanded explanation for new user how to edit ushare.conf

Ushare is a great app for streaming to the Xbox 360 (well tested, with avi files), PS3 (not so well tested) and perhaps other UPnP clients.

Ushare has an issue: it does not refresh it's database periodically with new files or folders being added.

== Adding Folders ==

*On the hardware running Amahi, open a terminal: Applications-> System tools -> Terminal
Log as root:
*On windows SSH to your HDA [[http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Key-based_SSH_Logins_With_Putty|SSH login with Putty]]
*With Linux open a teminal
'''su'''
Enter your password, then type:
nano /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf

Now use the cursor to go to the line--> USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music

Now you can add the folders at the end of the line, every entry has to be saparated by a colon ''':'''

Ex: USHARE_UNION=/var/hda/files/movies:/var/hda/files/pictures:/var/hda/files/music:/var/hda/files/music''':/var/hda/files/torrents'''

Now to save the modified ushare.conf file, hit F3 ot Ctrl+O . To exit nano, press F2 ot Ctrl+X.

So, any time you add any files to your movies/music/pictures folders, please restart it via the servers area (under Setup -> Applications -> Servers, with advanced settings turned on), or by hand with the terminal as root, with

service amahi-ushare restart

We are considering issuing the research via a crontab every few minutes.

Now Amahi Ushare should be visible on your PS3 or Xbox 360. It will list all the media, which can be very long.
I removed the pictures folder, to make the list more manageable. You can add/remove to fit your needs.

== Logs & Other Goodies ==

* uShare logs are located at:

/var/log/messages

* To debug a problem, create the problem again and take a look in the /messages log file, this will show the problem at hand.

* NOTE: Even if you change the USHARE_IFACE in /var/hda/apps/ushare/ushare.conf to eth(x) ushare on amahi only works with the default eth0.
The [ushare]server will show on your device but no content[movies,music].

[[Category: Apps]]

Configuring OpenDNS

2009-11-05T21:22:02Z

Salocinbake:

== [[Configuring OpenDNS]] ==

Amahi uses OpenDNS to provide Domain Name System to translate names into IP address.

Doing so, it has the power to filter or block domain names. (web sites).

OpenDNS can also provide statistics about requests on your network.

One needs to create an account with OpenDNS (free) to access all those features.

Go to -> http://www.opendns.com/

Select create account.

Once complete go to the network tab. From there add your current IP. It is showing on the upper right corner.

[[File:Dnsnetwork.png|center]]

Under the setting tab, you can use a preset rules for filtering websites, (Adult website, P2P, drugs)
or create your own set of rules, and exceptions.

You can also create shortcut ie; typing "mail" in the url bar, would open your web based email.

File:Dnsnetwork.png

2009-11-05T21:17:13Z

Salocinbake: open dns example

open dns example

Configuring OpenDNS

2009-11-05T21:15:24Z

Salocinbake:

== [[Configuring OpenDNS]] ==

Amahi uses OpenDNS to provide Domain Name System to translate names into IP address.

Doing so, it has the power to filter or block domain names. (web sites).

OpenDNS can also provide statistics about requests on your network.

One needs to create an account with OpenDNS (free) to access all those features.

Go to -> http://www.opendns.com/

Select create account.

Once complete go to the network tab. From there add your current IP. It is showing on the upper right corner.

[[File:http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u165/salocinbake/dnsnetwork.png]]

Under the setting tab, you can use a preset rules for filtering websites, (Adult website, P2P, drugs)
or create your own set of rules, and exceptions.

You can also create shortcut ie; typing "mail" in the url bar, would open your web based email.

Configuring OpenDNS

2009-11-05T21:09:41Z

Salocinbake: /* Configuring OpenDNS */

== [[Configuring OpenDNS]] ==

Amahi uses OpenDNS to provide Domain Name System to translate names into IP address.

Doing so, it has the power to filter or block domain names. (web sites).

OpenDNS can also provide statistics about requests on your network.

One needs to create an account with OpenDNS (free) to access all those features.

Go to -> http://www.opendns.com/

Select create account.

Once complete go to the network tab. From there add your current IP. It is showing on the upper right corner.

[http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u165/salocinbake/dnsnetwork.png]

Under the setting tab, you can use a preset rules for filtering websites, (Adult website, P2P, drugs)
or create your own set of rules, and exceptions.

You can also create shortcut ie; typing "mail" in the url bar, would open your web based email.

User:Salocinbake

2009-11-05T21:05:16Z

Salocinbake: Salocinbake

Professional Pilot, and Linux user since 2002.

Stumble upon Amahi while searching for a Home server in December 2008.

Ahami provides me a simple VPN solution when I'm on the road. And having access to
my music collection when in a hotel room.

I did a few edit and add some article in this wiki.

Configuring OpenDNS

2009-09-28T17:58:34Z

Salocinbake: Added how to configure OpenDNS.

== [[Configuring OpenDNS]] ==

Amahi uses OpenDNS to provide Domain Name System to translate names into IP address.

Doing so, it has the power to filter or block domain names. (web sites).

OpenDNS can also provide statistics about requests on your network.

One need to create an account with OpenDNS ( free) to access all those features.

Go to -> http://www.opendns.com/

Select create account.

Once complete go to the network tab. From there add your current IP. It is showing on the upper right corner.

[IMG]http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u165/salocinbake/dnsnetwork.png[/IMG]

Under the setting tab, you can use a preset rules for filtering websites, (Adult website, P2P, drugs)
or create your own set of rules, and exceptions.

You can also create shortcut ie; typing "mail" in the url bar, would open your web based email.

Configuring OpenDNS

2009-09-28T17:57:10Z

Salocinbake: New page: == Configuring OpenDNS == Amahi uses OpenDNS to provide Domain Name System to translate names into IP address. Doing so, it has the power to filter or block domain names. (web sites)...

== [[Configuring OpenDNS]] ==

Amahi uses OpenDNS to provide Domain Name System to translate names into IP address.

Doing so, it has the power to filter or block domain names. (web sites).

OpenDNS can also provide statistics about request on your network.

One need to create an account with OpenDNS ( free) to access all those features.

Go to -> http://www.opendns.com/

Select create account.

Once complete go to the network tab. From there add your current IP. It is showing on the upper right corner.

[IMG]http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u165/salocinbake/dnsnetwork.png[/IMG]

Under the setting tab, you can use a preset rules for filtering websites, (Adult website, P2P, drugs)
or create your own set of rules, and exceptions.

You can also create shortcut ie; typing "mail" in the url bar, would open your web based email.

Jinzora

2009-01-09T14:38:46Z

Salocinbake: /* Install Instructions for Jinzora */ updated the .htaccess, added the rest of install. still need to add more info for the database setup in jinzora

Jinzora Media Server...

http://en.jinzora.com/

Jinzora is a web based media streaming and management system, written in PHP.

Streaming your media with Jinzora gives you quick and easy access to your online music and video collection from any device with a web browser.

Enjoy your media from your PC, notebook, PDA, Smart Phone, Xbox, PS3 or Wii.

Use Jinzora in Jukebox Mode to control a hardware device like your stereo set or Squeezebox and third-party software, including MPD, VLC and Shoutcast.

= Install Instructions for Jinzora =

* Download the Jinzora tarball - As of this writing, at: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jinzora/jz275.tar.gz
* You can use
wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jinzora/jz275.tar.gz
* Untar the app into a location of your choice say in your home directory (with tar -xzvf jz275.tar.gz)
* This creates a folder called jinzora2
* In the case of jinzora, it needs the following step:
nano /var/hda/web-apps/jinzora2/.htaccess
* comment all the lines (put a "#" in front) ctrl-x, and y to save
* Create an Amahi web app in the Web Apps tab, under setup
* For the root path of the app, point it to the root path of the web app you just untarred (/home/USERNAME/jinzora2/)
* Create the app - give it a name of your choice, say jinzora
* The app should be available as http://jinzora
* Note that that url may take a bit to propagate. You can also try http://jinzora.home.com (assuming home.com is your home domain), which may propagate faster.
* At this point your basic app configuration should be up and running. The next step is to create a mysql database and a user for it. See this page (except use, say, jinzora for the username and jinzora for the password, or whatever you like): http://forums.amahi.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=71&p=229#p229
* After that, jinzora should be ready to continue install ...
* Navigate to the jinzora2 directory
cd /var/hda/web-apps/jinzora2
* Your web server needs write permissions to some of the Jinzora files. To write log files and cached pages for example. We've created a script called 'configure.sh' that sets the required permissions. First, the script needs to be made executable:
chmod 744 configure.sh
* Run the script to set permissions:
sh ./configure.sh

* Use a browser and go to http://jinzora/
* Now you can setup jinzora

[[Category:Apps]]

SharingToLinux

2009-01-04T15:22:07Z

Salocinbake: /* Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA */ Formating, changed ftsab added line

= Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA =

I was having trouble in Ubuntu accessing my network drives. I used "Connect to server..." under "Places" and I was able to access the files fine until I needed to access them in Firefox or other programs to upload them.

It was explained to me that it's being mounted via Nautilus and that's not truely "mounted" in the linux sense.

Here's the resolution.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

I opened up a terminal window. In my user folder, there were already folders called "Music", "Pictures", "Documents" and "Videos". I wanted to use those folders so I didn't have to create more. If they didn't exist though, they could be created using the command:

mkdir Music

Then of course repeat the command replacing the word "Music" with "Pictures" "Documents" and "Movies" or "Videos".

Now time to mount.
I used the following commands (of course, replace the username with your username unless you are also kevin):

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\music' Music -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\pictures' Pictures -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\docs' Documents -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\movies' Videos -o user=kevin

And that was it. Now the files in Amahi are mounted as if they are local files on my computer.

Just to check, I opened up Firefox, logged into Gmail, composed a new message and clicked "Attach a file" then "Browse". Sure enough, the files were all there.

Keep in mind, this does not auto-mount so you would have to do this again each time you boot to linux. An auto-mount solution would be helpful.

----

'''Permanent mount:'''
Tested under Ubuntu 8.10, All the credit for this belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]
In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

*First create a new folder to mount your hda files: '''sudo mkdir /media/music'''
*We need to create a credential file to mount on startup: '''sudo nano /root/.smbcredentials'''
**Add the following lines: (You must change hda_username and hda_password to the correct user name and password for the hda to connect to):
username=hda_username
password=hda_password
*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.
*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:
'''sudo chmod 700 /root/.smbcredentials'''
*Let's back up our fstab: '''sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old'''
** If needed you may return to the original this way: '''sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab'''
*Now we edit fstab:
'''sudo nano /etc/fstab'''
*Add this line at the end:
'''//hda/music /media/music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0'''

*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:
'''sudo mount -a'''

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.

'''On my system, the shutdown halted with a cifs/ vfs error.'''

[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4017881&postcount=44 wyley.r's post] solved my problem.
In a terminal:
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc0.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc6.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''

= Connecting to a Server with the File Browser =

SharingToLinux

2009-01-04T15:19:28Z

Salocinbake: /* Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA */

= Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA =

I was having trouble in Ubuntu accessing my network drives. I used "Connect to server..." under "Places" and I was able to access the files fine until I needed to access them in Firefox or other programs to upload them.

It was explained to me that it's being mounted via Nautilus and that's not truely "mounted" in the linux sense.

Here's the resolution.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

I opened up a terminal window. In my user folder, there were already folders called "Music", "Pictures", "Documents" and "Videos". I wanted to use those folders so I didn't have to create more. If they didn't exist though, they could be created using the command:

mkdir Music

Then of course repeat the command replacing the word "Music" with "Pictures" "Documents" and "Movies" or "Videos".

Now time to mount.
I used the following commands (of course, replace the username with your username unless you are also kevin):

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\music' Music -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\pictures' Pictures -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\docs' Documents -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\movies' Videos -o user=kevin

And that was it. Now the files in Amahi are mounted as if they are local files on my computer.

Just to check, I opened up Firefox, logged into Gmail, composed a new message and clicked "Attach a file" then "Browse". Sure enough, the files were all there.

Keep in mind, this does not auto-mount so you would have to do this again each time you boot to linux. An auto-mount solution would be helpful.

'''Permanent mount:'''
Tested under Ubuntu 8.10, All the credit for this belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]
In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

*First create a new folder to mount your hda files: '''sudo mkdir /media/music'''
*We need to create a credential file to mount on startup: '''sudo nano /root/.smbcredentials'''
**Add the following lines: (You must change hda_username and hda_password to the correct user name and password for the hda to connect to):
username=hda_username
password=hda_password
*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.
*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:
'''sudo chmod 700 /root/.smbcredentials'''
*Let's back up our fstab: '''sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old'''
** If needed you may return to the original this way: '''sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab'''
*Now we edit fstab:
'''sudo nano /etc/fstab'''
*Add this line at the end:
'''//hda/music /media/music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0'''

*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:
'''sudo mount -a'''

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.

'''On my system, the shutdown halted with a cifs/ vfs error.'''

[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4017881&postcount=44 wyley.r's post] solved my problem.
In a terminal:
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc0.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc6.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''

= Connecting to a Server with the File Browser =

SharingToLinux

2009-01-04T15:18:35Z

Salocinbake: /* Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA */

= Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA =

I was having trouble in Ubuntu accessing my network drives. I used "Connect to server..." under "Places" and I was able to access the files fine until I needed to access them in Firefox or other programs to upload them.

It was explained to me that it's being mounted via Nautilus and that's not truely "mounted" in the linux sense.

Here's the resolution.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

I opened up a terminal window. In my user folder, there were already folders called "Music", "Pictures", "Documents" and "Videos". I wanted to use those folders so I didn't have to create more. If they didn't exist though, they could be created using the command:

mkdir Music

Then of course repeat the command replacing the word "Music" with "Pictures" "Documents" and "Movies" or "Videos".

Now time to mount.
I used the following commands (of course, replace the username with your username unless you are also kevin):

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\music' Music -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\pictures' Pictures -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\docs' Documents -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\movies' Videos -o user=kevin

And that was it. Now the files in Amahi are mounted as if they are local files on my computer.

Just to check, I opened up Firefox, logged into Gmail, composed a new message and clicked "Attach a file" then "Browse". Sure enough, the files were all there.

Keep in mind, this does not auto-mount so you would have to do this again each time you boot to linux. An auto-mount solution would be helpful.

'''Permanent mount:'''
Tested under Ubuntu 8.10, All the credit for this belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]
In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.
NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

*First create a new folder to mount your hda files: '''sudo mkdir /media/music'''
*We need to create a credential file to mount on startup: '''sudo nano /root/.smbcredentials'''
**Add the following lines: (You must change hda_username and hda_password to the correct user name and password for the hda to connect to):
username=hda_username
password=hda_password
*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.
*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:
'''sudo chmod 700 /root/.smbcredentials'''
*Let's back up our fstab: '''sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old'''
** If needed you may return to the original this way: '''sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab'''
*Now we edit fstab:
'''sudo nano /etc/fstab'''
*Add this line at the end:
'''//hda/music /media/music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0'''

*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:
'''sudo mount -a'''

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.

'''On my system, the shutdown halted with a cifs/ vfs error.'''

[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4017881&postcount=44 wyley.r's post] solved my problem.
In a terminal:
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc0.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc6.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''

= Connecting to a Server with the File Browser =

SharingToLinux

2009-01-04T15:16:35Z

Salocinbake: /* Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA */

= Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA =

I was having trouble in Ubuntu accessing my network drives. I used "Connect to server..." under "Places" and I was able to access the files fine until I needed to access them in Firefox or other programs to upload them.

It was explained to me that it's being mounted via Nautilus and that's not truely "mounted" in the linux sense.

Here's the resolution.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

I opened up a terminal window. In my user folder, there were already folders called "Music", "Pictures", "Documents" and "Videos". I wanted to use those folders so I didn't have to create more. If they didn't exist though, they could be created using the command:

mkdir Music

Then of course repeat the command replacing the word "Music" with "Pictures" "Documents" and "Movies" or "Videos".

Now time to mount.
I used the following commands (of course, replace the username with your username unless you are also kevin):

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\music' Music -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\pictures' Pictures -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\docs' Documents -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\movies' Videos -o user=kevin

And that was it. Now the files in Amahi are mounted as if they are local files on my computer.

Just to check, I opened up Firefox, logged into Gmail, composed a new message and clicked "Attach a file" then "Browse". Sure enough, the files were all there.

Keep in mind, this does not auto-mount so you would have to do this again each time you boot to linux. An auto-mount solution would be helpful.

'''Permanent mount:'''
Tested under Ubuntu 8.10, All the credit for this belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]
In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.

*First create a new folder to mount your hda files: '''sudo mkdir /media/music'''
*We need to create a credential file to mount on startup: '''sudo nano /root/.smbcredentials'''
**Add the following lines: (You must change hda_username and hda_password to the correct user name and password for the hda to connect to):
username=hda_username
password=hda_password
*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.
*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:
'''sudo chmod 700 /root/.smbcredentials'''
*Let's back up our fstab: '''sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old'''
** If needed you may return to the original this way: '''sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab'''
*Now we edit fstab:
'''sudo nano /etc/fstab'''
*Add this line at the end:
'''//hda/music /media/music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0'''

*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:
'''sudo mount -a'''

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.

'''On my system, the shutdown halted with a cifs/ vfs error.'''

[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4017881&postcount=44 wyley.r's post] solved my problem.
In a terminal:
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc0.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc6.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''

= Connecting to a Server with the File Browser =

SharingToLinux

2009-01-04T14:13:36Z

Salocinbake: /* Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA */

= Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA =

I was having trouble in Ubuntu accessing my network drives. I used "Connect to server..." under "Places" and I was able to access the files fine until I needed to access them in Firefox or other programs to upload them.

It was explained to me that it's being mounted via Nautilus and that's not truely "mounted" in the linux sense.

Here's the resolution.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

I opened up a terminal window. In my user folder, there were already folders called "Music", "Pictures", "Documents" and "Videos". I wanted to use those folders so I didn't have to create more. If they didn't exist though, they could be created using the command:

mkdir Music

Then of course repeat the command replacing the word "Music" with "Pictures" "Documents" and "Movies" or "Videos".

Now time to mount.
I used the following commands (of course, replace the username with your username unless you are also kevin):

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\music' Music -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\pictures' Pictures -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\docs' Documents -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\movies' Videos -o user=kevin

And that was it. Now the files in Amahi are mounted as if they are local files on my computer.

Just to check, I opened up Firefox, logged into Gmail, composed a new message and clicked "Attach a file" then "Browse". Sure enough, the files were all there.

Keep in mind, this does not auto-mount so you would have to do this again each time you boot to linux. An auto-mount solution would be helpful.

'''Permanent mount:'''
Tested under Ubuntu 8.10, All the credit for this belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]
In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.

*First create a new folder to mount your hda files: '''sudo mkdir /media/music'''
*We need to create a credential file to mount on startup: '''sudo nano /root/.smbcredentials'''
**Add the following lines: (You must change hda_username and hda_password to the correct user name and password for the hda to connect to):
username=hda_username
password=hda_password
*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.
*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:
'''sudo chmod 700 /root/.smbcredentials'''
*Let's back up our fstab: '''sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old'''
** If needed you may return to the original this way: '''sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab'''
*Now we edit fstab:
'''sudo nano /etc/fstab'''
*Add this line at the end:
'''//hda/music /media/music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf$'''

*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:
'''sudo mount -a'''

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.

'''On my system, the shutdown halted with a cifs/ vfs error.'''

[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4017881&postcount=44 wyley.r's post] solved my problem.
In a terminal:
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc0.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc6.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''

= Connecting to a Server with the File Browser =

PhpSysInfo

2008-12-25T03:34:33Z

Salocinbake: phpSysInfo was missing the cap "S" and "I" in the tar transaction. Changed "nano config.conf" for nano config.php.

==PHP SysInfo==

PHP SysInfo is a php script that displays information about the host being accessed. Things like uptime and CPU memory are displayed using phpsysinfo. To run it from your hda:

1. Navigate to the /var/hda/web-apps directory on your hda.

2. Search for a phpsysinfo tarball through a web browser. You can find one at
http://phpsysinfo.sourceforge.net/

3. Download the tarball into the web-apps directory using wget or another method. For example:

'''wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/phpsysinfo/phpSysInfo-3.0-RC6.tar.gz'''

4. Unpack the phpsysinfo tarball with the tar command:

'''tar -zxvf phpSysInfo-3.0-RC6.tar.gz'''

This will create a phpsysinfo directory and unpack all the files.

5. Remove the tarball since it will no longer be needed

'''rm -rf phpSysInfo-3.0-RC6.tar.gz'''

6. Enter the new phpsysinfo directory: '''cd phpsysinfo'''

7. Next, copy the php new configuration file to config.php using the cp command:

'''cp config.php.new config.php'''

8. Use nano or another editor to modify config.php as desired.

'''nano config.php'''

9. Save and close the config.php file. Go to your hda Web Apps tab in a browser (http://setup then select Web Apps). Click on New Web App.

10. Enter "phpsysinfo" in the Name field. The Root Path field will automatically append the directory name onto the /var/hda/web-apps directory.

11. Click Create. A URL will be created and displayed.

12. PHPSysInfo should now be succesfully installed and running. To verify, click on the URL. If you are presented with your system information, phpsysinfo has been successfully installed.

SharingToLinux

2008-12-20T03:56:23Z

Salocinbake: Updated the solution to prevent an error on shutdown for Ubuntu

= Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA =

I was having trouble in Ubuntu accessing my network drives. I used "Connect to server..." under "Places" and I was able to access the files fine until I needed to access them in Firefox or other programs to upload them.

It was explained to me that it's being mounted via Nautilus and that's not truely "mounted" in the linux sense.

Here's the resolution.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

I opened up a terminal window. In my user folder, there were already folders called "Music", "Pictures", "Documents" and "Videos". I wanted to use those folders so I didn't have to create more. If they didn't exist though, they could be created using the command:

mkdir Music

Then of course repeat the command replacing the word "Music" with "Pictures" "Documents" and "Movies" or "Videos".

Now time to mount.
I used the following commands (of course, replace the username with your username unless you are also kevin):

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\music' Music -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\pictures' Pictures -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\docs' Documents -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\movies' Videos -o user=kevin

And that was it. Now the files in Amahi are mounted as if they are local files on my computer.

Just to check, I opened up Firefox, logged into Gmail, composed a new message and clicked "Attach a file" then "Browse". Sure enough, the files were all there.

Keep in mind, this does not auto-mount so you would have to do this again each time you boot to linux. An auto-mount solution would be helpful.

'''Permanent mount:'''
Tested under Ubuntu 8.10, All the credit for this belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]
In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.

*First create a new folder to mount your hda files: '''sudo mkdir /media/music'''
*We need to create a credential file to mount on startup: '''sudo nano /root/.smbcredentials'''
**Add the following lines:
username=hda_username
password=hda_password
*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.
*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:
'''sudo chmod 700 /root/.smbcredentials'''
*Let's back up our fstab: '''sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old'''
** If needed you may return to the original this way: '''sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab'''
*Now we edit fstab:
'''sudo nano /etc/fstab'''
*Add this line at the end:
'''//hda/music /media/music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf$'''

*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:
'''sudo mount -a'''

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.

'''On my system, the shutdown halted with a cifs/ vfs error.'''

[http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4017881&postcount=44 wyley.r's post] solved my problem.
In a terminal:
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc0.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''
'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/umountnfs.sh /etc/rc6.d/K15umountnfs.sh'''

= Connecting to a Server with the File Browser =

SharingToLinux

2008-12-20T03:35:37Z

Salocinbake: Formating

= Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA =

I was having trouble in Ubuntu accessing my network drives. I used "Connect to server..." under "Places" and I was able to access the files fine until I needed to access them in Firefox or other programs to upload them.

It was explained to me that it's being mounted via Nautilus and that's not truely "mounted" in the linux sense.

Here's the resolution.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

I opened up a terminal window. In my user folder, there were already folders called "Music", "Pictures", "Documents" and "Videos". I wanted to use those folders so I didn't have to create more. If they didn't exist though, they could be created using the command:

mkdir Music

Then of course repeat the command replacing the word "Music" with "Pictures" "Documents" and "Movies" or "Videos".

Now time to mount.
I used the following commands (of course, replace the username with your username unless you are also kevin):

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\music' Music -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\pictures' Pictures -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\docs' Documents -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\movies' Videos -o user=kevin

And that was it. Now the files in Amahi are mounted as if they are local files on my computer.

Just to check, I opened up Firefox, logged into Gmail, composed a new message and clicked "Attach a file" then "Browse". Sure enough, the files were all there.

Keep in mind, this does not auto-mount so you would have to do this again each time you boot to linux. An auto-mount solution would be helpful.

'''Permanent mount:'''
Tested under Ubuntu 8.10, All the credit for this belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]
In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.

*First create a new folder to mount your hda files: '''sudo mkdir /media/music'''
*We need to create a credential file to mount on startup: '''sudo nano /root/.smbcredentials'''
**Add the following lines:
username=hda_username
password=hda_password
*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.
*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:
'''sudo chmod 700 /root/.smbcredentials'''
*Let's back up our fstab: '''sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old'''
** If needed you may return to the original this way: '''sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab'''
*Now we edit fstab:
'''sudo nano /etc/fstab'''
*Add this line at the end:
'''//hda/music /media/music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf$'''

*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:
'''sudo mount -a'''

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.

'''On my system, the shutdown halted with a cifs/ vfs error.'''

[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=293513 max.durden's post] solved my problem.

A recap:

*Download the zip in his post ( it will appear on your desktop by default under firefox)
*extract the file on your Desktop
*In a terminal :'''cd ~/Desktop'''
* '''sudo chmod +x mountcifs'''
*'''sudo cp mountcifs /etc/init.d/'''
*'''cd /etc/rc0.d'''
*'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/mountcifs K02mountcifs'''
*'''cd /etc/rc6.d'''
*'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/mountcifs K02mountcifs'''

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SharingToLinux

2008-12-20T03:26:56Z

Salocinbake:

= Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA =

I was having trouble in Ubuntu accessing my network drives. I used "Connect to server..." under "Places" and I was able to access the files fine until I needed to access them in Firefox or other programs to upload them.

It was explained to me that it's being mounted via Nautilus and that's not truely "mounted" in the linux sense.

Here's the resolution.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

I opened up a terminal window. In my user folder, there were already folders called "Music", "Pictures", "Documents" and "Videos". I wanted to use those folders so I didn't have to create more. If they didn't exist though, they could be created using the command:

mkdir Music

Then of course repeat the command replacing the word "Music" with "Pictures" "Documents" and "Movies" or "Videos".

Now time to mount.
I used the following commands (of course, replace the username with your username unless you are also kevin):

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\music' Music -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\pictures' Pictures -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\docs' Documents -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\movies' Videos -o user=kevin

And that was it. Now the files in Amahi are mounted as if they are local files on my computer.

Just to check, I opened up Firefox, logged into Gmail, composed a new message and clicked "Attach a file" then "Browse". Sure enough, the files were all there.

Keep in mind, this does not auto-mount so you would have to do this again each time you boot to linux. An auto-mount solution would be helpful.

Permanent mount:
Tested under Ubuntu 8.10, All the credit for this belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]
In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.

*First create a new folder to mount your hda files: '''sudo mkdir /media/music'''
*We need to create a credential file to mount on startup: '''sudo nano /root/.smbcredentials'''
**Add the following lines:
username=hda_username
password=hda_password
*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.
*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:
'''sudo chmod 700 /root/.smbcredentials'''
*Let's back up our fstab: '''sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old'''
** If needed you may return to the original this way: '''sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab'''
*Now we edit fstab:
'''sudo nano /etc/fstab'''
*Add this line at the end:
//hda/music /media/music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0
**''This is one line''
*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:
'''sudo mount -a'''

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.

'''On my system, the shutdown halted with a cifs/ vfs error.'''

[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=293513 max.durden's post] solved my problem.

A recap:

*Download the zip in his post ( it will appear on your desktop by default under firefox)
*extract the file on your Desktop
*In a terminal :'''cd ~/Desktop'''
* '''sudo chmod +x mountcifs'''
*'''sudo cp mountcifs /etc/init.d/'''
*'''cd /etc/rc0.d'''
*'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/mountcifs K02mountcifs'''
*'''cd /etc/rc6.d'''
*'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/mountcifs K02mountcifs'''

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SharingToLinux

2008-12-20T03:24:45Z

Salocinbake:

= Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA =

I was having trouble in Ubuntu accessing my network drives. I used "Connect to server..." under "Places" and I was able to access the files fine until I needed to access them in Firefox or other programs to upload them.

It was explained to me that it's being mounted via Nautilus and that's not truely "mounted" in the linux sense.

Here's the resolution.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

I opened up a terminal window. In my user folder, there were already folders called "Music", "Pictures", "Documents" and "Videos". I wanted to use those folders so I didn't have to create more. If they didn't exist though, they could be created using the command:

mkdir Music

Then of course repeat the command replacing the word "Music" with "Pictures" "Documents" and "Movies" or "Videos".

Now time to mount.
I used the following commands (of course, replace the username with your username unless you are also kevin):

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\music' Music -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\pictures' Pictures -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\docs' Documents -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\movies' Videos -o user=kevin

And that was it. Now the files in Amahi are mounted as if they are local files on my computer.

Just to check, I opened up Firefox, logged into Gmail, composed a new message and clicked "Attach a file" then "Browse". Sure enough, the files were all there.

Keep in mind, this does not auto-mount so you would have to do this again each time you boot to linux. An auto-mount solution would be helpful.

Permanent mount:
Tested under Ubuntu 8.10, All the credit for this wiki belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]
In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.

*First create a new folder to mount your hda files: '''sudo mkdir /media/music'''
*We need to create a credential file to mount on startup: '''sudo nano /root/.smbcredentials'''
**Add the following lines:
username=hda_username
password=hda_password
*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.
*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:
'''sudo chmod 700 /root/.smbcredentials'''
*Let's back up our fstab: '''sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old'''
** If needed you may return to the original this way: '''sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab'''
*Now we edit fstab:
'''sudo nano /etc/fstab'''
*Add this line at the end:
//hda/music /media/music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0
**''This is one line''
*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:
'''sudo mount -a'''

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.

'''On my system, the shutdown halted with a cifs/ vfs error.'''

[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=293513 max.durden's post] solved my problem.

A recap:

*Download the zip in his post ( it will appear on your desktop by default under firefox)
*extract the file on your Desktop
*In a terminal :'''cd ~/Desktop'''
* '''sudo chmod +x mountcifs'''
*'''sudo cp mountcifs /etc/init.d/'''
*'''cd /etc/rc0.d'''
*'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/mountcifs K02mountcifs'''
*'''cd /etc/rc6.d'''
*'''sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/mountcifs K02mountcifs'''

= Connecting to a Server with the File Browser =

SharingToLinux

2008-12-20T03:21:25Z

Salocinbake:

= Connecting to a Server by Mounting your HDA =

I was having trouble in Ubuntu accessing my network drives. I used "Connect to server..." under "Places" and I was able to access the files fine until I needed to access them in Firefox or other programs to upload them.

It was explained to me that it's being mounted via Nautilus and that's not truely "mounted" in the linux sense.

Here's the resolution.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

sudo aptitude install smbfs

I opened up a terminal window. In my user folder, there were already folders called "Music", "Pictures", "Documents" and "Videos". I wanted to use those folders so I didn't have to create more. If they didn't exist though, they could be created using the command:

mkdir Music

Then of course repeat the command replacing the word "Music" with "Pictures" "Documents" and "Movies" or "Videos".

Now time to mount.
I used the following commands (of course, replace the username with your username unless you are also kevin):

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\music' Music -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\pictures' Pictures -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\docs' Documents -o user=kevin

sudo mount.cifs '\\hda\movies' Videos -o user=kevin

And that was it. Now the files in Amahi are mounted as if they are local files on my computer.

Just to check, I opened up Firefox, logged into Gmail, composed a new message and clicked "Attach a file" then "Browse". Sure enough, the files were all there.

Keep in mind, this does not auto-mount so you would have to do this again each time you boot to linux. An auto-mount solution would be helpful.

Permanent mount:
Tested under Ubuntu 8.10, All the credit for this wiki belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]
In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.

*First create a new folder to mount your hda files: '''sudo mkdir /media/music'''
*We need to create a credential file to mount on startup: '''sudo nano /root/.smbcredentials'''
**Add the following lines:
username=hda_username
password=hda_password
*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.
*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:
'''sudo chmod 700 /root/.smbcredentials'''
*Let's back up our fstab: '''sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old'''
** If needed you may return to the original this way: '''sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab'''
*Now we edit fstab:
'''sudo nano /etc/fstab'''
*Add this line at the end:
//hda/music /media/music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0
**''This is one line''
*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:
'''sudo mount -a'''

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.

On my system, the shutdown halted with a cifs/ vfs error.

[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=293513 max.durden's post] solved my problem.

A recap:

*Download the zip in his post ( it will appear on your desktop by default under firefox)
*extract the file on your Desktop
*In a terminal :'''cd ~/Desktop'''
* '''sudo chmod +x mountcifs'''
*'''sudo cp mountcifs /etc/init.d/'''
*'''cd /etc/rc0.d'''
*''' sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/mountcifs K02mountcifs'''
*'''
*

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