Devilfish
DW Regular
I actually think I'm about to start crying!!!! Where's my bog-roll!!!
Well done guys...that's the spirit!
Well done guys...that's the spirit!
NAS Drive ... fully working with Direct Recording and Streaming :)
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Speedy2206
Guest
3dfella said:
Its a shame that everyone can't resolve things like this peacefully. You have just warranted my stay on Digital World, thats if I dont get banned for having a pop at Mickie earlier today (who has really just been caught up in things but needs to support his mod team and members)
Right OK I will post a new thread in the test&development area for us; check there later
Lets turn this £50 down a drain into the best £50 ever spent!
DessertDog
Inactive User
Well done lads i take my hat off to you both
b3nnyb0y
Banned
So its worth buying a NAS then people? I might invest in one :Cheers:
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Speedy2206
Guest
b3nnyb0y said:
Its worth buying a NAS drive but 3dfella has an NDAS drive which makes it alot mroe complicated. I have managed to compile the admin tool and looks like I've just got the drivers compiled; just about to test but cant guarantee anything. I could send source to the manufactureres for compilation but they state 'can be waiting up to 3-6 months'. A NAS Drive is highly recommended tho.
pompeyvw
Inactive User
I've got a NAS Drive ..... but I still cant get it to go even with the digitalworldz image ....
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Speedy2206
Guest
pompeyvw said:I've got a NAS Drive ..... but I still cant get it to go even with the digitalworldz image ....
Where abouts in pompey are you, I might be able to pop round and demonstrate for you...?!
Anyway in the meantime... which NAS drive do you have?!
Does it support samba? Have you configured it via the webinterface?
Have you set up a samba share (with password set)? Do you know its IP address?
If so, just connect it all up, then enter these values in the settings:
Driver: A3C LanDrive
IP Address: 192.168.X.X
Password: password
Mount point: /hdd (or /mnt if /hdd doesnt exist)
Then hit MOUNT NOW.
You do all that in the NAS settings menu, which you unhide by using
the menu customization feature. You don't need the plugin whatsoever
Once done, use your Windows PC to transfer a few pictures and mp3s
to the share. Then try looking in /hdd or /mnt for the files that you
just put on the drive. If you can see them, drop a note and I can go into
the recommended settings for recording/playback.
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Speedy2206
Guest
Think I know why its not working for you mate
See my post here: http://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=83696
... the team just forgot to include samba support thats all
Follow the instructions and use the installer to add the support, then reboot.
After that, the drive should mount absolutely fine.
See my post here: http://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=83696
... the team just forgot to include samba support thats all
Follow the instructions and use the installer to add the support, then reboot.
After that, the drive should mount absolutely fine.
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Speedy2206
Guest
qbert said:
From Novatech:
The only drive that will 100% work with the DBOX2 is this one:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?lin-nslu2/&P=0
However, it only supports the connecting of USB hard drives/flash drives etc.
This means you can't use an IDE drive with this NAS enclosure.
These drives are not NAS but "NDAS", at present they will not work
but a driver will soon be made available once the manufacturer gets
back to me with the appropriate files. I would avoid these drives if
at all possible because the driver may well be flaky:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?FRE-24358
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NGR-SC101
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?FRE-24359
In fact, I would stay clear of all the above drives from Novatech, as the
only one that will definately work is the USB hdd one, and I'm not sure
whether the speed of USB1.0 will be able to handle direct file recording.
It would work but may be blotchy and possibly even unwatchable.
Playing back would be fine however.
So Novatech do sell them, albeit at high prices and I wouldnt recommend
any. I can find other websites if you wish.
For anyone in or around nottingham, a shop called energy computers sell NAS enclousures for 45 quid ish!
http://energy-computers.co.uk/External_Drive_Cases.htm
Its the one at the bottom.
http://energy-computers.co.uk/External_Drive_Cases.htm
Its the one at the bottom.
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Speedy2206
Guest
Havent seen or played with one before but looks like it has plenty of features and a very nice drive The prices I've seen put me off slightly but hey, if it works, go for it!
The prices I've seen put me off slightly but hey, if it works, go for it!pompeyvw
Inactive User
Just to answer your questions ....
which NAS drive do you have? = The one u recommended up the top of this thread
Does it support samba? = yep
Have you configured it via the webinterface? = Yep
Have you set up a samba share (with password set)? = Yep
Do you know its IP address? = Yep 192.168.1.223
If so, just connect it all up, then enter these values in the settings:
Driver: A3C LanDrive = it says USBex Lendrive
IP Address: 192.168.1.223
Password: password
Mount point: /hdd (or /mnt if /hdd doesnt exist) = No mension of this on the config page
Then hit MOUNT NOW. = nothing to specify if its worked or not ???
which NAS drive do you have? = The one u recommended up the top of this thread
Does it support samba? = yep
Have you configured it via the webinterface? = Yep
Have you set up a samba share (with password set)? = Yep
Do you know its IP address? = Yep 192.168.1.223
If so, just connect it all up, then enter these values in the settings:
Driver: A3C LanDrive = it says USBex Lendrive
IP Address: 192.168.1.223
Password: password
Mount point: /hdd (or /mnt if /hdd doesnt exist) = No mension of this on the config page
Then hit MOUNT NOW. = nothing to specify if its worked or not ???
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Speedy2206
Guest
pompeyvw said:
Yeah I just checked the image itself and the team used an older version of my NAS settings page so the mount point option wont be there
But no worries, I have checked the source code and it sets it as default to "/mnt".You also dont get any indication that its worked when you hit the "Mount Now" button. The thing to do now is to put a few files on the drive (as a test, put 2 mp3s and 2 jpegs onto the drive) and then use the Tuxbox Commander plugin (should be on Blue Button menu, might be listed as "File Manager") to navigate to the /mnt folder and see if you can see the files. If you can then its worked.
If its worked then you can proceed to setting up direct file recording. All you'll need to do is set it up in the normal manner, the only difference being that you'll need to set the recording directory to "/mnt"
Let me know how it goes.garysbootlegs
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@Speedy did you ever find out if the "the recording failed as it failed to write the data fast enough" errors were just down to sagem boxes? Or is it something fixable?
Just tried out the digitalworldz image and used your installer but I still get those errors no matter which mounting option i chose (usbx lan drive/ftpfs/samba etc). Was the same with the other image that had NAS support.
Just tried out the digitalworldz image and used your installer but I still get those errors no matter which mounting option i chose (usbx lan drive/ftpfs/samba etc). Was the same with the other image that had NAS support.
