Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:30 am Post subject: Help Setting Up SMB Sharing
hi hi,
ok, well, i have read every post here on doing this and i THINK im making a bit of progress, but i seem to have hit a roadblock =<
going to the workgroups[smb] in xbmc i used to get the good ol nt status blah blah blah...
now i get 'invalid computer name'
so, i added my computer name behind the ip:port in the xml file under 'file shares' and then i got 'access denied'
i am so f'n confused now it isnt even funny... i went out yesterday and got a router specifically so i could do this and now i want to throw both the router and my box out the window... but i wont... at least not just yet : \
hope someone here is smarter than i am.
cheers
[edit] oh, and BTW, i can access my xbox from my computer and i have static IPs on the xbox and computer... dunno if that will help me get help, but i figured it may =>
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:02 am Post subject:
Hi Snuffy,
Its been quite a while since ive played with sharing and XBMC but i thought it was as simple as setting up a SHARE FOLDER on your computer and then filling out your .xml file like you have.
One thing i would do to start is disable all your firewalls and INTERNET SECURITY apps until you get it working..
Basically right click any folder on your COMPUTER and choose to share it.. Give it a NAME and then choose Apply.. Now on your xbox just fill our your pc's info.
COMPUTERNAME, USERNAME/PASSWORD etc etc. Then reboot your xbox.
Try to find a share..
hope that helps. if not just reply again and me or another member will help you more.
i think if your running WinXP just run the network wizard with the xbox on. and setup it up that it conencts through a gateway (i think/hope) hope. i think the workgroup may also need to be named the default name, MSHOME (again, i think, i am just going from memory) Hope you get it
edit: and make sure to share the drive/folder on your pc
Snuffy Xbox-HQ Newbie
Joined: Mar 01, 2005 Posts: 4
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:35 pm Post subject:
thanks all for your replies =>
i tried running the network wizard, but that didnt work...
i do have a folder set to shared
my workgroup is called (cleverly...) workgroup
however maybe i dont get how to find my username/password for the computer.... i know what my computer name is, but the rest i am lost on =<
i tried shutting down zone alarm, nothing...
i tried adding the IP of my xbox to zone alarms truseted area... again, nothing.... grrrr
do i need to add all this info to every instance of the 'workgroup [smb]' in the xml file??? cuz i only added it to 'my file shares', but that is the only place i am trying to access my computer from in xbmc... so... ? ? ? ? ?
Scourge Xbox-HQ Freak
Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 571 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:50 pm Post subject:
If you have a folder shared on your PC fly over to your Xbox and open XBMC
Select the SMB shares under your video, pictures, music, etc.. or whatever and press the white button
Erase all of that crap thats there except for the "smb://"
right after that type your computer name.
Ex. Mine is "smb://Cobalt"
If XBMC's IP settings are set correctly and your Firewall or other precautions are disabled it will list every foulder on your PC that is shared.
If that works you should be fine and ready to tweak. From the same menu of the white button you can rename that "bookmark" without entering into the .xml file. You can also change the path (once you know the shares work) to go directly to the media folder.
I.E. If your shared foulder is "Pictures" regardless of it physical path on your pc the address (if it was on my PC) to it over SMB shares would be...
smb://Cobalt/Pictures
After you know all of this works slide into your internet security program and put your Xbox's IP as a trusted IP, that way you can keep your firewall up without having to run to your PC every time you have to watch a movie.
Hope that helps! _________________ -Scourge "Rx = +/_\"
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DJB Administrator
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:33 pm Post subject:
Check out this post here if you want some more information:
Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 571 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:45 pm Post subject:
Ha Ha I totally forgot aboot DJB's plethora of tutorials!
How could I? When I first joined the HQ abd started modding the first box his tuts littered the area around my PC and X-Box!
(since then I invested in a bunch of 3 ring binders ) _________________ -Scourge "Rx = +/_\"
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Snuffy Xbox-HQ Newbie Xbox Version: Xbox v1.6 Modded: Xenium Ice
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:52 pm Post subject:
arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrg....
thanks for your replies once again all...
i was so happy to see a suggestion i didnt even know about (the white button) let alone tried... however, nothing happens when i press the white button =<
so i tried the black button => it just changed the folder view to massive icons =<
i read the tut that your recommended as well before i first posted here... many times over, so i have no clue what to try next =<
if it helps, im soft modded with ltools and im pretty sure im using xbmc 1.1
sorry to be such a retard n stuff...
[edit] ok, nothing happened with the white button in 'my files', but in 'my videos' it gave me the nt status bs again, then auto tried to imdb query... stayed on that screen for a bit, then popped up a keyboard looking type thing... i am so confused.... : \
Scourge Xbox-HQ Freak
Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 571 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:55 pm Post subject:
I was using XBMC Jan 15 2005 Build
Yeah I used the whit button in videos screen, htough it could be black
One button goes to the Playlists and one brings up a submenu for editing bookmarks.
As for IMDb thet stands for Internet Media database. Its a search engine for finding movies and stuff kind of like CDDB, Im still tryin to figure out how to use that one so dont feel so bad
You can get the newest version of XBMC from the usual places
If you dont know how to get to the usual place I may be able to find a link to a link that tells you how to get there _________________ -Scourge "Rx = +/_\"
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jiggysmb Xbox-HQ Elite Member Xbox Version: Xbox v1.6 Modded: Xenium Ice
Joined: Aug 18, 2004 Posts: 488 Location: Baltimore
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject:
Did you change the xbmc.XML file?
All shared smb links had to look like this for mine to work:
'<path>smb://home;administrator:1234/</path>'
Then you have to set that link up in each section (pics, music, etc) _________________ LED Rings $6 (doesnt include LEDs) LED ring pic
Snuffy Xbox-HQ Newbie Xbox Version: Xbox v1.6 Modded: Xenium Ice
Joined: Mar 01, 2005 Posts: 4
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject:
well, as with most things microsoft... i got it working, but have no clue how i did it =>
thanks all for your support, really appreciated!!
just one final question tho...
is it possible to play games direct from a shared network drive?
i did it before by uploading them to my xbox drive, but im just thinking it would be way easier to do it from the computer.
thanks again everyone who helped =>
cheers
Scourge Xbox-HQ Freak
Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 571 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 5:44 am Post subject:
Snuffy wrote:
i got it working, but have no clue how i did it
Its magic:
Gut just incase it wasnt magic, check your XboxMediaCenter.xml file and see what the value is set to. That way youll know for the futute. Or incase something happens to that file. _________________ -Scourge "Rx = +/_\"
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