Is there an app that would let me stream media files and DVD folder structures from a Network Attached Storage device on my LAN?
CIFS Manager.
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CIFS Manager.
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This looks like something that should work but for the life of it I can't get it configured to work :-(
Es file explorer or upnp play. Both works fine for me except 720p if ur running GB and up
To keep my life simple I used Clemsyns kernel and CIFS Manager worked with no issues. I have tried out some 720p files and they have worked well with Moboplayer. With Pershoots Kernel I had to manually add the cifs.ko which did work in the end but took some work. I pulled the basic instructions from his page.
To use one of the kernel modules:
Pull the one you want from lib-2632.39.tar.gz (winrar can open this),
adb remount
adb push MODULE.ko /system/lib/modules/2.6.32.39-cyanogenmod/
adb shell chmod 644 /system/lib/modules/2.6.32.39-cyanogenmod/MODULE.ko
adb shell insmod /system/lib/modules/2.6.32.39-cyanogenmod/MODULE.ko
By far this is the best feature for me for the gtab.
Skifta was really easy to set up and use... works well on my gTab and Nexus One.
Allows streaming from pc, phone or tablet on pc, phone or tablet.
www.skifta.com/
Emit or Plex should work wonderfully for you. Both encode video on the fly. I have used Plex since it was released for Android and really like how it flows.
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It would be great it I could set my phone on my VPN, which is possible now. But have that path accessed by the default music player as well as the storage card.
I know the pictures inside the MP3 would need to be sync or blocked but a 3G connection can handle 320kbps streaming no problem which is close the highest bitrate for mp3's with out breaking compatibility.
This would rock
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look at the orb client.. that is what it does.. you can have a home server with orb and share your music and videos, photos etc. over the net even through a vpn with orb client..
i havent tried any clients on my n1 however..
woudl still want this feature made but in the meantime thats for the idea.
Never tried Orb
=)
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Orb isn't for me and it has tons of complaints and not looking to use 3rd party software on pc but thanks for the information.
i use orb for some things but yeah from what ive read the android client sucks
look at subsonic, its very quick and easy to set up, but you said no pc software....hmm, good luck and post something if you find it.
I'm looking at doing exactly this when I get my replacement Nexus One. Mine is getting swapped for a warranty replacement right now.
I'm 99% positive this will work too. It will go something like this:
1. Establish a VPN connection to my NAS box that houses my music collection
2. Mount the smb share using CIFS (requires a rooted device with modded kernel containing the cifs module, such as Enomther The Official), info on doing this can be found here: android.doshaska.net/cifs
3. Load up my favorite music app and steam all my tunes over 3G!
UPDATE: This works, sort of...
Alright, so I have my NAS box (Netgear Stora) mounted to my Nexus One file system using cifs. I'm running Enomther's TheOfficial froyo rom, which comes with the cifs module. Here are the commands I used to get it mounted:
prerequisites:
1. WIFI Connection to same lan that the NAS box is connected to (presumably this will work over VPN also, need to test) EDIT: Confirmed this works over VPN also.
2. Rom with CIFS module compiled for the kernel (I used Enomther's TheOfficial Nexus1 Froyo)
commands I used to mount:
can be done from terminal emulator app or ADB Shell.
obviously change the IP address, mount locations, username, and password to your needs.
1. insmod /system/lib/modules/2.6.32.16-TheOfficial/cifs.ko
2. chmod 0777 /data
3. mkdir /data/mounted
4. busybox mount -t cifs //192.168.1.141/MyLibrary /data/mounted -o username=user,password=pass
5. cd /
6. cd data
7. cd mounted
8. chmod 0777 *
After this, you will be about to browse the mounted files and folders under the /data/mounted location either from the terminal emulator, ADB Shell, or a file explorer app on the android phone.
HOWEVER, here is my current issue. Hopefully someone can help me out here.
I can browse my files and see MP3's from the terminal or file explorer apps, I can even click on an MP3 and load it up into my music apps and play it, I use Meridian Media Player. However, if I go into Meridian and browse folders from that app, can I go into my mounted shares and music folders, and I can see all files in there EXCEPT mp3's. They just don't show up through any media app I've tried. However, like I said, I can see them just fine from a file explorer app such as EStrongs or from the terminal. Anyone have any idea why?
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I'd like to get an opinion on what's the best WiFi File Manager app around as I'm always transferring media i.e photos etc back and forth from my DHD to pc and vice versa and it would be better not having to use a usb cable and using a quick and simple way over WiFi would be better.
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if it's small files then I use Bluetooth.
For larger things I use ASTRO file manager with the SMB module, then i can browse my Laptop or PC folders via my phone.
I couldn't get SMB Module to work. Best I have found so far is Estrongs with the built in WiFi file Manager. Can simply view the contents of your pc from phone and copy and paste onto phone.
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I couldn't get SMB Module to work. Best I have found so far is Estrongs with the built in WiFi file Manager. Can simply view the contents of your pc from phone and copy and paste onto phone.
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ToneyEricsson , I cant Estrongs File Manager wifi file manager to work. Does it workn with Windows 7 (just had a new clean install)?
Or perhaps I have some settings not right?
Could you post how you got connected with this program?
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What about MyPhoneExplorer
IMO excellent piece of software that allows connection via cable, Bluetooth and WiFi
And its free
Dropbox!
i use "file expert" for nearly everything.
but i also have SSHDroidPro in case i wont to log into my phone or use e.g. winscp or scp to trasnfer file from/to sitting at my pc.
Websharing is the one for me
LOL wtf..
Just make sure you have a shared folder on your Win7 machine (create something like Android transfer and share with 'Everyone')
Use ES File Explorer to set up a Server on LAN tab
job done
I would like to mount some network storage on my device. I tried using file expert but it doesn't seem to be able to mount specific shares -- in mother words, my NAS doesn't advertise shares so you have to hit them directly (I.e. \\server\share). What app can I use to do this? Can I just open a console and do a mount -t cifs?
andsmb works great. i use it on the xoom to download music and ebooks from my nas.
https://market.android.com/details?id=lysesoft.andsmb&feature=search_result
Perfect thanks.
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andsmb works great. i use it on the xoom to download music and ebooks from my nas.
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seems very slow, maxed out at about 112kb/s for me. anybody know of anything faster?
Wondering if anyone has managed to solve the problem of video files restarting when being pulled from a windows share?
Using GT P1000
Tried CIFSManager... wouldn't mount the share. "Mounting has failed. No such device."
Tried a menagerie of other apps also to no avail.
ES File Explorer seems to be the best and most simple way to get the job done BUT, the videos restart when coming across from a windows network.
Any help would be appreciated...
CIFS manager is a pile of dung, stick to Mount Manager.
works on N1, sgs and sgt
I feel like... a complete douchesocket
10 hours were spent today rolling through ap after ap after ap. ES Share, Mount Manager, CIFSManager and others. There was talk of kernel modification, firmware updates and all kinds of unrequired hoodoo, when all it took to stream video flawlessly from a Windows network to a Samsung Galaxy Tab was AllShare.
AllShare.
I couldn't get Allshare to work (spent many hours trying), however, I did find File Expert worked although it only allowed me to watch from the beginning, I couldn't click through the video to the place I wanted.
AllShare can be a little bit confusing to start with as not everything sets up as it should by default. However, it's brilliant as it's a) free b) included c) doesn't require rooting or any other system mods, hacks or work arounds to operate. Indexing the shared folders also can be a little slow, depending on how many files are in said folders.
I think though it could be made a little more obvious... the tiny bit of documentation that came with the galaxy didn't mention it. The only reason I even noticed was because, out of frustration, I read the back of the box the Galaxy came in
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I feel like... a complete douchesocket
10 hours were spent today rolling through ap after ap after ap. ES Share, Mount Manager, CIFSManager and others. There was talk of kernel modification, firmware updates and all kinds of unrequired hoodoo, when all it took to stream video flawlessly from a Windows network to a Samsung Galaxy Tab was AllShare.
AllShare.
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i will be checking out all share soon, but Moboplayer + Astro File manager seems to be a flawless combination for me, the vid quality is almost 1 to 1.
Thx for the hint, AllShare works good for me with SD AVIs on an external USB HDD connected to a Win7 PC. I use the streaming function of WM12. Unfortunately it cannot play my MKVs.
But AVIs play much better and smoother than before. And i tested a lot of combinations: cifs with cifs manager, smb from es file explorer and ghost explorer, stock video player as well as mobo player. None of them played correctly. Stuttering with cifs and smb just plays some seconds before video jumps to the beginning and plays again.
Now, streaming and playing with AllShare seems to be good.
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basically i want to browse my sdcard internal folder using my windows 8 pc using SMB networking shares
it might be a lollipop issue?
i have samba file sharing working perfectly using nexus 7 fhd on android 4..3
has anyone gotten this to work? i can't seem to get it working, my PC can see the network share of the nexus6 but it won't allow me to view into the folders
i tried SAMBA file sharing and servers ultimate pro apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funkyfresh.samba
Hmmm. From KitKat onwards, only the app that is used for mounting can see the contents. Not sure you'll get this working without a dirty-hijack of debuggerd - which you'll need to be pretty good at bash shell scripting to do.
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basically i want to browse my sdcard internal folder using my windows 8 pc using SMB networking shares
it might be a lollipop issue?
i have samba file sharing working perfectly using nexus 7 fhd on android 4..3
has anyone gotten this to work? i can't seem to get it working, my PC can see the network share of the nexus6 but it won't allow me to view into the folders
i tried SAMBA file sharing and servers ultimate pro apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funkyfresh.samba
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This works on mine OK using the SMB app you linked to. I had to fool around with user id, password, and workgroup name in the app settings to make it work.