From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 13 18:44:14 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A11BA10656E0 for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:44:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from legolas@legolasweb.nl) Received: from smtpq3.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net (smtpq3.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net [212.54.42.166]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EF738FC1A for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:44:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [212.54.42.139] (helo=smtp8.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net) by smtpq3.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S7WE7-0003O2-Uf for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:13:39 +0100 Received: from 5357e32a.cm-6-8d.dynamic.ziggo.nl ([83.87.227.42] helo=homey.local) by smtp8.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S7WE7-0003F8-Hy for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:13:39 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:14:04 +0100 From: Stas Verberkt To: In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0f37cc09da7742b59ff47c528faf799e@homey.local> X-Sender: legolas@legolasweb.nl User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/0.7.1 X-Ziggo-spambar: -- X-Ziggo-spamscore: -2.8 X-Ziggo-spamreport: ALL_TRUSTED=-1, BAYES_40=-0.001, PROLO_TRUST_RDNS=-3, RDNS_DYNAMIC=0.982, SPF_SOFTFAIL=0.2 X-Ziggo-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Flag: No Subject: Re: Making Music / Video folders on FreeBSD visible on HD TV X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:44:14 -0000 Carmel schreef op 13-03-2012 18:29: > Presently, I have three HD TVs, two Samsung and one Sony. On these > TVs > there is a menu where I can access remote devices to access music or > videos. By marking the folders "shared" in Windows, these folders are > available on these TVs. I have found no way to accomplish the same > thing with my FreeBSD-8.2 PC. Simply using Samba and creating a > shared > music or video directory does not work. I contacted Samsung and they > told me that they do not support architecture other than Microsoft & > MAC > and that I should contact whoever wrote the OS I am working with for > assistance. I didn't bother with Sony since I assume I would have > only > gotten the same response. > > If anyone understands what I am talking about and has a feasible > solution I would love to hear. I had considered either mapping a > drive > in Windows that pointed to the FreeBSD share or creating a link to > it. > I would prefer not to have to go that route however, even if it did > work. > > I probably should add that this entire system is wireless with the > exception of the FreeBSD machine that is hard wired to the wireless > router. My guess would still be Samba, as this is an implementation of the shared folders of Windows. Maybe your configuration was not perfect?