Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:17:13 +1000 From: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Making Music / Video folders on FreeBSD visible on HD TV Message-ID: <4F5FC769.4030600@herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP211A87A1B68251B14A0339693580@phx.gbl> References: <BLU0-SMTP211A87A1B68251B14A0339693580@phx.gbl>
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On 03/14/12 03:29, Carmel wrote: > 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. Ironic, considering Sony use FreeBSD for PS... might have had more success than Samsung :) There's a DLNA server in ports you could try. > > 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. >
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