From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 13 22:22:32 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25340106566B for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:22:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au) Received: from mail.unitedinsong.com.au (mail.unitedinsong.com.au [150.101.178.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC07A8FC08 for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:22:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.unitedinsong.com.au (bell.herveybayaustralia.com.au [192.168.0.40]) by mail.unitedinsong.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FE0C5C28 for ; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:36:02 +1000 (EST) Received: from laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au (laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au [192.168.0.177]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.unitedinsong.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8375A5C22 for ; Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:36:01 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <4F5FC769.4030600@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:17:13 +1000 From: Da Rock User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20111109 Thunderbird/7.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:22:32 -0000 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. >