I have just finished building a HTPC system, I have built this this system using
XBMC OpenElec Fusion build. The system boots to a memory stick and has a 500GB hard drive for movies etc.
Where I am at now is trying to figure out what do do next, my workstation (running XP SP3) has a DSL model connected to it along with a Linksys router. In addition I have all of my movies ripped to the workstation and want to use a local network to transfer these files to the HTPC.
My initial questions are:
How do I set up a network between the two devices?
How do I configure the 500GB hard drive to accept the files I want to tranfer.
I have other questions but will leave it that for now!
Thanks in advance.
i would setup a samba share on the htpc:
/media/500GB/Movies -> Movies
/media/500GB/TVShows -> TVShows
/media/500GB/Pictures -> Pictures
/media/500GB/Music -> Music
Samba is the standard network share that windows computers use.
I can't help you with the details, because i don't know much about OpenElec but i think you can figure it out!
What about a little Software Raid5 ? 500GB is not very much.
I started with a 320GB harddrive and thought: "That's never gonna be full!"
Then i found 720p and 1080p content..
windows xp?! come on!
I think that should be your priority at the moment. :>
Right, Windows 7 networks so easy.
lenn1 Wrote:i would setup a samba share on the htpc:
/media/500GB/Movies -> Movies
/media/500GB/TVShows -> TVShows
/media/500GB/Pictures -> Pictures
/media/500GB/Music -> Music
windows xp?! come on!
I think that should be your priority at the moment. :>
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Still a lot of XP users out there....They're waiting for something better.
Your 500gb drive is on your linux box so you need to create a file called
smb.conf which will be in /etc/samba folder. You've got a stripped down OS so the file may not exist by default. Try opening a terminal window and type
locate smb.conf or locate samba to see if it's there. I've never used OpenElec but it should use the same method as Ubuntu.
Here's part of mine.
[global]
workgroup = mshome
server string = %h server (Samba, Mythbuntu)
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
syslog = 0
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
dns proxy = no
security = share
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
; encrypt passwords = yes
; guest ok = no
; guest account = nobody
[movies]
comment = Movies
path = /media/hitachi/Movies
public = yes
writable = yes
create mask = 0660
directory mask = 0770
force user = mythtv
force group = mythtv
[music]
comment = Music
path = /home/ken/Music
public = yes
writable = yes
create mask = 0660
directory mask = 0770
force user = mythtv
force group = mythtv
Once you have the shares setup and you reboot you should be able to see them from your XP box. Go into Find then select computer. Type in the IP address of the XBMC machine and you should see the shares. Right click on one of them and select Map Network Drive. Assign a drive letter and click reconnect at login. There's another way to connect by using //server/share name but the above method should be quick and easy for copying files from XP to the Open Elec box.