Problem: Can't see shared folders with Win7
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18th Mar, 2013, 07:40 PM
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Can't see shared folders with Win7
Hi, this is my first post, first experience with a Linux environment and 3rd day with my Raspberry Pi.
I bought it just to have a cheap and versatile way to view my movies and tv-shows on TV. I've been for 2 days now trying to configure Xbian and it works smoothly via usb but i need it to work via ethernet. This is the time-line of my efforts: - Shared a folder on W7, workgroup "CASA". Couldn't see it on raspberry. - Googled and found that Samba needs to be installed on Xbian, so i did it. At this point i could see 2 workgroups in XMBC under video -> add -> SMB:
- Kept googling and found that sharing in W7 is not as easy as it was with XP so I configured my shared folder's permissions to all users according to several guides. That didn't fix anything so I wondered if maybe I managed to corrupt samba by editing smb.conf. - Uninstalled and reinstalled samba and now i can see only WORKGROUP under video -> add -> SMB. In W7 I can see Xbian but can't access it. I just don't know what to do. Followed and searched many guides but they all do the same steps so I don't know if i'm missing something. Any help would be much appreciated and sorry for any possible english mistake. Just not my native language. Thx for support. |
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18th Mar, 2013, 08:43 PM
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RE: Can't see shared folders with Win7
- You don't have to install the samba package if you want to do pc -> pi.
- You need to set the name of your workgroup System -> Settings -> Services -> SMB client -> Workgroup. So in your case that should be set to "CASA" - Also make sure the pi self isn't the problem (do this by accessing the share from a different pc). Please read rules and do a search before you post! . FAQs . How to post log file? . Looking for answers? Please start here |
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18th Mar, 2013, 11:22 PM
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RE: Can't see shared folders with Win7
Ok, will try when I arrive home from job and post results.
Thank you again! |
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19th Mar, 2013, 03:05 AM
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RE: Can't see shared folders with Win7
By default u need only network connection between PI and PC and ur windows user account must be password-protected.
If u changed workgroup, u must change it for PI too. |
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19th Mar, 2013, 04:12 AM
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RE: Can't see shared folders with Win7
I have password protected windows account, but it didn't work.
Now i can see both workgroups but it says "Operation denied". |
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