[SOLVED] Mounting: no such device

[juusso]

wiki.samygo.tv/index.php5/Rooting_D_series_arm_cpu_models#Samba_client

you need file with user and password to be created on usb or on mtd_rwarea

[zdzi]

Thanks. I can give that a go but I thought that if I manually mount and provide the user and password to the command then I wouldn't need that file.

[zdzi]

Amazing! You're a star. It works. Thank you!

I had read that but thought it was for when using the autoscript. I read the advice about commenting out the lines that exit the script if those variables are blank and was going to try that but thought before I did I'd just ask first.

Thanks again

[zdzi]

Topic now says Solved, which is true with one caveat.

Since I am manually mounting my share I need to execute 04_04_samba.init manually first. Then mount succeeds otherwise mount fails with the original error message I posted. This no problem for me since I telnet to the TV and run the macro to execute the script and mount the shares.

Just writing this to be clear for anyone else who is interested in the solution in the future.

I don't know enough about this to understand why the samba.init script needs to be run manually in my case. I thought if I had telnet access working then that script auto runs. I will try to add the server name and share to the samba.init file just to see if that works automatically but if not then my manual macro method is fine.

If juuso or anyone knows why I have to execute samba.init manually before my manual mounts work then I would love to know the answer.

[juusso]

is your tv connected trough wifi? or cable?
Tv network settings are auto or manual?

[zdzi]

Wifi. Network settings are automatic but the DHCP server has a lease reserved.

[juusso]

Aha, you`re not first who reports about this. Wifi takes some time and dhcp and so on - try to write IP settings manually. If no success, then we try to modify samba.init

[zdzi]

Not sure if that's the problem because I can telnet in ok, and the TV virtual USB shows an smb (empty) folder.

Once I telnet in, if I try the mount command it fails. But if I run your sh -x samba.init start then afterwards I can mount manually.

So if I can telnet in and have the smb share in virtual USB shouldn't samba.init have executed properly? Or does it try to execute before the network is up and running, before telnet server starts, and before the virtual USB smb share is set up?

I will try the fixed ip settings tomorrow as my wife has gone to bed and will not be happy if I switch that TV on

[juusso]

you argue again

[zdzi]

Come on juuso, I'm not arguing. I'm asking. Where, when the samba.init file is executed. To understand better.

If it's executed after the telnet server starts then it must be executing because I can telnet in fine.

Also what part of samba.init needs the network up for me to be able to use the mount command successfully? I don't set any server or share in the samba.init, and don't need to with manual mount commands.

I'm only trying to improve my knowledge not argue with you.