Connect to USB drive on VERO 4K+ from Mac via Samba

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#1

I’ve attached a USB drive to my Vero 4K + formatted it as Ext4 on my iMac via the terminal using very helpful instructions from fzinken on this post

I would now like to mount this drive on my iMac so I can transfer files to it. I have installed Samba on the Vero 4K +, here’s the settings:

smb page
smb page1008×756 42.9 KB

When I browse my network via Connect to Server on my iMac I see 2 network locations:

mac net
mac net802×391 19.9 KB

When I open either parent folders - HUB (the name I gave it) or Samba Shares on Hub - it shows that I am connected as Guest, with the option to Connect As, which asks for a name & password. The osmc name & password I setup to connect via ssh doesn’t work.

When I open either osmc folders I get the error:
The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “osmc” can’t be found.

It’s obvious I’m sure that I’m new to this :slight_smile: so any help here would be much appreciated.

Also, why do I have a question mark for an icon on HUB?

Thanks

#2

The samba password is independent from the ssh password. So it is osmc/osmc by default.

#3

Will be fixed on the next update

#4

Great, thanks fzinken. osmc is now mounted as a network share. All I’m seeing though is 4 empty folders: Movies, Music, Pictures & TV Shows. Is there a way I can see the external drive in order to manage its contents from the iMac?

Also,

Thanks!

#5

It should be auto shared.
Are you sure you got the Samba Share and not the UPNP one?

Maybe start with logs from OSMC. Uplaod via ssh grab-logs -A

#6

Your one level too far down. Attached drives are by default mounted as separate shares from the home folder. Your looking in smb://[vero]/osmc/ when you are trying to get to smb://[vero]/[drive name]/

#7

They should be shared automatically, if you let the system automount the drive. If you have made a manual mount, you also have to make a manual share in smb-local.conf.

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb-local.conf

[usb-drive]
    browsable = yes
    read only = no
    valid users = osmc
    path = [enter the path you mounted the drive to]
    comment = This is the USB-drive

CTRL+x. y, ENTER

systemctl restart samba

Hope that helps

#8

Thanks for the replies.

joakim_s, I’m new to all this as is obvious. When I access the 4K+ from my iMac via terminal & enter what you suggested:

I get:

smblocal
smblocal1498×1218 44 KB

I don’t have any idea how to implement the other entries you suggested.
Would you mind expanding on your response? Thanks

#9

You need to write them into the nano terminal.

#10

When you haven’t touched that file on OSMC then forget it, it was just a thought.
My suggestion still

#11

Of course, like ooZee say, the bit after the command that i posted you have to enter into the new file you created with nano (a texteditor), so copy/paste the text i posted after that command: th “[USB-drive]” is name of the share, how you want it to be shown when you access the vero4k+ fileshaareing service from your mac.

so you could go with [Video-drive] or [JoakimHelpedMe] =)

the second “[” “]” text i wrote in my example is for you to replace. with /mnt/4tbdrive or what ever the path in vero4k+ filesystem to your drive.

The way I wrote my last post was, for a person that has manually mounted a drive on the vero, usually are experienced enough to grab the information i provided and use it as i meant. But I clearly didn’t explain good enough, will try to give better instructions next time.

#12

Thanks for your replies. I’ve run out of time & will get to it tomorrow.

#13

I gained some time.
Thanks ooZee & fzinken, & joakim: I entered this into the smb.local.conf nano terminal as per your suggestion:

[HUBDISK]
browsable = yes
read only = no
valid users = osmc
path = /media/HUBDISK
comment = This is the USB-drive

This worked! I now have the external USB mounted on my iMac.
It all seems to work fine reading/writing.

joakim, I like your suggestion for the HD name :smiley:

Thanks again all, I got there eventually.

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#14

There is totally no reason why you would need to do this as/if you are using the automount this drive should already had been shared.