Set picture folder for screensaver

osmc_fan · 23 February 2019 17:38

Hey all.

I had to renew my NAS, and the location of the pictures folder changed.
The NFS mount of the movies seem to still work.

So, somehow I cannot recreate how I set the folder. I can go to the settings menu of the screensaver, where it at the moment says “/mount/pictures” and it plays the movie posters as pictures.
But how to add the new NAS folder?

Thanks

sam_nazarko · 23 February 2019 18:35

Did you add your shares via fstab or through Kodi?

osmc_fan · 23 February 2019 19:15

Hi Sam,

the movie source via fstab.
For the screensaver pictures I am not sure.
I was just about to check the file…
But I just realised that I might have forgotten my osmc password - is there a way to reset this?

Yupp - definately I forgot the pw.

sam_nazarko · 24 February 2019 01:38

Hi,

Just add a new mount and select that

Sam

osmc_fan · 24 February 2019 07:44

But I cant get in

Tom_Doyle · 24 February 2019 08:47

Hi,

I suspect a reinstall maybe the only solution if you have forgotten the password for osmc.

Thanks Tom.

fzinken · 24 February 2019 08:59

While booting hold shift key in the upcoming console type passwd osmc to enter new password

osmc_fan · 25 February 2019 07:40

Holding SHIFT while booting the vero (plugging the power in) does only break the boot up - I see the “please wait” logo and then nothing more.
Holding STRG does nothing.
Holding ESC has the same effect as SHIFT, and I need to unplug the power.
Do I make a mistake here?

Any other way to get to the console?

sam_nazarko · 25 February 2019 10:27

Best reinstall

osmc_fan · 25 February 2019 11:55

Sam,

really? Oh no! It took me some time for all the sources and configuring the fstab mounts.
Is there no way to get to the console with the vero?
Or at least get the backup files out of the box?
I mean, its up and running, I can watch movies and all…?

Tom_Doyle · 25 February 2019 12:10

osmc_fan · 25 February 2019 12:42

But I did not see the option to save the backup externally?

fzinken · 25 February 2019 13:04

Well I assume your have your NAS mounted, so just write the backup to that folder.

osmc_fan · 25 February 2019 13:35

NEWS: It worked! Yay!

I just tried the SHIFT again and suddenly I was on the recovery console.
The timing seems to be crucial, but I could not point to what I changed.
Anyway, the new unix pw is set, and the path in the etc/fstab file is corrected. The mount still works because the old pw (which is the NAS login) is still given in the .credentials file.

One more question: Now that I can SSH into the VERO again - how do I backup the backup elegantly? And if I should ever need to reset the Vero, how can I load the backup from an external source? Is there a manual for this somewhere?

Thanks for the help, folks!

Cheers