Raspberry Pi - $35 Linux computer

pdw8 · 14 Jun 2012 at 17:26

Using Raspmc and Im having trouble setting up NFS shares to my Synology NAS. Its all done correctly and I can see the folders on the NAS but not any files. When i use UPNP i can see the files and stream but its very choppy and buffering. Im hoping NFS shares will be faster.

Evilpaul · 14 Jun 2012 at 17:29

I have to do some manual hacking on my Qnap NAS to get NFS working. Look like there is some stuff you need to do for Synology NAS devices as well:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=NFS#Synology

pdw8 · 14 Jun 2012 at 18:03

Evilpaul said:
I have to do some manual hacking on my Qnap NAS to get NFS working. Look like there is some stuff you need to do for Synology NAS devices as well:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=NFS#Synology

ive connected to the root but I cant edit the line.

Type vi /etc/exports to edit the /etc/exports file, and change all the "insecure_locks" entries to simply read "insecure". If you don't know vi: press the INS[SERT] key, use arrows to go to the line to edit, and delete/edit the line. Then press the ESC key, and type :x to 'Save & Exit'.

I can navigate around but when on the word to delete nothing allows me to. Any ideas as im a linux noob :rolleyes:

Evilpaul · 14 Jun 2012 at 18:41

If your NAS has the editor 'nano' available, use that instead of 'vi'. While it may be supremely powerful, the indecipherable interface makes vi one of the worst bits of Linux software.

slylittlefox · 14 Jun 2012 at 20:04

I doubt the NAS will have nano, and vi is really not that bad once you've spent 2 mins reading the basic editing commands

pdw8 · 14 Jun 2012 at 20:56

Fixed it with vi commands, thanks for the help.

rexehuk · 15 Jun 2012 at 09:37

Anyone got a contact number/email for Farnell to ring them RE: the pi?

nvm:

08447 11 11 11

press 1

ask

Just got told week commencing 26th June is my dispatch.

Guru · 15 Jun 2012 at 09:41

Evilpaul said:
I have to do some manual hacking on my Qnap NAS to get NFS working. Look like there is some stuff you need to do for Synology NAS devices as well:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=NFS#Synology

I'm having a similar issue with NFS shares on a server 2008 box.

I can see the folders but nothing else.

Please can you post back if you get it working?

Thanks,

G

Mp4 · 15 Jun 2012 at 09:45

Greetings,

Anyone have a guide on how to set-up XBMC on this? I wanted to try and load a dvd rip to watch at work

no idea how to do it though. (and how can a dvd rip be 1080p?)

Longbow · 15 Jun 2012 at 11:52

DVDs are not 1080p so it will just be upscaled if the TV is 1080p.

Put an SD card in an SD reader, install Win32DiskImager, and load the .img ( http://openelec.thestateofme.com ) on to it. Put the SD card in the Pi and boot up.

Tavalin · 15 Jun 2012 at 14:15

If the DVD rip is mpeg2 the results aren't going to be pretty.

pdw8 · 15 Jun 2012 at 16:22

Guru said:
I'm having a similar issue with NFS shares on a server 2008 box.

I can see the folders but nothing else.

Please can you post back if you get it working?

Thanks,

G

Ive got NFS shares working fine on my Synology now. Followed that guide and after a quick vi command lesson, managed to edit the root file using SSH.
I can now see all the files but am having other issues now in XBMC.

When i select the scraper I then come out of that submenu and get a request to rescan the folders. Nothing else seems to happen though and when I go back into the scraper menu its all blank again,

Longbow · 15 Jun 2012 at 17:56

masterluke said:
Raspbmc does that if u start the installer image with the lan cable unplugged. Try plugging it into the net.

Yeah that was with LAN, still didn't work.

Anyway, on with Openelec, the buffering seems to be an issue with DTS, as videos without it are fine.

masterluke · 15 Jun 2012 at 18:01

1080p MKV's with DTS are fine here on recent openelec's. I am using the headphone jack though for a stereo downmix, are you putting DTS out to an amp via HDMI?

Are you overclocking? Im set at 850mhz maybe that makes a difference?

wonder_lander · 15 Jun 2012 at 21:15

Martini1991 said:
I'm waiting for it all to die down until I put in an order, stupid idea that was.
The people selling them on for profit are utters prats.

You can always have a go at winning one! Seen some competitions online for them.

Mp4 · 15 Jun 2012 at 22:02

Longbow said:
DVDs are not 1080p so it will just be upscaled if the TV is 1080p.

Put an SD card in an SD reader, install Win32DiskImager, and load the .img ( http://openelec.thestateofme.com ) on to it. Put the SD card in the Pi and boot up.

Will this over write Debian? etc

Evilpaul · 16 Jun 2012 at 00:30

Mp4 said:
Will this over write Debian? etc

yes, it will replace everything on your SD card with just the OpenELEC XBMC build contained within the .img file.

Mp4 · 16 Jun 2012 at 07:45

Evilpaul said:
yes, it will replace everything on your SD card with just the OpenELEC XBMC build contained within the .img file.

Cool, only issue i have is that win7 doesnt see my 8gb sd card so ill have to get a card reader

Longbow · 16 Jun 2012 at 13:19

masterluke said:
1080p MKV's with DTS are fine here on recent openelec's. I am using the headphone jack though for a stereo downmix, are you putting DTS out to an amp via HDMI?

Are you overclocking? Im set at 850mhz maybe that makes a difference?

The audio is not going through an amp. Perhaps the extra 150mhz is making the difference.

Mp4 said:
Cool, only issue i have is that win7 doesnt see my 8gb sd card so ill have to get a card reader

Is that it doesn't see the SD card at all, or it doesn't see that it's 8GB? If it's the latter you'll need SDFormatter.exe to remove the partitions and return it to it's original state.

ViZioN8 · 16 Jun 2012 at 13:43

Guru said:
Is there anywhere to buy a decent case for this that has stock? Preferably in black.

Thanks,

G

The cases at ModMyPi are just going into production. If you pre-order they claim you'll have it by the 20th June. Look quite good imo