can anyone tell me a app with which i can connect to the files that are on my file server
ES file explorer in android for example ... but webos?
thanks!
Interested in this as well..
if you know how to use ssh and sftp, that would be your best option, since there's an ssh server and sftp app in the preware app browser.
that preware app seems to have bricked my device :-( so first I have to fix that, but you are right, that was my first thought as well.... I will try that as soon as the device is fixed (long night :-( )
[Q] Network File Transfers
Anyone know an app or method for transferring files over to the Touchpad? The actual file, not just streaming video or whatnot. I picked up a touchstone, so it would be cool not to have to plug wires in... ever.
I'm a similar boat but would actually be ok with just the ability to stream media from a windows file share.
Closest I've found but haven't tested is the following:
ugh I can't post external links
do a google search for webos xorg and it should be the 3rd link down titled: IOBox - PC File Syncing (xorg tools) - WebOS Internals
from what I see it's just a way to create a mountpoint to a windows CIFS share. Would be nicer if something like android's file expert existed.
To have a simple network browser on the Touchpad would make it 10x more usable.
that is one of the things webos lacks of :/
i cant tell my girlfriend to ssh onto the homeserver just to watch a movie or pictures.
maybe some dev could make an ugly but working app for that
with preware you can use ssh and sftp for cli transfer.
but a network file browser would be alot nicer imho
k1l said:
that is one of the things webos lacks of :/
i cant tell my girlfriend to ssh onto the homeserver just to watch a movie or pictures.
maybe some dev could make an ugly but working app for that
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No, but you could set it up for her on the tablet so she just has to launch it and then set up and sftp client on her computer such as filezilla. After that, it's just a matter of dragging and dropping files into filezilla.
k1l said:
with preware you can use ssh and sftp for cli transfer.
but a network file browser would be alot nicer imho
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If you have sshd on your tablet, you can easily use a gui client on your computer to connect to it like filezilla.
I was hoping there was a convenient app for us lazy people...
Ah well, it's something. Thanks.
UntoldGlory said:
I was hoping there was a convenient app for us lazy people...
Ah well, it's something. Thanks.
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Yep, nothing really out there until someone writes one for it
is there any news or ideas?...does any one know the devs of ES file explorer ... is there such a huge difference between web os and android ...
.. 10 dollars for such an app from me
(having that app - I would not need any android ...)
I use this:
http://www.precentral.net/tbtransfer
still in alpha but good enough for small files. Not recommended for files >100Mb as it takes much longer compared to usb cable.
perfect, thanks.
is that any unsecure, not beeing protected in any way?...
I think it only works with computers connected on the same router.
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I understand you are looking for an app, but I installed the uberkernel which supports mounting of remote shares. There is a good how to if you look on google but basically you update your kernel to uberkernal or f15c, install Internalz from preware, add a line to the file /etc/fstab, and execute a mount -a command in a command line. Now I am able to browse my network share and copy files back and forth. The only problem I ran into was that I was trying to mount a sub folder of my shared folder but you can only mount the shared folder itself. I went crazy trying to figure that one out when it was actually rather obvious...
Wifi file transfer
Is there an app for touchpad like ES File Explorer where you can transfer files to your desktop/tablet wirelessly through a local wifi network?
I use wifi media sync works perfect for me.
Cheers
John
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Found a nifty tool on the Market called Browsix
After install point your browser to
Code:
http://ipaddress:portnumber
that comes up in the bottom of your screen.
Its a bit rough around the edges but works..
Webshare lite is another market app that has this functionallity. The paid version allows you to mount your Nook color as a hardrive on your PC. Then you can move directories or multiple files by cut and pasting 'till your hearts content. No wires needed. I often use it to paste audio book folders to my phone and it has been really helpful turning my NC into a true tablet.
I was using something like this, until someone pointed me towards the Samba Server. So now when I fire up the PC, I just browse to a network share on the NC and move files wirelessly.
EDIT: Well, I see you were the guy that pointed some to Samba. How is this better/different?
I tried browsix too - works great. One caveat: you don't even need to enter the IP address: just go to browsix.com on your desktop on the same wifi network as your nook, and you'll have access.
KryptoNyte39 said:
I was using something like this, until someone pointed me towards the Samba Server. So now when I fire up the PC, I just browse to a network share on the NC and move files wirelessly.
EDIT: Well, I see you were the guy that pointed some to Samba. How is this better/different?
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No difference. If u have samba setup then u don't need this. This is just another option
Just released!
working great on the NC!
Drag & drop directly to/from SD on NC (or any android) over wifi!
Search for "samba fileshare" & download from market
Props to developer FunkyFresh!
This sounds awesome!
So if I'm understanding correctly, you can drop movies, music, and data files from your computer to the NC without hooking up the cable? This is something I'd be very interested in when I get my NC.
zstick said:
So if I'm understanding correctly, you can drop movies, music, and data files from your computer to the NC without hooking up the cable?
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You got it! Your NC (or any **ROOTED** wifi enabled android device) will show up in your network and you can navigate the SD card and drag and drop, etc. Just like any other computer share. Pretty sweet!
colorado_al said:
You got it! Your NC (or any wifi enabled android device) will show up in your network and you can navigate the SD card and drag and drop, etc. Just like any other computer share. Pretty sweet!
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Oh man, I cannot WAIT for this! Still saving my pennies for the NC, but when I get it this'll be the only way I transfer files.
Thanks!
Would have liked to post this in the dev's forum, but as a newbe, I'm unable to.
I hope someone will show the dev this post
ref: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8241781&postcount=130
Copying files to phone using Nautilus.
The link in the post above does not fix the problem.
sending files via nautilus to the phone works if the file size is under 65kb. If above that size the copying error "invalid argument" is returned. I have also found that the linux dolphin file manager will send any size file to the phone but cannot retrieve them.
I do hope this helps the dev, as I think the app is a superb piece of work.
zstick said:
This sounds awesome!
So if I'm understanding correctly, you can drop movies, music, and data files from your computer to the NC without hooking up the cable? This is something I'd be very interested in when I get my NC.
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Another method, if you don't like using the USB cable to transfer, is to download SwiFTP to the NC and then run a client like Filezilla on your host machine. SwiFTP will make your NC a FTP server that you can connect to over WiFi and upload files. That's how I've been transferring a lot of my stuff.
--ex
I've been looking for something like this, thank you!!
Runs beautifully
Very nice! Up and running on Nook Color and Droid X in under 5 mins. Working flawlessly to access via explorer in Win7 64bit.
Works on one computer not the other??
agentburbank said:
Very nice! Up and running on Nook Color and Droid X in under 5 mins. Working flawlessly to access via explorer in Win7 64bit.
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I also have Win7 64bit at work and at home. It works great at work - but can't get my home computer to recognize it. Any suggestions?
evilxenu said:
Another method, if you don't like using the USB cable to transfer, is to download SwiFTP to the NC and then run a client like Filezilla on your host machine. SwiFTP will make your NC a FTP server that you can connect to over WiFi and upload files. That's how I've been transferring a lot of my stuff.
--ex
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I had just been reading about SwiFTP and wondering how these two compared. Thanks for the recommendation!
colorado_al said:
Just released!
working great on the NC!
Drag & drop directly to/from SD on NC (or any android) over wifi!
Search for "samba fileshare" & download from market
Props to developer FunkyFresh!
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I have used this all day. I love it. This plus adb wireless has me never plugging my nook into the laptop.
I've been using Awesome drop to do this for a while check it out as well
Great app. Works really well. Previously I was using WiFi File Explorer. The problem was that it worked through web browser, which meant no copying of complete folders or multiple files.
With Samba it is just like browsing another drive on Windows Explorer.
animatechnica said:
I've been using Awesome drop to do this for a while check it out as well
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Beat me to it. I was going to recommend Awesome Drop as well. It also works over 3G on your phone to boot.
Was having trouble connecting to my HTC Desire HD due to it not accepting broadcasts. Tried to fix with 'HTC UDP broadcast fix' app but that was useless as it doesn't ask for super user permissions!?!?
easy work around..... a manual arp entry for the Desire HD on my windows machine.
run cmd as admin..... then
C:\Windows\system32>arp -s ip-address-of-phone MAC-address-of-phone
bingo, happy to finally say 'great app!'
thanks!
Can somebody tell me how to use this app? I'm on a mac. Thanks.
Hello,
I am trying to add /mnt/usbhost1 to the shared folders. Is it /etc/smb.conf that I should edit?
KR,
crawy
zstick said:
I had just been reading about SwiFTP and wondering how these two compared. Thanks for the recommendation!
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For those of the unix persuation, I can recommend DropBear SSH server. Works well with CM10. I use putty (and pscp) on the pc side.
I figured my Xbox 360 can share files with my PC, this $500 tablet should be able to do this natively.
Looks like for now I'm going to have to download and install File Manager HD.
Go to Asus.com then support search for the prime then download the pc suite. Now you can transfer over wifi
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I take it the Prime can't see samba/NFS shares? Spose I'll have to get PS3mediaserver running on my server again
mattraab said:
Go to Asus.com then support search for the prime then download the pc suite. Now you can transfer over wifi
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That actually didn't lead me to the ability to do network file sharing, but it did lead me to a very effective remote desktop app called Splashtop.
try andsmb from the market. it has most of the functionality you seem to be looking for.
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the_game_master said:
I figured my Xbox 360 can share files with my PC, this $500 tablet should be able to do this natively.
Looks like for now I'm going to have to download and install File Manager HD.
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Sorry to tell you but this is actually what Android itself is all about...
Flexibility and exentsibility
The app you are using doesn't have feature xyz? Well go to market and search for one that does have that feature
I know this can be kinda bad sometimes but it's the best thing of Android. You can replace almost everything.
And btw, the AUSUS file manager is way cooler than most 3rd party ones. Not concerning the functions it offers but concerning the design.
I haven't found any other manager that looks nearly as good as ASUS' one....
es file explorer can also access files over your network. Not quite the same as file sharing back and forth, but it does half of what you want!
I'd honestly prefer dropbox for smaller files. I've got a ton of referrals so I have 20gb of space so that's plenty to upload/download whatever I need in either direction.
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I take it the Prime can't see samba/NFS shares?
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Look for CIFS and Samba on the market. Most solutions require root though. I personally use CIFS manager (on rooted device). Without root there are a few file managers and players than can open files from samba shares.
Look for "File manager HD" on the market. Its free and theres no setup required on the PC side.
Just share a folder like you normally would and your prime can easily access (and bookmark!) it.
I use it to access my 6tb TVshow server, plays everything directly from it.
Magnesus said:
Look for CIFS and Samba on the market. Most solutions require root though. I personally use CIFS manager (on rooted device). Without root there are a few file managers and players than can open files from samba shares.
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cifsmanager will not work atm, even when rooted...
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Just got cifs working on my prime with ics with the kind work done by folks here, using the the cifs.ko and md4.ko module here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442928
Being a noob, I just couldn't work out how to push them to the prime, but managed it fine once I set up ES file explorer to do all the root work. Got a useful tip on a page somewhere's there before I got cifsmanager working, about loading both modules on the one line in the the cifsmanager settings
nhshah7 said:
es file explorer can also access files over your network. Not quite the same as file sharing back and forth, but it does half of what you want!
I'd honestly prefer dropbox for smaller files. I've got a ton of referrals so I have 20gb of space so that's plenty to upload/download whatever I need in either direction.
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es file explorer is working great for what I need. I have a ton of downloaded apps stored on my PC. With es file explorer I can log into my PC and snag what I want. Great interface, drag and drop functionality.
Are there better alternatives to copying files from a Mac to the Prime outside of Android File Transfer?
AFT is always disconnecting on me mid transfer, usually resolved by rebooting the Prime. This is incredibly annoying. I would like another way to directly transfer files from my Mac that is faster and more reliable.
Looking for something other than Micro SD card (extra copying step that way) or Dropbox (too slow for video files).
Thanks!
SwiFTP will run an FTP server on your Android device that you can connect to for file transfers.
File Manager HD will connect to a network share from your device.
FolderSync will sync folders to/from device and many types of connections (FTP, SSH, etc.)
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Thanks! I will check out those options. Surprised it got this many views before someone replied.
Dropbox.. come on now, 1 obvious easy easy choice
and you should check out AirDroid..
Lock-N-Load said:
Dropbox.. come on now, 1 obvious easy easy choice
and you should check out AirDroid..
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See my original post. Way too slow to transfer movies.
Actually, i'm also looking for a good File transfer app (from TFP to windows and from windows to TFP)
Atm i'm using ES File Explorer but the data throughput is complete garbage. I thought it might've been caused by the wifi issues but considering it takes 10 minutes to transfer 150MB (while near the router and having a good connection 50 dBm / speedtest saying a bandwith of 13Mbit)
Edit: right now i'm getting a throughput of 450 KB when transferring files using ES file explorer. (probably the same while using other tools but isn't this way 2 low?)
Edit2: Airdroid seems to have a rly high throughput when transferring files. Still looking for a way to stream videos.. ES file explorer seems nice but the throughput is to low. File manager HD doesn't allow DICE player to use HW playback (for some weird reason)
Any suggestions instead of hosting an FTP server?
Use adb
On the tablet enable usb debug in the settings/developer. Connect prime by usb, install android sdk on the mac, open terminal and type: adb push file-name-with-path /mnt/sdcard/Movies
This method complecated, but you can transfer files >4Gb (AFT don't support a big files) and fast because use usb, not wifi.
And, you can drag and drop file from finder to the terminal for insert a file path in the command line.
I'm going to test out Airdroid and SwiFTP and see which one I like better. One of them looks like it will suite my purpose.
Thanks!
It's funny... I own a Mac, but when it comes to terminal commands, I'm better with Windows. I know command line stuff so much better than linux or unix shell. I work on Windows servers though... but I love my Mac. Don't know ADB that well, but I think I have some documentation on it. I should probably learn.
I think the winner is going to be SwiFTP. I don't need anything pretty... and I can use FileZilla which is the client I usually use for everything else. I like to see the data transfer rates easily.
bBest alternative Use FTP I use this application in your mac Forklift in mac and Mini File explorer in my Android, But u need to be connected in same wifi hope it can helps:angel:
wifi file sharing on webos is just one slick program for transfering files to and from the touchpad. no web address no nothing just hit network on win 7 and copy and paste to your hearts delight.
on android there is nothing similar unless I missed it. they all want you to point to ip:8080 or similar. but wifi file sharing is almost the same as using the usb cable but without the wire.
I emailed the author of wifi file sharing to see if he does apps for the android side but no reponse.
so is anything close on the android side?
jack901 said:
wifi file sharing on webos is just one slick program for transfering files to and from the touchpad. no web address no nothing just hit network on win 7 and copy and paste to your hearts delight.
on android there is nothing similar unless I missed it. they all want you to point to ip:8080 or similar. but wifi file sharing is almost the same as using the usb cable but without the wire.
I emailed the author of wifi file sharing to see if he does apps for the android side but no reponse.
so is anything close on the android side?
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Give wifi transfer a look see. There's both a paid and free version. It works fine for me.
Airdroid.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid
You can thank me later
the both of these are http'ip address and too cumbersome. wifi file sharing on the webos side is just click network on windows and drag and drop. way faster and better. tho the first one looks like the webos one it is not as no need for ip address.
On android ive been using smb server. Just sets up straightforward samba shared that show up in a network drive on windows.
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Es File Explorer can do this to network shares, ie NAS boxes and windows PCs.
Airdroid is the best App for you.
thanks for the replies. guess it just does not exist on the android side. too bad as it is a slick program.
jack901 said:
thanks for the replies. guess it just does not exist on the android side. too bad as it is a slick program.
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You can "pair" your TP with another box on your LAN in webOS but so what?
Using Wifi File Transfer in Android, all you need to do is assign a static IP to the TP and then, from any other device on your LAN, you can create a "bookmark" or "shortcut" with that TP's IP. From then on, all you need do is click the "bookmark" or "shortcut" and you are connected. If you don't find that satisfactory then I'll assume that you are nitpicking 'cause you don't like Android.