Hi there,
I have been using my Sony xperia tablet Z for a few weeks now, but i can't connect to my NAS.
I've been trying to stream music from my NAS to my tablet, either via SMB (Samba) or UPnP.
When i open the walkman app on my tablet it shows my NAS and i am able to connect to the drive.
But after that it just shows a nearly infinite list repeating the 3 folders on my NAS (music, movies & images)
When i try to open the folder Music it tries connecting for a few min. After that it just says there is no content in that folder (which there is).
I have tried connecting to the NAS using other apps like Antek file explorer (with SMB addition) and several UPnP players, most can't find my NAS and those who can can't connect to it.
I have the following NAS: Freecom network drive XS 1.5 TB.
My NAS is set up with 3 accounts, 1 public (no username or password), 1 for me and 1 for my gf (both with custom username and password)
My Sony xperia tablet Z is the 16GB wifi only version, latest firmware.
Any suggestions on where to look for the problem? And even better, how to fix the problem.
Thanks!
I found a temporary work-around.
I can connect XMBA(a media player) to the NAS. From there i can stream my media to my tablet.
Let's hope i can find out how to get rid of this workaround.
Well, for some scenarios (like, for instance, using GoneMad Music Player or PowerAmp with a NAS) it's anyway better to have support for mounting CIFS or NFS file systems so that all apps can access the NAS, thinking it is part of the local file system.
On other devices there exist kernels with CIFS and/or NFS support "baked in" (my old Acer A700 even has NFS in the stock ROM), or at least some dev has compiled CIFS or NFS modules for the devices which can be used via insmod at bootup or via apps like Mount Manager.
Unfortunately at the time there are no such possibilities on the Tablet Z - although I would be very happy if we would get them Devs, are you listening? (Is it perhaps possible to use/port cifs. ko from some other Xperia device?)
hasenbein1966 said:
Well, for some scenarios (like, for instance, using GoneMad Music Player or PowerAmp with a NAS) it's anyway better to have support for mounting CIFS or NFS file systems so that all apps can access the NAS, thinking it is part of the local file system.
On other devices there exist kernels with CIFS and/or NFS support "baked in" (my old Acer A700 even has NFS in the stock ROM), or at least some dev has compiled CIFS or NFS modules for the devices which can be used via insmod at bootup or via apps like Mount Manager.
Unfortunately at the time there are no such possibilities on the Tablet Z - although I would be very happy if we would get them Devs, are you listening? (Is it perhaps possible to use/port cifs. ko from some other Xperia device?)
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I recently found out that XBMC has a android version now (still in beta), but the app connects to my NAS flawlessly.linkylink
I have no clue as to why XBMC works flawlessly while other apps like walkman, antekfileexplorer and UPnPplayer wont work.
I use Esfile explorer
Half-A-Cookie said:
Hi there,
I have been using my Sony xperia tablet Z for a few weeks now, but i can't connect to my NAS.
I've been trying to stream music from my NAS to my tablet, either via SMB (Samba) or UPnP.
When i open the walkman app on my tablet it shows my NAS and i am able to connect to the drive.
But after that it just shows a nearly infinite list repeating the 3 folders on my NAS (music, movies & images)
When i try to open the folder Music it tries connecting for a few min. After that it just says there is no content in that folder (which there is).
I have tried connecting to the NAS using other apps like Antek file explorer (with SMB addition) and several UPnP players, most can't find my NAS and those who can can't connect to it.
I have the following NAS: Freecom network drive XS 1.5 TB.
My NAS is set up with 3 accounts, 1 public (no username or password), 1 for me and 1 for my gf (both with custom username and password)
My Sony xperia tablet Z is the 16GB wifi only version, latest firmware.
Any suggestions on where to look for the problem? And even better, how to fix the problem.
Thanks!
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I tried to use Anttek FM its beautiful but SMB really slow(sometimes nothing). EsFM is simpler and fast. Go to Network - LAN - Scan and there is it. Plus I made shortcut to tab Z homescreen so I can connect faster.
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The built in media apps are supposed to be able to connect to SMB shares, but I've yet to be able to connect to my WDTV Live using any of them. I haven't tried setting up any Windows shares to see if the combination fares any better.
I can, however, connect using ES File Explorer and ASTRO. ES File Explorer is actually able to find the SMB share on its own (smb://192.160.0.12). With ASTRO I need to specify the address. In any case, both apps can connect, I can copy, paste, and otherwise interact with the WDTV.
Unfortunately, whenever I run one of the stock media apps, it never finds any SMB shares.
I tried cifsManager, but based on the error messages, neither 2.1 or 2.2.1 on the A101 comes with its own cifs.ko. Perhaps one could be built for the A101, but that's beyond my level of knowledge right now.
The WDTV Live is running stock WD firmware. I've been thinking about loading brad's firmware, but I don't know if that will make any difference with this issue.
Any thoughts on what needs to be done to get this all up and running so I can stream right from my WDTV, rather than copying from it and then playing the video?
only works with dnsnames (as far as i know).
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, from Windows machines I am able to connect to the WDTV at '\\wdtvlive'.
I'm running DD-WRT on an Asus WL-520GU. Is there anything I can do with that to resolve the issue with the A101? Maybe setting up something with DNSmasq?
heard the same from some other users using a IOMEGA HDD NAS.
I have no problems using SMB with a Buffalo & Linksys NAS but I'm interesting in the solution of this issue.
So it seemed to be working with the latest firmware update, except that it's unbelievably slow at listing the share contents.
Now, after a reboot, it's either listing contents even slower, or it's not working past log in to the WDTV.
anyone know of an app to allow network sharing? on my phone i have an app called allshare and it does it easily.. but i cant find anything for the gtab?
i want to stream movies from my pc to my tablet...
any advice?
pqrs said:
anyone know of an app to allow network sharing? on my phone i have an app called allshare and it does it easily.. but i cant find anything for the gtab?
i want to stream movies from my pc to my tablet...
any advice?
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Connectify installs on your pc (whatever has the connection to share), and creates an Access Point using 2 connections: 1.Your internet connection 2. The connection you'll use to share the first. I was able to get it working with just my one wifi conn. on the laptop. Its a nice program to use for boosting the signal, or file transfer.
It also has it for Android in 'Private Beta', they allowing testing (signing up). I havent tried this.
http://www.connectify.me/
I was inquiring about this before on here and stumbled on this program. Hope it helps
If you have already set up file shares on your PC< and you just want to stream from within your network, you can use CIFS.
get CIFSManager in the market. plug in your PC's Ip, directory and password, and the share will show up on your tab as if it were any other directory.
You do need a kernel that supports CIFS. But nearly all builds now do. Note that Pershoot's Kernels require you to download his modules and push the CIFS module (directions on his blog site). Clemsyn packages the modules into the ROM.
pqrs said:
. . . i want to stream movies from my pc to my tablet...
any advice?
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Simplest method is using UPnPlay (free) from the market.
It will scan all network shares, PC's or Servers, then allow browsing for files and select your favorite media player to stream the video.
Combine that with Rockplayer, it would be the best method.
Dave
Hey guys i was wondering what is the best app out there that will allow me to stream my movies and tv shows from my nas to my tab while im away from home. I know how to do port forwarding just cant find a app that will stream the media
Plex works really well! It converts on the fly if you have a PC next to your nas. Quality on your LAN is great! Quality on the WAN is so so but it works!
Thanks for the reply i have plex installed but it doesnt work outside of my home network on my tab. It works fine on my phone but not on my tab ( my tab is tethered to my phone to access the internet when im not home)
TVersity allows you to stream outside of your network. Quality is much better than on Orb or some of the others.
what app do you use for tversity i checked the market and nothing came up
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what app do you use for tversity i checked the market and nothing came up
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I don't use an app. usually. I do it straight from the browser. You can enter an http address and pull up files or a flash file.
Alternatives are Vplayer, the Toshiba Media Player app available on XDA (works the best actually) and um..... one other one I forget. You just install TVersity on your PC and let it scan wherever your media is installed. Whether it be on your puter or an external.
I use J.River Media Center, the app is called "Gizmo" (just search in the market).
I'm able to control all my music in different rooms, workplace etc over the pad. Or stream it to the pad itself.
usmarine0622 said:
Thanks for the reply i have plex installed but it doesnt work outside of my home network on my tab. It works fine on my phone but not on my tab ( my tab is tethered to my phone to access the internet when im not home)
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I use Plex over 3G on my Wi-Fi Tab tethered to my phone. I'm tethering via Wi-Fi, not USB. I have to store the remote IP address for the server Plex is running on in order for the app on the Tab to find it.
yeah i have my remote ip address saved and im teathered via wireless as well and i dont get a connection. My phone has the same remote ip address as well and it connects just fine. Ive also tried connecting to my vpn teathered and that doesnt work either, but my phone can connect without any problems
I have a QNAP 212 NAS and Galaxy Tab 10.1. Tried Tversity/uPnP and the rest but all I got was jerky playback over wifi.
Solution was long winded but now I can stream anything stutter free
1. Map NAS drives to PC (Windows 7 cannot index NAS so use this workaround)
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...to-index/d6a6cb41-1d66-476c-ab1e-70329dd55cc5
2. Install Qloud
3. Stream at 2048mbps
4. Funmouth
thanks for the reply works like a charm
no worries
Omg, Is there any way to use the Windows Home Server ( WMC ) with this tablet?
I am able to connect from tablet to pc I can play the music I have stored on my harddisk so thats not the problem but I don't see my tablet quite frustrating,
Because my pc doesn't have the VAiO Server it isn't able to stream music by one click also my XBOX360 can not be used in that order,
PS3 - yes ofcourse that works for me vice versa Duuh Sony system.
Sony Experia S - Again no problem again duuh Sony system.
Samsung Galaxy S2 - a little weird but it is working but not worth it.
Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1v - Not working but thats not necessary.
I am not an idiot I know what I am doing, but this just seems to be unaccesable
From Normal Windows 7 64x Home server Pc to VAiO Server Sony Tabet S
I know it sounds rediculous to connect Sony with Microsoft but after all a VAiO Laptop does run on Windows to
This is getting annoying >> Please dont mind my English
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I'm honestly not sure what's going on since I'd never even heard of Vaio server. To provide an overview that might help:
DLNA is a universal protocol implemented by many modern products and is not a Sony-specific thing (although Sony had a big part in designing it). When using DLNA, a device is usually considered a server, player (aka renderer) or controller but many devices combine these roles. For example, the Sony is both a renderer (when using the DNLA app) and a server (when using the Music app's Throw function for example).
What I think you were saying is that you can't play the media stored on your tablet from your WMC. If this is the case, it's because the Tablet S's DLNA implementation is on-demand. From the device, you need to open a video or song in Sony's Video Player or Music app, and then choose the Throw option. From there, any of your DLNA renderers on the network should appear as an option. If you want to be able to browse your Tablet's content and play media directly, try installing something like iMediaShare on your Tablet.
Windows support for DLNA is a bit shaky. Windows Media Player 11 can act as a server but requires configuration for each device you want to play to. Your best bet is to install a third-party DLNA-compliant server (such as PS3 Media Server, TVersity or similar) on your WMC, then it should appear as a server in your Tablet S's DLNA application.
If you could try and be a little clearer as to what exactly wasn't working and what you're trying I should be able to help out a bit more.
Yes I tought a VAiO Server was nessasary but it aint or should i say there isn't any,
I think I misread something on the internet and yes for example
When I play a song om my tablet and want my pc to play that song too, Where DLNA was made for, but I geuss only Sony Certified devices are supported, I am going to try iMediaShare maby that will give me more info thanks for your reply +1!
I didnt think DLNA worked overly well on the ps3 with a tablet s?
Least not the throw ablity?
Out of interest does anyone know any good apps to supplement the tablets dlna?
I d love to be able to browse my NAS using the tablet, or browse the web and throw the content to my tv using the ps3
Narzsa said:
I didnt think DLNA worked overly well on the ps3 with a tablet s?
Least not the throw ablity?
Out of interest does anyone know any good apps to supplement the tablets dlna?
I d love to be able to browse my NAS using the tablet, or browse the web and throw the content to my tv using the ps3
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Okay, this is getting very confusing, but I'll try and help Narzsa
You can use something like iMediaShare and then you can browse the Tablet S from the PS3's XMB. If you don't need the browse function, throwing music or videos should work, but I haven't tried it personally. If your NAS is DLNA-capable (required no matter which direction or what function you're using) then you should be able to see the NAS in the included DLNA app, and then browse to the content you want.
Unfortunately, Web content is a whole different deal. Unless the Web content you're talking about is a video file with a direct link that can be opened in the stock Video Player app, then it's not possible. In that specific case, using the Throw button and choosing your TV should work okay.
If you have any other Q's try and be very specific as to what you're trying to do
Yeah its hard to get this done
But I haven't lost hope (yet). xD its hard to understand all those hard sentences because of the language
barrier, so I have to find out somewere else in dutch for example, I do understand English but its getting
too hard with all this together xD # Feeling little embarrassed
Thanks for your help I certainly can do something with this info so I will do my best +1 "Again"
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Okay, this is getting very confusing, but I'll try and help Narzsa
You can use something like iMediaShare and then you can browse the Tablet S from the PS3's XMB. If you don't need the browse function, throwing music or videos should work, but I haven't tried it personally. If your NAS is DLNA-capable (required no matter which direction or what function you're using) then you should be able to see the NAS in the included DLNA app, and then browse to the content you want.
Unfortunately, Web content is a whole different deal. Unless the Web content you're talking about is a video file with a direct link that can be opened in the stock Video Player app, then it's not possible. In that specific case, using the Throw button and choosing your TV should work okay.
If you have any other Q's try and be very specific as to what you're trying to do
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Bugger, so the throw ablity is only available in the stock app? I take it there is no way to extend its supported file formats as its immensely limited and wont play half of my stuff
No problem Mahaco, sorry I couldn't be of more assistance.
And Narzsa, yes, the Throw function is a custom Sony addition as Android's stock apps do not include DLNA functionality. There is no way to extend the stock app's compatible video files. The stock version uses a hardware decoding function for reliability and efficiency and is therefore limited to the video file types that the hardware supports (found here).
Your only option would be to hope that there is a third party (software-decoding) video player with DLNA built-in. I haven't seen one personally, but there might be one so try searching the Play Store.
PS:All my videos are nicely encoded for my multiple devices, so I can use the stock player, hence I'm not too sure about the third-party ones
Bugger, nearly all of my stuff wont run on the tablet (though it will for the ps3 funnily lol)
Any one know of any good third party replacement software for the stock app?
ES file explorer works well for me. With multiple video handling applications I chose which one is best for each file,
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Bugger, nearly all of my stuff wont run on the tablet (though it will for the ps3 funnily lol)
Any one know of any good third party replacement software for the stock app?
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Install Bubble upnp on your tablet, this lets you view/browse all your files from the PS3 media server/ (or install something like Serviio on your pc and point it at your NAS), select one and play to your tv, (assuming it's DLNA), or playing the file on the tablet, although you'll need a decent videoplayer app like Diceplayer rather than the rubbish stock one.
I use Bubble UPNP with MX Video to render from PS3 Media Server. Bubble UPNP also includes a built-in server for offerring, but I haven't use that function yet.
Hi all
I bought recently one of those cheap Mini Android PC (the MK808B) and I am trying to setup an easy/cheap NAS with it so I can see my videos from other devices. This would let me turn off my big energy-sucker desktop PC and leave that light small device doing its job. By the way... I am using the MK808B, but the idea is that any rooted Android device would do it.
Until now the progress is big and I can say it almost works... but that "almost" is why I am here, asking for help.
This is what I have done until now:
In the MK808B I have installed:
- Paragon NTFS&HFS+ (so I can mount any NTFS device, in my case a 32GB FTFS flash drive but this would support any big hard drive) (needs root)
- Droid NAS (a free app that does in theory what NAS do, in theory only accessible from Macs and Android devices although that would still be OK since I want to access to those videos from our phones and tablet)
So, once all this is setup and running, I go to any of my Android devices and try to access. To do so, I installed:
- ES File Explorer (to access my MK808B via my WiFi connection)
- MX Player (to play the videos)
And here is the problem: I manage to access my MK808B, I can get into the mounted flash drive... but when I try to play any of the videos, whatever the format, MX Player gives me this error:
"Video problem"
"Can't play this video"
If I click on an image it opens it, if I try to copy files I can... is just playing videos that doesn't work. Could be accessing them through my WiFi connection the problem? Maybe the MK808B is not reliable enough, WiFi speaking? Should I get one of those USB-LAN thingy?
If you could help me I would appreciate it. And also, I think getting a setup like this working would be very useful for a lot of people, who could access their files from any device while at home
Thanks!
I use BubbleUpNp from the play store across all of my devices.
HTC One X, Google Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 and an MK809 plugged in the back of the TV. I do have a OTG-Lan plugged into a hub, with 1TB hard drive all plugged into the MK809. I have Finless 1.7 Rom on the TV Stick.
Seems to work well, allowing me to say use my tab to render a movie from my MK809 library (1TB Hard Drive).
Other recommendations for you are Droidmote. Droidmote server on your TV Stick and Droidmote client on your phone, acts as a remote.
XBMC android installed on your TV stick.
ALZHEM said:
Hi all
I bought recently one of those cheap Mini Android PC (the MK808B) and I am trying to setup an easy/cheap NAS with it so I can see my videos from other devices. This would let me turn off my big energy-sucker desktop PC and leave that light small device doing its job. By the way... I am using the MK808B, but the idea is that any rooted Android device would do it.
Until now the progress is big and I can say it almost works... but that "almost" is why I am here, asking for help.
This is what I have done until now:
In the MK808B I have installed:
- Paragon NTFS&HFS+ (so I can mount any NTFS device, in my case a 32GB FTFS flash drive but this would support any big hard drive) (needs root)
- Droid NAS (a free app that does in theory what NAS do, in theory only accessible from Macs and Android devices although that would still be OK since I want to access to those videos from our phones and tablet)
So, once all this is setup and running, I go to any of my Android devices and try to access. To do so, I installed:
- ES File Explorer (to access my MK808B via my WiFi connection)
- MX Player (to play the videos)
And here is the problem: I manage to access my MK808B, I can get into the mounted flash drive... but when I try to play any of the videos, whatever the format, MX Player gives me this error:
"Video problem"
"Can't play this video"
If I click on an image it opens it, if I try to copy files I can... is just playing videos that doesn't work. Could be accessing them through my WiFi connection the problem? Maybe the MK808B is not reliable enough, WiFi speaking? Should I get one of those USB-LAN thingy?
If you could help me I would appreciate it. And also, I think getting a setup like this working would be very useful for a lot of people, who could access their files from any device while at home
Thanks!
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Was thinking about the same thing. How to create a cheap NAS with an android device as the core of the system. But i was thinking about a RAID1 NAS. ANy suggestions?