Oh Oh .. server probs

I had some severe issues with my server this evening and I had to restart it. Did not want to wait .. so any pending ftp upload: sorry ..

b.t.w. if you upload content for analyse with CFULLHDMA please include your name and/or e-mail or notify me by e-mail cause I see duplicate info on the server and I do not know why this is ..

CH3SNAS: Firmware 1.04RC3

After listening to users of CH3SNAS I finally present you the 1.04RC3 which will be released on the official webpage soon as 1.04-0627 version

Release notes:

In this release we have fixed a number of issues needed to be fixed for an official release:

(this release is about to be released through the official channel as wel as official supported download)

  1. http://ch3snas/server.pem & http://ch3snas/etc/shadow can reveal information: fixed
  2. Certain UPnP Devices (Like PlayStation 3) could only browse but not play content: fixed
  3. Files > 2GB could not be played entirely: should be fixed
  4. Issue with mt-daapd when using bonjour tool: Partly fix: we only support to see the status. New features needed can be proposed and if useful, we can try to add.

Please reset your device to factory defaults after upgrading to have certain scripts work properly. Without resetting to factory defaults I cannot guarantee any option to work properly.

Download the 1.04RC3 file here.

1.27 Euro

En ja hoor, heel sneaky heeft Pepsico (Vrumona) de prijzen verhoogd van Pepsi Cola (althans bij de Albert Heijn, ook wel Appie genoemd).. Waar we eerst ongeveer 1 euro 17 moesten betalen voor een anderhalve literfles Pepsi Max, zouden we nu ineens deze week 1.27 euro moeten betalen ..

Een klein ritje naar de Deka Markt bevestigde ons vermoeden: hier betaalden we inderdaad maar 1 euro 17 voor een fles en wanneer we 4 flessen (4-pack) kochten was het nog iets goedkoper.

Zo is de Cola dit jaar met ongeveer 15 tot 25 cent gestegen .. (per fles) .. Zijn we lekker klaar mee .. \

Coca Cola is trouwens nog duurder .. Daar valt de prijs al helemaal niet meer te rechtvaardigen voor wat je ervoor krijgt.

CFULLHDMA: Share content to analyze

It could be possible that you encounter an issue with a certain multimediafile (music / video / photo) during playback on the CFULLHDMA.

To analyze your issue it is important to have exactly the same content you are using. A lot of people do not have the ability to provide the content themselves, but are able to upload.

If you have issues and want to share them with me: upload your content to my FTP server. Create a folder and put there the file including a text file with the issue (English language please)

ftp://ftp.aroundmyroom.com – Username: conceptronic – Password: cfullhdma

You can upload, resume etc.. but you cannot download .. so do not bother trying (but you will) … If this FTP ability is successful I will keep using it, otherwise I will close the FTP again.

For freaks: I use a little updated version of these PROFTPD settings to prevent downloading and some other things ..

Solving my NFS issue

Suddenly …. after hours of thinking, analyzing .. I’ve found it … Yeah …

If the DNS IP address within the CH3SNAS is equal to the gateway address it will NOT work (or sometimes work).

Your router will forward DNS stuff, so normally the IP address of the router can be given as DNS server .. but on NFS level it is causing issues.. No idea why ..

It took me a lot of patching and I needed a lot of settings to be changed but as well as here in my office as at home both parts are working the fullest now…

Phew.. Thanks for everyone commented… maybe maybe this is helpful for someone outthere ..

CFULLHDMA: Beta 1.09.14

Announcement:

v1.09.14

  • 1. Solving the artefact issue on MKV files caused some issues at the On Screen Display: fixed.
  • 2. CFULLHDMA could not work with Twonky Media Server on Music Level due to usage of M3U by Twonky. CFULLHDMA used it as PlayList, Twonky has other purpose for it, so things got messed up: fixed.
  • 3. Issues with playing DVD’s and subtitles. It could not switched correctly (manually) and when selected it did not start at the beginning of the video. Fixed.
  • 4. IMedia entries (like NFS) could not be edited after saving it. Fixed.
  • 5. In the background errors on NFS could be created. An error causes the device to crash: fixed.
  • 6. Files with for instance dvsd codec type crashed the codec engine: dvsd is not supported, crash fixed.
  • 7. Certain movie files could not played properly (freezing video): fixed.

only available for beta testers (Check your mail. gmail accounts: it can be in your spam mailbox, Hotmail accounts are totally unknown if they get it .. Unreliable email host.

Als je het niet meer snapt

…………. dan schrijf je een weblog entry …

Ik werk met een NFS servertje en probeer deze op een linux doosje te mounten. Nu werkt dat af-en-toe via een dsl-router goed. Echter minder vaak dan me lief is. En dan heb ik het over Kernel Space NFS. Want User Space NFS heeft geen problemen, maar dat wil ik dus niet … ;-)

Dus wat doe je: je schakelt alle factoren die het probleem kunnen veroorzaken uit. Beide apparaten met een fixed ip en ze kunnen elkaar zonder meer pingen ..

NFS server – Linux doos: verbonden aan vage B merk router: werkt direct zonder problemen, keer op keer. Hoi Hoi Hoi ..

NFS server – Linux doos: verbonden aan een gigabit switch (dumb): time out

NFS server – Linux doos  1 netwerk cable, ping werkt: mount geeft time out ( grote vraagteken)

want halloo .. er zit NIETS tussen .. het is ‘auto mdi-x’ dus een switch is niet eens nodig ..

Met andere woorden: waarom werkt het via een dom B merk routertje en waarom werkt het niet als die 2 apparaten gewoon domweg simpel aan elkaar zijn verbonden. Ik dacht dat ik wel iets kon analyseren waarom iets wel en niet werkt, maar dit slaat alles..

Beta firmware CFULLHDMA 1.09.11

v1.09.11
1. speed up switch embedded MKV subtitles
2. fixed: MKV subtitle control code issue
3. fixed: Some mp4 could not be played.
4. Improved: some MKV files with artefact issue

You need to be a beta tester to get this beta-firmware. Put a comment under this entry with your real e-mail address and I’ll put you on the beta-testers list. note for GMAIL & HOTMAIL users: maybe my mail will arrive in your SPAM inbox.. check it !

Trying to understand: CH3SNAS & NFS = Help needed !

I’ve written earlier a simple howto for users with a CH3SNAS to work with NFS. UNFS is a user space implementation of the NFSv3 protocol. This is working flawlessly on the CH3SNAS with various Linux PC’s I am running (CentOS, Debian, Linux Embedded device etc.. )

but for a VMware implementation I need the READDIRPLUS procedure which is not available in UNFS. So I need to run Kernel-NFS on the CH3SNAS

Fonz fun_plug is providing Kernel NFS (enabled in the CH3SNAS) and UNFS. Installation is easy and almost fool proof.

The issue is following: on all my linux boxes (CentOS, Debian etc.. ) I get following message:

mount: mount to NFS server ‘192.168.1.60’ failed: timed out (retrying).

  • rcpinfo -p 192.168.1.60 gives all correct info
  • showmount -e 192.168.1.60 gives all correct exports
  • rpcinfo -u 192.168.1.60 gives:

program 100005 version 1 ready and waiting
program 100005 version 2 ready and waiting
program 100005 version 3 ready and waiting

  • Showmount -a 192.168.1.60 gives the mount points I ‘tried’ to use:

All mount points on 192.168.1.60:
192.168.1.100:/mnt/HD_a2

and even syslogd gives on the NFS server (CH3SNAS):

Jun 12 18:33:07 DEVELOPMENT daemon.notice mountd[1868]: authenticated mount request from 192.168.1.100:615 for /mnt/HD_a2 (/mnt/HD_a2)

  • Portmap is running at server and client!!

I am totally not understanding why I get time-outs. I do not have a firewall, I do not use iptables. Today I tried in another environment the same: always the error:

mount: mount to NFS server ‘192.168.1.60’ failed: timed out (retrying).

suddenly here at home after about 20 minutes trying to mount the NFS share, the NFS server has been mounted on my local system. But when umounting and mounting again I have again same situation. In my work environment it was totally not possible (standard Debian setup and a CentOS configuration) to have the NFS share mounted. Although it is similar setup ..

So although al tools tells me that everything is correct: I am not getting any mount :-(

Is there anyone with enough NFS knowledge who can tell me why the NFS share is not mounted?