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
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The Conceptronic CFULLHDMA has an automatical way of finding Samba Shares, to make life easy for customers. The device is using ‘smbtree’ for this purpose. smbtree is a text based network browser.
As I do a lot of testings I suddenly did not get any samba share to see on the CFULLHDMA anymore. Bummer, a bug? let’s find out …
Normally I have 6!! Samba shared devices in my network. Suddenly, after rebooting a PC (XP) and a NAS I lost all Samba shares to bee seen in my CFULLHDMA, reboot, turn off / turn on .. nothing helped.
Analyzing I found out following:
the smbtree was generating an error on the CFULLHDMA.
smbtree
session request to 192.168.1.30 failed (Called name not present)
Data overflow in cli_receive_trans
the 192.168.1.30 is my printserver, turning off that device only gave totally no output on running smbtree.
Using the same utility ‘smbtree’ on my Centos webserver (where aroundmyroom.com is running at) generated the same error. For me it meant that it was not a bug on my CFULLHDMA but a general ‘error’ within my network. Checking my network neighbourhood at my XP machine revealed only 1 samba share: a rebooted nas device I had to reset to factory defaults and modified on IP level again (fixed) and where I changed its Samba Share name as well. The rest of my shares were even not seen at my XP system, Linux Server or CFULLHDMA.
To solve the issue I did following:
I rebooted my DSL modem (router / dns / dhcp device) &
To be released to beta testers later today:
Version 1.09.10
v1.09.09 internal release, not released.
Note: beta testers have reported issues with some MKV files. They are still under investigation / debugging
Simple how-to to use NFS together with the Conceptronic CFULLHDMA and Conceptronic CH3SNAS, a Full HD Mediaplayer & Network Storage device.
if NFS is abacadabra for you and you have no knowledge of Linux: do not worry, than this feature is not your thing.
NFS is mainly used for sharing data between Linux < – > Linux systems. NFS is a good way for quickly accessing data on a ‘local’ device.
So for the CFULLHDMA it means that we make the CH3SNAS part of the CFULLHDMA by ‘creating’ a folder in the file system of the CFULLHDMA with all the content available from the CH3SNAS.
First of all make sure you are using latest “Fun_Plug” on the CH3SNAS. I have used 0.5 which is working together with the 1.04a1 firmware (I used for my test). Copy the 2 files (see info at Fonz’ page) in the Volume_1 and reboot. The installation was successful if you see the FFP folder.
Download and use Putty (telnet client) and enter the shell of the CH3SNAS, for quick enabling UNFS3 User-Space NFS Server you use following command:
sh /mnt/HD_a2/ffp/start/unfsd.sh start
There is also nfsd.sh available, but probably due to some configuration settings in the firmware of the CH3SNAS it did not work, so preferred startup command is the above one.
You can edit your fun_plug by adding above command, after a reboot NFS is automatically started again. (Preferred).
Now you have to configure your NFS share in the CFULLHDMA. To be honest: this is very very simple when you do it by your webbrowser ;-) using the remote is possible if no pc or keyboard is available. Good luck ;-)
Next: create a new station. Enter a Name ie. NFS CH3SNAS
and the most important part is the URL to enter. By default the EXPORTS file of the CH3SNAS is sharing all folders, so pointing to the root is all you need to do.
nfs://192.168.1.60:/mnt/HD_a2
Press OK and your NFS share is saved.
Press the IMEDIA button on your remote or select it from your main menu, Select My Media, your NFS CH3SNAS is available now, select it and you will directly enter the Root (Volume)1 of your CH3SNAS
v1.09.08
Quick adding NFS links or other imedia url’s can be done through:
Junkies always like to see the inside of a device. Today I made some images for you
Enjoy!
v01.09.04 [beta testers version]
this version is only interesting for those who want to play with NFS …
1. support NFS (experimental)
Support for NFS shares is added through the iMEDIA menu button
Add a new station: give it a name and enter for the address
nfs://ip-address:/path
for example when using CH3SNAS with NFS you can enter nfs://192.168.1.20:/mnt/HD_a2
when pressing ok you will notice that the ICON is still a blue circle, go out of this menu and go to the main menu or ie. setup menu. Re-enter the iMedia folder and the blue circle is changed into a folder. When entering this folder the actually mount of the NFS share is being executed
and you can access the NFS shares you have created in your exports file.sidenote: if the icon has changed in a folder through the BGM button you can only edit the title, if you need to change the path, you have to enter a new station. If the icon is still the blue circle you can edit all through the BGM button
this feature is experimental and we are checking how to make it more userfriendly. But hey .. NFS itself is not really userfriendly ;-) its for linux geeks only, no linux box/nas no NFS
2. remove PowerOff warning/error message
3. fix small avi ( ~10M ) segmenataion fault issue from NAS
People who want to beta test can apply with a valid e-mail address in the comments.
Available in the market is the Conceptronic CFULLHDMA, a FULL HD able player based on a Sigma Designs Chipset. The device is about to play almost anything and users are encouraged to give as much feedback as possible so that the device is meeting your needs as HD junkie
The released / shipping firmware is 1.08.04 but development did not stop. Through the Internet Upgrade users can already upgrade the device to 1.08.09 1.09.10
Firmware release notes for people who like to read them: (for newer version, please find it here under the CFULLHDMA tag ..
Demo’s van de Media Giant PVR .. een bijna alles-in-1 oplossing. Analoge TV, Verschillende inputs waaronder Composiet, Firewire, USB, uitgangen zoals: HDMI, Composiet. HDD erin, eventueel een PLC (Ethernet over Power) en kan tezamen met de ingebouwde TwonkyServer data streamen over je netwerk
En dan nog een persoonlijke favo: CFULLHDMA. Een Full HD (1080p) player. Trek je MKV’s, H.264’s van een CH3SNAS of een USB HDD en gaan met die banaan .. Erg geweldig was de 10.000BC trailer ..
morgen de laatste fotootjes ..
Oja .. wellicht komt er ook nog ergens een interview met me op het internet wat ze voor cdfreaks.com hebben opgenomen