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ftp site

for information on accessing the ftp site, see http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_FTP_Site

I'm STILL experiencing annoying problems with the FTP - namely that it doesn't support the commonest method of changing directories, CDUP. This is just stupid, there's no reason why CDUP can't be enabled (at the moment I have to manually specify folders to go back to if I want to navigate back to the root from being in a particular subfolder!)
Also, for some reason I tried to connect to the FTP with my Hermes over 3G in Opera Mobile, specifying the username and the password inside the actual URL (xda:[email protected]) and Opera STILL asked me for a username and password to log onto the server. And then, when I typed it in, it didn't like it, and kept on asking me again and again and again... The same Error 550 Permission Denied.
The forum's been (almost) sorted; please someone go take a look at the FTP and see if these problems can be sorted! I love the irony of not being able to access the FTP from an actual HTC device 8)

christopherwoods said:
I'm STILL experiencing annoying problems with the FTP - namely that it doesn't support the commonest method of changing directories, CDUP.
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CDUP is now enabled.
Also, for some reason I tried to connect to the FTP with my Hermes over 3G in Opera Mobile, specifying the username and the password inside the actual URL (xda:[email protected]) and Opera STILL asked me for a username and password to log onto the server. And then, when I typed it in, it didn't like it, and kept on asking me again and again and again... The same Error 550 Permission Denied.
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What happens if you only enter the usernamen/password when Opera asks for it?

CDUP enabled... Awesome.
Re the Opera problem: same result. 550 error every time. Very curious, gotta be the way which it initiates the FTP transaction... Tried to packet sniff in promiscuous mode but I don't have wifi on my PC (getting a laptop soon but don't have it yet, so can't wifi packet sniff) and for some reason I couldn't pick up any packets coming from my PDA on the wifi network even though I'm connected via cat5 (so in theory I should see the traffic in wireshark)... I feel too ill to go messing about trying to make it work though, just thought I'd let you know it still doesn't work. Very odd.
Kudos for the CDUP enablement though.

Okay, maybe I am just stupid or something, but a LOT of the links that point to the FTA are broken. So I did a little reading and now connect with an FTP application. After doing some browsing around, most of the files are gone. What's up? Am I missing something? All I want to do is downgrade the phone (Cingular 8125).
Edit.... Okay now I read somewhere else that the roms have all been removed per a request from MS. Is this the issue and I am not really being that stupid?

a lot of files missing at Blueangle
Hi, i use to download BA rom at ftp site but now most of the roms is missing left only directory only.

Site Admin: The Black Helicopters are Coming!
I don't want to be the party pooper but I like this site and wish for it to be around for a long time:
The uploads area is again showing a bunch of full or dumped ROM images. I count no less than ten ROM dumps/updates in the Hermes directory.

CDUP enabled
CDUP enabled

Is this? correct in saying there are no admins for the Prophet, Atom or Magician FTP areas?

yes
yes, don't worry

ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/Hermes/
??? ~ !!!

FTP connect failure
I have NO router, no firewalls, no security apps, host file is clean, and still error in flashfxp
[R] Connecting to ftp.xda-developers.com -> DNS=ftp.xda-developers.com IP=82.94.251.233 PORT=21
[R] Connection failed (Connection timed out)

gspro2000 said:
I have NO router, no firewalls, no security apps, host file is clean, and still error in flashfxp
[R] Connecting to ftp.xda-developers.com -> DNS=ftp.xda-developers.com IP=82.94.251.233 PORT=21
[R] Connection failed (Connection timed out)
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ftp down at the moment dude

Upload Password
Trying to log in to upload, get error when using xda or xdaupload - has something changed from what's stated in the wiki?

Check this: http://xda-developers.com/modules.php?name=News&file=showarticle&threadid=378425

Is the server down?
Is the ftp server down? I can connect to Red Hat's ftp server, so I don't think the problem is on my end, but I get a server time out error trying to get to the BA ExtROM unlock and repart tools.

The master is a good guy who give us an useful site to access.ty

Could there be made a folder under the blackstone thread for dumping roms?
I don't want to flood the thread with multiple files in the root.
Thx

twanj said:
Could there be made a folder under the blackstone thread for dumping roms?
I don't want to flood the thread with multiple files in the root.
Thx
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There's now a Blackstone upload folder, and within that is a ROM folder.

i can't get within the blackstone upload folder (error 550 failed to change dir)
Any thoughts? I put my files in the upload section in the general folder (xdaupload)
Hopefully they will get to the right section
Thx

Help accessing PC & Laptop from XDA

Currently share files on my latop and pc through a BT Home hub.
Now got an XDA and want to be able to access my laptop files and PC files from my XDA through my homehub.
Have pinged my XDA in Comd prompt from my laptop so I know that is working.
Have tried in my XDA file explorer to open path using the format //Desktop_Name assuming my desktop name is my laptop or computer name found in system settings.
That comes to nothing though and after trawling the net for ages have had no luck.
Do I need to set up a VPN? If so I have no idea how to do this. BT Home hubpages are no use.
Can anyone help me please!!!

Maybe you should check firewall settings on your hub. Some WiFi routers allow traffic on ping ports but disallow on other ports. Additionally try to explore your PC with IP number, not name (\\www.xxx.yyy.zzz format) using Total Commander.
Good luck,

yeap, I've tried that, but it still says i cannot access the server. firewall settings seem ok. Surely it must be possible to link up wirelessly with my PC???
can anyone offfer further help??

Try to turn firewall on laptop completely off for tests. I remember there is WM version of ping - install it on PDA and tray to ping laptop to be sure that PDA -> laptop traffic goes without problems. Then make network share on laptop and try with Total Commander again.

so basically i need total commander on both my PC and latop??

no just the pda
though total commander is a very nice browser on pc too
i've been using it since windows 3.11

Yeah, I geuss what i am after is a bit of step by step direction on what to di. I am new to all this and have an ok knoweldge of computers and setting up networks etc. However i am still none the wiser.
1. I have dowloaded Total Commander, but need to register. In saying that I am not sure where to place the registry key. Dont want to frag my PC
2. Have checked my firewall settings for the home hub and in my McAffee sfotware. All seems ok.
still none the wiser how to set it all up. Do I install the total commander .exe to the PDA direct?? Dunno!
Please can someone help me step by step. Its got to be worth a beer or two ;-)

If you want to access you pc by BT then just go to "Start"->"Programs" and run "Bluetooth Explorer" make sure BT on you pc is enabled. After running BTexplorer there will be a popup on you pc asking for folder to share/save files.

the pocketpc total commander exe is an activesync install which have to be run on the pc

WM6.1 & Modem Link -Need BIGTIME help

I do helpdesk support and I am on call frequently. We use PCanywhere to connect to our clients servers.
When I had WM5 I could just click modem link and choose activate, open PCanywhere, right click my remote & go to properties, select HTC USB modem.
PCanywhere would then use my phone as a USB modem and connect to the remote site. Now I am using Faria's 6.1 (which has the WM5 modem link & internet sharing) and I can not use my hermes as a modem no matter what I do.
All of the directions I have found are how to tether/internet via modem link. I want to use it as an external modem. Please Please help if you have been through anything like this.

oh yeah, FYI I am able to tether via internet sharing just not use the hermes as an external modem.

Hi,
are you looking for the Modem Link/Internet Sharing?
If yes, use the attached cab files.
wfg
starbase64

Thanks for the reply. I already have Modem link and internet sharing built into the faria clean 6.1 ROM. My issue is that it no longer works like it did in WM5.
I am trying to use my hermes as a modem for my laptop to connect to a remote modem via PCanywhere.

Maybe its the ROM! Did you try this with any other ROM's?

I have not tried it with another 6.1 rom but it worked with the factory wm5 rom. I love this ROM and I am trying to hold off on trying another one until Schapps comes out with his new one.
Oh well for now I am pulling a rube goldberg. I am tethering using internet sharing and then aventail vpn into my network, then vnc into a desktop here, then using PC anywhere to connect to my remote server.

How did you get pcanywhere to install on WM6.1? I have dcd's rom and pcanywhere v3.0 will not install, only v2.0 will.
Can you offer any help?

I gave up. I now just use Logmein and use my desktop to connect to the pcanywhere host.

Though the topic is almost two years old, it still serve my purpose today! Thanks a million for the cab files (HTC modem Link and internet sharing)

configuring both the laptop and the cellphone for the Internet connection, and finally, initializing the connection. Once you’ve completed steps 1 and 2, you’ll never have to do them again. The next time you want to access the Internet with your cellphone you simply “redial,” and you’re online. This particular setup is based on the HTC manufactured series of windows mobile devices. In my case I still use the now-ancient HTC Cingular 8125, however these steps work for the later models (and most Windows Mobile devices will also be similar).
Step 1: Getting Things Ready
The first thing that you need to do before you can establish a laptop/modem connection is to kill the current application that’s handling communications between your laptop and cellphone. In my case, I’m running ActiveSync, so I kill that process using the Task Manager.
laptop wireless internet access
For ActiveSync, you just find wcescomm.exe and kill the process. If you’re particular Windows Mobile device uses another application, you’ll need to find the process name and make sure that you kill it. Secondly, you’ll need to also shut down the communications software on your phone. In the case of ActiveSync, in Windows Mobile you go to Start -> Settings -> System -> Memory -> Running Programs, and then if ActiveSync is listed you’ll need to stop the process.
mobile internet
Once you’ve stopped the communications software on both the laptop and Windows Mobile phone, you’re ready to establish the connection between the laptop and phone as an Internet modem.
Step 2: Connecting The Cellphone As a Modem
The only real configuration required in Windows Mobile in order to set up your device as an Internet modem is to enable the “Modem Link.” The Modem Link configuration can be found by going to Start -> Programs.
mobile internet
Once you’re inside the Modem Link configuration, just change the Connection setting to USB. It’s likely that your other settings are already configured, however if they are not just make sure that the Access point name has the name of the connection you configured on your mobile device for Internet access. When everything looks good, click “Activate” at the bottom, and the “Status” at the top should change to “Active.”
mobile internet
If your device is already connected to your laptop, you’ll get the “Found New Hardware” wizard pop-up immediately. If you’re not yet plugged in, then now’s the time to do it.
wireless internet for laptop
Just make sure that you select to install from a specific location so that you’ll have the option to manually select your driver file. Click next.
wireless internet access
On the next screen, you’ll click the browse button and go to the folder where the driver file is located. In my particular case with the Cingular 8125, and for most HTC mobile devices, you’ll need the USBMDM.INF driver file as well as the HTC USB Modem Dialer application. Both are offered as a free download from xda-developers.com. Download the zip file and put them wherever you’ll remember. Then in the Windows Wizard screen above, browse to the directory where you extracted the INF file. If your Windows Mobile device is non-HTC, check with the manufacturer for a USB modem driver for your device.
laptop wireless internet connections
The Wizard will recognize the device. Depending on your particular device and the version of the driver, you may see the error message above. Just click “Continue Anyway.”
wireless internet connection
Finally, the driver’s installed and you’re ready to start using your new Mobile USB Modem anytime you want to, and anywhere you have a cellular signal!
Step 3: Initializing the Internet Connection
To establish your new mobile Internet connection using your laptop, run the executable that you downloaded from the link above. Regardless of your device or your cellular carrier, you’ll typically always need to enter a User Name and Password. You can access that information (if you don’t already know it from setting up Internet use on your mobile device) by contacting your cellular provider and asking for the User Name and Password to use with your Internet data plan.
wireless internet access
Enter those details into the USB modem dialer, and after a few moments it’ll inform you that you’re now connected. Yes, that means that at this moment, even while you’re sitting in the middle of the lake with a fishing pole in one hand, your laptop is now connected to the Internet via your cellphone signal. It may not be lightning fast – but when you’re desperate to submit your latest article (or check on your team’s latest game results), sometimes such a connection is all you need.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to...ternet-access-through-your-cellphone-windows/
Modem Link: http://attachments.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=90454&d=1212623870
Usb Modem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=27020&d=1142937864
Internet sharing: http://attachments.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=90453&d=1212623870

Using SMB Module with Astro

Anybody able to tell me how to use the SMB module with Astro? I cannot find anywhere in the application to connect to my computer. I've looked through the documentation too, with no luck. I've got both Astro and the SMB module installed.
I've emailed the developers, but no response yet.
Thanks for any help.

aschneid said:
Anybody able to tell me how to use the SMB module with Astro? I cannot find anywhere in the application to connect to my computer. I've looked through the documentation too, with no luck. I've got both Astro and the SMB module installed.
I've emailed the developers, but no response yet.
Thanks for any help.
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If you drag the row that contains "Home" to the left, "Network" is all the way on the right. Tap "Network" then tap "New".

BadBoyNDSU said:
If you drag the row that contains "Home" to the left, "Network" is all the way on the right. Tap "Network" then tap "New".
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Thanks! I had seen that screen, but when I clicked on the WiFi symbol (thinking it would create a new share connection), all it does is take you to WiFi settings. Of course, I wasn't smart enough to click on the "New" button.

ASTRO SMB Configuration
It would be wonderful to have a few screen shots and a bit of discussion on how to actually get this running.
I tried what I thought would work and the system hung in a wait loop.

easy4 said:
It would be wonderful to have a few screen shots and a bit of discussion on how to actually get this running.
I tried what I thought would work and the system hung in a wait loop.
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it works great for me, no problems

easy4 said:
It would be wonderful to have a few screen shots and a bit of discussion on how to actually get this running.
I tried what I thought would work and the system hung in a wait loop.
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Hopefully the images speak for themselves.. Sorry it was a quick mock up

Astro SMB Configuration
Albaholic, thanks for the screenshots.
The EVO It no longer hangs, but I get the following error message:
jcifs.smb.SmbException:Failed
to connect:
0.0.0.0<00>/192.168.0.5
jcifs.util.transport.
TransportException
java.IOException:Invalid
payload size:405

easy4 said:
Albaholic, thanks for the screenshots.
The EVO It no longer hangs, but I get the following error message:
jcifs.smb.SmbException:Failed
to connect:
0.0.0.0<00>/192.168.0.5
jcifs.util.transport.
TransportException
java.IOException:Invalid
payload size:405
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means your phone can't connect to the computer, have you verified that it works on a pc?
-edit- make sure your wifi is turned on

WiFi is on, and I can ping the EVO from the PC.
I've confirmed that the shared folder can be seen from another PC.
I am wondering if invalid payload size is a clue?
Are there any Windows 7 issues I should be aware of?

It could be a permissions issue. In the screenshots I provided, I'm using an admin share. What do the permissions look like on your shared folder?

bah, i have the same error, i can ping np, i can access my shares from any other comp in home, but get payload error on the phone.

xoltrix2000 said:
bah, i have the same error, i can ping np, i can access my shares from any other comp in home, but get payload error on the phone.
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Have you tested with an admin share?

Same error for me: payload 405
Using a windows 7 box and an admin share. Finds the ip addy of the pc using only the hostname, but it most be getting a bad response from the PC.
Anybody find a solution?
Too add the windows box shares the directory with 2 xbox's in the house and shares the printer with 4 laptops...

same error for me "Invalid payload size: 405" !!
Please fix this. I have checked my share is working properly and on a second PC. As well as works on ES File explorer but i dont like that app.
EDIT: phone - HTC Desire, 2.1-update1

I have a smb server running on my Ubuntu 10.04 box. I got it up and running after finding the advanced settings. On my captivate, when in the smb setup dialog pressing the phones menu button brings up an advanced settings tab. You get two options, key and value. I set key to "Workgroup", and value to my workgroup. Back in the previous settings dialog i have only filled in Label, Server (used IP address), User Name, and Password. Works like a charm now. Hope this helps

I wanted to connect to my SMB shares on my Mac running Snow Leopard OS X, and while other PCs could see the windows shares just fine, on my Android phone with the Astro SMB module I kept getting Invalid payload size: 254. To solve the problem, while in the connection profile editor, I pushed Menu and chose Advanced. Then I created a new property and key:
jcifs.smb.client.useExtendedSecurity = false
Once I added this, I was able to connect to all of my Mac samba shares just fine!

ss4rob said:
I wanted to connect to my SMB shares on my Mac running Snow Leopard OS X, and while other PCs could see the windows shares just fine, on my Android phone with the Astro SMB module I kept getting Invalid payload size: 254. To solve the problem, while in the connection profile editor, I pushed Menu and chose Advanced. Then I created a new property and key:
jcifs.smb.client.useExtendedSecurity = false
Once I added this, I was able to connect to all of my Mac samba shares just fine!
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Thanks bro, that fixed my prob i was having, i now have another problem, When trying to view files on the network say example a photo i get the following "file type jpg not found" the same goes for any other file i get "file type ***** not found" any idea how to fix that?

I have a STRATO HiDrive (which basically is an online harddisk that supports several protocols such as SMB, SFTP, WebDAV etc). I tried connecting to the drive (cifs.hidrive.strato.com) using my username and password, but to no avail:
UnknownHostException: cifs.hidrive.strato.com
It works fine using my computer, though. I also tried switching off extended security as you described earlier, but that didn't work either.
Another program, FileExpert, connects just fine but is really slow and hangs while reading the share's folders.
So I tried SFTP, which connects but then returns a "StringOutOfBoundsException". Dunno if they're related, I'm basically trying to solve the SMB problem.
Any clues?

I not find Astro smb module on market.
Anybody have the apk?
Thansk.

ss4rob said:
I wanted to connect to my SMB shares on my Mac running Snow Leopard OS X, and while other PCs could see the windows shares just fine, on my Android phone with the Astro SMB module I kept getting Invalid payload size: 254. To solve the problem, while in the connection profile editor, I pushed Menu and chose Advanced. Then I created a new property and key:
jcifs.smb.client.useExtendedSecurity = false
Once I added this, I was able to connect to all of my Mac samba shares just fine!
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You deserve the biggest man-hug that has ever been squeezed!

[Q] How to use CIFs with Windows 7

Could some kind person point me in the direction of how to use CIF's (on DJ Droid 1.4, presume it's the same for every rom) along with Windows 7 to share a media folder?
I've (obviously wrongly), shared the folder in Windows, put in the network path, username and password and local path in the CIF's manager but it always fails to mount.
Many thanks.

I've worked it out now, in case anyone is interested, do not use the windows network name, instead do this:
Right click folder in Windows, select properties/sharing then click "Advanced Sharing", check "Share this folder" click ok.
Add the share in the CIFs manager with the windows box IP address and the folder, e.g.
192.168.1.2/Media
Use your windows username and password.
Job done.

what should be entered at Mount Point?

abc001 said:
what should be entered at Mount Point?
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Any path on the phone. /sdcard/cifs/media works fine for me.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Can someone explain how I would use this to access music on my home computer - I have a dns service so that I can remotely access the computer - using the built in htc music player, or is this not possible?
From what I understand, I simply share the folder (samba) in windows but how do I point my phone at that directory?
Chimp

Bump Would love this

Note: This will only work on your home Wifi network. If you want to make use of files from your home PC over 3G, you might want to use a VPN.
You'll need a rooted device and a custom kernel that allows CIFS. All AOSP ROMs use CIFS enabled kernels, but if you use a Sense ROM then you may need to install a newer kernel to get this to work (see the "all things Desire" thread in the "Desire Android Development" subforum for kernel options).
Install CifsManager from the market. Find the file 'cifs.ko' on your phone and make sure that the 'path to cifs.ko' in the CifsManager settings points to it.
You'll need to know:
- Your PC's IP address (i.e. 192.168.0.10)
- The name of the share you've created (i.e. Media)
- The name of the Windows user allowed to access the share (i.e. smeddy)
- The password of the Windows user allowed to access the share (i.e. 53cr3t)
In CifsManager, press menu, 'Add new share' and enter the above details. Press on the line in CifsManager with the red dot on the right. The dot should turn green. From now on, to use files from your PC on your phone, just open CifsManager and tap the share to connect.
You should now be able to access the files from the share on your PC as if they were located in /mnt/cifs/<share name> (if you have S-OFF) or /sdcard/mnt/cifs/<share name> (if you haven't).

I was thinking that a folder in the phone can be added as a share and accessed as a shared folder from a Windows 7 PC (the reverse of that mentioned here) using CIFs manager. Can this be done? If so can someone post detailed steps please?

No, as far as I know, that doesn't work yet.
What you'd need for that is an Android port of Samba. Some people over in the Android Software Development forums are discussing that, but I don't think it's working (yet). Edit: Apparently it is. See this thread for more information.
There are several FTPd's for Android in the market, though. That could do much the same thing.

@Cuchulainx
WOW! Thanks man. I was having trouble getting this to work. Couldn't seem to make a connection to my PC shares. Now with your help it works superb.
I can open word documents and excel spreadsheets on my phone from my computer and edit them with Quickoffice. Awesome.
Can also wirelessly transfer files from PC to phone. Cool.
Cheers mate. Clever boy!

great！！want to have a try, but don't know how to start~~

is there any way to get cifsmanager work with windows 7 which doesn't have a password? i get "I/O error" all the time.