Hi,
I'm looking for some advice on gettings CIFS working so I can mount network storage to my phone. The phone is connected to the network full time as a gaming platform and requires in app access to network files (ROMS) to play various games. The only way I can figure out how to access the ROMs is through mounting.
So, I've played around a bit with CIFS apps and haven't had much luck. I've tried CIFSmanager and Mount Manager.
The phone is running Android 4.2.2 AOKP milestone 2 and 3.0.85 lean kernel 7.1-00041 gc1d5b9c. The phone is rooted of course and running busybox.
I'm guessing the problem is a lack of CIFS modules. When I check system/lib/modules/ none of the cifs stuff is there. Getting the CIFS modules for the correct kernel seems somewhat challenging.
Can someone point me in the right direction or alternate paths I can take?
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Hi I'm running leedroid 1.4.1 which has cifs manager included could someone please explain what this is for and how to set it up as I have no idea
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If you have no idea, you probably don't need it It's for mounting network shares on your phone.
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.ws-plattner-cifsmanager-jDEBA.aspx
You set it up by adding the path to the network share you want access to and where you want it mounted, then you select to mount it. That's it.
Excuse the newb question. I'm trying to watch movies on my phone stored on my home NAS over the internet. Tried some options but nothing has worked solidly. (e.b. BubbleUPNP server needs java, my older NAS doesn't support this).
Looks like a great option is CIFS support on phone, then just mount and access remote files like local ones. Is this possible on the E4T?
I'm currently running Calkulin 2.0.1.
cheers.
yes. just note that not all kernels/roms include the module. check your /lib/modules and see if you find cifs.ko in that folder. if it's there, make sure your fav cifs manger (CifsManager in my case) loads that module with insmod. if i remember correct, last kernel i used that had cifs was LostKernel from chris41g
edit: just checked and Rogue kernel has it too
I'm having an odd and kind of trivial problem, but I thought someone else may have run into this:
I'm about 2 days into having a new/old nexus rather than jump right into JB, where every ROM I read about seems to have quite a few problems, I'm starting with ICS. I've got it rooted, and have cleansed it of the few junkware things I dislike so that the battery lasts all day and am happy with the ICS nexus.
So :: I looked around and found that the 'faux' kernels (for ICS and JB) have CIFS and TUN built in, and installed the ICS version which works nicely. I'm used to using cifsmanager, which doesn't have to load a module since it is built into the kernel, but it basically issues a statement like this:
-- # mount -t cifs //computerName/ShareName /localmnt/mntdir -o user=xxx,domain=yyy
Until that is performed at least once, Titanium backup works great doing all it's neat things. After I either use cifsmanager, or that mount statement, Titanium backup can't seem to find the /sdcard at all. It requires a reboot to get it back working again. Since it is ICS and reboots in 20 seconds or so, I don't mind too much, but it would be cool if someone here had found a workaround. I know cifsmanager is compatible with ICS because I've got a tablet that is ICS and using it all the time. I'm not interested in the built-in SMB modules of filemanagers because this is more for being able to use apps rather than just a file manager. I'm aware it might just be one of those oddball instances where a couple of pieces of software won't play nice together.
Thanks in advance --
hachamacha said:
I'm having an odd and kind of trivial problem, but I thought someone else may have run into this:
I'm about 2 days into having a new/old nexus rather than jump right into JB, where every ROM I read about seems to have quite a few problems, I'm starting with ICS. I've got it rooted, and have cleansed it of the few junkware things I dislike so that the battery lasts all day and am happy with the ICS nexus.
So :: I looked around and found that the 'faux' kernels (for ICS and JB) have CIFS and TUN built in, and installed the ICS version which works nicely. I'm used to using cifsmanager, which doesn't have to load a module since it is built into the kernel, but it basically issues a statement like this:
-- # mount -t cifs //computerName/ShareName /localmnt/mntdir -o user=xxx,domain=yyy
Until that is performed at least once, Titanium backup works great doing all it's neat things. After I either use cifsmanager, or that mount statement, Titanium backup can't seem to find the /sdcard at all. It requires a reboot to get it back working again. Since it is ICS and reboots in 20 seconds or so, I don't mind too much, but it would be cool if someone here had found a workaround. I know cifsmanager is compatible with ICS because I've got a tablet that is ICS and using it all the time. I'm not interested in the built-in SMB modules of filemanagers because this is more for being able to use apps rather than just a file manager. I'm aware it might just be one of those oddball instances where a couple of pieces of software won't play nice together.
Thanks in advance --
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I knew if I asked this damn question that I'd figure out the answer about 3 minutes later, and I just did. It is cifsmanager, and I don't know what it's doing wrong or why it's having the conflict but that's the problem, so problem is solved or worked around for me.
It turns out I also needed to mount the cifs share out on the /sdcard/xxx because it may also be getting confused with cifsmanager perhaps remounting /mnt/ as something other than what it was originally. I'm not sure but this mount statement works now and I've written scripts to mount and dismount the shares:
(term emulator)
# mount -t cifs -o username=name,domain=domain,password=password //ip addr/sharename /sdcard/mymountdir
Thanks anyway and ignore this.
Hey, I kno its possible to view network shares and access them on android with apps like solid explorer and es explorer, but is there any way to mount a network share into jb/kk do that other apps can access the data natively (like poweramp for example) ?
I vaguely recall it working on my nexus s on ICS , but I can't seem to find any information about JB/KK. I tried both CIFS manager as well as the other mount manager app and neither of them seem to work. Anybody with any suggestions ?
You would need a kernel with loadable module support, Google removed it.
This is a good place to start:
forum(dot)xda-developers(dot)com/showthread.php?t=2469040
Hi all, if your goal is simply to play music and video from your NAS to your android device, you can use Kodi (xbmc) that can access cifs path directly!
I would like other apps to be able to access the contents of a shared network drive.
Anyone got it working or is there any kernel that makes it work with stock ROM?, dont wanna go through all the hassel off reinstalling everything, :/
I wanna mount a network share in the file system so apps think that its part of the unit for apps without network browsing features.
Got root and twrp.
Hi all, if your goal is simply to play music and video from your NAS to your android device, you can use Kodi (xbmc) that can access cifs path directly!