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smbfs seems broken in 8.10.  So instead I use smbnetfs and mount to my home directory like this:

sudo apt-get install smbnetfs
mkdir ~/.smb
cp -v /etc/samba/smb.conf ~/.smb/
cp -v /etc/smbnetfs.conf ~/.smb/
mkdir ~/network
smbnetfs ~/network

I can browse the shares on my NSLU2 through the ~/network directory.

To unmount:

fusermount -u ~/network/

Edit: fixed ~/.smb paths.  Thanks razienwolf.

Last edited by EYo (2008-12-11 03:55:29)

I tryed it on the P2-PC after all,as I was sitting there.

I had to repit "your commads" three times. Before the last thing was "done".
But then my NAS and other thing showed up nicely.

There was an error message at the end.
Is it something that should takn care of?

cl@cl:~$ mkdir ~/network
cl@cl:~$ smbnetfs ~/network
WARNING!!! Configuration directory ~/.smb is not found. Please create it.
This directory should contain at least two files: smb.conf and smbnetfs.conf.
You may copy smb.conf from the /etc/samba directory. You can find a sample of
smbnetfs.conf in the /etc directory.

Using default settings for now.
cl@cl:~$

Make the ~.smb directory (that's /home/$username/.smb <- don't forget the dot) and copy the smb.conf and smbnetfs.conf to it.
It takes a few seconds for the share to appear mounted on my system.

Sorry I did not understand NSLU2.

I repited to procesdure one more time on the AMD, and the DNS323 is still not willing to open??

And after 1-2 minutes everything i gone.

Last edited by Tosick (2008-12-10 19:23:39)

smbnetfs ~/network  that is the one.......
and there is an "~/.smb
I am doing the command twice, as I wanted to sure about the ~/.smb

hc@hc:~$ smbnetfs ~/network
WARNING!!! Configuration directory ~/.smb is not found. Please create it.
This directory should contain at least two files: smb.conf and smbnetfs.conf.
You may copy smb.conf from the /etc/samba directory. You can find a sample of
smbnetfs.conf in the /etc directory.

Using default settings for now.
hc@hc:~$ smbnetfs ~/network
WARNING!!! Configuration directory ~/.smb is not found. Please create it.
This directory should contain at least two files: smb.conf and smbnetfs.conf.
You may copy smb.conf from the /etc/samba directory. You can find a sample of
smbnetfs.conf in the /etc directory.

Using default settings for now.
fuse: mountpoint is not empty
fuse: if you are sure this is safe, use the 'nonempty' mount option
hc@hc:~$

What wrong??

When it works and you do not restart the PC,.....Yes.:)

There's a typo on EYo post. Tosick you are supposed to create the folder ~/.smb 
The slash is missing

heres the right one.

sudo apt-get install smbnetfs
mkdir ~/.smb
cp -v /etc/samba/smb.conf ~/.smb/
cp -v /etc/smbnetfs.conf ~/.smb/
mkdir ~/network
smbnetfs ~/network 

Then, assuming you created the network on ~/network , you can just put the same command on your autostart.sh file to load at every boot.

smbnetfs ~/network &

Got it?

Right click to get the menu and then:

Preferences - Openbox Config - Edit autostart.sh

Almost there........:)

I edit the autostart.sh and saves it.
Restarts !#, but......there is nothing i the ~/network.

Without restart I go to the Terminal and pastes the commandes all at ones (as Ive done before)
But this time there is still nothing in ~/network.

This is the printout from Terminal.
hc@hc:~$ sudo apt-get install smbnetfs
[sudo] password for hc: ..............................1)Doesnt this request happen, with running the "autostart.sh"?
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
smbnetfs is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
hc@hc:~$ .................................2)Here you can see the it stopes.
hc@hc:~$ sudo apt-get install smbnetfs.................................3)Im make a complet paste a 2nd time.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
smbnetfs is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
hc@hc:~$ mkdir ~/.smb
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/hc/.smb': File exists
hc@hc:~$ cp -v /etc/samba/smb.conf ~/.smb/
`/etc/samba/smb.conf' -> `/home/hc/.smb/smb.conf'
hc@hc:~$ cp -v /etc/smbnetfs.conf ~/.smb/
`/etc/smbnetfs.conf' -> `/home/hc/.smb/smbnetfs.conf'
hc@hc:~$ mkdir ~/network...........................................................4)here or
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/hc/network': File exists
hc@hc:~$ smbnetfs ~/network .......................................................5)here it stopes agane and I hit enter.
fusermount: failed to open /etc/fuse.conf: Permission denied
fusermount: failed to access mountpoint /home/hc/network: Permission denied
hc@hc:~$
hc@hc:~$

Where is my misstake?
Should enter the commands line by line in the terminal?
Is there a authorization problem that makes the autostart.sh not work.

autostart.sh looks like this at the bottum of the file:
# Launch Conky
conky &

# Launch LAN connection at start up
sudo apt-get install smbnetfs
mkdir ~/.smb
cp -v /etc/samba/smb.conf ~/.smb/
cp -v /etc/smbnetfs.conf ~/.smb/
mkdir ~/network
smbnetfs ~/network

Uuups..........now I see the all other intructions and with a "&".
Is that why?

Wow hold on Tosick. You getting the all idea of autostart wrong. This is what you file should look like

# Launch LAN connection at start up
smbnetfs ~/network &

You dont need all the others, because they only need to be done once. Let me clarify what they do.

sudo apt-get install smbnetfs

Install the program smbnetfs

mkdir ~/.smb

Creates a folder on your home directory called .smb  (the dot is to make the folder invisible, press CTRL+H to see it)

cp -v /etc/samba/smb.conf ~/.smb/

Copies the smb.conf file into the new folder you just created.

cp -v /etc/smbnetfs.conf ~/.smb/

Copies the smbnetfs.conf into the .smb folder.

mkdir ~/network

This creates a new directory where you're going to mount the network.

smbnetfs ~/network 

And finally this one here builds the network. And its the only one you have to keep on autostart, to build the network at every start.

Now about the error you get.

Try this

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install samba

Then restart, and see if the folder now has the network.

I update and that was a lot.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install samba

I edit the "restart.sh"

I also make the terminal commads one more time , just see and make sure that I "got it".
At the end there is an Permission denied.

hc@hc:~$ smbnetfs ~/network
fusermount: failed to open /etc/fuse.conf: Permission denied
fusermount: failed to access mountpoint /home/hc/network: Permission denied
hc@hc:~$

and the forlder ~/network is still enty.

I guess you got the answer?

Last edited by Tosick (2008-12-11 17:12:38)