FreeAgent Theater and GoFlexTV

[harleyv2]

I have just purchased a Goflex TV and can't seem to get it work correctly. When I try to access my files I can't log into my Linux PC or my Goflex Net drives. When I get to the Network screen I click on either my Linux box or my GoFlex Net I see "login successful" and I see my subdirectories. When I click on one of my subdirectories I get GoFlex TV's login and password screen. This is where I stop, no matter what login and password I put in I can never login. Any Ideas?

Attached is my smb.conf file.

I am running Fedora 17.

[kenji57_?]

OK I have a Goflex Home and an Ubuntu Linux machine so not exactly the same situation, but setting up was pretty straightforward.

First you have to share the folder on the Linux machine. I find it easier just to use the Samba Server Configuration GUI tool rather than editing the  smb.conf file manually, but looking at the smb.conf script you posted I can't see that working.. 

The login and password the GoflexTV asks for are for the account on the GoflexNet or Linux. 

Sharing should already be set up on the Goflex net, so when you say 'no matter what login and password I put in I can never login", did you try entering your GoflexNet/Pogoplug user account credentials? I can't see why that wouldn't work.

ps I don't think it is part of your current problem, but using apostrophes or other special characters in workgroup names could cause problems and is best avoided.

[harleyv2]

I changed samba from "user" to "shared". I them tried to login with my Pogo login and password, I still get Login Failed. My samba login failed too.

These are my steps in my Goflex TV incase I wasn't clear.

1 click on browse all

2 click on network

3 click on workgroup name

4 click on goflex net name

5 Get login successful, goto next screen

6 click on one of my two drives

7 get login and password screen

8 can never login with any of my logins

BTW Work group name was a stupid lapse, I know better. Thanks

[bodhi78]

The FAT+/GoFlex samba is tricky to set up. I'd suggest you start with a samba share on your Linux computer that allows everybody to read/write first. After you got it working, then worry about the access control. 

Try this in your smb.conf

[GoFlex]
comment = shared localdisk
path = /GoFlex
browseable = yes
writeable = yes
guest ok = yes

After you can browse and modify, copy files,.... then create another samba share and play with other options like readonly, username/password....

[kenji57_?]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I thought you are trying to set up a samba share on your Fedora linux PC that you can access from your GFH? so where does the path /Goflex point to?

As I said , I used the samba GUI to set up rather than edit the smb conf manually, but here is the relevant section from the smb.conf on my ubuntu machine. This works with my GFTV

[kenji]

comment = Home
path = /home/kenji
writeable = yes
; browseable = yes
valid users = avahi, kenji

ps. I have read about lots of problems with getting guest access working on samba, so I wonder if it is worth it.

Just create a user 'GFTV' if you don't want to use an existing Linux account. You only have to set it up once and save to shortcuts, so why bother with guest access?

[bodhi78]

@kenji,

The FAT+/GoFlexTV has some weird little problems with accessing samba share with user/password (whether the server is Windows,Mac,or Linux). That's why my suggestion to the OP is to try a guess shared folder on the server first. Guess access samba is actually the easiest way for the FAT+/GoFlexTV to access samba share, or any device to access samba share. So it's just the first step, and also usually the only thing people need (if they don't need to restrict the share data to only certain users).

[kenji57_?]

What about that path though? Editing smb.conf manually you can create paths to locations that don't exist (which is why I'm recommending the GUI).
Unless the path matches where harleyv2 is trying to log on, then there are no permissions and the login will be rejected, right?

PS. harleyv2's original post seemed to suggest the attached smb.conf file was from the Linux Fedora machine, which is why the /goflex path seems strange

[kenji57_?]

I couldn't find any weird little problems in the GolfexTV with accessing samba shares. I tried changing to guest and that  worked fine too. In Ubuntu I can share just by right clicking on a folder and setting sharing options without going through the samba GUI or editing smb.conf. Shares set this way don't appear in the smb.conf but work fine with the GoflexTV.

I took a look at the Goflex Net user guide and there is no security on samba in the GFNet, so no credentials are required. But you may have to set access permissions first in the Pogoplug service. The UG isn't real clear on that and seems to indicate that is only required for Windows PC's. and it doesn't mention Linux at all.

[bodhi78]

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kenji57_? wrote:
What about that path though? Editing smb.conf manually you can create paths to locations that don't exist (which is why I'm recommending the GUI).

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Good point! on a Linux desktop, one should use the GUI to set up samba. Only edit the smb.conf directly if the GUI is not available (i.e. Linux headless server), or very familiar with the syntax.

[bodhi78]

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kenji57_? wrote:

I couldn't find any weird little problems in the GolfexTV with accessing samba shares. I tried changing to guest and that  worked fine too. In Ubuntu I can share just by right clicking on a folder and setting sharing options without going through the samba GUI or editing smb.conf. Shares set this way don't appear in the smb.conf but work fine with the GoflexTV.

I took a look at the Goflex Net user guide and there is no security on samba in the GFNet, so no credentials are required. But you may have to set access permissions first in the Pogoplug service. The UG isn't real clear on that and seems to indicate that is only required for Windows PC's. and it doesn't mention Linux at all.

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The problems usually surface when connecting to Windows 7 or XP samba shares.