Volume1/public/slimserver

[Bergowitz]

Hi all

I´m pretty new to this unix/linux or whatever it is. And I´m trying to install AlienBBC on a DS107+

And I don´t know how I shall acces volume1/public....
Can someone make a nice and good description on how to install this. Maybe with pics, if it´s not to difficult.

(I have read the README file several times. But I just can´t figure it out from that alone)

Do I have to get the linux version of AlienBBC ? Or can I just get the normal version, and then install into these 2 folders \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\slimserver\plugins (btw is this a folder I have to make myself ?)
and the volume1/slimserver/plugins (which I don´t know how to acces and install into :-( )

When I go into the folder \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\public all I got is my music folder.
Am I all lost here or am I close to the goal ? The program is SS/SSODS is running fine. No probs at all. Only this AlienBBC stuff.

FG

Lars

[flipflip]

Hello

You need the Linux version of AlienBBC.

The README assumes some basic windows networking knowledge. An alternative to that procedure would be FTP (not sure if that is in the README, I should probably add it).

Get an FTP client (e.g. Filezilla) and connect to the DS with username admin and its password. You should then see the SlimServer (captial S!) folder where you have to install the Alien files. FTP needs to be enabled on the DS.

If I remember correctly, you need only the stuff in the Plugins folder from AlienBBC. You'll have to create a file custom-convert.conf as described in the README.ssods (copy & paste, remove the line breaks). This file goes into the SlimServer folder, the alien files go into SlimServer/Plugins/AlienBBC/.

Let me know how this works.

Regards,
flip

P.S. A HOWTO with screenshots (press [Alt]+[Print Scrn] and paste into Word or so) would be very nice. :)

[Bergowitz]

Hello

You need the Linux version of AlienBBC.

The README assumes some basic windows networking knowledge. An alternative to that procedure would be FTP (not sure if that is in the README, I should probably add it).

Get an FTP client (e.g. Filezilla) and connect to the DS with username admin and its password. You should then see the SlimServer (captial S!) folder where you have to install the Alien files. FTP needs to be enabled on the DS.

If I remember correctly, you need only the stuff in the Plugins folder from AlienBBC. You'll have to create a file custom-convert.conf as described in the README.ssods (copy & paste, remove the line breaks). This file goes into the SlimServer folder, the alien files go into SlimServer/Plugins/AlienBBC/.

Let me know how this works.

Regards,
flip

P.S. A HOWTO with screenshots (press [Alt]+[Print Scrn] and paste into Word or so) would be very nice. :)

Hi FlipFlip

Thanks for your reply. I have found out how to find the "root" of the DS. In there I have a folder named public, and one called slimserver (with small letters), and a folder called SSODS. I asume that that is correct ?

I have then extracted the Linux AlienBBC with Winrar until I´m at the Alien folder.

I would then copy it into the slimserver/plugins on the DS. I have allowed all traffic (RW) to the DS (user,admin,guests, and FTP) in the privilige menu, and to all 3 folders.

And I have removed the "dot" in the writeprotection of the plugin folder. But I´m still not allowed to copy into this folder. Other folder I can copy into.

Am I still doing this wrong ?
I believe that it´s just a small thing who will do the trick :-)
Would you lilke me to take some screenshots of my settings ?

EDIT : I haven´t set a password on the DS.

Regards

Lars

[flipflip]

Am I still doing this wrong ?


You have to connect as user admin, independent from what is set in the access settings ... or...



I believe that it´s just a small thing who will do the trick :-)
Would you lilke me to take some screenshots of my settings ?

EDIT : I haven´t set a password on the DS.


..did it work now?

Anyway, access via FTP is probalby easier..

flip

P.S. "slimserver" and "plugins".. strange. Should (and is on my DS) be "SlimServer" and "Plugins". Anyway, if it works.. :-)

[Bergowitz]

You have to connect as user admin, independent from what is set in the access settings ... or...



..did it work now?

Anyway, access via FTP is probalby easier..

flip

P.S. "slimserver" and "plugins".. strange. Should (and is on my DS) be "SlimServer" and "Plugins". Anyway, if it works.. :-)

No it doesn´t work yet. I will try to setup a password for the admin. Or is there a standard password for the admin. Because it asks for a password. But I haven´t set one. So I have logged in as Anonymos so far. And I can change files etc in some folders. But the plugin folder won´t allow me

EDIT : You are the MAN FlipFlip. I have solved my problem. I guess it was my own fault, as I couldn´t connect as admin before I set a password.(guess that you have to change it, or else you don´t know the pass :-)) So now I have copied the files and it seems to work.

Thanks a lot for your help, and for the serverprogram.

So now I will listen to some music :-)

Keep up the good work

Regards

Lars