Peppermint 2 - Placing a launcher on the desktop

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Run:

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sudo gedit /etc/fstab

and on the last 5 lines, change all instances of AWESOME_ARCHIVE to 192.168.0.150 .. so they read

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//192.168.0.150/Films /media/NAS-Films cifs iocharset=utf8,_netdev,credentials=/home/smiler/.smbcredentials,dir_mode=0775,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
//192.168.0.150/Music /media/NAS-Music cifs iocharset=utf8,_netdev,credentials=/home/smiler/.smbcredentials,dir_mode=0775,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
//192.168.0.150/MP3_Music /media/NAS-MP3_Music cifs iocharset=utf8,_netdev,credentials=/home/smiler/.smbcredentials,dir_mode=0775,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
//192.168.0.150/Photos /media/NAS-Photos cifs iocharset=utf8,_netdev,credentials=/home/smiler/.smbcredentials,dir_mode=0775,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
//192.168.0.150/Videos /media/NAS-Videos cifs iocharset=utf8,_netdev,credentials=/home/smiler/.smbcredentials,dir_mode=0775,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0

Then run:

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sudo mount -a

If there are no errors, see if VLC can see those directories now

[Smiler]

mount error(13): Permission denied
Refer to the mount.cifs( manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

run:

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sudo gedit /home/smiler/.smbcredentials

does that file contain your LINUX username and password

in this format:-

username=smiler
password=yourpassword

?

where yourpassword is you actual Peppermint password.

[Smiler]

Ah, one s missing from password.
Try'd again and no error message, just presented with another $ prompt.

Should the NAS be visible within a sub menu from the left hand drop down menu in VLC or visible in the drop down menu itself?

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

In VLC .. select Media>Open File .. a window will open, and the shares should now be in the left hand (Places) list.


You can add them as bookmarks in pcmanfm too if you like.

[Smiler]

Got it, they are all there! Ta very much yet again!

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

If you want to add them as bookmarks in the pcmanfm file manager, so they are always in the left hand panel .. navigate to them in pcmanfm

/media/NAS-foldername

Once it's showing the folder contents .. in pcmanfm, click Bookmarks>Add to bookmarks, give it a name and click OK .. it should now be in the left hand panel of pcmnafm.

Just makes navigating to them easier than continually having to go to /media/NAS-foldername

You also need to test that shutting down your PC doesn't hang for a few minutes.

[Smiler]

I might just do that, cheers.