Since formatting my HD Ushare will not share the HD.
Don’t know what to change to get it to see the HD properly and share it.
i
Can you create a file on the partition ? … without root permissions.
Where is the partition mounted ? … /media/MyDocs ?
How have you added it to ushare ?
I’ve added files to it, and deleted - all successfully
It’s mounted Win-MyDocs
gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
[spoiler]# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
Use ‘blkid’ to print the universally unique identifier for a
device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/ was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=959cb526-06f8-4d5d-bec2-a6b42f438b07 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=e56dad6b-358f-4948-b51f-4abce81f50b1 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/sdb1 /media/Win-Storage ntfs-3g defaults,user,locale=en_GB.utf8 0 0
/dev/sdc1 /media/Win-MyDocs vfat defaults,user,locale=en_GB.utf8 0 0
/dev/sdc1 /media/Win-MyDocs ext4 rw,user,exec 0 0
/dev/sdc1 /media/Win-MyDocs ntfs-3g defaults,user,locale=en_GB.utf8 0 0
/dev/sdd1 /media/Win-Video ntfs-3g defaults,user,locale=en_GB.utf8 0 0
[/spoiler]
sudo fdisk -l
[spoiler]Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000b1c6d
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 971007999 485502976 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 971010046 976771071 2880513 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 971010048 976771071 2880512 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0a42c484
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 63 488392064 244196001 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
Disk /dev/sdc: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30515 cylinders, total 490234752 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000e3991
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 63 490223474 245111706 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdd: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1938021 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc18d2306
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 * 63 1953522143 976761040+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$
[/spoiler]
gedit /etc/ushare.conf
[spoiler]# /etc/ushare.conf
Edit this file with ‘dpkg-reconfigure ushare’
Configuration file for uShare
uShare UPnP Friendly Name (default is ‘uShare’).
USHARE_NAME=Ubuntu
Interface to listen to (default is eth0).
Ex : USHARE_IFACE=eth1
USHARE_IFACE=eth0
Port to listen to (default is random from IANA Dynamic Ports range)
Ex : USHARE_PORT=49200
USHARE_PORT=49200
Port to listen for Telnet connections
Ex : USHARE_TELNET_PORT=1337
USHARE_TELNET_PORT=1337
Directories to be shared (space or CSV list).
Ex: USHARE_DIR=/dir1,/dir2
USHARE_DIR=/media/Win-Video
USHARE_DIR=/media/Win-Storage,/media/Win-MyDocs
USHARE_DIR=/media/Win-MyDocs
USHARE_DIR=/media/Win-Video,/media/Win-Storage,/media/Win-MyDocs
Use to override what happens when iconv fails to parse a file name.
The default uShare behaviour is to not add the entry in the media list
This option overrides that behaviour and adds the non-iconv’ed string into
the media list, with the assumption that the renderer will be able to
handle it. Devices like Noxon 2 have no problem with strings being passed
as is. (Umlauts for all!)
Options are TRUE/YES/1 for override and anything else for default behaviour
USHARE_OVERRIDE_ICONV_ERR=
Enable Web interface (yes/no)
USHARE_ENABLE_WEB=no
Enable Telnet control interface (yes/no)
USHARE_ENABLE_TELNET=no
Use XboX 360 compatibility mode (yes/no)
USHARE_ENABLE_XBOX=yes
Use DLNA profile (yes/no)
This is needed for PlayStation3 to work (among other devices)
USHARE_ENABLE_DLNA=no
[/spoiler]
If I’ve missed anything let me know.
Not entirely sure, how do I do it as root or not?
Not as root:
nautilus /media/Win-MyDocs
now see if you can create a doc or folder.
As root:
sudo nautilus /media/Win-MyDocs
now see if you can create a doc or folder.
What it the output from:
ls -l /media
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ nautilus /media/Win-MyDocs
It let me create a folder
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ sudo nautilus /media/Win-MyDocs
[sudo] password for peter:
It let me delete the folder, then I created another folder. It came up with this after I typed in the command
[spoiler]
** (nautilus:4843): DEBUG: Syncdaemon not running, waiting for it to start in NameOwnerChanged
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
** (nautilus:4843): WARNING **: Could not inhibit power management: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name “org.gnome.SessionManager” does not exist
** (nautilus:4843): WARNING **: Could not inhibit power management: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Name “org.gnome.SessionManager” does not exist
— Hash table keys for warning below:
→ Peter
→ peter
→ l2081
→ inode/directory
(nautilus:4843): Eel-WARNING **: “unique eel_ref_str” hash table still has 4 elements at quit time (keys above)
— Hash table keys for warning below:
→ file:///media
→ file:///media/Win-MyDocs
(nautilus:4843): Eel-WARNING **: “nautilus-directory.c: directories” hash table still has 2 elements at quit time (keys above)
Shutting down nautilus-gdu extension
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ [/spoiler]
ls -l /media
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ ls -l /media
total 64
drwx------ 15 peter peter 4096 2011-11-30 21:34 Win-MyDocs
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-11-13 17:59 WIn-MyDocs
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28672 2011-11-30 21:22 Win-Storage
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28672 2011-11-30 19:28 Win-Video
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$
Any ideas?
Sorry, somehow I missed you response … whats the output from:
mount
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ mount
/dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
/dev/sdb1 on /media/Win-Storage type fuseblk (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sdc1 on /media/Win-MyDocs type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,commit=0)
/dev/sdd1 on /media/Win-Video type fuseblk (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/peter/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=peter)
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$
OK. 1 last question …
Remember we created a directory on Home called Ushare … and created some symlinks in it ?
if you enter your Home directory, then enter the Ushare directory, then click on the Win-MyDocs link … does it take you to the correct place ?
or what happens if you run:
nautilus ~/Ushare/Win-MyDocs
are you now on the correct drive ?
is it Home or home?
I cant see the dir
I tried nautilus ~/Ushare/Win-MyDocs
and it said it could not find it
What’s the output from:
ls -a ~/
and the contents of /etc/ushare.conf:
gedit /etc/ushare.conf
and which directories do you want Ushare to share ?
/media/Win-Storage
/media/Win-MyDocs
/media/Win-Video
??
ls -a ~/
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ ls -a ~/
. .gvfs
… hp-check.log
.adobe .hplip
.arista .ICEauthority
Audiobooks .icedtea
.azureus .images
Azureus Downloads .isomaster
.bash_history .kde
.bash_logout .libquicktime_codecs
.bashrc .libreoffice
.bashrc~ .local
.cache log.txt
Calendar Appointments .macromedia
.clamtk .mission-control
.compiz-1 .mozilla
.config .mplayer
.conkyForecast.config Music
conkyHTChome.tar.gz My SureThing Projects
.conkyrc .mythtv
.conkyrc~ .nvidia-settings-rc
.conky_start.sh .odbc.ini
.cups .openshot
Daniusoft DRM Converter .pdf
.dbus Pictures
Desktop .pki
.dmrc Podcasts
Documents .profile
Downloads Public
.dvdcss .pulse
.dvdrip .pulse-cookie
dvdrip-data .qt
.dvdrip-master .sane
.dvdriprc sdc1
dwhelper sdd1
edid.bin Shared Files
.esd_auth .shotwell
examples.desktop .smb
.fontconfig .stellarium
.fonts .sudo_as_admin_successful
.fonts.conf .sudoku
.furiusisomount .swt
.gammurc Templates
.gconf .thumbnails
.gegl-0.0 .thunderbird
.gimp-2.6 .tvtime
.gksu.lock Ubuntu One
glabels-3.0.0 Videos
glabels-3.0.0.tar.bz2 .vreme.template
.gmobilemedia .Wammu
.gnome2 .wine
.gnome2_private .winetmp
gnome-shell-gnome2-notifications .winff
.goutputstream-B9QY5V .Xauthority
.goutputstream-WSRY5V .xbmc
.gstreamer-0.10 .xine
.gtk-bookmarks .xscreensaver
.gtk-custom-papers .xsession-errors
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$
gedit /etc/ushare.conf
[spoiler]# /etc/ushare.conf
Edit this file with ‘dpkg-reconfigure ushare’
Configuration file for uShare
uShare UPnP Friendly Name (default is ‘uShare’).
USHARE_NAME=Ubuntu
Interface to listen to (default is eth0).
Ex : USHARE_IFACE=eth1
USHARE_IFACE=eth0
Port to listen to (default is random from IANA Dynamic Ports range)
Ex : USHARE_PORT=49200
USHARE_PORT=49200
Port to listen for Telnet connections
Ex : USHARE_TELNET_PORT=1337
USHARE_TELNET_PORT=1337
Directories to be shared (space or CSV list).
Ex: USHARE_DIR=/dir1,/dir2
USHARE_DIR=/media/Win-Video
USHARE_DIR=/media/Win-Storage,/media/Win-MyDocs
USHARE_DIR=/media/Win-MyDocs
USHARE_DIR=/media/Win-Video,/media/Win-Storage,/media/Win-MyDocs
Use to override what happens when iconv fails to parse a file name.
The default uShare behaviour is to not add the entry in the media list
This option overrides that behaviour and adds the non-iconv’ed string into
the media list, with the assumption that the renderer will be able to
handle it. Devices like Noxon 2 have no problem with strings being passed
as is. (Umlauts for all!)
Options are TRUE/YES/1 for override and anything else for default behaviour
USHARE_OVERRIDE_ICONV_ERR=
Enable Web interface (yes/no)
USHARE_ENABLE_WEB=no
Enable Telnet control interface (yes/no)
USHARE_ENABLE_TELNET=no
Use XboX 360 compatibility mode (yes/no)
USHARE_ENABLE_XBOX=yes
Use DLNA profile (yes/no)
This is needed for PlayStation3 to work (among other devices)
USHARE_ENABLE_DLNA=no
[/spoiler]
OK, I guess you never got round to the symlink fix for sharing multiple directories in Ushare 
First change the permissions of the /media/Win-MyDocs directory recursively:
sudo chmod -R 777 /media/Win-MyDocs
(777 means EVERYONE will have read/write/execute permission on this directory and -R means all the subdirs too)
Now create a hidden directory in you home directory called .Ushare :
mkdir ~/.Ushare
Now create the symlinks in that directory to your shared mount points:
ln -vfs /media/Win-Storage /home/peter/.Ushare/Win-Storage
then
ln -vfs /media/Win-MyDocs /home/peter/.Ushare/Win-MyDocs
then
ln -vfs /media/Win-Video /home/peter/.Ushare/Win-Video
Now edit the share line in /etc/ushare.conf and point it at the hidden /home/peter/.Ushare directory:
sudo gedit /etc/ushare.conf
and change the line:
USHARE_DIR=/media/Win-Video
to
USHARE_DIR=/home/peter/.Ushare
SAVE the file and exit gedit … now restart Ushare, or reboot.
and is that why I couldn’t share more than ONE drive at a time?
So, if I want to share specific things, I add symlinks and add the location to Ushare?
Yes … although if you add anything in subdirectories, Ushare will see them anyway 
Ushare is supposed to be able to share more than one directory … but for some reason later releases are broken … so this is a “workaround” which effectively puts multiple locations in a single directory … one of the benefits of the way the Linux directory structure works