Samba 101

A lot of people talk but never done Samba. Here is how for Himedia.

#1. Settings/Other/Samba...enable

This starts the service only...but it got nothing to do yet

#2. Launch HiDLNA.apk (my q16 or similar for others)...select sharing, then select "drives" &/ folders to share...

Edit: PS... I read q10 pro uses happycast & not HiDLNA, and mount only sd1...so need to investigate further...

Himedia uses this system app to manage sharing...this tells Samba what to do....you're now done !!!

Now you can use Windows/Mac/Linux/Android/iPhone to read from & write to the box. PCs have native client built-in, phones need to make sure the file manager got "remote" or "network" function.

My earlier example was using phone to access box via Wi-Fi @ 192.168.0.103...thru Samba.

Note all devices must be connected to the same network ip/subnet...usually not a problem with most people. If you have more than one router network or run DDNS...you know what to do

thank you and thanks to AVFAN for your invaluable advice. It all works now. However, there in no HiDLNA.apk for the q10pro I think it's already built in. The trick, strangely enough, to get the networking working was after enabling samba which i did long ago was:

enabling the networking password (and then disabling if you don't want to use it then disable and then enable samba.

seems wierd but it worked for me, i have 2 q10 pros so i followed that religiously and all 3 now can file share/network.

thank you and thanks to AVFAN for your invaluable advice. It all works now. However, there in no HiDLNA.apk for the q10pro I think it's already built in. The trick, strangely enough, to get the networking working was after enabling samba which i did long ago was:

enabling the networking password (and then disabling if you don't want to use it then disable and then enable samba.

seems wierd but it worked for me, i have 2 q10 pros so i followed that religiously and all 3 now can file share/network.

thank you and thanks to AVFAN for your invaluable advice. It all works now. However, there in no HiDLNA.apk for the q10pro I think it's already built in. The trick, strangely enough, to get the networking working was after enabling samba which i did long ago was:

enabling the networking password (and then disabling if you don't want to use it then disable and then enable samba.

seems wierd but it worked for me, i have 2 q10 pros so i followed that religiously and all 3 now can file share/network.

what is TS?
*** TS = Transport Stream one of the many video formats. Google and see.

66gb... is that a uhd4k 2160p video? as in 3840 x 2160?
*** 1920 * 1080 at 25 frames /s

if yr tv OR avr is not 4k, u will not get video. no downgrading.
*** TV is only HD, bought some 6 yrs ago. I have tried some sound and video test programs from Kodi, eg #6 as highlighted below. I can play it in my Q5 Pro and HD TV though it is 10 bit color and UHD file. My old TV does not have 10 bits color or UHD features and yet I can play it. Think there is an automatic downgrade to what the TV can handle.


Don't tell me my TV I bought 6 years is 10 bits color and UHD which I am not aware of! Ha. 10 bits and UHD were in their research/development phase then.

what is AOK?
***  AOK = OK = fine = all right
That is, I can play the #6 UHD TS file.

newer PCs/monitors can take 1440p, i.e. 2560x1440.
*** My PC monitor is about 12 yrs old now and still can play the 66 GB TS file using VLC on my PC. Think there is also an automatic quality downgrade to suit the monitor.

that other TS file on kodi in the same box, same tv, it works - does it work when playing with q5pro native player?
what resolution is it?
***  Maybe what I said earlier is confusing.
Can play #6 TS file above (0.6 GB)
Cannot play the other big TS file (66GB). Have tried the Kodi default player & DVD player (with sound but no picture). Using VLC apps, got picture and sound but breaking. Not watchable.

1280×720 (HD, 720p)
1920×1080 (FHD, Full HD, 2K 1080p)
2560×1440 (QHD, WQHD, Quad HD, 1440p)
3840×2160 (UHD, Ultra HD, 4K, 2160p)
7680×4320 (FUHD, Full Ultra HD, 8K, 4320p)

Good that it worked.

Media center using LAN samba with q10pro is easier than all previous models.

Even better performance if u use 5ghz wifi as said by jayceeooi.

You also get to play everything via native player which can handle just about any video or audio available now... 4k, 60hz, 10 bit, hevc, hdr, hd audio, dtsx, ddatmos.

Actually, the price of himedia being higher than most others is precisely due to that - a good media center with a powerful native player. And that is why i dun understand why some people insist on playback with kodi or vlc or mx!

One more tip for q10pro users...

Es file explorer is not a good file manager for android5 and higher as some new restrictions now put in place. Use another one for easy file management, transfers, deletion, copy, etc.

I use file manager asus, can get from playstore. This one is super easy to use, easy upload and download between pc and box, incl the hdd inside and all usb attached hdd's.

Why playback with kodi when u can use the superior media center?

Just to check that 66gb file's video encoding parameters and see if it's supposed by the box or not lor...

Just go check that 66gb file's video parameters and see if it's supposed by the box or not lor...

You mean whether Q5 Pro is designed to play TS? Yes, I have checked with my supplier, says Q5 Pro can play TS file, which it does with the 0.6 GB TS file.

But why the no picture problem with the 66 GB TS file? Suggest not all TS files are alike.

Kodi is only good if you want 4k & 5.1 right? I haven't been using it since I'm only FHD/HD & 2.1.

I want the download subtitles integration. Let me check out the superior media center tonight.

But why the no picture problem with the 66 GB TS file? Suggest not all TS files are alike.

Bitrate...

Thanks.

With the breaking picture quality, the bitrate question came to mind, maybe my system including the network is not fast enough. I did a check the other night and summary as below.

66 GB  video  37 Mbps bitrate
0.6 GB video  51 Mbps bitrate

(bitrate from the DETAILS section)

Even at a higher bitrate, I can play the 0.6 GB file without any problem while having problem with the 66 GB file.

AVI, MPS etc files have different bitrates depending on the picture/sound quality (frame rate etc) and I have not come across a time where I cannot play an AVI, MP3 file on my Q5 Pro.

FYI, getting the 66 GB TS file to play is academic now. I did it to test my Q5 Pro and I can play the 0.6 GB TS file. So, not an issue to dwell on for me. Next time if there is a choice of file fomat, I will avoid TS! Ha.

Thanks.

With the breaking picture quality, the bitrate question came to mind, maybe my system including the network is not fast enough. I did a check the other night and summary as below.

66 GB  video  37 Mbps bitrate
0.6 GB video  51 Mbps bitrate

(bitrate from the DETAILS section)

Even at a higher bitrate, I can play the 0.6 GB file without any problem while having problem with the 66 GB file.

AVI, MPS etc files have different bitrates depending on the picture/sound quality (frame rate etc) and I have not come across a time where I cannot play an AVI, MP3 file on my Q5 Pro.

FYI, getting the 66 GB TS file to play is academic now. I did it to test my Q5 Pro and I can play the 0.6 GB TS file. So, not an issue to dwell on for me. Next time if there is a choice of file fomat, I will avoid TS! Ha.

Can happen to any file-format when not done properly.

But I can play that 66 GB TS file using VLC on my PC.  :confused:

Like I said earlier, case closed. Academic now on the cause. 

TS file require muscle player to run.

Normally TS file are big.

Use to have it. But don't want it anymore. Doesn't different much the quality compare mkv.