Adding a network or network drive or Directory

[vanchie21]

so I'm having a problem adding my directory drives back to sage tv. Sage doesn't even see my network computer just invalid directory. It doesn't even see my mapped drive, only when I connect it it reads it, but I can't use it to import or export files from sage. Is there a setting or code that is messed up or what is going on?

[Monedeath]

This is on my explore list too, although in my case I just thought it was the relevant computer being weird(the windows system Sage is on can brose the path just fine, only Sage insisits it is offline; at the same time this started under SageTV7, a WinXP machine on the network also lost access to those Win7 fileshares). Going to try an experiment on Wednesday night if all goes well and see if network file paths in general are working.

It should be noted most common cause under Sage for issues on Network files with Windows is due to Sage running as System rather than as a user. Also Sage evidently cannot use mapped network drives on Windows.

[Fuzzy]

If you are using the SageTVService, you have to make sure it is logged in as a real user. It defaults to being run as LocalSystem, which windows does not allow to access network shares. In SageTVServiceControl.exe, there is a button to change the user that it is run as. This should then allow it to access network shares.

[vanchie21]

Now I didn't think about that. When I get home ill look at it. On a unrelated note I'm thinking about play on to play Netflix Hulu and things like that, how convoluted is the set up or do you even use this service

[Fuzzy]

PlayOn is pretty easy to set up. Install PlayOn, and configure the channels in it that you want (things like setting up your netflix account, etc). Then install the PlayOn Plugin in SageTV.

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

If you are using the SageTVService, you have to make sure it is logged in as a real user. It defaults to being run as LocalSystem, which windows does not allow to access network shares. In SageTVServiceControl.exe, there is a button to change the user that it is run as. This should then allow it to access network shares.

I think I remember this: so if your W7 Sage server is set up with NO password on the admin account, and you use SageTVService, then networked storage is not accessible?

[stanger89]

Network browsing has always been hit or miss for me, I usually (have to) enter at least the root path I'm looking for, and then it works fine after that.

[Skirge01]

Originally Posted by stanger89

Network browsing has always been hit or miss for me, I usually (have to) enter at least the root path I'm looking for, and then it works fine after that.

Agreed. I can't browse the network, but I can type it in without issue.

[Monedeath]

Originally Posted by Monedeath

This is on my explore list too, although in my case I just thought it was the relevant computer being weird(the windows system Sage is on can brose the path just fine, only Sage insisits it is offline; at the same time this started under SageTV7, a WinXP machine on the network also lost access to those Win7 fileshares). Going to try an experiment on Wednesday night if all goes well and see if network file paths in general are working.

Well, experiment results indicate: Network paths work, and that particular computer is in fact being weird. (Sage can even see it in the workgroup, but can't find anything on it)

[vanchie21]

As Fuzzy mention, I had to log it in as a "real" user to make sage tv service worked, well I experimented with that but I didn't have much luck but turned it off and it saw the network drive. So using it with the server doesn't work as well as it would using it just the client.