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speedebikes:
Cheesecake,

As stated before, the rockbox vmware image is already configured for networking with Samba.  All you need to do is to connect to it from the windows end.

From Windows, open "My Computer"  or an explorer file browser window.  Then in the menu click "tools/Map Network Drive..."

Where it says 'Drive:'
Pick a drive letter - preferably fairly high up alphabetically to avoid conflicts with the automapped letters when attaching additional devices like your mp3 player.  I chose 'R' for rockbox...

Where it says 'Folder:'
enter "//debian/user"

You probably want to have the 'Reconnect at logon" checkbox checked.

When you get prompted for a signon enter "root" with a password of "rockbox".

Now you should have access to the your files from windows through the new drive "R:" or whatever you chose to have mapped.

btw, all of the above will only work if you have enabled windows networking.  You can do that through the 'control panel' if you haven't done it already, although it's a bit more complicated and I have it done it recently to be up for giving you detailed instructions here.


Todd Allen

cheesecake:
First, this is genius.
Second, it doesn't work currently because
Third, I'm not sure windows networking is set up, and even if I did, I can't find what you are talking about under control panel.
Is it at all possible to navigate me to this???

speedebikes:
Cheesecake,

Setting up windows networking varies a bit in different versions of Windows.  I'm running XP and under the 'Control Panel' are entries for the 'Network Setup Wizard' and 'Network Connections'.

I'd check 'Network Connections' first.  You ought to have an entry for a "VMWare Network Adapter".  On my system it was created automatically after running VMWare.

If you don't see this, you might need to run the network setup wizard or perhaps the new connection wizard.  For help with these, try using 'Google' or your favorite websearch on strings like "help network setup wizard" which ought to get you to the Microsoft docs.

If you see the "VMWare Network Adapter" you ought to be able to see under 'My Network Places' a folder 'Workgroup/Debian" under which you should see your rockbox filesystem.  The 'Map Network Drive" that I told you about previously lets you make a convenient way to access this through a new drive letter.  Previously I said to make the mapping with the 'root' signon, although I should have told you to use the 'user' signon for making a mapping into the user filespace.  Use root if you want to make a mapping into the root of the filespace to modify the linux system files.  Both 'root' and 'user' have the password 'rockbox'.

cheesecake:
Okay, i think i finally understand what the problem is.
I can't view workgroup computers. I have admin, but for some reason, it returns an error.
Could this be a problem???

speedebikes:
Are you saying you don't have a Workgroup folder under 'My Network Places' or are you saying it's empty?

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