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move files from home network/nas/mount points to Xoom?

so is there a simple way to access my videos, music on my home network (sitting on my READYNAS ) via my xoom ? i want to be able to listen to music or watch my movies, tv etc i have on my network mount points. I guess watching them is another issue, since most of my vid are .avi format but i have downloaded rockplayer so will try that out, but want to be able to pull them over easily, streaming would be great if thats possible without Rooting (not rooting this thing as its all new to me and dont want to void anything at this point)
thx for any help
-Vinman

CIFSManager does exactly what you want. Dont know if its been compiled for the Xoom yet. You need modules to be compiled before you can use the app.

ok well im not seeing that and i think that required ROOTing which i dont want to be doing as will void the device. anyone else have any ideas?

I use es file explorer to access my network shares.
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+1 it works well for file copies but not streaming. To stream you should browse to yous NAS's media using TwonkyMedia or whatever your NAS uses and open with Rockplayer.
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I use Skifta ... let me know how it works for you
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[Q] Playing movies from network share

I just recently purchased the iconia......great device....anyhow to my question..
Is there anyway to play a movie that is on a network share WITHOUT using a streaming client?
Here is what I mean....on my laptop or my other computer on my network, I can go to my media server and pick out a movie, double-click it and it will play.
On the tablet, if I do that, I get an error saying there is no media stream available and starts to download the movie to the tablet before playing.
In my mind, the tablet is just as powerful as a low end laptop, it should be able to do this, as in play a movie that is located on a network share. I have tried a slew of media players and NONE of them will just play a movie that is located on a network share. I realize that the OS is majorly scaled down compared to a full fledged OS like UNIX/windows, but I shouldn't have to stream the media, it should just play. I could understand streaming if I wanted to use a VPN and I wasnt located on my home network. But being on my home network and only having three devices on my network, bandwidth isn't an issue. Its just a total PITA to have to set up a movie to stream on my media server before I can access it on my tablet.
Anyone have any insight or ideas on this?
I hear through the grapevine that VLC may eventually get a full fledged port that is in java that provide that functionality, just like the one for unix/windows, but that will be a loooooong time coming.

Check out the cifs kernel module under the kernel modules thread in dev and then use it in conjunction with the cifs manager to mount shares.

Without rooting you can easely see movies in streaming from your lan devices. You must only install rockplayer and file expert.
After that open file expert add the shared folder on remotes tab.
When you open a remote file you must only choose rockplayer, et voilà, the streaming begin
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Rhyr said:
Without rooting you can easely see movies in streaming from your lan devices. You must only install rockplayer and file expert.
After that open file expert add the shared folder on remotes tab.
When you open a remote file you must only choose rockplayer, et voilà, the streaming begin
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Would this work using moboplayer instead of rock player?

I Tried yet, rockplayer works on every video file, mobo only with few...
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Indeed, rockplayer works like a champ.
Thanks for your advice..........

Make sure you turn on media streaming on in sharing options on your PC

I use the cifs module plus moboplayer. A perfect pair in my opinion.

I installed rockplayer and already had file expert. Added my share from my server. Tried to play mutiple videos different formats, but nothing happens. I select the file to open it, it opens a browser window to the share and then promtly closes. I never have the option of selecting rockplayer. Tried using a long press on the file and selecting "open with" but the same thing happens. I am trying to access my vids on my home server, in my local network. Anyone have any ideas?

streaming by file expert is fine, until you want to jump to specific time in the video (seeking)
I would say root + cifs is the perfect way.

snailium said:
streaming by file expert is fine, until you want to jump to specific time in the video (seeking)
I would say root + cifs is the perfect way.
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where is the cifs apk? cant seem to find it....

bonzer2u said:
where is the cifs apk? cant seem to find it....
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It's a kernel module, not an apk.
First you must obtain root access on your device, then follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058713
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It's a kernel module, not an apk.
First you must obtain root access on your device, then follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058713
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All over it, thanks again.....

Rhyr said:
Without rooting you can easely see movies in streaming from your lan devices. You must only install rockplayer and file expert.
After that open file expert add the shared folder on remotes tab.
When you open a remote file you must only choose rockplayer, et voilà, the streaming begin
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I tried this and it works great! Thanks for the info, very much appreciated!

lewdog50 said:
I installed rockplayer and already had file expert. Added my share from my server. Tried to play mutiple videos different formats, but nothing happens. I select the file to open it, it opens a browser window to the share and then promtly closes. I never have the option of selecting rockplayer. Tried using a long press on the file and selecting "open with" but the same thing happens. I am trying to access my vids on my home server, in my local network. Anyone have any ideas?
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I am having the same issue on my DroidX (Rooted+Deodexed GB .596)

[Q] streaming video over home network

Right I own a lacie cinema hd (i think thats whats it called) which is like a hard drive that plugs
Into your tv. But it can also be used like a NAS drive for streaming media over my home network for example I can stream moviea to my ps3.
Just wondering if anyone knows of any decents apps or any other way I could maybe stream
Them to my phone.
it would make a great little telly at the side of my bed using the dock

+1, air video server worked a charm for my old iPhone but haven't found a decent android replacement.
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Not seen anything on Android that fits that description.
Just transfer anything you want on to your sd beforehand.
Then there's always Dr. Who on BBC iPlayer!

If you have a PS3, you can use the Multimedia Server app in order to stream things. It works pretty nicely.

Nhialor said:
+1, air video server worked a charm for my old iPhone but haven't found a decent android replacement.
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I have put in a request for them to make an Android version. I love this app on my iPhone and iPad.

DeadlyDazza said:
Not seen anything on Android that fits that description.
Just transfer anything you want on to your sd beforehand.
Then there's always Dr. Who on BBC iPlayer!
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Transfering movies to my sd card is tiresome and annoying thats why im interested
in streaming. It would save alot of time as i have a good sized library of content from films to tv series like SOA. it would be handy to just be able to stream anything when i felt like it
And dr who lol.
Surprised there is nothing out there for android fitting the bill

On android we don't need a transcoding application running on our PC..
Visit This thread. From there instal cifs manager from the market, share a folder on your pc then mount that share on your sdcard
Stream from pc in any app that supports the format
If you guys would like a more detailed guide I could make one... a thanks or a donation towards blagus's new device wouldn't hurt
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FrAsErTaG said:
On android we don't need a transcoding application running on our PC..
Visit This thread. From there instal cifs manager from the market, share a folder on your pc then mount that share on your sdcard
Stream from pc in any app that supports the format
If you guys would like a more detailed guide I could make one... a thanks or a donation towards blagus's new device wouldn't hurt
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I dont want to stream from pc tho I want to stream from an network connected nas drive is that possible this way?

-josh- said:
I dont want to stream from pc tho I want to stream from an network connected nas drive is that possible this way?
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thats no different to streaming from a PC, it will work fine if your nas is sharing via cifs/smb which Im sure it would be if you don't know what im talking about
You can get even fancier and setup a vpn at your house and connect to your pc via cifs over the vpn... but ill leave that for another day

Try UPnPlay in the Android marketplace. It sees all my computers. It works great for me. You can navigate through folders on any networked device and then select an app to play the file. I've heard that ES File Explorer can work as well but I use UPnPlay all the time to stream from all my devices. It won't transcode like Air Video Server but it helps get the job done.
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goalweiser said:
Try UPNP in the Android marketplace. It sees all my computers and my PS3. It works great for me. You can navigate through folders on any networked device and then select an app to play the file. I've heard that ES File Explorer can work as well but I use UPNP all the time to stream from all my devices.
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Second that, UPnPlay for all your streaming needs.

The problem I have is that in windows Vista and 7 I can’t share any folders not on the C: drive. I have 3 one terabyte drives. C:, E: and D:. Every time I share a non C drive it always tells me I don’t have permissions to access that share when I try to open it from another PC. The same goes for external drives. They all have the same permissions set.
I have never had problems
Streaming” from those drives.
P.S. Folder sharing should never be called streaming. It confuses the noobs.

UPnPlay sounds good im gonna try that out now I just need a decent video player that supports
Avi lol
edit: OK using Upnplay in conjunction with mobo player works flawlessly now watching bad lieutenant over
my home network quality
Thankyou for your replys

Skifta and Subtitles

I hope I'm in the right forum; I debated on where to ask this.
So I'm using Skifta and MoboPlayer to stream videos from my home network onto my KF. It works great. The only problem I have now is that many of my videos have subtitles (srt files) but they won't play. I also tried using VLC instead of MoboPlayer, but that didn't work at all (wouldn't play any of my video files). Maybe Mobo isn't the problem? I don't know very much about this. Any ideas on how to get the subtitles working would be great. :]

For Skifta: http://forums.skifta.com/topic/subtitles
Mobo can't see external subs (may be embedded) when streaming. Use ES File Explorer to access the network share, and Mobo and other video players will play subs (ext or embedded) when using this SMB/CIFS mode.

Emit works, with srt files, and over the Internet as well as at home
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e.mote said:
For Skifta: http://forums.skifta.com/topic/subtitles
Mobo can't see external subs (may be embedded) when streaming. Use ES File Explorer to access the network share, and Mobo and other video players will play subs (ext or embedded) when using this SMB/CIFS mode.
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Thanks for the reply. How would I use ES File Explorer to access my network? I looked around but wasn't sure where to find it.
screwyluie said:
Emit works, with srt files, and over the Internet as well as at home
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Thanks for the reply.
Would this be used instead of MoboPlayer or Skifta?
I'll e.mote's suggestion for now, since it won't cost me anything. If that doesn't work, I'll try buying Emit and using that. :]

Accidental double post...

ToxicCosmos said:
Thanks for the reply. How would I use ES File Explorer to access my network? I looked around but wasn't sure where to find it.
Thanks for the reply.
Would this be used instead of MoboPlayer or Skifta?
I'll e.mote's suggestion for now, since it won't cost me anything. If that doesn't work, I'll try buying Emit and using that. :]
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Instead of both, with emit the default player will work fine, but it mostly replaces skifta, there is a free version you can test out, its well worth the 3 bucks or whatever it is
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From ES' menu, select Show Tabs, then select LAN (you can also swipe the listing left/right to switch tabs). From here, set up connection to your network share.
Alternatively, use CIFSManager (free on Market) to set up a mount for a network share. This allows network files to be accessible to any app or file manager.
A streaming server is good for watching videos outside of your home, since most can be configured to fit your connection's upload bandwidth (typically very limited). When within your home, SMB/CIFS connection is more versatile. Subs work w/o issue, video quality is better, and seeking is much more responsive.

What do you use to stream content from PC to Nexus 7 ?

I want to stream movies and other stuff wirelessly from my pc to N7. I am thinking to get Plex for Android. Are there any other (preferably free ) options. like setting up a UPnP server or an ftp server on pc and then use some app that supports it.

If rooted - yes: install a kernel that includes cifs support and then use play app cifsmanager to mount network shares made available on your PC. Your shares will appear as part of the local filesystem tree (under /mnt/cifs by default) so any app can then access network content.
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Sorry I dint mention it earlier..my N7 is not rooted..so any options for a non-rooted device ?
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I use Plex and AudioGalaxy

I use gmote and mxplayer, works flawlessly. I can stream high bitrate 1080p .mkvs with DTS audio smoothly.

sam3000 said:
If rooted - yes: install a kernel that includes cifs support and then use play app cifsmanager to mount network shares made available on your PC. Your shares will appear as part of the local filesystem tree (under /mnt/cifs by default) so any app can then access network content.
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Okay, that's pretty damn cool. Just because of that, I might pickup up a N7 today.
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You can try using Zumocast

Try es file explorer. Swipe the screen left when on your files and you can add you computer to your network.
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m3ta1head said:
I use gmote and mxplayer, works flawlessly. I can stream high bitrate 1080p .mkvs with DTS audio smoothly.
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did you do anything special? any settings? everytime i try to stream a file my **** is laggy/wont play/stops...

dansan382 said:
did you do anything special? any settings? everytime i try to stream a file my **** is laggy/wont play/stops...
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In MX Player Settings, check the S/W (network) option. It kind of worked for me. Please let me know if that works for you as well..Want to make sure that it was the thing that removed my lag..

dansan382 said:
did you do anything special? any settings? everytime i try to stream a file my **** is laggy/wont play/stops...
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Nothing special that I can recall...how is your network bandwidth? Do you have a good router? Could be a contributing factor to laggyness.

m3ta1head said:
Nothing special that I can recall...how is your network bandwidth? Do you have a good router? Could be a contributing factor to laggyness.
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Use BS Player. Tried and tested..Videos work just great..!! Btw, I roughly get around 25 Mbps..And I dont think the router would make any difference as long as you have a decent network bandwidth...Hope this helps..

munir3124 said:
Use BS Player. Tried and tested..Videos work just great..!! Btw, I roughly get around 25 Mbps..And I dont think the router would make any difference as long as you have a decent network bandwidth...Hope this helps..
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Check the VLC player pro!! The latest version is free and u can browse the PC and stream any file.. audio or video!! And the setup is just one click!

munir3124 said:
I want to stream movies and other stuff wirelessly from my pc to N7. I am thinking to get Plex for Android. Are there any other (preferably free ) options. like setting up a UPnP server or an ftp server on pc and then use some app that supports it.
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if you want a nice "front end" to browse your library then BubbleUpnp is the go. Hook that up with the free Plex server on the pc and away you go.
Otherwise, if you just want to browse the network with a file manager, thats not hard either.

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munir3124 said:
I want to stream movies and other stuff wirelessly from my pc to N7. I am thinking to get Plex for Android. Are there any other (preferably free ) options. like setting up a UPnP server or an ftp server on pc and then use some app that supports it.
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I use "Emit" to stream downloaded movies from my Windows box. I was so pleased with the free version, I bought the adfree version for less tham £3.
I have to say that this is the only video streaming app I tried so the other recommendations here may be better but I was blown away when, while being driven up the M11 at 80mph, I tethered to my ageing HTC Desire and streamed a movie from my Win7 machine back at home. (Admittedly, I only ran the movie briefly as a test, so it may glitch after some time). Also a tethered demo to some mates in the pub last night worked flawlessly.
It goes without saying that wifi streaming also works perfectly.
Another slightly different streaming use: Additional to the above Windows machine, I have an Ubuntu machine running MythTV+Apache+Mythweb which I use as my PVR (Personal Video Recorder). I found that when using the Maxthon browser on the Nexus 7, I was able to browse to the Mythweb page generated by my MythTV box and click on the "Direct Download" option of one of my recorded programs. It then offered me the option of "Download" or "Play". (It's worth noting here that neither Chrome or Firefox offered this choice - they just began downloading the recording) If I select "Play" and then select the MX Player, the recorded program begins streaming perfectly.
Hope this helps

If you're rooted you can stream for free. I'm using ES File Explorer and Dice Player. Works great for me with little setup. Just load up the samba server inside ES with you're pc's ip address and start streaming. I tried a few others but this one works the best for me. No lag when watching movies or listening to music. :good:

I tried quite a few players including MX Player before settling on BS Player. For me it seems to be the best when streaming MKVs over WiFi.

I use UPnPlay here. Basically just plugging my devices into the allshare setup I'm using between my PC and TV.
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I use skifta and MX player pro, works great.
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munir3124 said:
In MX Player Settings, check the S/W (network) option. It kind of worked for me. Please let me know if that works for you as well..Want to make sure that it was the thing that removed my lag..
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how exactly are you playing these files? I checked that box off but my videos dont even open with MXplayer. im using gmote, browse for the file and click it and it opens up in gmotes player. you do it differently?