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[IDEA] 2 TB SDCARD for Free 8) Mount CIFS Shares deppending on WLAN Access Point

Hello world ! 8)
I mannaged to mount my complete shares on my windows Network to SD-Card ...
I'm using CM6 RC1 and i can simply do a :
modprobe cifs
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.X/share /sdcard/smbshare -o username=XXX,password=YYY
on Computer (PC-here 192.158.0.X) you have to make a share with the name "share" - on SDCARD in your android you have to make a directory with the name smbshare - the dir you are going to mount the PC-Share into)
magicly my sdcard is now a 1,5 Terabyte hdd ... 8)
No more streaming clients are need - just access MP3/DivX/MKV/PDF/etc.
WITHOUT DOWNLOADING TO SDCARD FIRST ...!
(watched a DivX movie directly with Rock-Player 5 minutes ago ... no copy to SDCARD nessasary)
Problem : after a reboot everything is gone ... 8) ... no automatic rermount - no difference between different WLAN-Routers
I am not firm enough on linux to write a script and do the neccasary things to get some logic behind this feature.
It would be wonderful if someone can programm a gui which fires up the nessasary mount when connecting to a wlan - differing between different wlans (networks) with different ressources.
shelling arround is not the best way for android users - something GUI like (e.g. Astro with SMB Modul - but mounting the share instead of copying to sdcard) would give everyone direct access to every file on the network without the nessasary streaming.
Even VPNing to the share should be possible ... giving direct access without streaming servers like ORK/etc.
Good idea ? please add some comments ...
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Edit :
A small GUI frontend for managing CIFS shares is available in the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756158
Let the show beginn !

Very good idea.
I'll take a look into it. Maybe after the weekend. We'll see..

That sounds f**** great! 8)
Thanks for the positive reply!
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fogbav you can use GScripts for have a link to a script that do this command for you, and have differents scripts for do the same on different WLan.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
MY_USERNAME="your_user_name_here"
MY_PASSWORD="your_password_here"
modprobe cifs
mount -t cifs //192.168.0.X/share /sdcard/smbshare -o username=${MY_USERNAME},password=${MY_PASSWORD}

Wow ... that looks promising ... will test soon.
Thank you very much for the script !
Edit : Works like hell ... thank you ! Now let's see if beidl can do some magic tricks with "usability" and "different WLAN/Shares" logic.
Thank you all ...

What firmwares are you guys using? I'm on LeeDroid 1.6 and seems like cifs is not present for me after doing 'lsmod'. Thanks.

Cyanogen. 6 RC1. So it is Froyo...
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If someone can provide me a cifs.ko module working with the official HTC Froyo (kernel version 2.6.32.15) then I can start working on a GUI.
I honestly don't want to go back to CM until it's problems are solved and 720p is working.

beidl said:
If someone can provide me a cifs.ko module working with the official HTC Froyo (kernel version 2.6.32.15) then I can start working on a GUI.
I honestly don't want to go back to CM until it's problems are solved and 720p is working.
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Isn't the kernel source needed to compile a module for that specific kernel?

martino2k6 said:
Isn't the kernel source needed to compile a module for that specific kernel?
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Well, it depends. One of the today released ROMs has a tun and ext4 module included, still we don't have HTCs new kernel sources. The thing is that I'm sure someone here on xda has access to the private HTC repositories. I remember the old days of the G1 community when someone gave "cyrowski" (old G1 dev) a dump of HTCs private git repository.
But I guess I'll most probably try the newest CM nightly anyways. So then I can also try to write a nice little GUI.

If you can get this working on roms with no cifs in app form it will be epic. I'll be more than happy to be a tester.
Had the above script workin fine in Adams OD 3.02 but had to go back to DeFrost without cifs (I think, didn't work anyway). I miss being able to stream EVERYTHING.
You can dooooo iiiiiiit!
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Sorry if this is a nooby question. Which ROM should i try this on and what should i enter the commands in?
I am happy to test this as it looks promising.
Thanks.

Bump......

Hi... i think you have to use a non stocked rom compiled with kernel from source code like cm6 opendesire. Stock roms dont have cifs function even new 2.2 official build doesnt have it until source is released by HTC.
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So do i enter the code in a terminal app?

ukmaddnes1 said:
So do i enter the code in a terminal app?
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Yes.
(too short blah blah blah)

i get an error with modprobe that file or directory does not exist

su
modeprobe cifs
if this gives an error ... it seems there is no CIFS modul in your rom ... use CM6 ...

again error....it seems that i don't have the module installed........can anyone upload the module and tell me where to put it ???? i mean into what folder it should be

are there any guides on adding cifs into an existing rom/kernel? dont mind doing the work, just have no idea where to start atm.

Kernel Modules for 7310

Edit: these are useful for stock 3.1 and should not be used with my kernel. See my kernel post for current capabilities etc.
Please use this thread to post kernel modules for the Samsung Galaxy 8.9
The kernel modules I post are compiled from the model 7310 WiFi-only kernel source released by Samsung for kernel 2.6.36.3 and Android 3.1. I do not know if they will work on any other model besides the 7310, but you are free to try.
You must have root access and mount "system" as read/write.
Create a folder called "modules" inside of /system/lib and copy the kernel module (.ko) into "modules"
cifs.ko - to mount shares from Windows, Linux and Mac
-View attachment 7310_cifs.ko.zip
-Unzip cifs.ko and verify with SHA1 65c5cc08ee5a4878fc99060885ecaefd6961a9f
-CifsManager from the Android Market works well. Goto "Settings..." and check both "Load cifs module" and "Load va insmod". The default path will be as shown (/system/lib/modules/cifs.ko)
View attachment other_7310_modules.zip
nls_utf8.ko 3b066984e0dca109df4fe234ea7b91f396448e58
option.ko f46babd6a030bc536869915961971bd110efb3b8
tun.ko 826b5b40749bfbd8978eee4e65838380bd614364
usb_wwan.ko cd76f800e39ce0883feb6a093242757e0a15d829
View attachment ntfs.ko.zip
ntfs.ko ee47d0f110aca30db79accbbc0058292491372a4
Please give "thanks" if this was helpful. If you are looking for a common module, please make a request and I will see what I can do. I have a regular job and a family, so I can't promise how long it will take or that it will work since I may not have the hardware to test it.

Thanks motley. A tip for other noobs like me: don't download through Tapatalk.
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this is great, thanks for working on the tab 8.9. i think many of us 8.9 owners are a little sad we have so little development going on.

thanks , it works both on stock rom and overcome's rom, well done !!

Hi _motley,
do you know how to mount modules for east asian character folder ?
it seems involved with nls_utf8 module , i'm using cifs mgr...
batch load both cifs.ko and nls_utf8.ko from CIFS mgr , not work,
but western character works normally.
Alternatively , I use script to insmod , then works fine,
anyway , it works , thank you a lot.

Hi
Thanks a lot !
Any chance to get the NTFS Module as well ?

Thanks for testing, glad to hear cifs is working.
kevinchg, not sure on your mounting issue when also loading nls_utf8.ko, I don't currently have a way to test it, but I would make sure that you have your path's and options setup correctly in cifsmanager. Don't quote me, but I think you need to separate the two module paths by a semi-colon and I believe you also need to specify the option "iocharset=utf8" (or something like this) within your share configuration.
fishton, the NTFS module has been added. Let me know if it works for you. Can't believe I left this one out...would like to use it myself.

Thanks ! Will test it tonight and let you know if it works

I'm curious why you guys need the modules. As far as I can tell, they were built into the kernel on my 8.9 tab. I had no problem mounting cifs/ntfs shares and didn't need anything to do so.

phonic said:
I'm curious why you guys need the modules. As far as I can tell, they were built into the kernel on my 8.9 tab. I had no problem mounting cifs/ntfs shares and didn't need anything to do so.
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Which model do you have? Perhaps you are mounting network drives with ES File Explorer or something like that that has SMB built-in? Neither the config from /proc/config.gz or the defconfig from the kernel source I downloaded from Samsung have any of these options built into the kernel. I definitely can't mount using cifsmanager without loading the cifs.ko module.
For NTFS, we are talking about mounting NTFS hard drives via USB. Haven't tried that yet...perhaps the other gentleman will report back if he tries.

Hi
I tried your NTFS Module yesterday and have been able to load the module. But unfortunately, I haven t been able to find the proper command for mounting my disk.
Could you advice me ?
Thanks !

fishton said:
Hi
I tried your NTFS Module yesterday and have been able to load the module. But unfortunately, I haven t been able to find the proper command for mounting my disk.
Could you advice me ?
Thanks !
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Give this app a try and see if it works. I'll try to play around with this myself when I find some time.
https://market.android.com/details?id=au.dach.drivemount
Also, see this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131924

Already tried both, no luck with it

Hi
Many thanks for your v2 kernel all smooth for me with OVC 2.1
I'm looking at for a working cifs.ko. The one given here never worked for me (exec format error) with previous kernel and the v2.
Any chance to get one to test from your v2 kernel build?
Thanks again.
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questionmark said:
Hi
Many thanks for your v2 kernel all smooth for me with OVC 2.1
I'm looking at for a working cifs.ko. The one given here never worked for me (exec format error) with previous kernel and the v2.
Any chance to get one to test from your v2 kernel build?
Thanks again.
Sent from my GT-P7310 using xda premium
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With the latest versions of my kernel, you don't need any modules...it's built right into the kernel. Only the stock kernel and the first alpha release of my kernel needed modules.

_motley said:
With the latest versions of my kernel, you don't need any modules...it's built right into the kernel. Only the stock kernel and the first alpha release of my kernel needed modules.
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ho...!
Indeed used cifsmanager and got my share name wrong...
Thanks
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[Q] Anyone got CIFS working on JB 4.1.2?

I've been beating my head against the ground for two full days trying to get a working solution for CIFS under 4.1.2.
Anyone ACTUALLY gotten it to work? 4.1.1 JB CIFS.KO (and related) files do not appear to work. The latest franco kernel Milestone 6 doesn't seem to work.
I NEED CIFS - so I cannot upgrade to 4.1.2 until I'm sure I can get CIFS working again.
Anyone's thoughts would be appreciated.

I also do not have this working... Anyone have a fix?
the .ko files survived the update... but still not working...
EDIT: I would subscribe to this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781411

I already did just waiting...

SmoothROM 3.2 (4.1.2) supports proper CIFS .. I'm free!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1899024

My current workaround: es file manager's lan support.

Since it is working in a 4.1.2 custom rom, I wonder if the CIFS.KO file was updated or ... if something was built into the ROM to support it.
I'd happily dump the CIFS.KO file if anyone here wants to see if THAT is all it would take.

Please dump the CIFS.KO file here, I'll giv it a try!

Sorry I'm kind of new to all this lingo, but do you mean the File Manager? I seem to be having that problem right now.

kevion4 said:
Sorry I'm kind of new to all this lingo, but do you mean the File Manager? I seem to be having that problem right now.
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It is just a file browser with lots of features.
Google Play > search > "es file manager"

CIFS works fine with stock 4.1.2 and the faux123 kernel (v012b6es). It has CIFS builtin, no cifs.ko needed.

For those looking to get cifs working on a stock kernel, XDA member chrkad was able to compile the modules to work on stock rooted JB 4.1.2 JZO54K kernel 3.1.10-g009b6d1. See forum link below;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33036537&postcount=115

OK, how 'bout 4.2, now!

jmdearras said:
OK, how 'bout 4.2, now!
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Negative on stock, rooted 4.2; still using ES LAN support (which still works surprisingly well)

[Q] CIFS/SMD Mount

Hey,
today I tought about mounting my Windows network share on my rooted Nexus 4.
I searched a bit and found the App CifsManager, but it doesn't seem to work.
I think the problem is a missing module the kernel needs, cfis.ko rather.
Are I am right when I think there needs to be a device-specific module?
If so, is there already a module out there? If not, can you post a link to the needed module?
When I'm out in left field, how do I mount my network shares?
Greetings

I would also very much appreciate it if someone could direct me to a cifs module for the stock 4.2.1 kernel.

Bump -- anyone know which kernels include a cifs module or where one could get a cifs module for use with 4.2 on the N4?
Thanks

Bump.

Bump.

HashWorks said:
Bump.
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I understand CM 10.1 has CIFS support built into the kernel. That said, I still cannot get it to work - neither through cifsmanager or through adb shell manually.
I am going to post some request for assistance to see if I can get this working and will post back here if I do.

[Q] CIFS Module for stock rooted nexus 4

Is there some cifs.ko module for a stock android 4.3 on the nexus 4 or any other way to mount a samba share on the nexus 4 (device rooted and with busybox)

No module support for stock kernel. How about es file manager or astro?
Sent from my phone. Please forgive typos and brevity.

ziddey said:
No module support for stock kernel. How about es file manager or astro?
Sent from my phone. Please forgive typos and brevity.
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I'd like to mount a samba share on android so that other app can use the share
In this case I want titanium backup to backup and restore directly from the samba share

maybe do some research and see if there's a viable FUSE based solution. wouldn't need CIFS then

For what it's worth, I just compiled a cifs module that *should* work on franco's kernel: http://d-h.st/00X
Also this may help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2307628

ziddey said:
For what it's worth, I just compiled a cifs module that *should* work on franco's kernel: http://d-h.st/00X
Also this may help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2307628
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I'll check that, I'd be fine with a adb hack also
ziddey said:
maybe do some research and see if there's a viable FUSE based solution. wouldn't need CIFS then
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Thanks do I also need md4.ko ?

Looks like CONFIG_CRYPTO_MD4=y for franco so it should already be built in. Not sure what you mean by "adb hack"

ziddey said:
Looks like CONFIG_CRYPTO_MD4=y for franco so it should already be built in. Not sure what you mean by "adb hack"
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Thanks, by adb hack I meant maybe there is a way to mount a folder from the pc to android through USB