A noob question support. Is there a CIFS support in the 2.6.32.21-gbe90714 kernel or a suitalbe cifs.ko file that one could use with the Cifsmanager app?
I am a bit lost here. I downloaded the DHD kernel source released, but had no luck locating the cifs.ko file. And I have no idea how to compile one myself. Can someone pinpoint me in the right direction?
update:
found some instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=783117 so I will see if I can get it working
update 2:
i have been able to build cifs.o (no cifs.ko was produced ) from the kernel provided by HTC, but it fails with insmod. The problem might be (besides that I have only a vague idea what am I doing) that the downloaded kernel is 2.6.32-g5ed1769 and my phone is running kernel 2.6.32-gbe90714.
Also compiling the kernel ends with this error
make[3]: *** No rule to make target `drivers/input/touchscreen/ntrig.o', needed by `drivers/input/touchscreen/built-in.o'. Stop.
Thats where I got stuck.
I have attached the file cifs.o produced.
Updare 3: Solved - see attachment in post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8865419#post8865419
Support/Troubleshooting forum sub section is needed, this Desire HD general is becoming a Desire HD trashcan..
M_T_M said:
Moved to general. Not a DEV thread.
Cheers,
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I placed in DEV since it deals with kernel compilation. Maybe it should be moved to theme and apps as I am trying to get Cifsmanager app working on DHD.
Small update: I have managed to get a cifs.ko from kernel 2.6.32.17 from G2 partially working. I have HEX edited the file and changed to my kernel version.
I can insmod the file and mount drive without a problem. I can than access the mounted drives a browse the folders, but when I try to open the file I get an error.
I do not seem to be able to find a 2.6.32.21 kernel compiled cifs.ko which I believe might work with HEX updating "-gbe90714".
*push*
looking for the right cifs.ko as well :\ would be really nice to be able to mount cifs shares without custom rom...
anyone got CIFS working on stock ROM?
CIFS working on 2.6.32.21-gf3f553d
here is a working cifs.ko for DHD kernel 2.6.32.21-gf3f553d
Code:
su
insmod slow-work.ko
insmod cifs.ko
insmod nls_utf8.ko
It's a hex edited and --strip-debug cifs to educe file size of the version from MikeMelbourne. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9780217&postcount=7
Works fine on my DHD (samba access and video playback with V Player).
nxtwrld said:
here is a working cifs.ko for DHD kernel 2.6.32.21-gf3f553d
Code:
su
insmod slow-work.ko
insmod cifs.ko
insmod nls_utf8.ko
It's a hex edited and --strip-debug cifs to educe file size of the version from MikeMelbourne. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9780217&postcount=7
Works fine on my DHD (samba access and video playback with V Player).
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Thanks for this, it works fine when I insmodded all the .ko's you zipped (that I placed in system/lib/modules/). On reboot though I cannot use cifs manager unless I insmod again. Do I need to insmod everytime i reboot?
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nxtwrld said:
It's a hex edited and --strip-debug cifs to educe file size of the version from MikeMelbourne. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9780217&postcount=7
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I understand the hex edit - would you mind telling me how you did the --strip-debug - I'd like to do the same.
They were compiled on a headless PII 400 MHz running Ubuntu Edgy Eft server.
-Mike-
You just need to have the android ndk, which I supposed you have since you have bee able to compile the kernel. So just run
Code:
/path/to/android-ndk-r4b/build/prebuilt/linux-x86/arm-eabi-4.4.0/bin/arm-eabi-strip --strip-debug /path/to/cifs.ko
you have to modify the path to cifs.ko a and android-ndk-r4b
I have bee trying to compile the kernel my self on kubuntu, but always finished with an error, so I just ended up hexediting other files.
Thanks for your files. I have been waiting for a working samba mount to stream my videos from NAS!!
keemyb said:
Thanks for this, it works fine when I insmodded all the .ko's you zipped (that I placed in system/lib/modules/). On reboot though I cannot use cifs manager unless I insmod again. Do I need to insmod everytime i reboot?
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I am afraid it has to be insmoded every time on boot. You can automate it with Gscript or Tasker apps.
Thanks @Nxtwrld for the strip-debug advice. The HTC kernel never compiled with my phone's config.gz - after each failed compile I would have to edit .config and disable the item responsible for the build failure. I ended up compiling the module by itself.
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Final compile - optimised versions against NDK R5.
Against the new Android NDK R5 I have just compiled:
* tun.ko - 18 KB
* slow-work.ko - 16 KB
* cifs.ko - 269 KB
* nls_utf8.ko - 4 KB
I have also debug stripped them - resulting in a total module size of 304 KB instead of 3.2 MB.
This time I compiled them on Ubuntu 10.10 instead of the ancient Ubuntu 6.10 I had been compiling on.
Again, these are for 2.6.32.21-g66cfb7a - feel free to hex edit them. I have tested both tun & cifs and they work.
Thanks again nxtwrld for the strip-debug advice.
Can you do the same for kernel 2.6.32.21-g3d0aaf ?
here you go.
thank you! Works very good!
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here you go.
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I've tried for hours so far to understand more about the android and how to install the files inside 2.6.32.21-gf3f553d.zip.
I have the Desire HD with stock Orange rom and that kernel, i literaly have no idea how to install thease moduals onto the phone.
My desire hd is rooted and is S-on I've tried things like Kernel Update Utility and also just trying to simply copy and paste the files into system/lib/modules didnt work since astro didnt let me paste.
If it wasnt nearly 1am and i wasn't trying for the past 3 hours i would have done more reading. I know its something simple im missing, just can't figure out what the process is to installing thease modules is. First Android phone, first day with it as you can probebly tell.
Any help will be apreciated.
Thanks
arielc said:
I've tried for hours so far to understand more about the android and how to install the files inside 2.6.32.21-gf3f553d.zip.
I have the Desire HD with stock Orange rom and that kernel, i literaly have no idea how to install thease moduals onto the phone.
My desire hd is rooted and is S-on I've tried things like Kernel Update Utility and also just trying to simply copy and paste the files into system/lib/modules didnt work since astro didnt let me paste.
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There's a free app in the market called "mount /system (rw / ro)" that can make your /system read-write (rw) or read-only (ro). After setting rw - you should be able to copy the *.ko files into /system/lib/modules.
Another alternative is to copy the *.ko files onto your sdcard (/mnt/sdcard).
You can then use an app (i.e. "Terminal Emulator") to enter these commands:
Code:
su
insmod /mnt/sdcard/slow-work.ko
insmod /mnt/sdcard/cifs.ko
insmod /mnt/sdcard/nls_utf8.ko
Alternatively, you can open CifsManager, open the Settings and specify a custom path to your kernel modules (i.e. in /mnt/sdcard). The recent version allows you to specify multiple modules, separated by colons. e.g:
Code:
/mnt/sdcard/slow-work.ko:/mnt/sdcard/cifs.ko:/mnt/sdcard/nls_utf8.ko
Hope this helps.
You should also check you kernel version and verify, that you are really running pin this kernel. I have no idea what the kernel for Orange branding is....
Amazing thanks, i did it with the terminal emulator method. First time i tried it, it wouldnt work. A restart later and i've rentered the comands and my computer drive is mounted. Works like a dream, thanks loads for th hex edited files and the walkthrough with diffrent options was so very helpful.
I just changed my kernel with nAa's v6 kernel from stock. I believe that tun.ko or tun/tap (correct me if im wrong) is already in kernel so i have to delete modules in /system/lib/modules to avoid conflict. Now my problem is how can I locate the path of tun.ko if it is already in the kernel. When I am using stock kernel the path in my openvpn setting of tun.ko is is system/lib/modules/tun.ko, but now I have nAa's kernel what path should i put in the openvpn setting coz if i only put tun.ko in the setting it doesnt work. Anyone can help me? Thank you.
Try modprobe I guess. haha mwah
modprobe is only for modules operation. you have no module per se to work with so modprobe is not the right command to work with.
have you tried just letting your openvpn run? I think it will automatically use whatever is provided in the kernel hence no need to specify anything for module at all.
Hoping for CIFS modules compiled for 4.2...
I have these: cifs module for 3.1.10-g52027f9
from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781411
but after flashing the 4.2 zip, Mount Manager won't load them. MM is getting root permissions.
Thanks!
Same thing happening to me. No idea how to write modules. Need someone smarter than me to do this.
Me too
Same thing here! Because of that, "Mount Manager" stopped working. Is there any alternative to that? I use "mount manager" to watch some movies located on my network NAS
I've flashed my TPT with Koshu's CM10.
As I can not mount my NAS I've replaced the cifs.ko and the md_4 file. But mount is not possible.
Does the CM10 support cifs? And when the answer is yes, is the a howto?
I have searched the www and XDA for the TPT and Cifs-Managers, but no solution works.
Any hints?
I have the exact same problem! I'd really like to be able to use Cifs on my Thinkpad Tablet.
I tried that module:
cifs and md4 module
and another one that I found on the thinkpadtabletforum. (Unfortunately, I cannot post that link since I have under 10 posts.)
When looking deeper into CifsManager or MountManager, it seems that only the md4 module of the link I posted is mounted. The cifs.ko file never appears to be mounted. Anyone can help?
Thanks!
Hello,
since I have my Tablet Z I was searching for a solution to be able to mount CIFS directories (e.g. from a NAS) on my Tablet Z, since certain media apps (especially music players with own database like GoneMad or Poweramp) only work with local directories.
Unfortunately no dev seems to be interested in compiling the necessary kernel modules or making a custom kernel with the functionality included. And myself I'm no dev.
But today - hooray - I saw this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260831 and thought: "There are more programs from other phones, especially the very similar Xperia Z, that work on the Tablet Z, so just let's try!"
I downloaded the package linked in the first post of the thread - the .350 one. (The .423 one didn't work). Then I unpacked it and copied the contents of the folder (some .ko and config files) to /system/lib/modules.
Then I opened a terminal, cd'ed to /system/lib/modules and entered "insmod cifs.ko". Worked!! :good::cyclops:
Next I mounted my network share with the totally normal command (not with the "unc:\\\\"-stuff suggested in the above thread to get it working on the Xperia Z):
Code:
busybox mount -t cifs -o iocharset=utf8,username=xxxxx,password=yyyyy //x.x.x.x/[my share] [mount point]
Voila!
(NFS doesn't work, insmod gives an error.)
But now I can use GoneMad Music Player with my Intenso WiFi Harddisk :good::good::good:
Since I am still on 4.1.2 (with no plan to update to higher versions yet, because for me 4.2 or 4.3 has drawbacks on this device), I don't know whether one of the two module packages from the Xperia Z thread would also work on 4.2.2.
It would be great if someone who has this version running could test it.
Best Wishes,
Hasenbein
Perfect! This was the my last missing function on Tablet Z
Successfully tested on SGP321 (LTE) 10.1.1.A.1.307
Hi,
I have a Sony SG311 over 4.2.2 stock rom. If I copy these files on my tablet, Can i use CIFS manager app to mount directly my NAS share folders ?
Thansk for help
Yes, if it would work on your ROM then of course you could use CIFS manager.
But up to now nobody has got it working on 4.2.2, only on 4.1.2.
It would be great if you could test it by following my instructions. Thanks!
hasenbein1966 said:
Yes, if it would work on your ROM then of course you could use CIFS manager.
But up to now nobody has got it working on 4.2.2, only on 4.1.2.
It would be great if you could test it by following my instructions. Thanks!
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Hasnt worked for me on 4.2.2
Always get "invalid argument" error whether I do it manually in terminal or using Cifs manager. It wont mount my network drive.
Hope someone has a solution soon.
sneakymise said:
Hasnt worked for me on 4.2.2
Always get "invalid argument" error whether I do it manually in terminal or using Cifs manager. It wont mount my network drive.
Hope someone has a solution soon.
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Same to me
hasenbein1966 said:
(NFS doesn't work, insmod gives an error.)
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You can try brute-force loading it via punchmod instead of insmod, that usually works if the module isn't compiled for a completely different device.
Some info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41920265#post41920265
OK, could you 4.2.2 users try insmod -f first (normal force loading via -f parameter), then look with lsmod whether the module has been loaded, and if it didn't work, try punchmod? That would be great! Thanks!