gelesen bei http://www.buffalotech.com/downloads/LT ... OW-RES.pdfLinkStation Compatibility with LinkTheater
Buffalo’s LinkStation – Network Storage Center can easily playback files contained on it to LinkTheater. If you do not have a Buffalo LinkStation or do not wish to playback files from your Buffalo LinkStation, then
please skip to the next section.
For LinkStation to stream multimedia files to the LinkTheater, a LinkStation firmware that supports ‘PCast’ is
required. Some older LinkStations may not contain a firmware that supports ‘PCast’.
If that is the case then please proceed with updating the LinkStation’s firmware (instructions below). If you are unsure of whether
your LinkStation supports ‘PCast’, then please follow the following instructions.
Login to your LinkStation’s Web Based Configuration. This is typically by typing
http://NAME-OF-LINKSTATION into your web browser (where NAME-OF-LINKSTATION is the name you gave
LinkStation during setup). A login prompt will appear asking you for user credentials to login to your
LinkStation. If your LinkStation cannot be found, please consult the documentation that came with
LinkStation or contact our free 24x7 Technical Support.
At the login prompt, enter the proper username and password.
The username is always root and there is no password by default.
However, if you setup a password during your initial LinkStation
setup, then you must enter it in the password field. Once the
proper information has been entered, press the ‘OK’ button.
Once logged in, the main LinkStation configuration page will
appear. At the bottom of the page there might be a PCast
configuration area. If there is a configuration area named
‘PCast’, then you do not need the firmware update and you can
skip the firmware update procedure and continue to the
‘Configuration of LinkStation’ section. If no ‘PCast’ configuration
area exists, then you will need to follow the next step, upgrading
the firmware.
Upgrading LinkStation’s Firmware to Support PCast
Power cycle your LinkStation by holding the power button down
until the POWER lamp begins to blink. Once the POWER lamp
stops blinking the device is off. Please wait 5 seconds and then
press the power button. The POWER lamp will begin to blink
again signifying the startup process. Once the POWER lamp
becomes solid, LinkStation has successfully restarted.
Insert the Buffalo LinkTheater CD into a PC’s CD-ROM or DVDROM
drive. The CD will auto-launch and bring up an on-screen
menu. If the CD does not auto launch, press on the ‘Start Menu’,
press the ‘Run . . .’ option, and type X:\setup.exe (where X is the
drive letter of your CD-ROM device).
Once the CD-ROM has launched, an on-screen menu will be visible. Please select the, ‘Upgrade LinkStation
Firmware’ option and press ‘OK’.
The LinkTheater update menu will appear. There are 2 different
updaters available for LinkStation. Due to multiple LinkStation
models present in the market, you will need to select the proper
updater to update your LinkStation. Fortunately, only the correct
updater will work so you can attempt either one and if it doesn’t
work, then you know the other updater is the proper one.
Update #1 – Updater for version 1.xx LinkStations. 1.xx
LinkStations started shipping in late 2003 all the way up
to early 2005.
Update #2 – Updater for version 2.xx LinkStations. 2.xx
LinkStations started shipping around early 2005.
Please select the updater that you think most closely describes your LinkStation.
If you are unsure, start with Update #1.
Once you press an update button, the updater program will automatically launch. It will begin by searching
for available LinkStations on your network. Update #1 will only find 1.xx version LinkStations while Update
#2 will only find 2.xx version LinkStations. Thus, if the first updater you try does not find your LinkStation, then simply exit the updater and use the other updater.
Once the proper updater has been selected, the updater will find
all of the available LinkStations on your network. If more than
one LinkStation resides on your network, then please select the
appropriate LinkStation from the pull down menu. Once the
proper LinkStation has been selected, press the ‘Renew Firmware’
button.
A status screen will appear showing the existing version of
LinkStation and the new version this firmware file supports. A
password field is also present, please enter the LinkStation’s
administrator password into that field if you set one. If no
password was set, then leave the password field blank. Press the
‘OK’ button when you are finished.
The firmware update process will take 3-5 minutes and you will be greeted by a dialog box informing you
when the firmware update has completed. If you have any
problems updating the firmware, please contact our free 24x7
Technical Support.
Configuration of LinkStation
Login to your LinkStation’s Web Based Configuration. This is
typically by typing http://NAME-OF-LINKSTATION into your
web browser (where NAME-OF-LINKSTATION is the name you
gave LinkStation during setup). A login prompt will appear
asking you for user credentials to login to your LinkStation. If
your LinkStation cannot be found, please consult the
documentation that came with LinkStation or contact our free
24x7 Technical Support.
Once logged into the main configuration page, press on the
‘LinkTheater Settings’ option on the bottom of the main page.
Please see the highlighted section of the image at right:
Once you have reached the LinkTheater Settings page you will be required to setup the following options:
Media Server Function: Enable or Disable the ability for LinkTheater to playback files stored on
this LinkStation.
Media Folder: Select the share or folder from the pull down menu that will be shared from this LinkStation
to your LinkTheater(s). Only one folder or share can be selected on a LinkStation. Please select a folder that
contains all of the files and subfolders you desire LinkStation to share with LinkTheater.
Media Folder Password: If enabled, you will be required to enter a password before files can be streamed
from this LinkStation to LinkTheater. If this setting is enabled, then you will be required to enter a password
twice into the next two fields.
Once you have finished making changes, press the ‘Apply’ button to store the new settings on LinkStation.
You may now close the Web Browser used for configuring the LinkStation.
The LinkStation supports UPnP, therefore, the next time you start LinkTheater this LinkStation will
automatically appear on the Log In screen ready for you to stream multimedia files from. Pressing the
‘REFRESH’ button on the remote control from the Log In page will show the LinkStation without
restarting LinkTheater.
Hallo, ich bin seit ein paar Tagen Besitzer einer Linkstation und habe, dank der "narrensicheren" Anleitungen sie auch schon als Aufnahmeserver für die DBox2 im Einsatz.
Bis auf ein paar Probleme beim mounten ( bisher leider nur mit einem Mountpoint, weil der vi einfach nicht für Windoofies geschaffen ist) und mit dem ftp-Zugriff übers www, läuft alles tadellos.
Nun habe ich mir diesen Mediaserver "LinkTheater" bestellt und in den manuals oben geschriebenes entdeckt.
Nun meine Fragen, sofern sich schon jemand damit beschäftigt hat, oder näheres kennt.
Ist die Linkstation mit der benannten Firmware noch DBox2 kompatibel, respektive ist der root-Zugriff noch möglich?
Kennt jemand eine Firmware 2.xx und was bringts an Verbesserungen/Verschlechterungen?
Kann man, wenn die neue Firmware nicht mehr root-Zugriff gewährt durch einen Reset den Urzustand (bei meiner Linkstation v1.44) wiederherstellen?
Ach ja noch ne Frage am Rande. Kann man den ftp-Server "tunen"?
Bei mir ist max. 2,5 Mb/sec. write drin. Dagegen smb bis zu 12 Mb/sec write.
Vielen Dank für eventuelle Antworten
blubber1
(Wenn sich jemand fragen sollte warum LinkTheater, dann muß ich leider sagen die DBox2 ist vom Benutzer/Frauen freundlichen Mediacenter noch weit entfernt. Außerdem ist die Performance für .avi und SVCD/VCD denkbar schlecht. Ich hoffe diese "Probleme" nun endlich mit einem Gerät lösen zu können.)