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Hey guys, i have an Apple TV 2G on 4.2.1, jailbroken and with latest version of XBMC on both ATV2 and laptop and i really looked hard before posting this but i can't see any tuto's on how to stream files from my PC to my ATV2. I've setup my library on my PC but i dont know how to stream files from my library to my ATV2, please help
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You have to share out the folder on your PC with your media on it. Then in XBMC when you go into Videos etc, you have to "Add Source" and browse to that share on your PC.
One of the options when you choose "Browse" is "SMB Network" (or something like that). That's how you'd find your PC to add the shared folder with your media files in it.
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Yes, i did that but for some sort of weird reason, everytime i try to connect from my apple TV it sayd connection refused. I have allowed the XMBC srver access in sharing center in Windows 7, but it still can't connect
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davilla
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If this is related to the "Microsoft Live Sign-in Assistant" issue with samba, then the next release should have this fixed. Until then, disable Microsoft Live Sign-in Assistant on your Windows 7 Box.
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I am having the same issue with samba.. weird thing is I have xbmc for osx and it works fine there..
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Do yo uhave instructions on setting up ps3mediaserver with XBMC ? I searched and the instructions on the site are sparse.. not sure if you have any pointers for the setup.
Thanks
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Another thing to check for in Windows 7 Sharing Center is that you have password sharing turned off (otherwise it would require a password/username). And just to be sure when setting the share up in the folder properties make sure to add the user Everybody to the permissions table (with full access assuming you trust everyone on your network). I find that sometimes if you don't put Everybody in there it can screw with remote folder access from non-Windows systems.
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Hey guys. Any help would be great!
I have XBMC set up on my ATV2 and am trying to get my pictures and music folder added to i dont have to go back to ATV when i want to view or listen to music.
When I go into "pictures" from the main menu of XBMC and then "add source" I cant see my computer files within that folder....So i cant look at my pictures that are stored on my computer. How can i do this?
My computer folders are all set to "share" i just cant seem to get my computer files up on XBMC.....
Thanks in advance
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simpleten Wrote:Hey guys. Any help would be great!
I have XBMC set up on my ATV2 and am trying to get my pictures and music folder added to i dont have to go back to ATV when i want to view or listen to music.
When I go into "pictures" from the main menu of XBMC and then "add source" I cant see my computer files within that folder....So i cant look at my pictures that are stored on my computer. How can i do this?
My computer folders are all set to "share" i just cant seem to get my computer files up on XBMC.....
Thanks in advance
When you are adding the source you will not see the files, only the folders. Just add the folder that contains the files and they will show up after you hit "Okay" and finish setting up the media source.