

Select “Configure” > “Nfs start”.ĭon’t worry if you see the message “nfs service is (already) started”. Do not delete this folder.Īt this point you can actually startup the NFS server and announce the share on the network. This is where all recordings will be stored. You will also notice there is a new folder within the location you chose called “movie”. When you do this, you are telling the NFS server to publish a share called /dreambox which is actually pointing to the folder you selected. Select “Create” > “Set record path”, then choose the folder or drive you would like to share. This is also called creating an “Export”.
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What you are actually doing here is publishing a share on the PC for other machines on the network to access, including the Dreambox. Select “Create” > “Win NT/XP/2K” > “Portmap Add” and “Nfs Add”
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The first thing to do is install the necessary services on your system. NFSDream will use this folder to copy two files, exports and rpc, later on in the process. You can do this easily by opening a Command (DOS) prompt and typing the following:
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Your Systemroot directory is where you have installed your operating system, for example, Windows or Winnt. It is important to create a folder in your Systemroot directory called etc. Please note that this document is written with the understanding that you will be using Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. While the NFSDream tool is completely capable of configuring your NFS server, if you read the installation file that comes with the TrueGrid server files, you will see that it can be configured without the aid of NFSDream.įor now, we will focus on using NFSDream to configure the server. Please, understand that NFSDream is simply a tool to make configuring the TrueGrid NFS server a little more user friendly.Ĭreate a new folder within the folder you extracted the NFSDream file to called nfs.Įxtract the TrueGrid NFS server files to the folder you created called nfs.Įxample: You can find NFSDream, here, and TrueGrid NFS server here NFSDream files, the current version is 1.05 TrueGrid NFS server files, must use TrueGrid version 1.1 files PC must be on the same network or “Segment” as the Dreambox

With a mounted NFS share using the name /hdd, the Dreambox will save the output to your PC over the network. You can mount this NFS share under the name /hdd, thereby fooling the Dreambox into thinking it actually has a hard drive installed. What if you didn’t want to put a Hard Drive in you Dreambox perhaps you just don’t have a spare one lying around or perhaps you are concerned about heat could you still take advantage of the recording feature of the Dreambox? Yes.Ī “Network File Share” (NFS) server can share a hard drive of a PC on the same network as the Dreambox. Time shifting is also possible in some cases. With an installed hard drive, you can record movies and shows for viewing at a later time. Recording to another PC using NFSDream with TrueGrid NFS ServerĪs you may be aware, it is possible to add a hard drive to the Dreambox.
