Map a network CD Drive
Map a network CD Drive
I am trying to map a network (windows shared) DVD drive via WINE.
Using Ubuntu Remix 9.04, I have mounted the drive and am able to access it via Ubuntu. However cannot map a drive letter via the Wincfg interface.
The various suggestions in a various forums have suggested mapping to the /mnt/sub-folder however there does not seem to be a sub-folder in the /mnt directory. Is there something I am missing?
Much appreciated
Using Ubuntu Remix 9.04, I have mounted the drive and am able to access it via Ubuntu. However cannot map a drive letter via the Wincfg interface.
The various suggestions in a various forums have suggested mapping to the /mnt/sub-folder however there does not seem to be a sub-folder in the /mnt directory. Is there something I am missing?
Much appreciated
Map a network CD Drive
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 10:19 AM, roygbiv<[email protected]> wrote:
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-Austin
Does 'autodetect' not work? What wine version?I am trying to map a network (windows shared) DVD drive via WINE.
Using Ubuntu Remix 9.04, I have mounted the drive and am able to access it via Ubuntu. However cannot map a drive letter via the Wincfg interface.
Try /media. It's probably /media/cdrom.The various suggestions in a various forums have suggested mapping to the /mnt/sub-folder however there does not seem to be a sub-folder in the /mnt directory. Is there something I am missing?
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-Austin
Map a network CD Drive
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 10:30 AM, roygbiv<[email protected]> wrote:
that folder in winecfg as a drive.
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Ah, misread what you said originally. Where did you mount it to? AddThanks for the prompt reply.
Nope, tried that oneDoes 'autodetect' not work? What wine version?
There is a /cdrom folder there but it is 'empty.' The cdrom I am trying to access is not on the machine itself. Should it still appear there?Try /media. It's probably /media/cdrom.
that folder in winecfg as a drive.
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-Austin
Thanks again,
That's where I am coming unstuck. Where is the folder? In the file browser I see the drive as mounted under places, but cannot figure out where to reference it. The media folder has cdrom and cdrom0 folders but these are empty. When I go into the mounted drive in places I see this files on the cd in the drive
That's where I am coming unstuck. Where is the folder? In the file browser I see the drive as mounted under places, but cannot figure out where to reference it. The media folder has cdrom and cdrom0 folders but these are empty. When I go into the mounted drive in places I see this files on the cd in the drive
Map a network CD Drive
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 19:24, roygbiv<[email protected]> wrote:
see the path.
A more universal methods, is to look for it from the 'mount' command's
output. (samba mounts are supposed to be smbfs / cifs IIRC)
If it uses the smb:// notation, you would probably need to mount it
manually before using it in Wine. (a FUSE driver that enables you to
browser the entire Winodws network within a directory exist as well)
iSCSI might be a more elegant (but a lot harder to setup) solution
(and MIGHT (with the right features) allow things like games' copy
protection and writing to the remote drive to work...) You would need
a iSCSI target on the Windows box and an initiator on the Linux box...
Some targets for Windows with free versions (that seem to support
exporting an entire drive):
http://www.rocketdivision.com/download_starwind.html
http://www.kernsafe.com/product.aspx?id ... ense+Types
Background:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISCSI
Gert
In Gnome, you can use the edit button next to the directory name toThanks again,
That's where I am coming unstuck. Where is the folder? In the file browser I see the drive as mounted under places, but cannot figure out where to reference it. The media folder has cdrom and cdrom0 folders but these are empty. When I go into the mounted drive in places I see this files on the cd in the drive
see the path.
A more universal methods, is to look for it from the 'mount' command's
output. (samba mounts are supposed to be smbfs / cifs IIRC)
If it uses the smb:// notation, you would probably need to mount it
manually before using it in Wine. (a FUSE driver that enables you to
browser the entire Winodws network within a directory exist as well)
iSCSI might be a more elegant (but a lot harder to setup) solution
(and MIGHT (with the right features) allow things like games' copy
protection and writing to the remote drive to work...) You would need
a iSCSI target on the Windows box and an initiator on the Linux box...
Some targets for Windows with free versions (that seem to support
exporting an entire drive):
http://www.rocketdivision.com/download_starwind.html
http://www.kernsafe.com/product.aspx?id ... ense+Types
Background:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISCSI
Gert
Well, cat is a command that, putting it simple, 'prints out something'. And, since in UNIX (and Linux) everything is a file (roughly), you can 'see' the contents of a file located in the /proc directory which is called mounts. This file (/proc/mounts) allows you to see 'what' and 'where' is stuff mounted. (as well as some other info).roygbiv wrote:Thks Jorl17
I think I am getting somewhere.
Now for a total newbie pls help me understand
do a cat /proc/mount and search for "gvfs-fuse-daemon".
I only install Ubuntu two days ago!
FUSE is a way to have filesystems created without modifying the kernel, so Samba (the application used to access Windows Shares and Printers) uses FUSE to do its mount tasks.
And, from my experience, it mounts stuff in the FUSE directory (or is that manadatory, correct me if wrong, please), so you need to find where FUSE is mounting its stuff and the Samba shares will be there!
using cat to see the cntents of the /proc/mounts file, you can see where FUSE is, by finding its line. But since you are only looking for its line, you can 'filter' them all by using grep.
So you can open up a terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal, I think) and type:
Code: Select all
cat /proc/mounts | grep gvfs-fuse-daemon
But really, until you've gotten used to Unix, this is all going to sound whacko.
Sorry, I took a bit longer than I expect to answer, since I decided to test that to see if it works (with a folder, not a CD-Drive). Surprise, surprise -- it does!
Good luck,
Jorl17
Map a network CD Drive
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 21:05, jorl17<[email protected]> wrote:
roygbiv: The Ubunut formus might be able to give you a quicker / more
accurate awnser on the specific location of Samba mounts under Ubuntu.
It might also be easier to try and create a ISO CD image and to mount
that under Linux. (The command prompt version is "mount -o loop
/path/to/image.iso /mnt/mountpointname" with the mountpoint an empty
directory) You then add the mountpoint in winecfg and and set it as a
cd-rom. (cdemu is needed for more advanced funtionality, such as
playing audio cd's/ VCDs) ISO CD images can easily be created under
Windows with ImgBurn (or most CD writing programs, although outputting
to an ISO is often not obvious). Under Linux dd can be used, as well
as most CD writing programs.
imgBurn: http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=sc ... ts#isoread
dd image creation:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-cre ... image.html
(Try k3b, etc is probably less intimidating..)
jorl17: Editing was disabled, because it broke mailing-list
integration IIRC. See this thread:
http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-de ... 76320.html
Gert
And harder... Or at least more unknown.For some reason, I can't edit my post, sorry. Anyway, check what Gert van den Berg said. It might be a hell more efficient to try to use a more relaible method for using a CD-Drive far far away from the machine
roygbiv: The Ubunut formus might be able to give you a quicker / more
accurate awnser on the specific location of Samba mounts under Ubuntu.
It might also be easier to try and create a ISO CD image and to mount
that under Linux. (The command prompt version is "mount -o loop
/path/to/image.iso /mnt/mountpointname" with the mountpoint an empty
directory) You then add the mountpoint in winecfg and and set it as a
cd-rom. (cdemu is needed for more advanced funtionality, such as
playing audio cd's/ VCDs) ISO CD images can easily be created under
Windows with ImgBurn (or most CD writing programs, although outputting
to an ISO is often not obvious). Under Linux dd can be used, as well
as most CD writing programs.
imgBurn: http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=sc ... ts#isoread
dd image creation:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-cre ... image.html
(Try k3b, etc is probably less intimidating..)
jorl17: Editing was disabled, because it broke mailing-list
integration IIRC. See this thread:
http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-de ... 76320.html
Gert
Map a network CD Drive
"jorl17" <[email protected]> wrote:
in keeping with "the Unix/Linux way", to redirect
grep's input instead of piping the file through cat:
grep gvfs-fuse-daemon < /proc/mounts
It would be somewhat more efficient, and much morecat /proc/mounts | grep gvfs-fuse-daemon
in keeping with "the Unix/Linux way", to redirect
grep's input instead of piping the file through cat:
grep gvfs-fuse-daemon < /proc/mounts
Map a network CD Drive
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 4:47 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
more of a Linuxism.
Instead, use the mount command
mount | grep gvfs-fuse-daemon
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-Austin
If you're arguing semantics, you shouldn't use /proc/mounts, which is"jorl17" <[email protected]> wrote:
It would be somewhat more efficient, and much morecat /proc/mounts | grep gvfs-fuse-daemon
in keeping with "the Unix/Linux way", to redirect
grep's input instead of piping the file through cat:
grep gvfs-fuse-daemon < /proc/mounts
more of a Linuxism.
Instead, use the mount command
mount | grep gvfs-fuse-daemon
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-Austin