Re: [ts-7000] Re: How to make remote Windows file accessible on TS7553

[Jim Jackson <>]

This explains more...

 http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/165

The smbfs package does not contain the kernel module. If the kernel module 
is not there you will need to compile a new kernel supporting smbfs.

This seems a lot of work just to get an executable from your pc to the 
board - have you tried ftp?

On Thu, 17 Feb 2011, burnsmicro wrote:

> 
> 
> Doh! I forgot the "install". However, despite appearing to install, I was 
> unable to subsequently find smbfs:
> 
> ts7500:/# apt-get install smbfs
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Suggested packages:
>   smbclient
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>   smbfs
> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 46 not upgraded.
> Need to get 1315kB of archives.
> After this operation, 3920kB of additional disk space will be used.
> Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main smbfs 2:3.2.5-4lenny13 [1315kB]
> Fetched 1315kB in 5s (234kB/s)
> Selecting previously deselected package smbfs.
> (Reading database ... 15269 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking smbfs (from .../smbfs_2%3a3.2.5-4lenny13_arm.deb) ...
> Processing triggers for man-db ...
> Setting up smbfs (2:3.2.5-4lenny13) ...
> ts7500:/# modprobe smbfs
> FATAL: Module smbfs not found.
> ts7500:/# whereis smbfs
> smbfs:
> 
> So, what has happened? Did smbfs not install? 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bob Furber
> 
> --- In  "Jaan" <> wrote:
> >
> > Well, in this case, you should try "apt-get install smbfs", not "apt-get 
> > smbfs". Unfortunately I have no experience with Debian and Samba.
> > 
> > Jaan
> > 
> > --- In  "burnsmicro" <burnsmicro@> wrote:
> > >
> > > After installing samba, I was able to make TS7553/Debian files visible on 
> > > a host Windows PC on the LAN. Now, I would like to do the opposite. That 
> > > is, make a remote Windows file accessible on a TS7553.
> > > 
> > > Why do I want to do this? So I can compile programs on a Windows host PC 
> > > and run them on the TS7553.
> > > 
> > > Apparently this requires smbfs:
> > > 
> > > # mount -t smbfs -o username=myname,password=mypw 
> > > //winpc_name/shared_dir_name /mnt/shared_dir_name
> > > 
> > > The problem is smbfs must be installed. Regrettably, apt-get does not do 
> > > it:
> > > 
> > > # apt-get smbfs
> > > E: Invalid operation smbfs
> > > 
> > > So, here I am, looking for help.
> > > 
> > > Does any of this make sense?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Bob Furber
> > >
> >
> 
> 
> 


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