wd tv live network dont work with mac os x 10.7 lion

[Lupunus]

So why using Samba?

As far as I know, the WD TV speaks HFS+ as well as AFP (Apple file protocol)

In my network, there are no Samba shares or NTFS-Drives at all. And from the first setup of my WD TV Live 'till now, its streaming well from my shares on the MacBook, e.g. iTunes Library or "Movies" Folder, to the WD TV

Cheers - Lupunus

Edit:

The WD TV Live can stream media from shared folders on a network (SMB, AFP and Bonjour are supported) and DLNA-compliant devices thanks to its Ethernet port. 

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/home_entertainment/western-digital/wd_tv_live/325597

[bnz99]

Hm, using AFP is an interesting idea. However, it doesn't work with my Lion installation (share cannot be accessed). Does AFP work for anyone with Lion?

[linerjoe]

I tried using AFP yesterday, and I couldn't get it to work.  I ended up installing Samba3 from macports and disabling Apple's SMB. 

Note - if you use Samba3 from macports, your user cannot be a member of more than 16 groups.  My normal user had 17 groups and couldn't login from the WDTV.  I created a new account (defaulted to 6 groups), and it works fine now. 

So at least I can now run Lion and stream movies.  So far, it has worked fine.  Hopefully WD will be able to release an update soon (since Samba has been updated) to work with the native Apple SMB implementation.  Many other vendors have released updates (Drobo, Qnap, EMC, etc), so I'm hoping that we'll get one too.

joe

[figaro331]

I'm agree 100% with you!

WD suppose to fix in order to keep current customers and acquire future customers.

[linerjoe]

And I agree with some previous posters who said that WD doesn't have to fix it, and that's true.  Apple did break it.  However, I can tell you this.  If they don't fix it, I certainly won't be buying another WD product, because I can't expect updates.  The other vendors who have fixed theirs, would get my business.  That's the way it goes. 

Otherwise, for the price, it has been a decent box, and certainly worth what I spent on it.  The interface could use some upgrading, as it's not nearly as nice as several of the other boxes (fan art, covers, etc).  I know there are other firmwares available that provide some of this functionality, but it's certainly not out of the box.

joe

[Lupunus]

Hello,

im doing some investigation about AFP access today and maybe tomorrow. There must be a reason that AFP is possible for me but not for others, as the wrote here.

After that I'll post the results here.

Lupunus

[Dmitry_Y]

I have installed MediaLink from AppStore. It work even better and stable, than Samba before. Besides it allows using your iTunes movie library. It really worth the money paid.

[Ardvark]

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jborko wrote:

The point is not me to tweak things for which I have properly paid for.

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You got ripped off. You paid to have a feature taken away essentially. Please direct your hate to Apple. If enough people complain they will have no choice but to restore functionality.

[drewsolorio]

Thanks for the info bro. MediaShare app worked perfectly. Thanks again!

[jmordoj]

Any news on this subject (Lion-WDTV compatibility)??

Did 10.7.2 change anything??

Thanks

Jack