Can we share the USB hard drive in the network?

vshk

Dear all,

I would like to have your help on a question about making use my device (Raspberry Pi 3) for other tasks while running the runeaudio:

1. Can we share the hard disk attached to the USB port to the network, so that I can also access/play the music files from a desktop computer?

2. Can we run other software such as deluge (Arch) so that I can use the device as a BT client while not playing music e.g. at night (but no need to switch the SD card with different distro)?

Thanks!
Victor

westrock2000

Yes, you can easily access the harddrive under the Network section of Windows and Linux. I am using Windows 10 and Linux Mint (Virtualbox) and both see it as "runeaudio" on the local network.

vshk

westrock2000 wroteYes, you can easily access the harddrive under the Network section of Windows and Linux. I am using Windows 10 and Linux Mint (Virtualbox) and both see it as "runeaudio" on the local network.

Thanks, I've tried it and see the RUNEAUDIO in the local network with the network folder name MusicStore. There are various folders inside including the USB, LocalStorage, etc..

When the default connected name is Guest (I'm using a Mac), I can see the USB drive name under the USB folder but got the error "..you don't have permission to see its contents". But I can write file into the LocalStorage folder at that time.

I tried to use "root" as user name to connect it but failed.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!
Victor

Stymieddd

Victor,

Try this discussion link:
#32534

It helped me with my usb drive. Hope that helps.

vshk

Stymieddd wroteVictor,

Try this discussion link:
#32534

It helped me with my usb drive. Hope that helps.

Many thanks. I will try it and it looks like the solution is already there.

And I apology to all for not searching it properly before raising the question.

Rgds,
Victor