If not, check the network settings of the console (SMS and uLaunchELF), everything should be OK from the server side with the configuration file listed in this document. Voila! If everything is done correctly you might see your shares. Hint: find your network device name by running
Sudo ifconfig eth0 down & sudo ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 Press SELECT on the controller and choose Network settings, then choose automatic for operating mode, go back, put check on autostart network, go back, and save settings.Īfter that has been done, connect the computer and the console and set up the network settings for the computer. You might need to delete the old file before doing that.Īfter you are done, restart the console and start SMS. To transfer the file turn on the console, start the uLaunchELF application, run the FileBrowser (in my case with “O”) and copy the SMS.smb file from mass:/ to mc0:/SMS/ or mc1:/SMS/ (it depends on the port to which you’ve connected the memory card). Then it was connected to the console through the USB port. I chose USB because it’s faster and easier, picked up USB dongle and uploaded the file on it. There are two options for transferring the file to the console – FTP and USB.
I run Free McBoot on my Playstation 2 with SMS for watching movies and listening to music.Ĭreate new, empty text file called SMS.smb using your favorite editor and add the following lines.Įxample: 10.10.0.1 samba playstation2 ps2 password Sudo useradd -s /usr/sbin/nologin username Reload the configuration after you’ve saved the file.Īfter you have chosen username you have to create account for it in the system, and add it to Samba. User = USERNAME valid users = USERNAME write list = USERNAME force directory mode = 440 create mode = 440 force create mode = 440 directory mode = 440 browseable = yes writeable = no # you can restrict the service only to your local network, for example 192.168.0.įollow symlinks = yes path = /SOME/DIRECTORY/IN/YOUR/MACHINE/ Logon path = \\%L\pro-%U\%U workgroup = WORKGROUPNAME os level = 20 usernameĮncrypt passwords = yes time server = yes Sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/nf & sudo rm -rf /etc/samba/smb.conf & sudo touch /etc/samba/smb.confĮdit the /etc/samba/smb.conf and add the following lines (attention: this is my configuration and it might not suite your needs or be potential security risk if the server is running in untrusted network) load printers = no
(the backup of the original configuration file will be stored in /etc/samba/nf) Make backup of your old smb.conf located in /etc/samba/, delete the original and create new, empty file called smb.conf. If you prefer executing them directly from the root user or you don’t have the sudo package installed just loose the “sudo” and execute the command directly.
I have sudo installed on my machine, so every command that need to be executed from the root account will be starting with “sudo” in this document.
The purpose of this document is to describe in short and easy to follow steps how to share movies/music or whatever you like over the network to Playstation 2 console with network adapter from Linux machine (in my case, Debian Linux) with Samba.