Thread: Tutorial PC as a dreambox HDD (CIFS)

If your dreambox is without hdd, you can use a folder in your PC as a hdd dreambox. So you can record TV directly on your PC:

CIFS=Common Internet File Sharing

HOWTO:

step1: create a user on PC like this:

Execute-->cmd

Code:

Net User mydream mydream /add

Step2: Create a share Folder on PC:
create folder

Code:

md C:\Dreambox\movie

and now we share it:

Code:

Net Share dreambox=C:\Dreambox

Step3: mount hdd on dreambox (open a telnet session on dreambox and execute follow command):

Code:

mount -t cifs -o user=mydream,password=mydream //x.x.x.x/dreambox /hdd
Replace x.x.x.x with the ip of your PC (exemple 192.168.1.2)

step4: enjoy
to test, just try to record a sequence with your remote control and you will see that is in

Code:

c:\dreambox\movie

now