Network Mount Settings

This reference contains the help text provided by OpenATV. The open dialog and selected options determine which entries are visible.

Where do I find it?

Main Menu → Setup → Network → Network Mounts Overview → Network Mount Settings

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Enabled

Enable or disable this network mount. Disabling the mount will not delete its definition.

Reference & notes

self.enabled

Setup level: Simple.

Protocol

Select the share protocol to be used, SMB (Windows-style shares) or NFS (Mac and Linux shares).

Reference & notes

self.protocol

Setup level: Simple.

Server

Enter the hostname or IP address of the network share's server.

Reference & notes

self.server

Setup level: Simple.

Remote path

Enter the remote share name (SMB) or exported path (NFS) on the server.

Reference & notes

self.remotePath

Setup level: Simple.

Local share

Enter the local directory name to be used as the local mount for the remote share.

Reference & notes

self.shareName

Setup level: Simple.

Mount mode

Select when, and how, the remote share will be mounted. For most purposes autofs is recommended.

Reference & notes

self.mode

Setup level: Simple.

Use as HDD replacement

When enabled, this share is mounted to /media/hdd instead of its own /media/net path. Only use this if the share is reliably available.

Reference & notes

self.hddReplacement

Setup level: Simple.

Access mode

Select the mode of access, Read/Write or Read-Only, for this share mount.

Reference & notes

self.accessMode

Setup level: Simple.

NFS version

Select a specific NFS version to force a specific NFS protocol version instead of allowing an automatic negotiation.

Reference & notes

self.nfsVersion

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Use NFS file locking

Select if file locking is available. Select 'No' to add 'nolock' to the settings which is most compatible with older/simple NFS servers.

Reference & notes

self.nfsLocking

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Read block size

Select the read block buffer size (rsize) mount option. Use 'Automatic' to allow the kernel and server to negotiate the optimal size.

Reference & notes

self.nfsRsize

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Write block size

Select the write block buffer size (wsize) mount option. Use 'Automatic' to allow the kernel and server to negotiate the optimal size.

Reference & notes

self.nfsWsize

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Timeout

Enter how long to wait for a response before retrying (or failing, with 'Give up if unreachable' below). Enter '0' to use the kernel's internal default instead of a fixed value.

Reference & notes

self.nfsTimeo

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Soft mount

Select 'Soft mount' to make file access return an error once the server stops responding instead of retrying forever. The 'Hard mount' option, the default, protects against silent data loss but can hang programs accessing this share while the server is unreachable.

Reference & notes

self.nfsSoft

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Username

Enter the username to be used to access this host's shares if they require authentication credentials.

Reference & notes

self.username

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Password

Enter the password to be used to access this host's shares if they require authentication credentials.

Reference & notes

self.password

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

SMB version

Select a specific SMB protocol version to use instead of allowing an automatic negotiation. Use 'Legacy (SMB1)' only for older servers that do not support the newer and more secure SMB2/SMB3 protocols.

Reference & notes

self.smbVersion

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Character set

Select the character set (iocharset) to be used to match/translate remote filenames.

Reference & notes

self.smbCharset

Setup level: Simple.

Visibility depends on other options or the dialog.

Optional arguments

Enter optional mount arguments not provided for in the configuration settings above. Multiple arguments should be comma-separated. Invalid/Inappropriate entries can cause the mount to fail!

Reference & notes

self.options

Setup level: Simple.

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Source: OpenATV setup.xml · fdc9347241.