nickysilver 9 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 I''m new to Emby (long time Plex user) and I set it up today. I've got emby working on my shield and the first library is movies from a HD that is plugged into my shield's usb. Now, I am trying to add a second library. It is located on my mac laptop (on the same network). I have no idea what to type into the search to get the shield emby server to see my mac. And I am about as technology backward as one gets! Help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Hi, you will want to setup Android TV Storage Attachment on the Shield first before trying to add this new library from the Mac. https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44002058102-android-tv-storage-attachment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 Well, in theory it helped. But it told me to log in with my username and password... I have none. And it just spends and spins trying to log into the network Is it, do you think, the same user name and password I use to transfer files TO THE SHIELD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 You certainly have usernames/passwords on your Mac which is what you will need to provider on the Shield to login. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 i tried that. it couldn't connect. (i've been at this for a very long time today... might be time to start again tomorrow) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) Couple of general things. Make sure the server name is all caps. This would be set on the MAC. On the Shield TV you also enter this in all caps. Username and passwords are case sensitive so make sure you type them correctly. Once configured test this with a File Explorer type app on the Shield TV itself to make sure these new shares are setup correctly before testing them in Emby. Edited September 9, 2021 by cayars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37116 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 @nickysilver please let us know if this helps. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 Sorry.... I was at work today. I'll give it a shot tomorrow. (I'm in London, btw, so it's evening here.) Thank you!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 I never did get this accomplished and now 10 months later, I'm trying again. To no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37116 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 9:12 AM, nickysilver said: I never did get this accomplished and now 10 months later, I'm trying again. To no avail. Hi there @nickysilver, can you give this another try and let us know how far you get? https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44002058102-android-tv-storage-attachment Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) My problem is what to enter folder to point to the folder (which is called MOVIES MAC located macintosh hd/users/nickysilver/desktop/MOVIES MAC) i've entered in many variations, with dashes for spaces, all caps, etc. and i always get bad path message. i also don't really understand if my laptop ip address goes first and then that, or vice versa. But i've tried every variation. the shield and my laptop are both on t he same network. (You see i keep movies, tv, etc, on hard drives plugged into the shield. But, i often test them from my laptop before i add them to the drive. That said, i've lived this long without achieving this wizardry, i can continue to use plex for just this one thing. i am big advocate for emby and have convinced a few friends to make the switch as i did, so i don't mean to be grumpy or defeatist about it.... it would be nice, but i fear it is beyond my Luddite self.) Edited August 9, 2022 by nickysilver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14930 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 18 hours ago, nickysilver said: My problem is what to enter folder to point to the folder Hi. You have to find a way to make the folders accessible to the Shield itself and then reference them that way. This is outside of Emby. I'm not familiar enough with Mac networking to know how but you need to get those volumes mounted on the shield as network storage. https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44002058102-android-tv-storage-attachment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 hmmm. me neither Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37116 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 How far have you gotten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) I continue to get cannot find the path message. Not sure which part is wrong to be honest. I know others have achieved this so, it must be doable (perhaps just not by me). The combination of Mac and shield seems pretty problematic. Edited August 10, 2022 by nickysilver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14930 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 19 minutes ago, nickysilver said: I continue to get cannot find the path message Hi. Exactly where are you getting that message? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 at the end, after i enter the path Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14930 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 51 minutes ago, nickysilver said: at the end, after i enter the path Exactly where are you entering a path? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37116 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 @nickysilver ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 well.... i tried again and again writing the path differently, and i still get "The path could not be found. Please ensure the path is valid and try again." I guess I'll just stick with my current set-up. You've been very very nice, but whatever it is I'm supposed to type and where I'm supposed to type it remains a mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37116 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 On 9/8/2021 at 3:42 PM, nickysilver said: i tried that. it couldn't connect. (i've been at this for a very long time today... might be time to start again tomorrow) What did it say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 11 hours ago, nickysilver said: "The path could not be found. Please ensure the path is valid and try again." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjtech 4289 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) I don't have a MAC, but going back to basics - the issue is likely the share on the MAC is not setup or the user permissions (Registered User) for it are unknown. The link below is how to setup a 'share' on the MAC. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mh17131/mac#:~:text=%20Set%20up%20file%20sharing%20%201%20On,Advanced%20Options%2C%20select%20desired%20options%2C%20then...%20See%20More. Once this is done - and you've got the share name and credentials (username & password) You should be able to check the share by actually using it directly on the laptop itself. THEN move onto mapping it on the Shield. The Shield should 'find it' as it's on the same network - and ask for a username/password. You shouldn't need things like DOMAIN/WORKGROUP - but if it doesn't work - then try LAPTOPNAME\username instead. Once you've added that - then it should connect to that share. You should then see it on the Shield 'connected' list and the shares should show. This may help. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1140/12.0/mac/12.0 Once that is all done - the networking/connectivity piece is complete. In Emby, you now just need to map to the SHIELD share. ie \\MYSHIELD\share (do not map to the Mac share!) Edited August 16, 2022 by rbjtech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) I'm attaching some screen shots showing that I should be sharing the folder. The last screenshot is, of course, what I'm presented with in emby. No matter what I type into those two fields, I get "the path could not be found." MB-AIR shows up in "MY NETWORK STORAGE"on the shield, but I get connection failed most o f the time. (Connecting as guest, I have unchecked require password) Edited August 16, 2022 by nickysilver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickysilver 9 Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) PS. People are always blurring out their info in screenshots. Is there any reason I should care about this? I mean doesn't someone have to been my network to access my computer? Should I delete that message? Edited August 16, 2022 by nickysilver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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