Music Folders....

[Phillip Loades]

Is it possible to read the HDD on a Brennan B2 on a computer, not using the UI and alter music files.....

Ok this is maybe a daft question but at 72. I have managed reasonably well......

[JFBUK]

Hi,

yes you need to enable NAS (Network Attached Storage ) on the B2.

Paul from Brennan put together this guide:

NAS mode using a Windows 10 computer:

On the B2:

• Make sure the B2 is connected to WiFi - displaying an IP Address - something like 192.168.1.127

• Using the front control go to the Maintenance menu and select Start NAS - the display will return to the clock and then show 'done' after a couple of seconds.

On your Win10 computer: 

This stage only required if the B2 doesn't show in 'View network computers and devices' (see the next stage)

• In the 'Type here to search' box type - Turn Windows features on and off (you don't have to type all of this as you will be prompted by the computer).

• Click on 'Turn Windows features on and off'

• Scroll down to 'SMB1.0/CIFS File sharing support' and expand the section - click on the '+' box

• Select the second item - SMB1.0/CIFS Client - it may already be selected so no need to select again

• Click on OK.

On the Win10 computer:

• In the 'Type here to search' box type View network computers and devices

• Click on 'View network computers and Devices'

• BRENNANB2 should be displayed on the 'computer' line - if not wait a while (it can take a while to show the first time) and try refreshing the 'View network....' page.

• Double click on BRENNANB2 - a pop up panel will open

• Enter user name = root

• Enter password = brennan and click on OK

• The B2's 'music' folder will be shown - double click to open it - this can take a while as the computer needs to load all of the files on the B2's HDD.

• Once loaded a list of Artist folders will be shown

• Double clicking on an Artist folder will show the Album folder/s associated with the Artist

• Double clicking any Album folder will show the Tracks and Album Artworks

You can then edit these folders and files as you would any folders/files on your computer e.g. create new folders, copy and paste, cut and paste, rename, delete, etc.

You can also copy music from your computer (iTunes, etc) to the B2 whilst in NAS mode - make sure you maintain the correct Artist - Album - Track folder format so the music is correctly displayed on the B2.

Please note - any changes you make on the computer are local to the computer and must be transferred to the B2 by running Scan Disk - Settings menu - on the B2. If you leave the computer session without running Scan Disk, any changes will be lost.

If your B2 is connected to your network via WIFI its a good idea to have your router reserve the same IP address for the B2 each time it connects to the network.

Its not essential but it makes the NAS connection consistent and helps with problem diagnosis.

If you need help with that or hit any other issues then come back to the forum and one of us will offer further help.

John

[Daniel Taylor]

Yes, you can do exactly that.  You need to access the B2's HDD as NAS (Network Attached Storage).  The first step would be to get WiFi working, which you've probably already done, or us a directly connected ethernet cable.  Then you have to turn on NAS: use the Start NAS command in the Maintenance menu.  The comes the more tricky part.  You have to get SMB 1.0 running on your computer.  There are detailed instructions in the forum for Windows 10 and Mac OS.  Search for SMB Windows or SMB Mac.  If you happen to still have Windows 7, it's there already and the rest is easy.  Once you have that tackled, you need to log in to the B2 using the username "root" and password "brennan" (without the quotation marks).

After you have made the connection and can manipulate files directly, after every session of changes, you MUST run the Scan Disk command (Settings menu).

[Daniel Taylor]

John beat me with his (much better) post.  Now you won't have to search the forum and all the instructions are right there.  Good luck.