In any case, I tried removing the password requirement from the MacPro and the message didn’t change. But I don’t see any way to put the passwords into the TV Live and cannot believe that using that device requires me to run my computer without a password. The fact that I can mount the TV Live on my MacPro and transfer files to it makes me suspect that the computer passwords may be the problem on both computers. The MacPro is shown in the TV Live menu but, upon trying to access it, I get the message: “This server cannot be accessed.” The problem seems to be with computer access, not volume/folder access. Without changing those settings-in response to a suggestion on this forum-I installed Playback on my MacPro and identified both the dedicated media volume on my MacPro and the subdirectories (folders) in it to be shared folders. I started by setting file sharing for “All Users” by SMB as well as AFP. I suspect that the problem is that it is a Power PC rather than Intel so I’ll just focus on my MacPro for this post. I installed Playback on my iMac and idenified the folders to share and still had no luck. I’ve done a lot more than drop a file into the root directory on my iMac in response to the message “There is no media in that folder.” That was just one stop on my journey. But the inability to access my computer is disappointing, to say the least. Fortunately, I can access the local drive from the MacPro so can transfer files for viewing.
My MacPro is set for file sharing (SMB & AFP) but the TV Live says “This server cannot be accessed.” I have tried every permutation I could think of and still get that message. It’s a small problem in any case as I use my MacPro for most media work. However, this iMac is running OS 10.4 (Tiger) and I understand that may be the problem. Well, I put media at the root level of the boot drive so I’m not sure what folder it means. It sees both computers, but gives me “There is no media in the current folder” for my iMac. I’m stilll trying to get the WD TV Live to connect to my computers.
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It took some research and trial and error for me to find out that the local server (USB drive) had to be formatted using Master Boot Record (MBR) in order to work with HFS+.
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The reason why more Mac users don’t post may be because they’re still trying to find out how to use the d_d thing. What are other people using? any problems? or what has been your experience using the Mac with WD HD Live Would be nice to have the PC server PlayOn or TVersity ported to the Mac. It only supports one iPhoto Library and won’t transcode my years of DV files.
A good deal for $15 bucks–really improved the experience. My best experience is using the media server Yazsoft’s Playback which greatly improved large MKV and TS HD files. I was able to get iPhoto working by connecting to the iPhoto Library on the Network Preference Pane/SMB by selecting the Library and control+click> “Show Package Contents” and added (dragged) the modified photos folder to the SMB sharing window. I love my WD HD Live as it does everything it says it does. Would be great if we could share information. On the forums I’ve been reading a lot from PC users networked to WD HD Live but have yet to see discussions of how Mac users are using their WD HD Live.
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