Newbie 3MX Questions?

[nigelmercier]

I'm a Linux Virgin, but even so I love 3MX-Ultra2 on my Elonex ONEtplus, so much better than the default TellyTubby interface.

I've got most things I need working, but I've got a few questions, or perhaps someone can direct me to an Idiot's Guide.

[1] What are the icons on the Taskbar? The Menu, Power and Clock are obvious, but on the left I've also got a [-], a blue rectangle that toggles left to right, and a pair of black blocks on the right (one of them has a red dot at the base).

[2] How do I create a Desktop shortcut to a document? I didn't get the expected options.

[3] Can I share files over a network with a Windows 7 PC?

[4] Are there Power Options available, such as a user defined Sleep timer and a Lid Close function?

TIA

Nigel

[jakfish]

I'll take on the file-sharing question.  There is no file-sharing through Samba (a Windows-Linux conduit).

However, if you're willing or already have set up your Windows machine as an FTP Server (designate a Windows directory to be accessed on a browser eg: ftp://192.168.204.204), you can use GFTP to sway files back and forth.

I don't have Windows 7, so don't know how to set it up as an FTP Server, but I'm sure there's a help page somewhere.

Jake

[nigelmercier]

I'll take on the file-sharing question.  There is no file-sharing through Samba (a Windows-Linux conduit)...

Hi Jake, thanks for your reply. Unfortunately I need to make it easy for other users of the device to transfer files to the PC. I guess the only way is to use the SD card then

[EDIT] Is it possible to install smbclient (or any SMB client) on 3MX?

[kloak]

an SSH server on your 'host' machine, Is a good workaround, it's kind of working backwards from samba i know, but if ones not possible, SSH is something that is.

[nigelmercier]

an SSH server on your 'host' machine...

Is this something that can be left running, without using too many resources?

[jakfish]

I'm not quite sure what you mean by making it easy on other users of the LLL.  The heavy lifting would be on your part; once you get a shared directory on Windows, these other users can log on through GFTP without any complication.

Jake

[nigelmercier]

I think this topic needs a new thread for the networking issue, where I can give more details of what I am trying to achieve. See here.

Any ideas for my other questions?

[1] What are the icons on the Taskbar? The Menu, Power and Clock are obvious, but on the left I've also got a [-], a blue rectangle that toggles left to right, and a pair of black blocks on the right (one of them has a red dot at the base).

[2] How do I create a Desktop shortcut to a document? I didn't get the expected options.

[3] Can I share files over a network with a Windows 7 PC?

[4] Are there Power Options available, such as a user defined Sleep timer and a Lid Close function?