SamyGO Extensions Pack


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What are "SamyGO Extensions"

"SamyGO Extensions" enhance your tv's functionality without patching or modify the firmware!
  • Access your network shares and network-storage devices as pseudo usb-devices (it is possible to seek and ff in this files + more media container are supported)
  • Enables ssh access to your tv (not telnet! as client you can use putty)
  • Additional tools for advanced users like ssh, mksquashfs and checksum-calculator (for sure change from version to version)

Where can you find "SamyGO Extensions"

the released version:
http://download.samygo.tv/
latest beta:
http://linux.zsolttech.com/Samsung/
in samygo openembedded svn
you can get it:
svn co https://samygo.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/samygo/oe/branches/branch-0-0-1 SamyGO-Extensions
cd SamyGO-Extensions
edit the makefile to fit the target machine, and start the build.
make -f Makefile-SELP-SamyGO gallery
if the build is ready you can find compiled binaries/kernel modules etc. under
build/tmp/rootfs/
and a "ready to use" zipfile in
build/tmp/deploy/images/

Can you brick your tv with this extensions

answer is simple:
no, but it can kill your cat, burn your house and make horny things with your girlfriend! in worst case your tv shut down and power on again.
except you make changes in the scripts and you didn't know what you done
if you change any of the scripts you also loose the "arris warranty" ;-)
if you need assistance for your own scripts you can ask in:
http://forum.samygo.tv/viewforum.php?f=4
but ask before you bricked your tv!

Is this stuff compatible with your tv

generaly binaries and kernel modules are for ARM architecture
look at the samsung site, download and extract the firmware for your tv and
check the resulting directory name:
  • T-PRLAUS -> binaries may work, kernel modules rather not
  • T-AMBAUSC -> binaries may work, kernel modules may also
  • T-CHE7AUSC, T-CHE6AUSC, T-CHE7AUSC, T-CHU7DEUC, T-CHL7DEUC -> binaries yes, kernel yes (pls. search in forum, i made all tests on UExxB7020 => T-CHU7DEUC)
  • T-CHUCIPDEUC -> binaries may work, kernel modules may also
  • T-CHLCIPDEUC -> binaries yes, kernel modules yes (posted by user sondeu)
  • T-AMBDFR -> binaries not, kernel modules also not (Renesas SH not ARM)
  • T-RBYDEU -> binaries not, kernel modules also not (Renesas SH not ARM)
your tv have to support games in "content library" and "usb movie", pls. consult the manual
  • if you use the samygo openembedded svn, this limitations to tv types are never true. you can recompile the whole stuff for your tv. feel free to test it and don't fear the penguin.

General usage

extract the zip file to usb-pen
mv SamyGO directory into the root-directory of the usb-pen
on some models (like T-SPHAUSC based) yo have to create a directory SEC_GAME on your usb-pen and move the SamyGO directory into this dir, not into the root-directory
you have also rename the SamyGOE.so to libSamyGO.so an you also need an extra configuration file SamyGO.dat
more instructions at
connect usb-pen to tv
wait few seconds for automatic usb connection menu on tv
select "content library"
go to usb -> games, and select "SamyGO Extensions" (with "ok" button on remote-control)
after the colored screen goes away, up to ~27 sec. (this is true up to SamyGO All Extensions v0.04, later versions will have some kind of control-panel)
exit from "content library" and go to "media play" ("media.p" button on remote-control)
select source (red button on remote-control)
depends on your network services you can see new usb-sources (this are "faked" devices)
  • "UPNP Server"
  • "Samba Server"
  • "NFS Server"
select one of them, pick what you want to see (pictures, music or video) than you should see your server(s), enjoy your media(s)

Copy extensions to tv's flash memory

on some models it is possible to copy contents to tv's memory in the
same way you can copy "SamyGO All Extensions" pack to flash
yellow button ..., pls. look into the manual or search in forum
If you can't copy "SamyGO All Extensions" via TV you can do it with a telnet or ssh connection
cp -a /dtv/usb/sda1/SamyGO /mtd_tlib/GGame/
or you can try to enable the write function to content library
instructions in forum

What you have to do before ask 1000 times answered questions

  1. Read here
    http://forum.samygo.tv/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=96#p540
    so you now know how to disable unneeded services and where to set the username and password for windows shares (for editing the init-scripts under windows -> use Notepad++ or an other editor that can handle unix files!!)
  2. File attributes
    don't copy/extract the extensions on ntfs formated usb-hd just vfat (fat32)
    keep the execute attributes correct!
    the init-scripts have the execute bit to set, this is already done
    but if you extracted the archive to a NTFS formated usb-hd this setting
    is lost! (tv mounts ntfs with special options)
    so you have to use an usb-pen or reformat your usb-hd with
    vfat before use it.
  3. Media file sizes
    upnp (djmount svn version), cifs and nfs, i tested video files up to 8813360067 bytes (h264/720p mkv)
    server software:
    • upnp: ushare 1.1a (DLNA disabled!)
    • cifs: samba-server 3.2.3
    • nfs: kernel level nfs server (nfsd4)
    ff and seek is (over wifi network) tedious, you can play around with mount parameters in:
    SamyGO/etc/init.d/04_04_samba.init
    SamyGO/etc/init.d/03_03_nfsmount.init
    if you can't access/play your big fat files try to split them, problem is at server side not in "SamyGO Extensions" or TV
  4. Subtitles
    tested *.srt files -> no problem over upnp (djmount), cifs and nfs
    naming sheme:
    MyMovie.srt
    MyMovie.wmv

Advanced usage

If you have started the extensions, General usage

you can ssh to your tv (ssh root@<tvs ip>)
after the login you can execute the command
source /dtv/SGO.env
or
. /dtv/SGO.env
so you get an usable enviroment (sets PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH for the binaries)
to get more extensions working, you can copy them into the SamyGO directory structure (like SamyGO-WiFi-Extension-Addon)

Debug

if some parts of the "Extensions" won't work on your tv, you can try to telnet/ssh to tv and execute the "Extensions" in a verbose shell
sh -x <where_extensions_are_installed>/rcSGO
may you can see whats wrong, if not attach relevant parts of output to your support question

Easter eggs and customize

PLACEHOLDER
--Arris69 21:12, 30 November 2009 (UTC)