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DKC-800 From To PC on MAC

2015-10-04 by sheldonbutler2003@...

Help needed. I'm running into some issues trying to get my MAC to connect to my Disklavier DKC-800. My goal is to transfer MIDI files using FromToPC. I'm able to see the server name pop up in my Finder under Networks, but I can't connect to it. When I click Connect As, I get an error message that there was a problem connecting to the server "dkc4d20c9" and that I should check the server name or IP address. After reading some other posts, I made sure that "Share files and folders using SMB" was selected, but to no avail. If there's another thread with an answer to my problem, please post. Thank you.

I'm running all apple products, iOS 10.10.5, and the DKC-800 is connected to a close by Airport Express via ethernet cable. Anyone know if it's just my settings?


Re: DKC-800 From To PC on MAC

2015-10-05 by rightnightboy@...

Hi
I'm using dkc-850 with iMac running the new 10.11 OS X  but already in 10.10.5 Yosemite version I could not anymore connect to the dkc-850 through the network in finder of the iMac ( and use for example the dkc browser application) ... Someone posted here that the only way was to use a small application "trolcommander". I did that and it gives me acces from the iMac to the FromToPc folder of the dkc-850 and the abilitty to add or remove midi files and folders. It's a type of file transfer application which I'm not so knowledgeable about but  it works fine . My connection is through Ethernet cable and router . Maybe there is a better way out there ...  ;- )

Re: DKC-800 From To PC on MAC

2015-10-08 by jheitzeb1@...

Not sure if this will help or not. But you can possibly access the From/To PC folder through the menubar on your Mac.

Select Go>Connect to Server

You should be able to see smb: dkv##### in the server address. If you select "connect" you should see the various folders - one of which should be the From/To PC


It works for me and I am using El Capitan latest Mac system.


---In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, <rightnightboy@...> wrote :

Hi
I'm using dkc-850 with iMac running the new 10.11 OS X but already in 10.10.5 Yosemite version I could not anymore connect to the dkc-850 through the network in finder of the iMac ( and use for example the dkc browser application) ... Someone posted here that the only way was to use a small application "trolcommander". I did that and it gives me acces from the iMac to the FromToPc folder of the dkc-850 and the abilitty to add or remove midi files and folders. It's a type of file transfer application which I'm not so knowledgeable about but it works fine . My connection is through Ethernet cable and router . Maybe there is a better way out there ... ;- )

Re: [disklavier] Re: DKC-800 From To PC on MAC

2015-10-08 by Alain P

Hi jheitzeb1
Im curious about
-your Mac settings préférences network & sharing
-your network and password settings on your dkc-800

Can you elaborate since I m not able to connect simply as you do ?

Sent from iPhone

On 8 oct. 2015, at 05:28, jheitzeb1@yahoo.com [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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Not sure if this will help or not. But you can possibly access the From/To PC folder through the menubar on your Mac.

Select Go>Connect to Server

You should be able to see smb: dkv##### in the server address. If you select "connect" you should see the various folders - one of which should be the From/To PC


It works for me and I am using El Capitan latest Mac system.


---In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, <rightnightboy@...> wrote :

Hi
I'm using dkc-850 with iMac running the new 10.11 OS X but already in 10.10.5 Yosemite version I could not anymore connect to the dkc-850 through the network in finder of the iMac ( and use for example the dkc browser application) ... Someone posted here that the only way was to use a small application "trolcommander". I did that and it gives me acces from the iMac to the FromToPc folder of the dkc-850 and the abilitty to add or remove midi files and folders. It's a type of file transfer application which I'm not so knowledgeable about but it works fine . My connection is through Ethernet cable and router . Maybe there is a better way out there ... ;- )

Re: [disklavier] Re: DKC-800 From To PC on MAC

2015-10-09 by jheitzeb1@...

I am using wireless connection - possibly that is difference since you are using Ethernet cable. 

When in finder, can you select Go option in menu bar across top of Mac screen?  Can you select Connect to Server?
If so, do you see dialog box, with first text box highlighted with Service Address?

Select browse button to see if any servers show up.  Select your piano network name and you should see the various files used by DKV Browser.

Re: [disklavier] Re: DKC-800 From To PC on MAC

2015-10-11 by rightnightboy@...

Thanks Iheitzeb1, I guess the wireless connection must be the answer since I get nothing anything under "network" and any attempt to use the "go to folder" with the prompt "smb://dkv..." brings nothing. Samething with the "connect to server" : nothing works ( I tried with different syntaxes etc. So probably through wifi the Mac connects with the bridge which in its turns connect to the DKC...

I found the post where Georges Frederick Litterst says that the Mac finder from 10.7 cannot see the dkc and its suggestion to use mucommander:

"George Frederick Litterst
Aug 22, 2013
Good morning, everyone.

I have learned officially that the E3/DKC-850 cannot be accessed by the Mac Finder in OS X 10.7 and OS X 10.8. However, there is a free program called muCommander (http://www.mucommander.com) that will provide access to the From/To PC folder.

The program presents a window with a split screen. On one side, you access the directory of your Mac. On the other side, you access the E3/DKC-850. To access the E3/DKC-850, you must specify SMB as the protocol and put in an address similar to this:


To find the "dkv" number for your Disklavier, you can do either of two things:

(1) Note what dkv number shows up in the sidebar of a Finder window in the "SHARED" section.

or

(2) On your Disklavier, go to Setup : Network : Information : Name

When you use muCommander to log into your Disklavier, a window will pop up asking for a username and password. You can log in as a guest without a username and password.

NOTE: muCommander will only give you access to the From/To PC folder. If you want more functionality than that, you should get DKVBrowser (http://dkvbrowser.sourceforge.net). To use DKVBrowser, you'll need to identify the current IP address for your E3/DKC-850. To do so, go to Setup : Network : Information : IPAddr.

Regards,
PianoBench"

Now there maybe other workaround... I will eventually try to find a wifi bridge to test the wireless connection.

Re: [disklavier] DKC-800 From To PC on MAC

2015-10-11 by George Frederick Litterst

Good morning, everyone.

I can’t explain what is going on with local area networks and the Disklavier, but I can tell you what is working for me at this moment with both the Mark IV and the DKC-850. I presume that the E3 behaves in the same way as the DKC-850.

OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Upon restarting my computer, neither the Mark IV nor the DKC-850 show up as shard devices on my network in the Finder. However, they may eventually show up after a long delay.

If I use the Finder menu Go : Connect to Server…, I can access the Mark IV by entering its IP address as follows:

smb://192.168.1.20

(Note: 192.168.1.20 is the local IP address of my Mark IV. Yours probably has a different address.)

When I do this, I can log into the Mark IV hard drive as a guest and access FromToPC, DNA, and other folders in the Finder.

This trick does not currently work with the DKC-850. So, I resort to MuCommander. When using MuCommander, I enter the IP address for the DKC-850 in the same way.

After I have found a way to access each of the Disklaviers over the network, I see that both have shown up as shard devices in the Finder. However, the Mark IV is the only shared device that is actually accessible in the Finder.

OS X 10.10.5 Yosemite
Neither the Mark IV nor the DKC-850 show up in the Finder. I can get access to the Mark IV using the Go to Server trick mentioned above or MuCommander. However, I cannot use either trick to get access to the DKC-850.

OS X 10.7.5 Lion
Neither the Mark IV nor the DKC-850 show up in the Finder. I can get access to the Mark IV using the Go to Server trick mentioned above but cannot use that method to get access to the DKC-850. 

MuCommander will access either piano.

OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
Both the Mark IV and the DKC-850 show up immediately in the Finder. I can get access to the Mark IV with no difficulty. I cannot get access to the DKC-850 (even though I can see it) and the Go to Server trick mentioned above does not work. 

MuCommander will access either piano.

MuCommander is available here:

http://www.mucommander.com

for Mac, PC, and Linux.

Regards,
PianoBench
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> On Oct 11, 2015, at 1:38 AM, rightnightboy@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Iheitzeb1, I guess the wireless connection must be the answer since I get nothing anything under "network" and any attempt to use the "go to folder" with the prompt "smb://dkv <smb://dkv>..." brings nothing. Samething with the "connect to server" : nothing works ( I tried with different syntaxes etc. So probably through wifi the Mac connects with the bridge which in its turns connect to the DKC... 
> 
> 
> I found the post where Georges Frederick Litterst says that the Mac finder from 10.7 cannot see the dkc and its suggestion to use mucommander:
> 
> "George Frederick Litterst
> Aug 22, 2013
> Good morning, everyone.
> 
> I have learned officially that the E3/DKC-850 cannot be accessed by the Mac Finder in OS X 10.7 and OS X 10.8. However, there is a free program called muCommander (http://www.mucommander.com <http://www.mucommander.com/>) that will provide access to the From/To PC folder.
> 
> The program presents a window with a split screen. On one side, you access the directory of your Mac. On the other side, you access the E3/DKC-850. To access the E3/DKC-850, you must specify SMB as the protocol and put in an address s imilar to this:
> 
>  <>smb://dkv4d073d <smb://dkv4d073d>
> 
> To find the "dkv" number for your Disklavier, you can do either of two things:
> 
> (1) Note what dkv number shows up in the sidebar of a Finder window in the "SHARED" section.
> 
> or 
> 
> (2) On your Disklavier, go to Setup : Network : Information : Name
> 
> When you use muCommander to log into your Disklavier, a window will pop up asking for a username and password. You can log in as a guest wit hout a username and password.
> 
> NOTE: muCommander will only give you access to the From/To PC folder. If you want more functionality than that, you should get DKVBrowser (http://dkvbrowser.sourceforge.net <http://dkvbrowser.sourceforge.net/>). To use DKVBrowser, you'll need to identify the current IP address for your E3/DKC-850. To do so, go to Setup : Network : Information : IPAddr.
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench"
> 
> Now there maybe other workaround... I will eventually try to find a wifi bridge to test the wireless connection.
> 
>  
> 
>

Re: [disklavier] DKC-800 From To PC on MAC

2015-10-11 by Alain P

Thank you George for this very complete assessment of the state of communications involving Mac OS . I ll try connecting through a wireless bridge to see if those limitations are lifted under El Capitan and report here . As usual your input here is always precious !

Alain

Sent from iPhone

On 11 oct. 2015, at 14:05, George Frederick Litterst PianoBench@aol.com [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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Good morning, everyone.

I can’t explain what is going on with local area networks and the Disklavier, but I can tell you what is working for me at this moment with both the Mark IV and the DKC-850. I presume that the E3 behaves in the same way as the DKC-850.

OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Upon restarting my computer, neither the Mark IV nor the DKC-850 show up as shard devices on my network in the Finder. However, they may eventually show up after a long delay.

If I use the Finder menu Go : Connect to Server…, I can access the Mark IV by entering its IP address as follows:


(Note: 192.168.1.20 is the local IP address of my Mark IV. Yours probably has a different address.)

When I do this, I can log into the Mark IV hard drive as a guest and access FromToPC, DNA, and other folders in the Finder.

This trick does not currently work with the DKC-850. So, I resort to MuCommander. When using MuCommander, I enter the IP address for the DKC-850 in the same way.

After I have found a way to access each of the Disklaviers over the network, I see that both have shown up as shard devices in the Finder. However, the Mark IV is the only shared device that is actually accessible in the Finder.

OS X 10.10.5 Yosemite
Neither the Mark IV nor the DKC-850 show up in the Finder. I can get access to the Mark IV using the Go to Server trick mentioned above or MuCommander. However, I cannot use either trick to get access to the DKC-850.

OS X 10.7.5 Lion
Neither the Mark IV nor the DKC-850 show up in the Finder. I can get access to the Mark IV using the Go to Server trick mentioned above but cannot use that method to get access to the DKC-850.

MuCommander will access either piano.

OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
Both the Mark IV and the DKC-850 show up immediately in the Finder. I can get access to the Mark IV with no difficulty. I cannot get access to the DKC-850 (even though I can see it) and the Go to Server trick mentioned above does not work.

MuCommander will access either piano.

MuCommander is available here:


for Mac, PC, and Linux.

Regards,
PianoBench


On Oct 11, 2015, at 1:38 AM, rightnightboy@hotmail.com [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Thanks Iheitzeb1, I guess the wireless connection must be the answer since I get nothing anything under "network" and any attempt to use the "go to folder" with the prompt "smb://dkv..." brings nothing. Samething with the "connect to server" : nothing works ( I tried with different syntaxes etc. So probably through wifi the Mac connects with the bridge which in its turns connect to the DKC...


I found the post where Georges Frederick Litterst says that the Mac finder from 10.7 cannot see the dkc and its suggestion to use mucommander:

"George Frederick Litterst
Aug 22, 2013
Good morning, everyone.

I have learned officially that the E3/DKC-850 cannot be accessed by the Mac Finder in OS X 10.7 and OS X 10.8. However, there is a free program called muCommander (http://www.mucommander.com) that will provide access to the From/To PC folder.

The program presents a window with a split screen. On one side, you access the directory of your Mac. On the other side, you access the E3/DKC-850. To access the E3/DKC-850, you must specify SMB as the protocol and put in an address s imilar to this:


To find the "dkv" number for your Disklavier, you can do either of two things:

(1) Note what dkv number shows up in the sidebar of a Finder window in the "SHARED" section.

or

(2) On your Disklavier, go to Setup : Network : Information : Name

When you use muCommander to log into your Disklavier, a window will pop up asking for a username and password. You can log in as a guest wit hout a username and password.

NOTE: muCommander will only give you access to the From/To PC folder. If you want more functionality than that, you should get DKVBrowser (http://dkvbrowser.sourceforge.net). To use DKVBrowser, you'll need to identify the current IP address for your E3/DKC-850. To do so, go to Setup : Network : Information : IPAddr.

Regards,
PianoBench"

Now there maybe other workaround... I will eventually try to find a wifi bridge to test the wireless connection.



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