Best filesystem for network storage or automatic filesplitter?

[Bob Loblaw]

This is geared pretty much exclusively to people even more tech savvy than myself.

 

 

So right now I have an amazon firetv hooked up to my TV, which has Kodi on it. I sometimes use Kodi for streaming online, sometimes use it for playing from my video library (which is in my network storage).

 

So the firetv is linux based, I have a macbook air, and I have a windows laptop. So I want a file system that is cross compatible with all 3.

 

I purchased a Raspberry Pi, and I plan on setting it up to be a dedicated torrenting box (obviously only for torrenting files of shows/movies that I already own legally). The Pi will be linux also.

 

The problem is, a lot of movies are larger than 4GB, which means, fat32 (the only filesystem that is supported on all three operating systems that I'm aware of - CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG!) kind of shits the bed. I know you can download ext3 drivers for windows, and probably mac, but I'd realllllyyyyy rather not download third party drivers on any device that ever needs to read from this hard drive.

 

 

So here's what I need:

A filesystem that dd-wrt can support for network storage natively compatible with linux/osx/windows, or show me to a kernel module that I can manually load for dd-wrt to be able to use. I don't even really care about performance, just compatibility.

 

 

 

OR:

So it is my understanding that Kodi can read split files. Is there a way to automatically split torrent files if they are larger than 4gb into pieces? My current torrent program is Deluge, and ideally I'd like to stick with it for my Pi, but if another torrent program can do what I want, I'm open to suggestions.

 

If Deluge can't automatically split my files (through plugins or some magical config-I'm not aware of it being able to), is there an automatic file splitting program that will monitor a folder and split the files?

 

 

Maybe my best bet is just to format it ext3, and only ever access it from my rPi/FireTV I guess? Was really hoping for something better.

[Bob Loblaw]

Tentatively my plan is to dedicate a flash stick for downloading movies to on my rPi.

 

Download to flash stick, then write a script to split the file using... well.... the split command. Move the file pieces over to the network storage, then using cat to piece it back together. Am eager to know if anyone has any better ideas, but this seems like it would be a viable workaround. Albeit somewhat slower, since I have to download it locally, then split it, then still copy it over to network storage before piecing it back together, but I don't really care about time. Just as long as it's reliable.

 

 

edit: er. skip cat, no need/defeats the purpose/impossible. Just rename appropriately and allow kodi to read the multi part file.

[SpikedRocker]

Bob, I've done a bit of stuff like you but not to that extreme. I use a Chromecast and all my media is windows and android. But I think Plex may be your best solution: https://plex.tv/

 

Install that everywhere, its pretty much compatible with any thing under the sun. It turns everything into a media server and any device can access it no matter where its stored.

 

It is a paid thing for the best use of it, but from what it sounds like this should simplify everything you are doing.

 

I'd say give it a try and if you like it may be worth spending the extra coin on the lifetime.

[Bob Loblaw]

The problem with Plex, is that the hard drive is mostly used for media, however I dont want to download plex apps on everything. Also, I might download some shitty country music for my older roommate who's not very tech literate. I dont want him to have to download a plex app just to access the music. I just want him to be able to connect to the network storage, and grab the music.

 

So it is functioning as more than just media, otherwise plex does look like it could be what I'm looking for. I will keep it in mind if I decide to switch what I'm doing and go down that route instead. Thanks!