[KeithLP]

I have just received a Minix Neo X8 Android box running Gotham. I am new to XBMC but have run an HTPC with Mediaportal for years, so thought setting this up would be a snap...

I am trying to add the media shares on my server (Windows Home Server 2011) but I am connecting connection/timeout errors. I have tried browsing and also adding the SMB share with servername, sharename and logon credentials. I notice that my server name does not appear when I view the SMB workgroup (but all my other devices do appear).

There is no problem with network connectivity - I can ping devices, and I can see the Minix box from the WHS. I have tried both wireless and wired network interfaces.

Really frustrating to be blocked from trying out my new toy at the very first hurdle!

[KeithLP]

In case anyone else has this issue, I have been able to add my shares using IP address rather than servername, so the format is smb://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/sharename.

It is definitely a bug in Gotham, as I have no problem seeing my server in the network from ES File Explorer in Android.

[airyphary]

You may have to refer to the hostname as hostname.domain or hostname.workgroup rather than just hostname (eg. I had to refer to loungebox.home to access my server from Android, where every other OS would just accept loungebox). It's an archaic Android bug that I think is fixed in really recent versions of Android but causes issues and frustration in others.

(That said, that doesn't quite explain why ES can find it, but it's worth a shot).

[jalal144]

I can not install the xbmc softwar , ,which from that software I can instll the program