Intermittent Issues with SMB
#1
I know there a few similar threads on here, but I feel that due to the intermittent nature, mine is somewhat unique and I would appreciate any help where possible.

I recently had to reinstall Windows 10 on my laptop, and ever since I have been experiencing strange results trying to re-set up my Pi to stream files from my shared folders. My set up is quite basic, my laptop is on the Homegroup and I have a folder, and two sub folders, shared with All. I used to be able to add these folders as Video Sources via Videos/Add Videos/Browse/Windows network (SMB). However, when trying to do this I encounter various issues without changing on the laptop side. These have manifested as 'Error 2: share not found', 'Invalid Argument' and just not being able to browse to the correct folder (sometimes I cant even find the machine).

As a workaround I manually added in the path instead of browsing, but this has caused other issues. One of the subfolders (TV) has worked perfectly, the other (Movies) has varying degrees of success. Within the folder I have around 40/50 movies but Kodi only seems to be able to find the first 5/6 alphabetically as a maximum, sometimes as little as 1.

Both folders have identical permissions.

I have tried removing everything from the folder, cleaning the database and trying again. I have tried readding the source. Weirdly enough, I still get the 'Error 2: share not found' when I try to navigate to either folder via the Files view, despite being able to play files within those folders via the Movies/TV Shows libraries on the homepage.

I have also looked at some workarounds added in other threads with no success, including the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters\siz​e edit recommended on the Kodi wiki.

Log Files:

scan, detecting no new files to add to library
http://xbmclogs.com/p8hopcxfd

unsuccessful attempt to navigate to files via File mode
http://xbmclogs.com/pckqo0nkz

Kodi version 14.2
OpenELEC 5.0.8
Pi 2 model B

Shared Folder settings

Movies
Image

TV
Image

General
http://imgur.com/ZRkmEXY
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#2
not sure why the images aren't working, http://imgur.com/RC4TVxP/ http://imgur.com/TiIRXSw/
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#3
I've just updated to the newest openelec/kodi versions and still having the same problems which leads me to believe this is definitely something on the Windows side of things
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#4
Hi. i was having the same problem.
Recently I reset my PC to Windows 8, the I tried the SMB acces with mi RPi2 to the PC and there were no problem there.
When I just upgrade to Windows 10 the issue came back.
So, there it is, it's a Windows 10 thing. If you find the solution, please let my know.
Cheers.
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#5
Definitely a Windows 10 problem, specifically version 1511

I've had this issue before, on a machine I'd had Windows 10 on since it came out, meaning when it happened I was able to just revert to the previous version of Windows 10. But with this one I went straight from 8.1 to 10 1511 so no revert option
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