[MontyAus]

Hi,

I've been runing xbmc on aTV for a long time with everything working fine.
Since I moved to the latest launcher & xbmc 9.11 I've had some very intermittant issues with my sources file & how the SMB shares are working.

For example, if I start xbmc, then go into VIDEOS, I can enter the 1st share, then enter 2nd share, but 3rd share says "invalid argument" or "cannot connect to server"
Then I go back to the one before & it's ok. Same server, same drive etc.

To complicate matters further, when I re-launch xbmc again, ant try to enter shares from the bottom up, then the 1st two work, but not the 3rd.

So it seems to be common for the 3rd share I try to enter (regardless of share name) that xmbc won't enter.

Same fault with the Music shares.

Now I've played around with my sources file
http://pastebin.com/mf426250

& see no issues there, I've also got another aTV in the other room with same setup and it's got the same issue since 9.11

I've checked & re-checked all shares on my OS-X server, but everything is in order.

I use the same Login & Pass for my server account as I do on xbmc, so it's not a permissions issue.

MY windows lappy can access all the same shares fine. So can my G5 Mac.

Any clarity on what else I can try would be most appreciated.

Thanks
Monty.

[davilla]

Hi,

I've been runing xbmc on aTV for a long time with everything working fine.
Since I moved to the latest launcher & xbmc 9.11 I've had some very intermittant issues with my sources file & how the SMB shares are working.

For example, if I start xbmc, then go into VIDEOS, I can enter the 1st share, then enter 2nd share, but 3rd share says "invalid argument" or "cannot connect to server"
Then I go back to the one before & it's ok. Same server, same drive etc.

To complicate matters further, when I re-launch xbmc again, ant try to enter shares from the bottom up, then the 1st two work, but not the 3rd.

So it seems to be common for the 3rd share I try to enter (regardless of share name) that XBMC won't enter.

Same fault with the Music shares.

Now I've played around with my sources file
http://pastebin.com/mf426250

& see no issues there, I've also got another aTV in the other room with same setup and it's got the same issue since 9.11

I've checked & re-checked all shares on my OS-X server, but everything is in order.

I use the same Login & Pass for my server account as I do on xbmc, so it's not a permissions issue.

MY windows lappy can access all the same shares fine. So can my G5 Mac.

Any clarity on what else I can try would be most appreciated.

Thanks
Monty.

add your smb server to /etc/hosts on the atv.

[MontyAus]

Hi Davilla,

Thanks for that, what format thou?

The hosts file says:
##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost

127.0.0.1 mesu.apple.com
192.168.10.12 <------------ LIKE THIS ??

Also, how do I update hosts file. Permission is denied.

Thanks

[davilla]

Hi Davilla,

Thanks for that, what format thou?

The hosts file says:
##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost

127.0.0.1 mesu.apple.com
192.168.10.12 <------------ LIKE THIS ??

Also, how do I update hosts file. Permission is denied.

Thanks

"sudo" is your friend as is "nano"

192.168.10.12 myhostname

[MontyAus]

Hi again,
Thanks for the help, i[m still unable to get it there.

sudo mv /mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Library/Application Support/XBMC/userdata/hosts /etc/

Does not work.

?

[davilla]

Hi again,
Thanks for the help, i[m still unable to get it there.

sudo mv /mnt/Scratch/Users/frontrow/Library/Application Support/XBMC/userdata/hosts /etc/

Does not work.

?

"sudo nano /etc/host" and edit it directly, "nano" is a command-line editor.

[duke748]

http://coliena.com/blog/2008/10/fighting...mb-shares/

Having trouble over smb, but not http off same server

Havent had a chance to test the change on my whs box but will do and report back