2017-08-29, 13:46
Hi Team,
I don't know where to start but....
I am running Kodi 17.4. A fairly new install as I have been playing with other options.
I have been using Kodi since it used to run on a very old XBOX.
I also have SPMC setup as (at the time) Kodi did not do some of the high-end audio options on my Shield that I wished to test.
Anyway.... Kodi is setup to look at a couple of SMB shares on a NAS (I should use NFS but have not got round to it)
It is also looking at a shared folder on a Windows 10 PC, it's just browsing this folder not collecting any data to add to a library.
Over the last week or so (i suspect since 17.4 update was installed) i have been unable to access the SMB share on my Windows 10 PC from Kodi.
When i would select the shared folder it would think about it and then display the loading circle icon, eventually the Shield screen saver kicks in and then i press back a few times to be told it could not connect to the server. I think the longest i have left it is 20 mins.
Networking wise everything is fine, nothing has changed there. Shield is connected to my router via ethernet and so is the Win10 PC.
I then installed a SMB client on my android phone and that connected instantly to the shared folder.
I then setup SPMC to point to the shared folder and that worked the first time, every time.
A few reboots and still no joy. The only thing I noticed that in the setup of Kodi the Mac address of my shield was not displayed correctly.
What have I tried?
I went through the FAQ and edited registry entries tweaked and netbios options etc. but I know that nothing really has changed to warrant this.
Now this is the odd bit. After a long time trying to get this to work, i switched on my NAS and connected to the SMB shares on that to browse the folders in Kodi.
After successfully browsing those SMB shares I went back and tried my shared folder on my PC and it worked...why? who knows...
Is it possible some SMB code got upset on a recent Kodi update?
I don't know where to start but....
I am running Kodi 17.4. A fairly new install as I have been playing with other options.
I have been using Kodi since it used to run on a very old XBOX.
I also have SPMC setup as (at the time) Kodi did not do some of the high-end audio options on my Shield that I wished to test.
Anyway.... Kodi is setup to look at a couple of SMB shares on a NAS (I should use NFS but have not got round to it)
It is also looking at a shared folder on a Windows 10 PC, it's just browsing this folder not collecting any data to add to a library.
Over the last week or so (i suspect since 17.4 update was installed) i have been unable to access the SMB share on my Windows 10 PC from Kodi.
When i would select the shared folder it would think about it and then display the loading circle icon, eventually the Shield screen saver kicks in and then i press back a few times to be told it could not connect to the server. I think the longest i have left it is 20 mins.
Networking wise everything is fine, nothing has changed there. Shield is connected to my router via ethernet and so is the Win10 PC.
I then installed a SMB client on my android phone and that connected instantly to the shared folder.
I then setup SPMC to point to the shared folder and that worked the first time, every time.
A few reboots and still no joy. The only thing I noticed that in the setup of Kodi the Mac address of my shield was not displayed correctly.
What have I tried?
I went through the FAQ and edited registry entries tweaked and netbios options etc. but I know that nothing really has changed to warrant this.
Now this is the odd bit. After a long time trying to get this to work, i switched on my NAS and connected to the SMB shares on that to browse the folders in Kodi.
After successfully browsing those SMB shares I went back and tried my shared folder on my PC and it worked...why? who knows...
Is it possible some SMB code got upset on a recent Kodi update?
