[jwbyers]

Hi.  Trying to get a new non-windows client set up and have never been successful in the past with it but am determined to figure it out this time!  It's a client running Kodi 18.5 on OSMC with pvr.wmc.  I have server.wmc running on a windows 7 machine and have had it working well for several windows clients for years - so I have a feeling it's a folder setup issue, but figured I'd confirm via logs so I can isolate what the actual issue is.  I have my main machine set up at a set IP address of 192.168.86.250:9080, and the recorded TV folder is "D:\Recorded TV\".  I have that folder shared with the user "TV" with password "TV" and that user is the 'owner' of the folder and is the default user that is logged in and running server wmc.  I have those credentials entered into server wmc in the smb path fields on the folders tab.

The Kodi log is here: https://paste.osmc.tv/qacifusale
The ServerWMC log is here: https://1drv.ms/t/s!Ag-8j3gIetGdgcVcmhxi...g?e=G0gJ03

The recording that I tried to play in this test was "American Idol".  The result was that the waiting icon spun for a few seconds then the client just went back to the list of recorded shows.  This is similar to the result I have always received when I try to use a non-windows machine in the past (have tried raspberry pi and a shield in the past).

Thank you in advance for your help and let me know if there is anything I should try to help you confirm the issue.

John

[krustyreturns]

Well, the good news is your OSMC client is having no trouble opening the wtv file, so you need to look elsewhere for the cause of the playback problem.  Does OSMC still require you to purchase an mpeg2 license?  Maybe look into that first.  This was in the kodi log:

2020-02-16 23:22:34.861 T:3931874016 DEBUG: ffmpeg[EA5BA2E0]: [wtv] Could not find codec parameters for stream 2 (Video: mpeg2video, none(tv), 704x480): unspecified pixel format