2014-09-19, 17:16
I'm having an ongoing problem within XBMC and accessing SMB shares. No matter what folder I share from Mac via SMB, XBMC cannot open it and I get either "Operation Not Permitted" or "Error: Broken Pipe". Instead, I have to use AFP file sharing (which works quite well I might add) except for the fact that my Windows box(s) cannot do AFP. Additionally, Apple has deprecated AFP (though it's still an option) in favor of SMB.
I did a fresh install of OS X 10.9.5 and tried sharing via SMB and XBMC errors out trying to access it. I did a fresh install of OS X 10.10 Beta 3 and tried sharing via SMB and XBMC errors out trying to access it. Fresh install of Windows 7 Pro 64 bit and OS X 10.9.5 with XBMC v13.2 on two clients for testing purposes. I can access the SMB share on either machine (Mac or Windows) with no problem and I can view content and even open files through Finder or Windows Explorer, but XBMC doesn't have such luck. I have added the source by trying to browse the SMB Workgroup in XBMC, adding direct by DNS name and IP Address, and adding through the sources.xml file and mediasources.xml file. I tried the direct "smb://username:[email protected]/share" as well as the casual "smb://dnsname.local/share" and neither seem to make a difference. There's multiple posts and even FAQs stating "Upgrade to 12.1 to fix the compatibility issue" or "v13 fixes this issue" but unfortunately I've done the upgrades and it doesn't work still. Any help would be appreciated.
Here's my system:
Server (HTPC)
Mac Mini - OS X 10.9.4
XBMC 13.2 Gotham (x86 - 32 bit)
MySQL 5.5 for library sharing/syncing
AFP file sharing enabled for external drives containing media
SMB file sharing enabled (windows sharing on)
Static IP Address assigned by AEBS (v5) through MAC Address reservations
Firewall Off
Cat 5e gigabit network
Clients
AppleTV1 (Crystalbuntu, v13.2)
AppleTV2 (v13.2)
MacBook Pro (v13.2 x86 - 32 bit)
iMac (v13.2 x86 - 32 bit)
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit (v13.2 - 64 bit)
Static IP Address assigned by AEBS (v5) through MAC Address reservations
Firewall Off
Cat 5e gigabit network
Log File: http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=297714
I am waiting to install OS X 10.9.5 update due to this being a server used for other things as well, regardless 10.9.5 does not have any SMB/File Sharing improvements. I am running MySQL 5.5 and it's working fine, no need to update to 5.6 despite the issues being resolved. I can't run XBMC 13.2 Gotham 64 bit because AFP is broken in it (4.1 Mac Specific). SMBUp breaks other software I have installed and need on my server so SMBUp is not a viable solution for me.
I did a fresh install of OS X 10.9.5 and tried sharing via SMB and XBMC errors out trying to access it. I did a fresh install of OS X 10.10 Beta 3 and tried sharing via SMB and XBMC errors out trying to access it. Fresh install of Windows 7 Pro 64 bit and OS X 10.9.5 with XBMC v13.2 on two clients for testing purposes. I can access the SMB share on either machine (Mac or Windows) with no problem and I can view content and even open files through Finder or Windows Explorer, but XBMC doesn't have such luck. I have added the source by trying to browse the SMB Workgroup in XBMC, adding direct by DNS name and IP Address, and adding through the sources.xml file and mediasources.xml file. I tried the direct "smb://username:[email protected]/share" as well as the casual "smb://dnsname.local/share" and neither seem to make a difference. There's multiple posts and even FAQs stating "Upgrade to 12.1 to fix the compatibility issue" or "v13 fixes this issue" but unfortunately I've done the upgrades and it doesn't work still. Any help would be appreciated.
Here's my system:
Server (HTPC)
Mac Mini - OS X 10.9.4
XBMC 13.2 Gotham (x86 - 32 bit)
MySQL 5.5 for library sharing/syncing
AFP file sharing enabled for external drives containing media
SMB file sharing enabled (windows sharing on)
Static IP Address assigned by AEBS (v5) through MAC Address reservations
Firewall Off
Cat 5e gigabit network
Clients
AppleTV1 (Crystalbuntu, v13.2)
AppleTV2 (v13.2)
MacBook Pro (v13.2 x86 - 32 bit)
iMac (v13.2 x86 - 32 bit)
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit (v13.2 - 64 bit)
Static IP Address assigned by AEBS (v5) through MAC Address reservations
Firewall Off
Cat 5e gigabit network
Log File: http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=297714
I am waiting to install OS X 10.9.5 update due to this being a server used for other things as well, regardless 10.9.5 does not have any SMB/File Sharing improvements. I am running MySQL 5.5 and it's working fine, no need to update to 5.6 despite the issues being resolved. I can't run XBMC 13.2 Gotham 64 bit because AFP is broken in it (4.1 Mac Specific). SMBUp breaks other software I have installed and need on my server so SMBUp is not a viable solution for me.