Android FireTV - Can't get local SMB streaming to work on both 13.2 and latest nightlies
#1
Hi,
I can't seem to get XBMC to work properly. Plex works fine but I'm trying to get local streaming to work but having issues. My media is on a Win 8.1 machine on SMB share. I tried version 13.2 -- At first everything is fine but then sometime later the transfer rate just keeps getting slower and slower until the movie keeps buffering. I monitor the bandwidth coming from the Windows machine and can see it gradually get slower and slower. I have to reboot the ATV to fix this. Rebooting my router or Windows machine has no effect.

I also tried the latest Kodi nightlies. This is also broken for me. As soon as I open up the SMB share and go to my movies list, the ATV starts pulling data from my SMB. I didn't even play the movie yet, so I have no idea what is being transferred. I'm only at the video list before it starts transferring data. I can see the bandwidth being maxed out for no reason, and if I play a movie it will buffer constantly because there's not enough bandwidth.

Anyone have any idea about these issues?
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#2
may want to search for xbmc buffering, and look for some examples of it in action, but here is the info on some settings you can try…


http://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Modify_the_video_cache

there are some network settings in the advanced settings xml file you can add for the system that may help.

I had some buffering with my setup, not using smb but using nfs and adding the settings for my advanced settings file made a huge difference.
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