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The whole fd=-1 thing would imply a permissions issue or that the path that open sees is entirely bogus.
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Well, in my case my NAS is configured with NO usernames or accounts - anyone can access it on my network via SMB. The XBOX, configured the same way, is able to access the NAS without issue for playback. The fact that the playback has occasionally occurred in a small preview would seem to suggest to me that it's not so much permissions as a pathing issue - yes? UNC naming shouldn't trip it up I'd hope as this was valid on the old XBOX. I wonder if a local copy of one of the DVD folders would play normally. If it did that might help narrow it down! BTW, does playing from a library vs playing from the file system act differently for you?
It does occur to me that the path in my case is ReadOnly, however since DVD media wouldn't be writable either I wouldn't think that writing would be occurring.
I may not be able to try this out much until the weekend but when I do I will try to also access the drive R/W to see if that matters and perhaps copy files local to see if that helps.
Not noticed a change with TV shows honestly but I've also not used the system to watch a TV show in about a week. This I can VNC in and check - I see the same thing you do but I also do not recall it being different recently. I agree a different sort would be better but this is usable at least. My names are much like your's but honestly there sure doesn't seem to be any standard naming convention! Do you recall at what version it changed?
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My Tower does not have any permissions setup either and yes any of my xboxes can play any file on the server as well no issues. I can play a single VOB in full screen from the file mode view in the folder with stacking off of course.
I will try and setup a local share within Ubuntu and a local folder with a movie in it and see what happens.
The TV stuff I am sure will get worked out eventually it is more the movie stuff I am concerned about.
when I setup mplayer in Ubuntu which works well as well as Gzine player it installed it's own libdvd files and css2 would these be conflicting at all or does XBMC only use the linux dvd files included the build we are using currently.
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Dave
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OK so currently I have my shares like so
Add source -
SMB Windows Network
multipath tower/disk1/movies1
tower/disk2/movies2 etc... to disk 9
I cannot click in file or library and get a ifo/vob file to play stacked or not.
I setup sharing in Ubuntu which did not seem to be installed
system-admin-shared folders.
The I added a new source in XBMC to test.
I set it up like this
Add Source
dvs-ubuntu - tower
Then that share I have disk1 through disk9
in file mode with no stacking I can go and click on the movie1 directory click on a movie and then on the IFO and it will play in the small window and tab to a fullscreen.
The other thing I noticed is that in my other method of sharing when I right click (mouse) on a title the selection would be Play Using and the another box would pop up and say DVDplayer Default. With this new method of sharing when I right click and from the context menu it say PLAY.
So for some reason XBMC is not seeing them as a movie or anything to playback with DVDplayer.
I also setup all of my shares as a connection in Ubuntu did not seem to make any difference either way.
Rgds,
Dave Scott
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No Playback seemed very smooth until I hit ffwd or frev it gets hung up then if I click play it just boots out of xbmc.
I will try and clean the library and add them in again.
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Dave
What seems odd to me is that looking at your log it doesn't actually seem to have found anything at all to play and yet you find it in the Now Playing queue. Libdvdnav looks liek it MIGHT be the culprit. I will try to get a log of mine with the latest SVN and see how it differs.
