NFS and SMB, Neither work well!

[angry.sardine]

@MarchHare

I know how we did it (sort of) but I don’t know how we actually got it to work.

Once the export is mounted using either fstab or autofs, Kodi treats it as if it were a folder in local storage. (In fact, Kodi doesn’t even know it isn’t local, only the OS knows). So, a Kodi source should point to somewhere within the home folder structure.

@MarchHare

And will I need to reset my entire library?

That’s the easiest option, but you could also use Kodi path substitution to map the original file locations to new ones. See: [HowTo] Repairing File Paths with Path Substitution

(I’m not too familiar with that, so I’ll duck out and let someone else explain the details!)

[MarchHare]

Ok so i’ll just have to wait for @fzinken to help me with my final mounts and the templates for my vero/

That last one is my thing, my library is huge but it’s mostly things that aren’t indexed by default, I had to index things manually for hours and hours so I rather just replace their location and keep what the info they have

Where do the autofs mounts end up in kodi though? Just under NFS? Or are they just there? I have no idea!

[fzinken]

@MarchHare

@fzinken so how should I get started mounting the rest?

Have you given them new names with -name option?
What is showmount -e showing now?

@MarchHare

That last one is my thing, my library is huge but it’s mostly things that aren’t indexed by default, I had to index things manually for hours and hours so I rather just replace their location and keep what the info they hav

How have you done that without a central mysql database? Have you done that manually on each client or are you using nfo files?

@MarchHare

Where do the autofs mounts end up in kodi though? Just under NFS? Or are they just there? I have no idea!

No, not anymore using NFS in Kodi you will just find them under root filesystem → /mnt/

Maybe to get a better understanding of your setup provide grab-logs -A from your mainly used client.

[MarchHare]

You’re way ahead of me.

I just added these to my mount list:

/mnt/Movie 192.168.1.120:/v/Movie
/mnt/Shows 192.168.1.120:/t/Shows
/mnt/Anime 192.168.1.120:/r/Anime
/mnt/Films 192.168.1.120/u/Movies

I do not know if they work or how to test.

@fzinken

Have you given them new names with -name option?
What is showmount -e showing now?

showmount -e gives me this
showmount -e
clnt_create: RPC: Program not registered

@fzinken

How have you done that without a central mysql database? Have you done that manually on each client or are you using nfo files?

A mix between nfo’s and manual, I did about 500 files manual roughly on each device, thinking about it it would have been easier writing an nfo for each of them but hindsight is 20/20.

No, not anymore using NFS in Kodi you will just find them under root filesystem → /mnt/

I found all of the mount myself already, tit took some time but I found it haha and everything I selected played too! so far so good!

My main used device (just like every device I have) has the exact setup as this one does, the only difference is that this one is a Pi and the others are Vero’s. I added all media through the NFS browser in Kodi on every device and I now need to get this working on my pi, then move to my vero and replace all links with the ones created by mounting

[fzinken]

@MarchHare

showmount -e gives me this

Obvisouly I meant showmount -e 192.168.1.120

@MarchHare

A mix between nfo’s and manual, I did about 500 files manual roughly on each device, thinking about it it would have been easier writing an nfo for each of them but hindsight is 20/20

As soon as you have more than 1 device you should think about a shared mysql database.

[fzinken]

@MarchHare

My main used device (just like every device I have) has the exact setup as this one does, the only difference is that this one is a Pi and the others are Vero’s. I added all media through the NFS browser in Kodi on every device and I now need to get this working on my pi, then move to my vero and replace all links with the ones created by mounting

So I remain with my suggestion to go for a central mysql database and rescrape your library one last time.

If you want to continue with your current setup you would need to configure pathsubstituion

[HowTo] Repairing File Paths with Path Substitution

This guide is intended only as a more in depth instruction for manipulating file paths either for broken links or performance modification. For other applications of path substitution you can consult Kodi’s wiki on the subject. At its core, path substitution is a simple concept. You are simply adding <from> and <to> tags to an advancedsettings.xml file that specify a part of a file path that will get replaced, and the new path that will be replacing it. Kodi will use this whenever it is trying …

[MarchHare]

@fzinken

Obvisouly I meant showmount -e 192.168.1.120

/t/Shows 192.168.1.116,-readonly
/v/Movie 192.168.1.116,-readonly
/r/Anime 192.168.1.116,-readonly
/Films 192.168.1.116,-readonly

(no idea why /Films is just Films instead of /u/Films).

@fzinken

As soon as you have more than 1 device you should think about a shared mysql database.

How would one start that? For now I’m fine with just replacing links (with a little help if I’m sure everything works!) but I do want to slowly start building that then.

@fzinken

If you want to continue with your current setup you would need to configure pathsubstituion

The link is great, very detailed, but I’m an idiot and don’t know which one I need, how to run it and how to make sure I don’t blow it up haha. I’m sorry I need so much help.

But first, I got this running right now, what do I need to do to check the last paths I added, and what do I need to do on my veros!
Then the link substitution

Once again I thank you for your time and I’m sorry.

[fzinken]

@MarchHare

what do I need to do to check the last paths I added

Correct your last entry, based on showmount that should be

/mnt/Films 192.168.1.120:/Films

@MarchHare

and what do I need to do on my veros!

just install autofs sudo apt-get install autofs and copy over your auto.master and auto.nfs.shares files (or create them with the same content). Make sure now mount entries in fstab.

@MarchHare

Then the link substitution

If you want help on the path substitution we need to see grab-logs -A from at least one system (best all).

[MarchHare]

All the paths I added above myself are empty, even after a reboot… Anime, Second movies and Tv shows, all empty. (see I told you i’m a network idiot)

[fzinken]

@MarchHare

All the paths I added above myself are empty, even after a reboot… Anime, Second movies and Tv shows, all empty. (see I told you i’m a network idiot)

Shouldn’t be, let’s check once more

showmount -e 192.168.1.120 | paste-log
paste-log /etc/auto.nfs.shares
mount | paste-log

[MarchHare]

@fzinken

showmount -e 192.168.1.120 | paste-log

https://paste.osmc.tv/cawarajafu

Films is wrong I’m pretty sure it needs /u/ before it but the others look right.

https://paste.osmc.tv/junulupasa

https://paste.osmc.tv/woputofuza

[fzinken]

@MarchHare

Films is wrong I’m pretty sure it needs /u/ before it but the others look right.

Well if the export list is not showing u then adding it doesn’t make sense

So
ls -lah /mnt/Movie shows the right content?
ls -lah /mnt/Anime is empty?
ls -lah /mnt/Shows is empty?

[MarchHare]

@fzinken

Well if the export list is not showing u then adding it doesn’t make sense

But we made that list, and all of the others have t/ v/ r/ in front of them just like my NFS export except that one

Yes.
Anime, Tv Shows and the second (U:/) movie folder show up as empty in mnt.

[fzinken]

@MarchHare

But we made that list

No, we didn’t made that list, that is what your server is reporting to the world. So the last line should be /mnt/Films 192.168.1.120:/Films and nothing else.

@MarchHare

Anime, Tv Shows and the second (U:/) movie folder show up as empty in mnt.

Ok, back to testing.

sudo systemctl stop autofs
sudo automount -f -v -d

And in another window do the ls commands.

[MarchHare]

They all seem to work! Except for Films (U:/) that’s still empty so something is wrong with that one.

One other issue I have, if I go into kodi> files > directory back when I was using hanewin through kodi interface it showed me all the files it couldn’t process into the directory (e.g. family guy episodes 10-15 are there but there is also an episode 11.5 which is later calles S00E115 but right now nobody does anything with it so it’s just 11.5.) Normally it would show up in my kodi file list as a file but didn’t import it to the library, now it doesn’t seem to show it in the mnt either? Or am I missing something.

You’re getting really close to be done with me tho, just the films, template for Vero’s (or short do this and that) and some help with the relinking (and future building of a db myself) and I promise I won’t bother you anymore unless something horrible happens to the computer

[fzinken]

@MarchHare

They all seem to work!

How come suddenly?

@MarchHare

Except for Films (U:/)

Did you removed the u? How is auto.nfs.shares looking right now?

@MarchHare

One other issue I have, if I go into kodi> files > directory back when I was using hanewin through kodi interface it showed me all the files it couldn’t process into the directory (e.g. family guy episodes 10-15 are there but there is also an episode 11.5 which is later calles S00E115 but right now nobody does anything with it so it’s just 11.5.) Normally it would show up in my kodi file list as a file but didn’t import it to the library, now it doesn’t seem to show it in the mnt either? Or am I missing something.

This is hard to understand. Normally your Library will only show files that are correctly scraped. Via Video Files you get all your files.
But that is the next step of cleaning out your sources when we have the mounting done stable and correct.

[MarchHare]

@fzinken

How come suddenly?

I have no idea, all networking is close to magic to me so i’m not surprised haha.

@fzinken

Did you removed the u ? How is auto.nfs.shares looking right now?

https://paste.osmc.tv/asezomurim
Like that.

@fzinken

This is hard to understand. Normally your Library will only show files that are correctly scraped. Via Video Files you get all your files.
But that is the next step of cleaning out your sources when we have the mounting done stable and correct.

Well the easiest way to explain it is with The Smurfs. My kid loves it but it’s ancient and a lot of the episodes on tvdb/xem aren’t scraped because nobody puts time into it since, it’s ancient. But they used to show up as “unscraped” in files, that would still allow a playback, but now they don’t seem to show up. But that’s the next problem. First this, then vero, then the rest and thank you again.

[fzinken]

@MarchHare

Like that.

Change /mnt/Films 192.168.1.120:/u//Films to /mnt/Films 192.168.1.120:/Films and reboot

@MarchHare

But they used to show up as “unscraped” in files

They will come in files when you add them as sources. You just can add /mnt as source with content none to make it available in files.

[MarchHare]

@fzinken

Change /mnt/Films 192.168.1.120:/u//Films to /mnt/Films 192.168.1.120:/Films and reboot

It all seems to be working! For now at least! I have a Films (2), Tv Shows (2) and everything but that’ll get fixed haha. I’m just glad most things seem to play!

@fzinken

They will come in files when you add them as sources. You just can add /mnt as source with content none to make it available in files.

You will have to explain me that as the last thing, it’s of minor importance but sometimes some things don’t get picked up so it’s nice to know you can still find those things .

So, the most important thing right now, doing the same with a vero 4k, without it turning into a coaster

I can’t say it enough, I’m sorry for taking up all of your time but i’m very grateful. I’ve been struggling without really complaining about it for more than a year so I’m really happy

[fzinken]

@MarchHare

I have a Films (2),

What do you mean with that?

@MarchHare

You will have to explain me that as the last thing, it’s of minor importance but sometimes some things don’t get picked up so it’s nice to know you can still find those things

Go to Videos → Files → Add Videos → Browse → Root Filesystem → mnt → OK → give a name → OK → OK on next screen

@MarchHare

So, the most important thing right now, doing the same with a vero 4k

I have written it twice not sure if it gets more clear when I write it a third time.

@fzinken

just install autofs sudo apt-get install autofs and copy over your auto.master and auto.nfs.shares files (or create them with the same content). Make sure now mount entries in fstab.