Raspberry pi not able to add network shared drive

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I am using Raspberry Pi 3 with new OSMC. My content is on a old Win XP box. The XP box has a sheared folder with no username or password needed.

I have many Kodi devices that have been working with the XP server without any issues. The OSMC on the other hand is just a pain in the rear. I have spent two days trying to find any solution online without any success.

You are my last hope

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Sorry, wrong URL.

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Did you search this forum? Lots of information about the problem to be found :wink:

(Hint: search for SMB1)

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I did. With SMB1 i can see the server however i am not able to save the path.

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What do you mean by this? Save the path where?

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When i go to “File Manager” > “Add source” > “Browse” > “Windows network (SMB)”

i type my server ip address and i am at a page with:

       Username:
       Enter Password:
       Remember for this path:

I do not have a username or password on my server so i just check the box “Remember for this path” and i hit “OK”

Same screen with Username, Password and remember for path keeps coming back. It will not let me save the path.

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I would suggest that you just use fstab mounts. Configuring fstab based Samba share mounts

You may need to change where it has the user=xxx,password=xxx options to just guest.

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Looks like the “guest” worked. I have added the server info, but under the “Movies” i still don’t see icons of the movies . . . i have ran “update library” several times and still nothing.

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Are the movies named correctly and the scraper settings correct?
Enable debug logging and upload the log after rebooting and triggering an update

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tried to install the “universal movie scraper” and got an error

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Well if you want to have help with the error you need to tell us what is the error and also upload debug enabled logs

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Per the wiki for the log file.

I tried to install from repository the “Kodi Logfile Uploader” . And i got “Installation Failed”

Do i have other option on how to generate the log file?

Why is Kodi just a pain when running on pi. I have been using Kodi for many ears, never have i spent so much time trying to do simple things. So frustrating.

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No need for any external tools
You can learn more about how to submit a useful support request here.

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i have saved the log to the sd card but when i open the sd card on the pc i do not see any log . . .

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That is strange and could indicate a SD Card problem
What happens if you upload the file instead of saving it to the SD Card?