Update on the project:
I made the mistake of doing something else major as well as trying to set up mySQL. Namely, changing how sources are added/accessed, from “Zeroconf” to “NFS”. Yesterday evening it seemed NFS was working. Not I’m not so sure. This morning, not a single source is working. Of course, trouble-shooting NFS is a separate non-trivial effort. Therefore, I will try going back to Zeroconf to then hopefully evaluate the shared library via mySQL.
Current behavior:
Settings --> LIbrary --> Videos --> (select a source) --> Edit Source --> Browse
Choices:
- Home Folder ( curious if this is this \osmc ? ; if so, this could be stated on-screen )
- Network File System (NFS)
- Root filesystem
- UPnP devices
- Video Playlists
- Windows network (SMB)
- Zeroconf browser
Results of selecting:
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Windows network (SMB) – nothing displayed (see a ways above for SMB set up on my NAS)
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Network File System (NFS) – local IP address of my NAS displayed. Selecting it, displays its shared folders. Selecting a shared folder, the display blinks and returns back to what it was just showing. In other words, no effect.
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Zeroconf browser – a number of network devices displayed:
- my printer
- FTP file sharing for each of 3 Vero 4K+
- QNAP (SAMBA)
- QNAP(FTP) (FTP) – typed verbatim as displayed.
- Samba shares for each of 3 Vero 4K+
- SFTP for each of 3 Vero 4K+
Results of selecting:
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QNAP(FTP) (FTP) – only the following is diplayed: “/” and selecting it has no effect.
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QNAP (SAMBA) – all shared folders displayed – selecting it, then clicking OK, results in going back to the screen for “Enter the paths or browse for the media location” and has filled in the ______ with the path: smb://###.###.###.###:445/shared_folder
Again, adding sources via Zeroconf, then SAMBA, works. I’m switching back to that, then, evaluate mySQL.