Direct play not working with NFS path substitution in KODI

[whatthedeuce 0]

Hi, I'm trying to get direct play to work for the movies that reside on my NAS via NFS.  But Emby is unable to verify the path.  The NFS path listed in the log below is exactly the same path that works from the file manager in Kodi.  My Emby server is Windows 8.1 and cannot access the NFS share outside of Kodi, but this shouldn't matter because of the path substitution, correct?  Is the Kodi client verifying the path or is the Emby server?

 

Setup:

 

Emby Server - Window 8.1 Prof.

NAS = WD My Cloud NFS/SMB

Kodi = Windows and RPI2

 

Emby library folder:

 

\\192.168.0.101\media\movies

 

Emby Path Substitution:

\\192.168.0.101\media

to

nfs://192.168.0.101/nfs/media 

 

Log:

 

1. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlaybackUtils -> logMsg : Play called.
2. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlayUtils -> logMsg : Verifying path: nfs://192.168.0.101/nfs/media/movies/4 Minute Mile 2014 HDRip XviD-EVO/4.minute.mile.2014.hdrip.xvid-evo.avi
3. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlayUtils -> logMsg : Failed to find file.
4. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlayUtils -> logMsg : Unable to direct play.
5. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlayUtils -> logMsg : Direct play failed: 1 times.
6. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlayUtils -> logMsg : The add-on settings bitrate is: 100000000, the video bitrate required is: 1130172
7. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlayUtils -> logMsg : File is direct streaming.
8. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlaybackUtils -> logMsg : Playlist start position: 1
9. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlaybackUtils -> logMsg : Playlist plugin position: 1
10. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlaybackUtils -> logMsg : Playlist size: 2
11. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlaybackUtils -> logMsg : Resetting properties playback flag.
12. 21:05:33 T:26124  NOTICE: EMBY PlaybackUtils -> logMsg : Play as a regular item.
13. 21:05:33 T:18164  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: http://192.168.0.143:8096/emby/Videos/f6637b59b53496deee3f2e371320b107/stream?static=true
14. 21:05:33 T:18164 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED

[Angelblue05 4130]

Are you certain the path is valid? The addon uses the Kodi api to verify the file existence. Can you test the path to make sure it actually resolves outside of kodi? Do you need credentials to access the share?

 

 

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[majorsl 20]

Try specifying the port in your path substitution and include a trailing slash, like:

 

nfs://192.168.0.101:2049/nfs/media/

 

2049 should usually be the default nfs port unless the WD is using something different.

Edited March 25, 2016 by majorsl