Zidoo Z9X Pro 8K / ZDMC / Internal player (Zidooplayer)

[Heinrich 1]

I am experimenting with this box because it would simplify my life. I have been using a Windows 7 and now 10 PC for years with no emby problems on the same Unraid server. I want to convert to something with less maintenance issues as once or twice a year I wind up resetting the WIndows Kodi PC. For my needs, to best accomplish this I have been trying to get ZDMC v21 working with that fork's internal player which is the Zidooplayer. The Zidoo forums has half of the people saying it works and half saying it doesn't. What I can gather is that the Zidoo player doesn't like streaming files only local by design (don't ask me why.) 

 

Copilot tells me that this is very workable but I can't quite follow Copilots directions to completion. Here's where I am step by step:

1) I have websocket active and http: inactive. Path substitution on, direct paths.

2) Copilot advises to add a new path substitution. ls command gives me 

root@Unraid:/mnt/user/Movies

which I think should translate to 

smb://Unraid/Movies/

I know on a PC I see UNRAID on my network and double click on it and see Movies

Where I get lost is where Copilot tells me to add this path on the Advanced part of Emby. There's no place to do this. The only place I could find is under library, clicking on Movies, edit, I have added smb://Unraid/Movies/ to the Optional Share Folder field. I have restarted the server.

3) Copilot tells me to test by going to Kodi Videos files, and when I browse under either emby-for-kodi-next-gen-addon-video OR emby-for-kodi-next-gen-addon-video-path-substitution I get Remote Share / Path not found or invalid. Copilot says this error means I don't have it set correctly. (Gee, thanks.)

So the internal (to ZDMC) Zidooplayer does not work. 

 

To me, the attached log is showing the correct SMB file and pathing. I may have a different issue, but Copilot is insiting I don't have pathing right. 

 

Any thoughts?  

kodi.log