how to play media files on NAS

[Gregory Hosler]

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On 07/08/2010 12:44 PM, Mick M. wrote:
> Hi;
>   I have set up a small NAS with multimedia files on it.
> I can read/write/delete fine.
> However if I want to play a file I run into problems.
> 
> Kaffeine says:
> Cannot find input plugin for MRL "ftp://192.168.1.106/data/mick/COMBO%20MUSIC%20VIDEO/0000---MP4/Fish_Go_Deep_ft_Tracey_K_-__The_Cure___The_Cause__Dennis_Ferrer_Remix__HD.mp4".
> 
> 
> Cannot find input plugin for MRL "smb://192.168.1.106/sh_mick/COMBO%20MUSIC%20VIDEO/0000---MP4/Fish_Go_Deep_ft_Tracey_K_-_The_Cure___The_Cause__Dennis_Ferrer_Remix__HD.mp4".
> 
> VLC will play the ftp://, but ...
> 
> Your input can't be opened:
> VLC is unable to open the MRL 'smb://192.168.1.106/sh_mick/COMBO%20MUSIC%20VIDEO/0000---MP4/Fish_Go_Deep_ft_Tracey_K_-_The_Cure___The_Cause__Dennis_Ferrer_Remix__HD.mp4'.
> 
> This is the same for .mp3 files as well as .mp4.
> 
> Mplayer will play all media files using both ftp and smb.
> I am used to kaffeine and VLC and would like to use them.
> 
> Any ideas?

I seriously doubt it is the NAS.

Try taking the spaces out of the file/path names. I have occassionally come
across players that have issues with spaces. Perhaps that is what is happening here.

- -G

> Mick M.
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| Greg Hosler                                   ghosler at redhat.com    |
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