It seems I’ve to add the same SMB share every time I want to use it from Files > SMB > Rescan scan (whatever that means) > Manually add. Can the added shares be saved?
Not sure how that would address the issue? I shouldn’t be required to add the SMB server details every time I want to use it.
In the past when I powered off and then powered on the router would assign new IP addresses and my shares were gone. Had to rescan. After on advice from Mark Swift I made all my devices and including the Zidoo assigning them fixed IP addresses, no more problems.
Well, in my case the player always gets the same IP. But even so, I can’t believe that the unit doesn’t support saving SMB shares??
Well it does, that’s why if the router DHCP assigns a new IP’s after a power off on cycle. Zidoo won’t find them, because it’s looking for eg 192.168.1.054 and DHCP has assigned eg 192.168.1.098 to your share NAS etc.
Thanks for your response but that’s not applicable in my case as the Eversolo IP remains the same across reboots and NAS IP is static anyway. I know how DHCP works and since the IPs remain the same, Eversolo shouldn’t need to search for anything. The issue goes one step back actually; the SMB details aren’t saved in the first place. So the question of looking up “previously saved IP” doesn’t arise in my case.
Samba has persisted for me since the first day I got the device. Can you share a few more details about your samba server set up? Smb version, user&pass/anonymous login or anything irregular about your network set-up?
SMB v3 server with username/password hosted on Synology DSM 7. Nothing irregular that I can think of, but I must be missing something as this is a no brainer.
Not really sure how to help. Have you run through everything on this page - https://www.eversolo.com/Support/support_guide/guide_target/6qDj0Hu7Xebeq7k9e[ld]3ulg==/? I've never had a Synology device. From a quick glance at the linked doc, I'd check you have minimum SMB protocol set to 1 in advanced settings . Does your password have any characters other than upper & lowercase letters? These commercial nas boxes are just Linux under the hood so no reason smb shouldn't be working like any regular os. I'm sure you've tried everything. I'd get in contact with support if you can't get it sorted. If Eversolo are suggesting setting minimum smb settings to smb1, maybe the A6 doesn't support newer versions of the protocol. Best of luck.
When I installed my new computer with Windows 11 Pro, I had to turn on SMB1 to establish shares for the Zidoo UHD3000. My old Win 7 machine was quite happy with SMB 2. It works so I leave it well alone. I don’t bother with a username or password on my NAS.
The share is working fine after I add it. So it’s not an issue with SMB version, username/password character set etc, I think. It’s just simply ridiculous that I’ve to add the share with all details every time I reboot the unit!! I’ve reached out to service@eversolo.com assuming that’s the correct support channel.
I confirm I have the same issue on a Synology DSM 7 NAS. All static IPs, must reconnect to the SMB (set to V1 to V3 compatibility to accommodate an old OPPO UDP-205) each time I restart the DMP-A6. Maybe NFS would be a better option?
NFS is better. It's much faster. I tested it with Synology 412+ and it's much better. Now I'm trying to do it with Qnap 873A but I can't handle it. Can someone help?
I just use the cast feature to browse to the SMB share and that remounts the share. Better workaround as in not having to enter credentials every time!
