VLC Plays Local Files, Does not Play Files on SMB Share

Question

VLC Media player is not playing files on my SMB Network Share, although it plays local media fine. I get this error when I try to play from the share:

Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'smb://[email protected]/Files/Caden/Music/FINALE.mp3'. Check the log for details.

But, when I download the file, it plays it fine. Help?

EDIT: This is VLC's output when opened in the terminal:

VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)
[0000000001c21148] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
KSambaShare: Could not find smb.conf!
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 5.0.3
libdvdread: Couldn't find device name.
libdvdread:DVDOpenFilePath:findDVDFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdread:DVDOpenFilePath:findDVDFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
[0000000001cefd68] core playlist: stopping playba

Solution 1

That's a known VLC issue. It never did. When you mount your network share, its files are also shown in the /run/user/your_user_id/gvfs folder. Locate the file you want to play in that folder and play it from there.

Solution 2

i set in smb.conf

min protocol = SMB1

max protocol = SMB1

and works fine

Comments

[Mr. Demetrius Michael]

Seems to be a file path issue, just mount your filesystem without using ubuntu's native gui. see gist.github.com/ipbastola/eaa107b4640262a108fcc3ef57d24836

[CadenGamez]

1. I cannot find the files there. 2. VLC for Windows plays the files just fine.

[Ssh-uunen]

Worked at first on my Feren OS (Ubuntu 20 based) then stopped working... so weird

[Mr. Demetrius Michael]

probably a bad idea, see google.com/…