Notes, troubleshooting etc.
Playing DVD on raspberry pi
be sure to install libdvdcss2 sudo apt install libdvdcss2
No audio coming through on Kodi moving playing?
in kodi settings (gear) update the audio to pulse audio instead of just HDMI. Maybe not essential but also look at the option for pass through hdmi and try that too.
custom server name?
let's say you have a server on your network called MaryJane and on windows folders you'd connect to it with \\MaryJane - On the pi, try for the server MaryJane.local for the server (leave off smb: slash slash) and just name the subfolder name with no slashes for the folder in the next line. Of course you'd want your system to already be connected to that server folder and remember it every login. Otherwise put in the credentials.
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