I have another PC that I use Xscreensaver on and on that it works fine with mounted SMB share.
Running Ubuntu 12.04 x64 with gnome3 desktop (fresh install, not upgraded from earlier ubuntu version and so is the other PC I mention in the previous post).
Xscreensaver 5.15, 28-sep-2011 and the screensaver glslideshow.
I have another PC that I use Xscreensaver on and on that it works fine with mounted SMB share.
Running Ubuntu 12.04 x64 with gnome3 desktop (fresh install, not upgraded from earlier ubuntu version and so is the other PC I mention in the previous post).
Xscreensaver 5.15, 28-sep-2011 and the screensaver glslideshow.
------------------ getimage -verbose -directory /mnt/nas01- mirrored/ Wallpapers root getimage: grabDesktopImages: True getimage: grabVideoFrames: False getimage: chooseRandomImages: True getimage: imageDirectory: /mnt/nas01- mirrored/ Wallpapers getimage: executing: xscreensaver- getimage- file --verbose --name /mnt/nas01- mirrored/ Wallpapers getimage- file: 1657 files in cache getimage- file: /mnt/nas01- mirrored/ Wallpapers/ Wallpapers_ hd-widescreen/ 322152193_ f1ab23b927_ o.jpg: 3008 x 2000 getimage: loading "/mnt/nas01- mirrored/ Wallpapers/ Wallpapers_ hd-widescreen/ 322152193_ f1ab23b927_ o.jpg" getimage: scaling image by 54% (3008x2000 -> 1624x1080) getimage: displaying 1624x1080 image at 148,0 in 1920x1080.
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------------------ getimage -verbose -directory /mnt/nas01- mirrored/ Wallpapers -images root getimage: grabDesktopImages: True getimage: grabVideoFrames: False getimage: chooseRandomImages: True getimage: imageDirectory: /mnt/nas01- mirrored/ Wallpapers getimage: executing: xscreensaver- getimage- file --verbose --name /mnt/nas01- mirrored/ Wallpapers getimage- file: 1657 files in cache getimage- file: /mnt/nas01- mirrored/ Wallpapers/ 1000 Wallpapers/ Anime/Anime( 1).jpg: 1920 x 1200 getimage: loading "/mnt/nas01- mirrored/ Wallpapers/ 1000 Wallpapers/ Anime/Anime( 1).jpg" getimage: scaling image by 90% (1920x1200 -> 1728x1080) getimage: displaying 1728x1080 image at 96,0 in 1920x1080.
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How I mount the SMB share with fstab:
//nas01/mirrored /mnt/nas01-mirrored cifs credentials= /root/. smb_credentials _nas01, uid=paalfe, gid=paalfe, dir_mode= 0775,file_ mode=0775, iocharset= utf8,codepage= unicode, unicode 0 0
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The different between PC1 and PC2 is:
PC1 = Directory does not exist
PC2 = Works
PC1 = x86
PC2 = x64
PC1 = SMB server is a Netgear Stora
PC2 = SMB server is a Netgear RadyNas Ultra 2