Using Windows build to access ROMs over network

[Gaulent]

Hi there! I hope this is the right place to report this.

I am using a windows build of emulationstation (the one here https://github.com/jrassa/EmulationStation). I'm trying to set up my es_systems to access my NAS for the roms, like so:

<path>\\diskstation\roms\nes\</path>

All that I get is this log message:

Apr 17 10:02:01 lvl1: 	Error - folder with path "/diskstation/roms/nes/" is not a directory!

Am I doing something wrong? I'm trying to trace the problem into the code, and I found it should be somewhere on utils\FileSystemUtil.cpp in how this kind on URL is handled.

I would like to submit a fix myself, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to build it.

Thanks a lot.

[mitu]

UNC paths are not supported anymore (for 2 years ?), but you can map your drive manually and reference the ROM folders using the mapped drive letter.

[Gaulent]

@mitu said in Using Windows build to access ROMs over network:

UNC paths are not supported anymore (for 2 years ?), but you can map your drive manually and reference the ROM folders using the mapped drive letter.

Oh, I see. I though about mounting the unit, but I was trying to avoid it if possible. I think my NAS doesn't hibernate if I do it that way. Thanks @mitu, and sorry for the trouble. May I ask why are UNC paths not supported anymore? Some type of compatibility issues?

[mitu]

It was not an explicit feature, just a side effect of using the Boost filesystem libraries. When Boost was removed, that part also got cut.

[Gaulent]

@mitu great. thanks for the help!