Using Windows build to access ROMs over network
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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.
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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.
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@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?
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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.
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@mitu great. thanks for the help!
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