Failure to read from smb

[Dbbd]

My setup has a MySQL server with a local xbmc running on a win7, and a pi running xbian, using the SQL db using the advanced settings.xml

It used to work fine, until today, when all of a sudden the xbian fails to open any of the titles it gets from the db. (But it does get the titles from the db)

My db is using a static IP address. No changes to the windows sharing.

I suspect the PCM settings nevertheless. I oun out there is no smb client on he xbian. Also apt-get fails to find an smb client.

How do I debug the reason for the smb access failure?

Thanks,
Dan

[mk01]

XBMC is using internal functions (and system libs) to connect to various sources including smb sources.

try to play an item and check /home/xbian/.xbmc/temp/xbmc.log for some logged messages.