Bug 331441

Summary:	Not possible to stream video or audio files using nfs kio slave
Product:	[Unmaintained] kio	Reporter:	bodertz
Component:	nfs	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	cfeck
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
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Description bodertz 2014-02-23 21:19:19 UTC

The nfs kio slave, unlike the smb kio slave, does not allow streaming of video or audio files. What I mean is, if I click an audio or video file, the file is copied locally completely before VLC/MPlayer/mpv/etc starts playing it.

I imagine this is a normal bug as opposed to a wishlist, but I don't know.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Navigate to an nfs share through the nfs kio slave
2. Click on a video or audio file
Actual Results:  
File is copied locally before playback

Expected Results:  
Audio or video file should begin playback imediately, streaming the rest in the background

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2014-02-24 23:16:39 UTC

Do those applications have native support for nfs URLs? They do not use KIO, so the file has to be copied, unless they support the scheme in question.

Comment 2 Christoph Feck 2014-03-16 11:49:44 UTC

If you can provide the information requested in comment #1, please add it.

Comment 3 bodertz 2014-03-20 22:11:45 UTC

Yeah, I think you are right. I haven't found a way to get XBMC to play a file from the context menu, and I have seen mpv fail for the smb kio slave.

I apparently had a misunderstanding about what the whole kio thing was. I had assumed it was like gvfs, as in VLC would have no idea it was streaming from elsewhere, whereas it is apparently just a view in dolphin.

Sorry for wasting your time.

I have tried to mark it as Resolved Invalid. I guess switch it back if I shouldn't have.