if it is a password protected share, you'll have to mount it with cifs: sudo apt-get install cifs-utils
mkdir /mnt/share_name then add this line to your /etc/fstab : //server_ip/share_name /mnt/share_name cifs username=user,password=pass,iocharset=utf8,sec=ntlm 0 0 and run mount -a play it from /mnt/share_name -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1271794 Title: mplayer2 cannot play files using smb:// protocol in Trusty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mplayer2/+bug/1271794/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
