Hi :) I have tried a different file-browser and still same problems. Other types of files that are on the network opened fine so it's only when trying to open them in LibreOffice that there is a problem. A different machine with Ubuntu on it opens the same files just fine so it's something between Kubuntu and LibreOffice.
Things i have not tried yet is installing the untweaked version of LO directly from the official website. I have tried the one in the default repos and the one in the ppa. Also Steve Edmonds gave me some links to the archives and i've not worked through any of those yet. So, still got some things to try but wondering if anyone has a quick&easy fix Regards from Tom :) On 28 August 2014 23:10, Steve Edmonds <steve.edmo...@ptglobal.com> wrote: > Hi. > Old debian will be samba most likely. > I think samba had some issue with LO. Check out accessing another file > first (a txt file or something). > A quick look in my mail box has these subjects > Re: [libreoffice-users] "save as" on a samba server (2011) > RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: Documents Not Opening On External Drive (2011) > [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice can't open remote file from samba shared > directory (2012) > [libreoffice-users] Re: locked in other OS (2012) > > Steve > > > On 2014-08-29 09:51, Tom Davies wrote: > > Hi :) > Err, when i say old debian i mean i can't install stuff because it's so > old. > > Of course on the desktop machine i can use sudo to temporarily act as > Root. I've never used openSuSE but i get the feeling that whichever one > you are closest to and more familiar with is the one you are most likely to > have spotted the awkward bits of. > Regards from > Tom :) > > > On 28 August 2014 22:42, Tom Davies <tomc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi :) >> Thanks! :) I am a bit lost with all this tbh! The file-server is an >> old debian. >> >> I could try editing the fstab but automounting a file-share makes me >> worry about what happens if the file-share goes off-line. I have no idea >> what the cifs stuff is doing. I think our server uses samba shares but i'm >> not sure if that's the same or different. >> >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >> >> >> On 28 August 2014 22:37, Steve Edmonds <steve.edmo...@ptglobal.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Search through nabble. There has been similar discussion previously a >>> while back. >>> I think to do with mandatory locking or byte locking, nbl option or >>> something. >>> >>> What file server are you running. I mount my shares from the network on >>> my machine in my login script rather than browse the network for files. >>> That way any network files I would normally access from my machine are >>> available when I ssh into it rather than have to go to each different file >>> server to fetch a file. >>> i.e. an example I use on my home network, the workplace arrangement is >>> similar, in .profile I have >>> #new mount.cifs with lines in fstab and credential file >>> ((mount|grep //10.2.1.248/steve) || /sbin/mount.cifs //10.2.1.248/steve >>> /home/steve/network/NAS/steve) >>> ((mount|grep //10.2.1.248/public) || /sbin/mount.cifs // >>> 10.2.1.248/public /home/steve/network/NAS/public) >>> >>> And in /etc/fstab >>> //10.2.1.248/public /home/steve/network/NAS/public cifs >>> noauto,user,credentials=/home/steve/.stardomcred,nosetuids,rw 0 0 >>> >>> Oh yeah, and one frustrating thing is that in suse the mount command is >>> not user executable so I have to fix that. >>> -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 40112 Nov 5 2012 /usr/bin/mount >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2014-08-29 07:45, Tom Davies wrote: >>> >>> Hi :) >>> Ahh, i tried both ways but i think both go through Dolphin don't they? >>> >>> I've used Dolphin on non-KDE when Nautilus let me down with >>> network-shares on a different network and it worked a treat then. I didn't >>> think of trying a different file-browser. Konqueror is another good KDE >>> one isn't it? >>> >>> I am not sure how the network drive has been mounted. It has just >>> occurred to me that i didn't try opening any other types of files over the >>> network before leaving the office. >>> >>> I'm at home now and ssh'd into the company network so i can reinstall >>> LibreOffice remotely and i'd already torrented both "Fresh" and "Still" so >>> i have got choices wrt that. >>> >>> Thanks for the hints! Gives me things to try :)) >>> Regards from >>> Tom :) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 28 August 2014 20:29, Steve Edmonds <steve.edmo...@ptglobal.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi again, are you opening from the LO file menu or clicking on the file >>>> in Dolphin. >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> On 2014-08-29 05:30, Tom Davies wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi :) >>>>> Err, i just tried renaming the user-profile and it had no effect. >>>>> Regards from >>>>> Tom :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 28 August 2014 18:20, Tom Davies <tomc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi :) >>>>>> On Kubuntu 14.04 with LibreOffice 4.2.4 >>>>>> >>>>>> I can open files that are on the desktop machine i am sitting in >>>>>> front of >>>>>> but when i try to open files that are "on the network" i just get the >>>>>> little splash-screen and progress-bar but then LO crashes. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hmm, KDE is a bit different from what i am used to so i'm still >>>>>> hunting >>>>>> for LO's User Profile and also wondering if i should uninstall LO and >>>>>> download the proper one from our mad downloads page >>>>>> Regards from >>>>>> Tom :) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >>>> Problems? >>>> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >>>> Posting guidelines + more: >>>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>>> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >>>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >>>> deleted >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted