Connecting to SMB share (win10) with AppleTV Infuse

Streaming & Network
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Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone has tips for me. Infuse has always worked well on my AppleTV, connecting to shares (SMB) on my windows 10 machine.
Now all of a sudden (it might be a beta update of TVos or update from infuse) it doesn’t work anymore. I get an error stating it’s unable to connect to my share (no specific reason or error message).

In short:

  • Switched off Icloud sync: no luck
  • Tried re-discovering the share: no luck
  • Tried connecting with different apps on the ATV (like VLC) and I can’t find another program that cannot connect to SMB shares (every other program works, except Infuse).
  • Tried deleting the cache (and 12GB of metadata) : no luck

Does anyone have an idea what I can do to fix this? (Is it for example even possible to go from beta to official TVos when the beta is already running on it)

Thanks in Advance,
JJ

2

Can you roll back a version in tvOS to see if that may help?

3

Can try, need to lookup on how to roll back. Involves a cable and itunes restore, right?

4

Apple TV 4 can be rolled Back but 4K cannot. If you’re still under AppleCare+ the Apple store can get you back on regular tvOS.

5

It’s the 4, not the 4k, and it’s no longer covered by applecare, I need to fix this one myself. Ideas?

6

Get a USB to USB-C cable, download the latest ipsw for tvOS (google it) and then restore using iTunes.

7

Gonna try that! I don’t think there’s an official update coming out anytime soon, so I don’t see many other options (I hate to see my data gone).

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Before you re-install, you may just try walking through the steps to enable File Sharing on your PC.

There have been at least a few Windows updates which have caused File Sharing to become disabled, which would prevent apps like Infuse from being able to connect.

Also check to ensure the username/password you’re putting in Infuse is correct. Anonymous (guest) access gets a little weird with SMB.