I also have this problem. xscreensaver gives "Directory dos not exist" on mounted SMB share.
Have tried making a link to the share and choose it, but "does not exist".
If I choose a local folder the local pictures works.
Running Ubuntu 12.04 x86 with gnome3 desktop.
Xscreensaver 5.15, 28-sep-2011 and the screensaver glslideshow.
I also have this problem. xscreensaver gives "Directory dos not exist" on mounted SMB share.
Have tried making a link to the share and choose it, but "does not exist".
If I choose a local folder the local pictures works.
Running Ubuntu 12.04 x86 with gnome3 desktop.
Xscreensaver 5.15, 28-sep-2011 and the screensaver glslideshow.
------------------ getimage -verbose -directory /mnt/stora/Bilder root getimage: grabDesktopImages: True getimage: grabVideoFrames: False getimage: chooseRandomImages: True getimage: imageDirectory: /mnt/stora/Bilder getimage: grabbing desktop image
$ xscreensaver-
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xscreensaver- getimage: window 0x0000015D root: 1 saver: 0 grab: 0 wait: 0.0 getimage: 0x21 (TrueColor, depth: 24, cmap: default)
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xscreensaver- getimage: grabbed 24 bit screen image to real root window. getimage: displaying 1920x1080 image at 0,0 in 1920x1080.
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------------------ getimage -verbose -directory /mnt/stora/Bilder -images root getimage: grabDesktopImages: True getimage: grabVideoFrames: False getimage: chooseRandomImages: True getimage: imageDirectory: /mnt/stora/Bilder getimage: executing: xscreensaver- getimage- file --verbose --name /mnt/stora/Bilder getimage- file: 12998 files in cache getimage- file: /mnt/stora/ Bilder/ Geir Ole/4.2004/ dykking/ egypt 2004/alle bilder/ IMG_0029. JPG: 2048 x 1536 getimage: file does not exist: "/mnt/stora/ Bilder/ Geir Ole/4.2004/ dykking/ egypt 2004/alle bilder/ IMG_0029. JPG" getimage: no image files found. getimage: drawing colorbars.
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How I mount the SMB share with fstab:
//stora/ familylibrary /mnt/stora/ cifs credentials= /root/. smbcredentials, uid=gok, gid=admin, dir_mode= 0775,file_ mode=0775, iocharset= utf8,codepage= unicode, unicode 0 0