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brian_j
Aspirant
Jan 03, 2016
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wndr4300 READYSHARE

Having trouble setting up usb drive on my whdr4300 router ...

Under Create Network Folder, it lists my USB drive,

But "Browse" button for folder does not display any of the directories on the drive.

 

Is a permissions problem?

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  • brian_j's avatar
    brian_j
    Jan 31, 2016

    Added several thousand media files and everything seemed fine.  Was listening to audio tracks. Half an hour later, the server started going was up and down.

    It came backup, but many of my media files were not available.  

     

    I tried to rescan the media files and it didn't do anything.  I tried deleting the contents in the .ReadDLNA file, but it would not let me rebuild.  The log said something about the art cache ( appeared to be an error, I don't recall ).

     

    I had to repair the drive, then completely delete the .ReadyDLNA directory, then the scan started to work ( according the the minidlna.log ).

     

    Lesson: Delete the entire .ReadyDLNA directory ( including the directory ) to force a media rescan.

     

    So far, the ReadyDLNA, ReadyShare, and ReadyNasRemote is working as it should.

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  • ElaineM's avatar
    ElaineM
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Jan 04, 2016

    Welcome to the community, brian_j

     

    Is this working before?

    What's the brand of the USB drive you're using?

    Did you try unplugging and replugging the USB drive?

    Also, have you tried using a different web browser?

    • brian_j's avatar
      brian_j
      Aspirant
      Jan 08, 2016

      I tried again a couple days later and it was working!  I did absolutely nothing.  Crazy!

       

      Today, I hit the "rescan media files" button under Advanced->Ready SHARE->Media Server and the ReadyDLNA has not come back.   Is it taking a long time to rebuild?  Where is the log file to see what is happening?

       

      I unplugged and reconnected the USB drive from the router, now I can't see any of the folders under the ReadyShare menu ( in genie ).

       

      This product is frustrating!

      • brian_j's avatar
        brian_j
        Aspirant
        Jan 09, 2016

        After deleting and readding the USB drive in the Advanced Settings/USB Setttings, My drive is now visible in the ReadyShare Basic Settings.  However, using Creater Network Folder's Folder Browse does not display any of the folders on the drive.  This is what happened to me the first time. Once I tried again several days later, the directories were visible and everything worked correctly.  When operational the UPnP, remote access, etc worked perfectly.

         

        Guess, I'll have to wait until the router fixes itself ...