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missing files and folders when streaming
I'm playing back video and music through my WDTVLive, when I first got the ReadNAS duo, everything worked ok. But as soon as I put on the firmware update half of my files and folders are missing when ...
I seem to be experiencing something similar with an NV+. I have whole swaths of files and folders missing. For example, I have a folder that contains 85 files, but only the top 54 show - an 8GB mkv file is missing as are all the files after it. Some folders missing altogether. This is with uPnP/DLNA. All files and folders visible and accessible via CIFS. I'm chocking it up to a buggy uPnP/DLNA implementaiton until I hear or see otherwise.
Edit - I've done a little more experimenting. I attempted to stop the ReadyDLNA service, and it came up with an "error stopping ReadyDLNA service". The "rescan media files" button was greyed out. So I started the service. In WM, the movies showed up, up to but not including to what appeared to be an offending 8GB mkv file. So, I removed that file and again tried to stop the ReadyDLNA service, and again it came up with "error stopping ReadyDLNA service". I started it. The media scan has now gone beyond the apparently offending file and is picking up stuff it hadn't seen before. It appears as though the scanner is choking on the offending file and either giving up or restarting then choking on the same file again. Humbly, this appears to be a pretty nasty bug in the media scanner.
Edit - Swapped out the ReadyDNLA with the debug version. Now I can watch this happen. The scanner is totally wonky. When it comes across a file it doesn't like, it chokes and dies, along with any watches it previously set. According to the bug database for minidnla, upon which this add-on is based, this appears to be a known issue. This needs to be bloody well fixed, tell you what. Using CIFS to access files via shares is the only workaround. Pretty sad if you ask me. The Netgear folks need to get on this, pronto. Normally I would say "with all due respect", but I'm out $350, $700 counting the 4X2TB disks. I'll be calling support in the morning to register my displeasure. I suggest anyone else experiencing this problem do the same.
For the time being, I've disabled ReadyDNLA. It's totally busted.
Mike
Edit - I've done a little more experimenting. I attempted to stop the ReadyDLNA service, and it came up with an "error stopping ReadyDLNA service". The "rescan media files" button was greyed out. So I started the service. In WM, the movies showed up, up to but not including to what appeared to be an offending 8GB mkv file. So, I removed that file and again tried to stop the ReadyDLNA service, and again it came up with "error stopping ReadyDLNA service". I started it. The media scan has now gone beyond the apparently offending file and is picking up stuff it hadn't seen before. It appears as though the scanner is choking on the offending file and either giving up or restarting then choking on the same file again. Humbly, this appears to be a pretty nasty bug in the media scanner.
Edit - Swapped out the ReadyDNLA with the debug version. Now I can watch this happen. The scanner is totally wonky. When it comes across a file it doesn't like, it chokes and dies, along with any watches it previously set. According to the bug database for minidnla, upon which this add-on is based, this appears to be a known issue. This needs to be bloody well fixed, tell you what. Using CIFS to access files via shares is the only workaround. Pretty sad if you ask me. The Netgear folks need to get on this, pronto. Normally I would say "with all due respect", but I'm out $350, $700 counting the 4X2TB disks. I'll be calling support in the morning to register my displeasure. I suggest anyone else experiencing this problem do the same.
For the time being, I've disabled ReadyDNLA. It's totally busted.
Mike
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