Media Library not working

[Blue_Nocebo]

I have just purchased the WD TV and updated to 1.06.04 - so don't know if this is a new or old issue.

I added network sources (which required me to give write access to the folders) and then I received the 'compiling media library...' message...which stayed there....for days.

I noticed that that a new hidden .wdtv folder was created on the target which contained a single lock file (0 bytes).

After 2 days I cleared the library and removed the source (as somebody suggested there may be a file in there it didn't like - which doesn't bode well).

I added a new source that had 1 movie file in it, and got the same results....compiling hang.

In each case I noticed that all network activity stopped (I can see the activity via the ethernet port the WDTV is connected to).

Again I reset and added a new source with just 5 mp3 files. This time it did finish (after about 15 minutes!) The lock file was replaced by a wdtv.cas2 file which is still 0 bytes.

I can now go into the dashboard (for the first time) but there is nothing in there. If I try to filter on recent audio it just hangs (constant orange arrow going round and round). For 5 mp3 files from 1 album something is not right here.

Is there an issue with the library on the latest firmware? What is going wrong? Why is the cas2 file 0 bytes and what does it take 15 minutes to scan in about 20MB of data?

The shares are SMB across the LAN.

Any help gratefully received.

[Ripcord83]

I was having a similar hang issue with a NAS share folder.

I decided to reset my Live TV (button on underside of unit) and checked Media Library Manager for Network Share again.

Once I did that I added a share and my NAS came up under it IP Address & under the name of the NAS.

I chose the souce with the name and it asked for my NAS user & pass, selected my folder (even though it was public) and it works!

For some reason if in Sources I choose the IP address and select the public folder it just scans for ever with no result,
but for some reason doing it the way I described works perfectly.

Hope this helps, as it may not be exactly what your problem is.

[TonyPh12345]

The difference is:

   Choose by NAME:   It's using SAMBA

   Choose by IP:  It's using NFS.

So different settings on your NAS will be taking effect.

[Blue_Nocebo]

Thanks for the suggestion.

Mine is resolving by name quite happily (to my Samba shared folders). The connection is OK and I can browse and play content with no problems - it's just the media library scan that is not working.

It's a shame really, as my content is spread over several shared folders (from multiple drives) and so a consolidated media library view would be very useful (just like I have with my XBMC system).

[ddayton]

I have a similar problem using a Windows Home Server.   I added a log in to enable write access on the share, and the WDTV Live won't  add it's meta data.   it sees all the movies and plays them fine, but the meta data won't load.    Any suggestions?   Better, if someone has done this, could you outline the steps?  Feel like I am missing something very minor.... 

thanks! 

[Scottyj11]

I'm having probelms with my dashboard too. Can't get it to work. I posted this (but apparently in the wrong forum):

I just got the new WDTV Live (WDBGXT0000NBK-01) and am having a few minor teething issues.

1 - I can't get the dashboard. I assume that the dashboard acts as a frontpage with shortcuts. I'd love to have it up and running. When I try it, I get this message - "please connect to a content source with media library enabled". Really stupid question - do I need to do something on my PC or WDTV to enable Media Library?

2 - I am running media from a PC with a wired LAN. My media are shared over a couple of HDDs so I have lots of folders 'shared' on my PC. As a result when I open Music, Videos, Photos I can see all folders shared, even if they don't contain that type of media. Is there a way to clean these up, or create shortcuts/favourites?

3- None of the album artwork or info is being displayed as it used to running Windows Media Center Extender on my Xbox 360.

I got the WDTV as I thought it'd have a smoother UI than the WMCE and IS MUCH quieter. So far, apart from noise and superior video capabilities - I'm a bit disappointed.

Thanks for the help!

[richUK]

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Scottyj11 wrote:

I'm having probelms with my dashboard too. Can't get it to work. I posted this (but apparently in the wrong forum):

I just got the new WDTV Live (WDBGXT0000NBK-01) and am having a few minor teething issues.

1 - I can't get the dashboard. I assume that the dashboard acts as a frontpage with shortcuts. I'd love to have it up and running. When I try it, I get this message - "please connect to a content source with media library enabled". Really stupid question - do I need to do something on my PC or WDTV to enable Media Library?

2 - I am running media from a PC with a wired LAN. My media are shared over a couple of HDDs so I have lots of folders 'shared' on my PC. As a result when I open Music, Videos, Photos I can see all folders shared, even if they don't contain that type of media. Is there a way to clean these up, or create shortcuts/favourites?

3- None of the album artwork or info is being displayed as it used to running Windows Media Center Extender on my Xbox 360.

I got the WDTV as I thought it'd have a smoother UI than the WMCE and IS MUCH quieter. So far, apart from noise and superior video capabilities - I'm a bit disappointed.

Thanks for the help!

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Well to have a media library you have to have some media. So either you connect a disk to the USB port with media on or connect to a networked disk also with some media on. To check if the media library is on go to Setup / System / Media Library. On this menu you can switch the media library on or off plus clear it. You can also add a network drive to the media library in order for it to be scanned. 

[TonyPh12345]

... you also need to add the share to the Media Library Manager;  simply changing your content source to a network share won't do anything except display what's already there.  It won't get content for it, nor will any of the dashboard functions work for it.

[Scottyj11]

OK - Silly question - Can a media library be created from shared folders on an internal harddrive in my PC or do I need a dedicated NAS?

[TonyPh12345]

>>> Can a media library be created from shared folders on an internal harddrive in my PC...?

Sure.

Your  PC would be acting just like a NAS when it's sharing folders.