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Author Topic: DLNA missing files  (Read 9712 times)

Damjan

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DLNA missing files
« on: December 16, 2018, 05:42:16 AM »
Hi, I have another problem  :P

 When I connect external drive to router, a lot of files on TV are missing.
 I don't know how to refresh the list.

Any suggestions?
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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2018, 02:21:37 PM »
What do you mean by missing?
Check the TV specs to see what file formats are supported by the TV.
What file formats are supported by the TV?

Do other devices see the files from the drive connected to the router?

Check with the TVs mfr and file formats and refresh options.
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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2018, 08:49:18 AM »
Thanks for reply.

It is not that TV doesn't support file formats. Files with same format are missing, acctually some folders are missing too.
I have folders: movies, pictures and songs.

Only folder movies is visible and only a few movies are visible out of many.
No pictures (files or folders) and no songs.

It is not TV issue bacause I tried to open files on samsung galery application and I can see same as on TV.

I can see all files and folders if I look throught samba.
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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2018, 08:52:55 AM »
Have you rebooted the router while the USB drive is attached and ON? I remember years ago that a router needed to be rebooted to refresh the file list with a USB drive connected when the drive was updated with files.
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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2018, 09:07:19 AM »
Yes I did. Several times.
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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2018, 09:51:25 AM »
I'll pass this on to D-Link for review.
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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2018, 10:31:40 AM »
What are you using on your TV to view files? 
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Damjan

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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2018, 02:07:33 PM »
I have android TV.
It shows by it self on Nearby devices: DIR-882_DMS
The same thing on computer or phone.

I erased log file and this is what I found:
[2018/12/17 22:59:11] minidlna.c:153: warn: received signal 15, good-bye
[2018/12/17 22:59:11] sql.c:41: error: SQL ERROR 1 [no such table: SETTINGS]
UPDATE SETTINGS set UPDATE_ID = 3
[2018/07/03 20:10:20] minidlna.c:931: warn: Starting MiniDLNA version 1.0.24 [SQLite 3.7.2].
[2018/07/03 20:10:20] minidlna.c:954: warn: Creating new database...
[2018/07/03 20:10:38] minidlna.c:1031: warn: HTTP listening on port 60299
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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2018, 02:30:01 PM »
Which model TV do you have?

If Sony, some basic info on DLNA use - https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00126002

It is strange some folders are missing too. If you have a Windows computer, connect the USB drive to it and do this - https://www.howtogeek.com/215400/how-to-turn-your-computer-into-a-dlna-media-server/ (option 1) and see if the issue follows the drive/TV or the router.
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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2018, 01:49:31 AM »
I have Philips 4K TV 55PUS6561, Android.

Yesterday I tried connect both drives,one in USB2.0. and second in USB3.0.

USB 2.0. updated file list and everything work as it should. USB 3.0. remain with 5 files and missing folders. It doesn't update file list.

It is strange that I can't connect USB 3.0. drive without power supply to USB 2.0. It just doesn't work.

I can't call D-Link Support because there is no telephone number or I am missing something.

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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2018, 07:49:08 AM »
Are the missing files following the hard drive or the USB port?

Connect only 1 drive and test in both USB ports. Then test the other drive in both ports (while unplugging the other one).

Need to see if the issue is when 2 drives are connected at the same time, or if the issue is following the drive, or the USB port.
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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2018, 11:31:56 PM »
Missing files are following the hard drive.

Drive without additional power supply does not work on port 2.0. It does not start spinning.
When I connect both drives. The old drive works perfectly the new one stops at the same folder.

But I found something else ...
This few movies that I can always see stop at the same location. So I remove the folder that is the last one and indexing goes further. Well it stops again but it goes far.

I find a file that causes me a problem (I obviosly have a lot of them). And now I'm trying to figure it out what is wrong with this file.

I think the problem is caused by files.
DLNA have 2 issues.
1.It can't read file
1. If it find file that is unreadable it should skip it.
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Damjan

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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2018, 04:24:55 AM »
I'm still struggling with this problem.

Is there any chance that I can update miniDlna or manage it?
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Damjan

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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2018, 04:14:02 AM »
I managed to somehowe partial resolved this issue.

When dlna stops indexing I opened dnla server in windows media player. I added coloumn where I saw  all names added in dlna with prefix 1,2,3,4,...
So it was easy to find on which file indexing stops. I remove next file and indexing continued. I needed to remove several files, I don't know yet what those files are different from others.

I hope this will be helpful.
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Re: DLNA missing files
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2018, 07:14:46 AM »
Does the indexing continue after you removed those files?
Possible those files were corrupt or not readable.
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