MinimServer 0.8.1 is now available

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(17-12-2013 00:38)simoncn Wrote:  MinimServer 0.8.1 is available for download from this page.

This is a major release with some significant changes. Please see the Release notes for detailed information.

I am unable to get the new version to work. I am able to successfully complete the installation process, but after that there is no minimserver icon. Double clicking on the program icon on the desktop also does not help. Also restarted the pc. I reinstalled the older version, and it works fine. I am using windows 7 32 bit.

Please help

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[simoncn]

(23-12-2013 06:11)best Wrote:  

(17-12-2013 00:38)simoncn Wrote:  MinimServer 0.8.1 is available for download from this page.

This is a major release with some significant changes. Please see the Release notes for detailed information.

I am unable to get the new version to work. I am able to successfully complete the installation process, but after that there is no minimserver icon. Double clicking on the program icon on the desktop also does not help. Also restarted the pc. I reinstalled the older version, and it works fine. I am using windows 7 32 bit.

Please help

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Please see this post for the probable cause and a solution.

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(23-12-2013 08:16)simoncn Wrote:  

(23-12-2013 06:11)best Wrote:  

(17-12-2013 00:38)simoncn Wrote:  MinimServer 0.8.1 is available for download from this page.

This is a major release with some significant changes. Please see the Release notes for detailed information.

I am unable to get the new version to work. I am able to successfully complete the installation process, but after that there is no minimserver icon. Double clicking on the program icon on the desktop also does not help. Also restarted the pc. I reinstalled the older version, and it works fine. I am using windows 7 32 bit.

Please help

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Please see this post for the probable cause and a solution.

I had said "yes" to the uninstall 0.72 option while installing the new version. I had also uninstalled the older version from the programs panel of the control panel on a subsequent retry. The only bit I have not done is to actually delete the files. I will do this and revert to you.
Thank you for your assistance.

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(22-12-2013 00:21)simoncn Wrote:  Please upload one of these files to my FTP server. I will PM you the server upload details.

Will do it this evening, I am at work atm.

(22-12-2013 00:26)simoncn Wrote:  Do you have a very large number of files in your library?

You might be able to clear this message by stopping MinimServer from the Package Center and restarting it.

Yes, about 60k files.

Restarting doesn't help, neither from the Syno package center nor minimwatch as minimserver stops working after a while. Will try to get a detailed log for you.

[simoncn]

(23-12-2013 09:19)best Wrote:  I had said "yes" to the uninstall 0.72 option while installing the new version. I had also uninstalled the older version from the programs panel of the control panel on a subsequent retry. The only bit I have not done is to actually delete the files. I will do this and revert to you.
Thank you for your assistance.

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Saying Yes to uninstall doesn't stop the previous version running. If the previous version is still running, uninstall won't delete the files, and the new version won't install correctly.

Removing the entry from the programs panel won't solve this problem. The only solution is to delete the files manually.

[whgmkeller]

Hello Simon,

I hope you had a good Christmas?

Thanks (again) for the great work on Minimserver. I've been using it for two years or so now, and I find it to be really really good (as I have said already in a couple of posts :-) )

However....
I have a problem with the latest version - 0.8.1, and yes I have already installed the update 12 :-)

Newly added files to one of the directories that Minimserver indexes do not get detected, do not show up in either Kinsky and Lumin, and I get about a zillion error messages in the log...

Let me describe my situation.
I use a Linn Akurate installation. I have Minimserver watching 3 directories:
\Volumes\NAS-Pro\Music Collection <- this is the main directory, all files in AIFF format
\Volumes\NAS-Pro\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music <- this is music in iTunes formats that I'm working on converting to AIFF format, after which it gets moved to ...\Music Collection
\Volumes\NAS-Pro\JUST ADDED <- this is the directory that I first put al newly found music in, so that I can listen to it, after which it gets moved to ...\Music Collection

I use the OS X version of Minimserver on a Mac Mini, and MinimWatch on my iMac. I Use XLD to convert files to AIFF format, and Metadatics to alter the metadata if needed. I furthermore use Kinsky on my iPad as my main control point.

Since using Minimserver 0.8.1, music that I put in ...\JUST ADDED does not get indexed and does not show up in Kinsky. When I rescan (in Minimwatch) and check the logs, I get zillion lines of the following:

Error: unexpected end of file at offset 67468302 in file Rolling Stones/December's Children (And Everybody's) [Remaster 2010] (HD Audio)/Rolling Stones - December's Children (And Everybody's) [Remaster 2010] (HD Audio) - 01.10 - Gotta Get Away (HD).aiff (length 67468302)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 229883398 in file Duke Ellington/Side By Side [Remaster 2012] (HD Audio)/Duke Ellington - Side By Side [Remaster 2012] (HD Audio) - 01.01 - Stompy Jones (HD).aiff (length 229883398)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 63270932 in file Peter Gabriel/Secret World Live/Secret World Live (disc 1)/Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (disc 1) - 01.08 - Kiss That Frog.aiff (length 63270932)

Also, further down in the log, I get the following:
Warning: conflicting ALBUMARTIST values ignored for album Time After Time 16 Soft Pop Songs
on disc 1
first conflicting value: Alison Moyet
first conflicting item: Weak in the Presence of Beauty
second conflicting value: Earth, Wind & Fire
second conflicting item: That's the Way of the World
Warning: ignored conflicting DISCSUBTITLE value The Joshua TreeBonus Audio CD in file U2/The Best Of 1980-1990/U2 - The Best of 1980-1990 - 03 - Sweetest Thing.m4a

The log concludes with:
MinimServer[MacMini-Woonkamer.local] is running

I have no idea what this all means. Mind you: there has also been a (beta) update to the Linn Konfig software and to the firmware of both the Akurate DS and the Akurate Kontrol. Don't know if that is also influencing the situation.

I have attached an excerpt of the log file. Please let me know if you need anything more from me in order for you to be able to look into this error. It seems I can't attach an example of a file that doesn't get indexed - because of the file size.

Greets and thanks,
Willem

[NPR]

Hello Simon,

I am a new user to MinimServer having just recently installed 0.8.1 and update 12, running on ReadyNas Duo v2. As I new user, I may be doing something more fundamentally wrong however, I am getting the same type of errors Willem has encountered e. g.

Scanning directory Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 28301366 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/07 Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!.aiff (length 28301366)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 28952854 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/11 Good Morning Good Morning.aiff (length 28952854)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 22190876 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/01 Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band.aiff (length 22190876)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 29105706 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/10 Lovely Rita.aiff (length 29105706)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 60032166 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/13 A Day in the Life.aiff (length 60032166)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 29460902 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/02 With a Little Help From My Friends.aiff (length 29460902)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 28324856 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/09 When I_m Sixty‐Four.aiff (length 28324856)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 38466678 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/06 She_s Leaving Home.aiff (length 38466678)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 54255662 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/08 Within You Without You.aiff (length 54255662)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 14459874 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/12 Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise).aiff (length 14459874)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 30168814 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/04 Getting Better.aiff (length 30168814)
Error: unexpected end of file at offset 28176668 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/05 Fixing a Hole.aiff (length 28176668)

Weirdly, one track has been correctly discovered from this CD :
Track No. 3. Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds

I am receiving lots of these types of errors when rescanning and consequently not being able to discover all my AIFF music on the NAS (approx 150 CD cannot be either found either partially or in their entirety )

Appreciate your help.

Neil

[simoncn]

(28-12-2013 14:37)whgmkeller Wrote:  Hello Simon,

I hope you had a good Christmas?

Thanks (again) for the great work on Minimserver. I've been using it for two years or so now, and I find it to be really really good (as I have said already in a couple of posts :-) )

Thanks very much! I had a very good Christmas and I hope you did as well.

Quote:Since using Minimserver 0.8.1, music that I put in ...\JUST ADDED does not get indexed and does not show up in Kinsky. When I rescan (in Minimwatch) and check the logs, I get zillion lines of the following:

Error: unexpected end of file at offset 67468302 in file Rolling Stones/December's Children (And Everybody's) [Remaster 2010] (HD Audio)/Rolling Stones - December's Children (And Everybody's) [Remaster 2010] (HD Audio) - 01.10 - Gotta Get Away (HD).aiff (length 67468302)

Please upload one of these files (a shorter one is preferred) to my FTP server. I will send you a PM with the server details. Of the files that were identified in the log extract that you attached, the shortest file is this one:

Error: unexpected end of file at offset 29562272 in file Evgeny Kissin/Chopin： Mazurkas, Waltz, Fantasie, Piano Sonata No. 3 - The Piano Collection [25CD Box Set]/Chopin - Chopin： Mazurkas, Waltz, Fantasie, Piano Sonata No. 3 - The Piano Collection [25CD Box Set] - 01.09 - Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 - Scherzo, molt vivace.aiff (length 29562272)

Quote:Also, further down in the log, I get the following:
Warning: conflicting ALBUMARTIST values ignored for album Time After Time 16 Soft Pop Songs
on disc 1
first conflicting value: Alison Moyet
first conflicting item: Weak in the Presence of Beauty
second conflicting value: Earth, Wind & Fire
second conflicting item: That's the Way of the World

MinimServer doesn't allow different files from the same album to have different values for AlbumArtist. The values must match exactly using a case-sensitive comparison. For example, the log file you attached contains this message:

Warning: conflicting ALBUMARTIST values ignored for album Boven
on disc 1
first conflicting value: Bløf
first conflicting item: Welkom Thuis
second conflicting value: BLØF
second conflicting item: Liefde and Drank

which appears to be caused by a case difference between the two values.

Quote:
Warning: ignored conflicting DISCSUBTITLE value The Joshua TreeBonus Audio CD in file U2/The Best Of 1980-1990/U2 - The Best of 1980-1990 - 03 - Sweetest Thing.m4a

This message means you have used two different DISCSUBTITLE values in the same file. Each file can contain a maximum of one DISCSUBTITLE value.

Also, the log you attached contains messages like:

Warning: ignored DISCSUBTITLE value 'The MiracleBonus EP' with no disc number in file Queen/Greatest Hits II/Queen - Greatest Hits II - 04 - I Want It All.m4a

This is telling you that the DISCSUBTITLE value won't be used by MinimServer because the file doesn't contain a DISCNUMBER tag.

Quote:I have no idea what this all means. Mind you: there has also been a (beta) update to the Linn Konfig software and to the firmware of both the Akurate DS and the Akurate Kontrol. Don't know if that is also influencing the situation.

This doesn't affect the log messages you are seeing.

[simoncn]

(28-12-2013 17:26)NPR Wrote:  Hello Simon,

I am a new user to MinimServer having just recently installed 0.8.1 and update 12, running on ReadyNas Duo v2. As I new user, I may be doing something more fundamentally wrong however, I am getting the same type of errors Willem has encountered e. g.

....

Please upload one of these files (a shorter one is preferred) to my FTP server. I will send you a PM with the server details. Of the files that you have listed in your post, the shortest file is this one:

Error: unexpected end of file at offset 14459874 in file The Beatles/Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band/12 Sgt. Pepper_s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise).aiff (length 14459874)

[simoncn]

With help from Neil (NPR), I have found the cause of this problem. A fix will be available soon.