Missing collections with emby-next-gen Addon and Kodi

[Eigeplackter 76]

Hi there,

I recently switched from PLEX to Emby media server, as the features I'd like are richer with emby community. 

Now I'm facing two problems and need some help.

 

Emby Server on Synology 4.7.10.0

Windows 10 Pro for Workstations 21H2

Kodi v19 Matrix

Emby next-gen addon 6.2.22

 

I organize collections by hand, as the automated feature doesn't follow my liking. The option in the library settings is disabled.

 

 

1) 

The movies and the collections show up in the emby web-frontend (i.e. Batman movies)

 

When turning on KODI (W10 icw MadVR) many of the collections, and some content, get lost (i.e. missing Batman)

They can't be found in novies and not in box-sets.

 

 

If I turn off show collections option in KODI Media settings, all movies are shown individually under the movie section, the collections are still missing in the box-set section.

 

 

Missing movies in collection (bottom right corner shows only 4 movies)

 

 

but contains 39 elements

 

 

So far I have been trying repair db, refresh db & collections.

 

2)

There are many errors in the emby protocol (attached) I can't seem to fix (i.e. folder permissions)

 

*** Error Report ***
Version: 4.7.10.0
Command line: /volume1/@appstore/EmbyServer/system/EmbyServer.dll -programdata /var/packages/EmbyServer/var -ffdetect /var/packages/EmbyServer/target/bin/ffdetect -ffmpeg /var/packages/EmbyServer/target/bin/ffmpeg -ffprobe /var/packages/EmbyServer/target/bin/ffprobe -nolocalportconfig -ignore_vaapi_enabled_flag -pidfile /var/packages/EmbyServer/var/EmbyServer.pid -defaultdirectory /volume1/Public -updatepackage emby-server-synology7_{version}_x86_64.spk -noautorunwebapp
Operating system: Linux version 4.4.180+ (root@build13) (gcc version 8.5.0 (GCC) ) #42962 SMP Tue Sep 20 22:35:56 CST 2022
Framework: .NET 6.0.8
OS/Process: x64/x64
Runtime: volume1/@appstore/EmbyServer/system/System.Private.CoreLib.dll
Processor count: 4
Data path: /var/packages/EmbyServer/var
Application path: /volume1/@appstore/EmbyServer/system
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path '/volume1/Movies/Die Unglaublichen (2004)/Die Unglaublichen (2004) 1080p DTS-ES.nfo' is denied.
---> System.IO.IOException: Permission denied
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

 

The permissions (r/w) are set globally and inheritated downwards:

 

 

 

I hope my description is sufficient, I'm not a native speaker so feel free to ask any questions.

Regards Seb

 

 

EDIT: I forgot to mention that movies are in more than 1 collection (i.e. Batman is in (ALL) and in a seperate actors collection)

 

embyserver.txt

Edited December 4, 2022 by Eigeplackter

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[Luke 38551]

Hi, we'll see what @quickmic thinks. Thanks.

[quickmic 1516]

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When turning on KODI (W10 icw MadVR) many of the collections, and some content, get lost (i.e. missing Batman)

Well, before I start digging, please perform a test with emby for kodi next gen 7.11.1 and let me know if the problem still exists:

 

[Eigeplackter 76]

Thanks for your reply, sadly didn't solve the problem.

 

Installed 7.11.1 by zip, deleted old database incl. pictures.

After Kodi restart, picked Addon mode and rebuild 2 DB, but still collections and movies are missing.

 

 

While I typed this, is it possible that theres a problem with the collections because the collection name is identical, just the sort name differs ?

[Eigeplackter 76]

As mentioned beforce both collections have the same name:

 

 

And the same ID as I just figured out

 

 

 

Actual emby log after scan with 7.11.1

 

embyserver.txt

Edited December 4, 2022 by Eigeplackter

[quickmic 1516]

8 hours ago, Eigeplackter said:

While I typed this, is it possible that theres a problem with the collections because the collection name is identical, just the sort name differs ?

Everything is possible, so far I didn't perform a test with identical collection names. Will do so...

Btw, are you using an Emby user account with admin privileges to connect Kodi with Emby server? Actually I don't think that's the issue, but it's worth a try if you don't.

[quickmic 1516]

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After Kodi restart, picked Addon mode and rebuild 2 DB, but still collections and movies are missing.

So you didn't sync all libraries in Kodi/plugin? I assume the collections/movies are part or those two.

[Eigeplackter 76]

It's am admin I'm using. @quickmic

Those were the databases movies and tvshows, additionally I refreshed collections via sync.

 

Keeps getting funny, changed collection name and included numbers (1,2,..)

 

Now shown in widget collections on main page

 

 

but still not inside collections or movies

 

 

[quickmic 1516]

10 hours ago, Eigeplackter said:

It's am admin I'm using. @quickmic

Those were the databases movies and tvshows, additionally I refreshed collections via sync.

 

Keeps getting funny, changed collection name and included numbers (1,2,..)

 

Now shown in widget collections on main page

 

 

but still not inside collections or movies

 

 

Which (Kodi) skin do you use? Frankly, it looks a bit like the embycon "layout"

Please test with stock Kodi skin and just next-gen plugin for reproducible test results.

Also a kodi.log (after init sync) could be helpful.

[Eigeplackter 76]

Sorry, took me a while (read on for reason)#

It was the "Estuary MOD V2" skin.

I started over,  deinstalled emby, rebooted the Synology and installed the emby server beta version 4.8.0.19.

Than I restored settings by SCB

Checked the permissions /volume1/videos via ssh (look good to me)

 

After a complete library scan (reason !), and some lost images to my own fault, I made a fresh KODI 19.4.0 installation.

Emby next gen 7.11.1 -> initial sync (log attached)

Movies are shown

 

but after turning on show collections. they don't (pls ignore missing pics) show up. neither via movies (grouped) nor by the sets option in stock skin.

but are shown in the webgui of emby

 

"Help oh baby baby help !"  ;-)))

 

 

kodi1stinit.log

Edited December 17, 2022 by GrimReaper
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[quickmic 1516]

9 hours ago, Eigeplackter said:

Sorry, took me a while (read on for reason)#

It was the "Estuary MOD V2" skin.

I started over,  deinstalled emby, rebooted the Synology and installed the emby server beta version  4.8.0.19 

Than I restored settings by SCB

Checked the permissions /volume1/videos via ssh (look good to me)

 

After a complete library scan (reason !), and some lost images to my own fault, I made a fresh KODI 19.4.0 installation.

Emby next gen 7.11.1 -> initial sync (log attached)

Movies are shown

 

but after turning on show collections. they don't (pls ignore missing pics) show up. neither via movies (grouped) nor by the sets option in stock skin.

but are shown in the webgui of emby

 

"Help oh baby baby help !"  ;-)))

 

 

kodi1stinit.log 2.36 MB · 0 downloads

Thanks for the log and I think I know what's going on:

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2022-12-06 20:34:50.083 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [66/40] Batman: 34897 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.083 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [66/41] Batmans Rückkehr: 34900 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.084 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [66/42] Batman Forever: 34899 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.084 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [66/43] Batman & Robin: 34896 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.084 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [66/44] Batman Begins: 34898 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.084 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [66/45] The Dark Knight: 48620 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.084 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [66/46] The Dark Knight Rises: 48621 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.084 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [66/47] The Batman: 48617 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.119 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: UPDATE boxset [31709] 66 Batman (ALL)
2022-12-06 20:34:50.159 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [67/40] Batman: 34897 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.159 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [67/41] Batmans Rückkehr: 34900 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.159 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [67/42] Batman Forever: 34899 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.159 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [67/43] Batman & Robin: 34896 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.188 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: UPDATE boxset [48547] 67 Batman Filmreihe 1
2022-12-06 20:34:50.232 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [68/44] Batman Begins: 34898 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.232 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [68/45] The Dark Knight: 48620 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.232 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: ADD to boxset [68/46] The Dark Knight Rises: 48621 to boxset
2022-12-06 20:34:50.256 T:9052     INFO <general>: EMBY.core.movies: UPDATE boxset [31733] 68 Batman Filmreihe 2

As I can see, you assigned the same movie to multiple boxsets (collections).

e.g. "The Dark Knight Rises" is assigned to "Batman Filmreihe 2" and "Batman (ALL)". I need to review this, could be a plugin issue or could be a Kodi limitation.

Frankly I think it's a Kodi limitation and probably there is nothing I could do here. Let's see what I figure out...

 

 

[Eigeplackter 76]

Thank you so far @quickmic

[quickmic 1516]

Yes, I can confirm that's a Kodi limitation. A movie can only be assigned once to a boxset/collection.

[Eigeplackter 76]

Ahhh too bad.

As you mentioned the possibility of a KODI limitation, I already deleted (after a backup) all collections and let EmbyServer create new ones.

They are now all shown as they are supposed to be, every movie just in 1 collection.

 

Thanks quickmic