Blatherscribe 4 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I've been having an odd problem since switching from Roku to Fire Sticks: my computer doesn't go back to sleep after Emby wakes it. It used to be that I'd start Emby on the Roku, it would wake my computer, I'd play something, exit the Roku app, and the computer would go back to sleep. Now, with the Fire Sticks, the first part goes fine, but the computer stays awake -- fans running, hard drive running, etc. Is there a setting I need to change? I tried turning on the "wake only on magic packet" Windows setting, but then Emby couldn't wake the computer at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hi, can you please attach the emby server log from the time when you expected the machine to go to sleep? We might be able to identify some activity there that could be causing it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatherscribe 4 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 Sure, here's one from just a little while ago. I don't know if it's reflected in the log, but once again the computer didn't go back to sleep after playing a movie. With my old Roku Emby setup, it would go back to sleep just a couple of minutes after exiting the app. Thanks! embyserver.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 As a test, if you turn off the Fire stick completely after stopping the movie, how does that compare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatherscribe 4 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 That was interesting. I put the computer to sleep, woke it with Emby, and restarted the Fire stick. The monitor went into power saving mode, and the hard drive stopped seeking. Then about 30 seconds or so after the Fire stick had fully restarted, the hard drive had a blip of activity and the login screen popped up on my computer. The computer didn't have the chance to go fully back to sleep, but the screen activating indicates something poked it. Is the Emby app automatically logging back in as soon as the Fire stick starts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 No, you would have to actually start the app on the Fire stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatherscribe 4 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 Something strange is definitely happening, though. My computer wakes up whenever someone wakes a Fire stick with Emby installed, but not when they wake a Fire stick without Emby. Turning on the option only to allow a magic packet to wake the computer over the LAN stopped this, but now Emby can't wake it at all. How do I enable magic packets from the Emby app? I think that might solve everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Turning on the option only to allow a magic packet to wake the computer over the LAN stopped this, but now Emby can't wake it at all. Hi, did you mean to say turning off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatherscribe 4 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Sorry, I missed your latest response! No, turning *on* the option to only allow a magic packet to wake the computer stopped the computer waking every time someone uses a Fire stick with Emby, but when I do that I have to use the Emby app on my phone to wake the computer, because the one on the Fire stick doesn't seem to send a magic packet. And then it still won't go back to sleep afterward. There's something strange about the Fire app. But it's OK, it only means I have to leave my computer on instead of sending it to sleep. I'll just assume this is another oddity of the Fire stick. Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Have you tried the wake server function within the Fire TV app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatherscribe 4 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 I have, and it doesn't work. I can wake the computer using a magic packet with the Emby Android app, but not the Fire TV stick. Strangely, the computer does not go back to sleep after the magic packet, same as when no magic packet is required and it wakes up every time someone uses a Fire stick. Is there anything I need to change with Windows or my router to get a magic packet from the Fire app to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14910 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Hi. Can you try waking with the Fire app and then immediately send a log from the app (there should be a button on the login screen)? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatherscribe 4 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 OK, I've done so. I had to wake the computer, start the Fire app, then log out in order to send the logs. I hope that's all right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14910 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 OK, I've done so. I had to wake the computer, start the Fire app, then log out in order to send the logs. I hope that's all right. Exactly what time (EDT) did you send that log? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatherscribe 4 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 I don't know the *exact* time, but it was only a minute or two before I made my previous post here. So, assuming the time listed is correct, somewhere between 5:18 and 5:21 PM, Eastern time. Did it not show up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14910 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 There are a number of logs. The only way i can know I'm looking at yours is to know the time it was sent and (if logged in at the time) the user. I didn't think you would be logged in at the time because this was a server wake issue but it appears you were logged in as "Kyle". Unfortunately, there is no attempt to wake the server in the log. There is not a send logs button on the screen where the wake operation fails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatherscribe 4 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 No, when the computer is asleep and I open the Emby Fire app, there's no option to send logs. If I select the server, there's a long pause, then I can choose to wake it or disconnect. If I select "wake," nothing happens. Note that this is with my computer requiring a magic packet to wake. Otherwise it wakes immediately -- and in fact wakes up any time anyone in the house uses a Fire stick with the Emby app installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 If I select "wake," nothing happens. And just to confirm, doing the exact same thing with the mobile app, it wakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatherscribe 4 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Yes, that's correct. The mobile app wakes my computer when a magic packet is required, the Fire app does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Ok we'll take a look at this. Thanks for reporting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatherscribe 4 Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 Thanks for looking into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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