Do NOT use Emby for Netgear NAS Units as the latest versions fail!

[kryten4k 2]

Do NOT use Emby for Netgear NAS Units as the latest versions fail!

Thing is I tried every version and what I saw from the forums there isn't anything to assist in this.

Find an alternative.

[Luke 42077]

hi there, what exactly do you mean by fail?

[kryten4k 2]

Tried downloading the latest installer and get System: Cannot install application Emby Server.

Thing is it should just install manually via the apps but even after restarting the nas it fails.

Edited June 27, 2023 by kryten4k

[Luke 42077]

What model nas do you have?

[kryten4k 2]

ReadyNAS 316 
RN31600

[alucryd 315]

No issue here. Can you SSH into the NAS, run `systemctl status fvapp-emby-server.service` and post the output here?

[kryten4k 2]

Seems to not find anything.

admin@NAS:~$ systemctl status fvapp-emby-server.service
Failed to dump process list, ignoring: Unit fvapp-emby-server.service not found.
● fvapp-emby-server.service
   Loaded: not-found (Reason: No such file or directory)
   Active: inactive (dead)

 

[Sharmy 9]

No issues here either (FW 6.10.9)

 

[alucryd 315]

@kryten4kThat systemd unit should be there, you probably had an issue during installation. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the package?

[kryten4k 2]

Yes, multiple times. There is just an entry in the logs saying it failed to install. There must be a way to manually remove it but I can’t find any successful methods to do this so far. I am using Kodi at the moment to get around it but wanted to use Emby as I bought premium so I can watch it from anywhere. 

[Luke 42077]

On 7/4/2023 at 3:56 AM, kryten4k said:

Seems to not find anything.

admin@NAS:~$ systemctl status fvapp-emby-server.service
Failed to dump process list, ignoring: Unit fvapp-emby-server.service not found.
● fvapp-emby-server.service
   Loaded: not-found (Reason: No such file or directory)
   Active: inactive (dead)

 

Are you sure that's the full output? If we could find what directory it's referring to, that might help us. Is any server log file generated?

Emby Server Data Folder

[alucryd 315]

So the package doesn't even install. I'm positive the package isn't the issue here, I would try to factory reset the NAS as there must be an issue with the system itself.

[Luke 42077]

@kryten4kis that something you can try?

[kryten4k 2]

Have so many TB worth of stuff it is seriously hard work to get this backed up and rebuild a whole nas. looks like I can't really resolve this without days worth of transfers and stuffing about. 

[Luke 42077]

Understood. Just thought I'd ask.

[Luke 42077]

@kryten4kcan you try the new 4.7.14 release and let us know how that compares? Thanks.

[kryten4k 2]

The emby server now installs but fails to start (version 4.7.14)

[Luke 42077]

16 hours ago, kryten4k said:

The emby server now installs but fails to start (version 4.7.14)

Hi is any emby server log file generated?

Emby Server Data Folder

[damascus879 0]

Just tried updating my server from 4.7.6.0 to 4.7.14 and ran into a similar issue.  My system is a Netgear ReadyNas 2304.  I also just updated the firmware, but there did not seem to be any issues with that.  Current firmware version is 6.10.8.  I am working entirely in the web UI and have not done any SSH into the NAS.  My process was as follows
1. Updated ReadyNas firmware - success
2. Downloaded Emby server 4.7.14 64-bit to local machine.
3. Uploaded .deb file to ReadyNas - Error: System: Cannot install application emby-server.
4. *figuring I was supposed to uninstall first* uninstall Emby 4.7.6.0 - Error: System: Cannot uninstall application Emby-server.

I tried rebooting both Emby and the server a few times and attempting to install 4.7.14/uninstall 4.7.6.0 with the same results.  I used to know how to work in linux, but it's been so long, I don't know what I'm doing anymore.  I shudder at the thought of having to back up 8TB of data and do a fresh install.  Any update from OP?

Thank you,

[Luke 42077]

@kryten4k?

[kryten4k 2]

On 12/30/2023 at 9:35 AM, Luke said:

@kryten4k?

So I had to completely reset my Netgear NAS to factory defaults after many hours of backing up a LOT of data.

It seems if any app fails on Netgear and the basic troubleshooting steps don't work then it is likely a factory reset is the only way to fix it unfortunately. 

[Luke 42077]

10 hours ago, kryten4k said:

So I had to completely reset my Netgear NAS to factory defaults after many hours of backing up a LOT of data.

It seems if any app fails on Netgear and the basic troubleshooting steps don't work then it is likely a factory reset is the only way to fix it unfortunately. 

That's too bad. Unfortunately given that ReadyNAS is out of business I would probably suggest considering a new NAS.

[richt 94]

14 hours ago, kryten4k said:

It seems if any app fails on Netgear and the basic troubleshooting steps don't work then it is likely a factory reset is the only way to fix it unfortunately. 

Sounds horrible.  I ran into something similar with MySQL on my ReadyNAS, but was able to correct the problem by making an SSH connection to the NAS and manually removing all traces of MySQL that somehow were not deleted by the standard app remove in the web UI.

[kryten4k 2]

On 1/3/2024 at 8:44 AM, richt said:

Sounds horrible.  I ran into something similar with MySQL on my ReadyNAS, but was able to correct the problem by making an SSH connection to the NAS and manually removing all traces of MySQL that somehow were not deleted by the standard app remove in the web UI.

It was! Took days to get it back together so my advice to everyone is do NOT update if you don't have to unless you don't have a huge amount of extra storage and days to spare. 

[kryten4k 2]

On 1/3/2024 at 4:23 AM, Luke said:

That's too bad. Unfortunately given that ReadyNAS is out of business I would probably suggest considering a new NAS.

Given that everything is nearly twice the price lately, not everyone can afford to just "consider a new NAS", so it is a matter of trying to make things work with existing equipment.