UNC and/or folder names

[cpttango30 4]

I have a HTPC that I run MB on. It is the main viewing device. I also have the Roku and android (iOS EWWWWWWWWW) that I watch on as well. 

 

I went and shared all folders and it was working. Some of my TV shows wouldn't show on the main TV. I popped in the folders and they started working. Now some shows show up twice in my mb and some only once. 

 

I have my HTPC set as follows. 

1 500gb main drive

1 3tb TV drive about 60% full

1 3tb Movie drive 50% full

1 3tb media drive (This has some of my TV, music, music videos and other stuff). 

 

The tv and movie drive have 1 folder each where all movie and tv shows are stored in their folders. ( to find Star Wars it is G: movie>>movies>>Star Wars) 

 

So to the question at hand. 

 

If my my Media Browser Class and Server reside on the same machine will UNC work for that or should I have both UNC and folder paths in the server settings? 

[Beardyname 198]

Use the network adress, the machine will have no problem with accessing itself

[cpttango30 4]

OK using just the network address only gets about 1/3 of my shows to show up. Attached are 2 screen shots. 1. is from MBC 2. is from my TV folder. 

 

 

[Beardyname 198]

Do they appear in the web-ui ? also make sure that you re-scan the library

 

1/3 (if they are from the same folder) sounds to me that either its not done scanning or it does not recognize the show.

 

If it's the later edit the meta-data and link the show through the metadata editor!

[cpttango30 4]

I have tv shows on two different drives.Numbers and  A-M is on one drive N-Z is on a second. That screen shot is just A-M but it is happening on both drives. 

 

It is never done scanning. It has been scanning for days. 

If I put in the none share folder path it picks them up just fine. 

 

It is only happening on my HTPC with the server and the MBC running on it. Roku and phone/ tablet is all fine. That is what boggles me. 

 

Should I create another folder and put the UNC paths all in that and then switch all my others to folder paths? 

Edited January 13, 2014 by cpttango30

[Logos302 86]

I think you should post your server log (With it setup with UNC to all content) as it sounds like something is not working right with the initial scan.  The initial scan while does take longer, days seems a little excessive. Drive specs and system specs might help as well.  

[Luke 42077]

yea we need to talk about the it is never done scanning part. let's get some more information about that. it's not even worth talking about problems you're having with apps until we get that squared away.

[cpttango30 4]

This morning is the first time since the re-install a week or so ago it has not said scanning 34.1%. Here are the 3 most recent server logs from last night. 

 

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49040966/MB3%20Server%20Logs/Server%20log%20113140347.txt

 

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49040966/MB3%20Server%20Logs/Server%20log%20114140559.txt

 

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49040966/MB3%20Server%20Logs/Server%20Log.txt

[cpttango30 4]

OK so I found the other 2/3's of my tev shows. Some how They are under a TV icon that shows in with the other tv shows. 

 

Here are a couple of screen shots. 

 

Showing the 2 folders where my tv shows reside. 

 

Showing second TV icon mixed in with the other titles. 

 

When I click on icon or select it. 

[cpttango30 4]

HA got it. I had to post it to see that my UNC paths were not correct. I changed them to \\Media-PC\tv and \\Media=PC\tv2 and all is better. Thanks for the help guys. 

[Tikuf 663]

Hehehe I was just typing that.