2015-07-26, 12:54
Bringing back the dead.
I have been running XBMC/Kodi on a HTPC/Server for several years. I also have been using my iPad to watch in bed occasionally. I have up until yesterday kept both devices scraping as I could not get MySQL working for the life of me.
Now the way it stands, is:
Win7 box - 8TB storage AND primary Kodi box - Server for ALL media in house, has MySQL db now
iPad - headunit for kodi using smb share
Net-book - Headunit for audio streaming only in office.
Originally as set up, the kodi box sources were D:\, E:\, F:\, G:\. The iPad was smb://192.168.0.2/Films, /TV_Shows, /Music, /Work_Outs, whatever.
I exported the library as individual files on the primary kodi machine as it was the most up to date and the stronger of the 2 to do the work.
Once I got the SQL database to talk with kodi deleted my sources and added them back in as smb://bla-bla-bla.
They would not scan and my library would not fill in. I could view the data and watch the content but I had no library.
Once I deleted these and restored back to D:\ etc, the library started being re-populated.
The iPad also started re populating its library around this time.
Now I have duplicate films and the fan art for my music is all the same band.
The films when inspected give me 2 listings like so:
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
The first I can bring up the context menu and find movie information and view its location as D:\ ...
The second listing has no movie information and it is not available on the context menu. If it is selected it immediately begins playing.
I am assuming it is because of my D:\ and smb:// issues where the same file and library entry has 2 locations looking for it.
How do I change my sources to be smb:// AND have them talk to the SQL db on my primary kodi box? If I delete the sources and replace them with smb:// I lose my library again.
Thanks in advance.
I have been running XBMC/Kodi on a HTPC/Server for several years. I also have been using my iPad to watch in bed occasionally. I have up until yesterday kept both devices scraping as I could not get MySQL working for the life of me.
Now the way it stands, is:
Win7 box - 8TB storage AND primary Kodi box - Server for ALL media in house, has MySQL db now
iPad - headunit for kodi using smb share
Net-book - Headunit for audio streaming only in office.
Originally as set up, the kodi box sources were D:\, E:\, F:\, G:\. The iPad was smb://192.168.0.2/Films, /TV_Shows, /Music, /Work_Outs, whatever.
I exported the library as individual files on the primary kodi machine as it was the most up to date and the stronger of the 2 to do the work.
Once I got the SQL database to talk with kodi deleted my sources and added them back in as smb://bla-bla-bla.
They would not scan and my library would not fill in. I could view the data and watch the content but I had no library.
Once I deleted these and restored back to D:\ etc, the library started being re-populated.
The iPad also started re populating its library around this time.
Now I have duplicate films and the fan art for my music is all the same band.
The films when inspected give me 2 listings like so:
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
The first I can bring up the context menu and find movie information and view its location as D:\ ...
The second listing has no movie information and it is not available on the context menu. If it is selected it immediately begins playing.
I am assuming it is because of my D:\ and smb:// issues where the same file and library entry has 2 locations looking for it.
How do I change my sources to be smb:// AND have them talk to the SQL db on my primary kodi box? If I delete the sources and replace them with smb:// I lose my library again.
Thanks in advance.
