2015-07-04, 23:47
I recently decided to overhaul my media pc and did a clean build from the ground up. I will do my best to provide any information that you request in order to help solve my issue.
The tl;dr version:
I used Videos>Files>Add Videos>... to add my movie and tv directories, designating each to the correct media type, but kodi does not update the library to reflect the files that exist in these directories. So, I can access each file manually via browsing directories but not via the super-cool interface we all know and love.
Some more details:
OS: Arch Linux 4.0.2-2-ARCH
Kodi: 14.2
Running as a regular user with full permissions to the directory where media is located, on a new external hard drive (new_drive). Used filebot to rename tv to <series name (year)>-<SXEX>-<Episode title>.<ext>. Updated the library after adding the directories, and tried manually refreshing content from the context menu in the video file browser. No updated library.
Something else to note:
I have my old media hard drive (old_drive) loaded as well, but I plan on reformatting and repurposing that once I figure out the issue at hand. If I add directories from that old hard drive, when using kodi as root, then everything updates nicely and the libraries update as desired. However, old_drive has been around for a while and was formatted as ntfs and is just a pain with permissions in linux. I can't load my old media as a regular user, or fix it in an easy way, though and I don't want to run the shared media pc as root all the time. I want to use new_drive, which is freshly formatted ext4 and ready to rumble.
Thank you in advance for any help and suggestions you offer. I will do my best to promptly provide any additional information you require to help me fix this issue.
The tl;dr version:
I used Videos>Files>Add Videos>... to add my movie and tv directories, designating each to the correct media type, but kodi does not update the library to reflect the files that exist in these directories. So, I can access each file manually via browsing directories but not via the super-cool interface we all know and love.
Some more details:
OS: Arch Linux 4.0.2-2-ARCH
Kodi: 14.2
Running as a regular user with full permissions to the directory where media is located, on a new external hard drive (new_drive). Used filebot to rename tv to <series name (year)>-<SXEX>-<Episode title>.<ext>. Updated the library after adding the directories, and tried manually refreshing content from the context menu in the video file browser. No updated library.
Something else to note:
I have my old media hard drive (old_drive) loaded as well, but I plan on reformatting and repurposing that once I figure out the issue at hand. If I add directories from that old hard drive, when using kodi as root, then everything updates nicely and the libraries update as desired. However, old_drive has been around for a while and was formatted as ntfs and is just a pain with permissions in linux. I can't load my old media as a regular user, or fix it in an easy way, though and I don't want to run the shared media pc as root all the time. I want to use new_drive, which is freshly formatted ext4 and ready to rumble.
Thank you in advance for any help and suggestions you offer. I will do my best to promptly provide any additional information you require to help me fix this issue.