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I am using XBMC 12.2 with MySQL as my database. I am using path substitution to share my Thumbnails/Fanart as some of my clients have limited hard drive space. The MySQL server is on a different computer from the XBMC clients. Some of my media is on the MySQL server and some are on different client machines. When a media source is not able to be accessed i.g. the computer is off XBMC hangs when you try to open it. It never reaches the "home" screen. A recommendation would be to allow XBMC to open even if sources are not avaiable but to notify the user that the sources are not available. Many times you want to access Internet content not specific media sources. Since XBMC is hanging you can not even access the Internet content. This would also allow you to use the add-on Advanced WOL to boot systems that have WOL capability. I am not sure if this is a bug or just the way XBMC works. I just thought I would point this out and maybe something could be done to solve this issue.
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I have not experienced this. Define "network source" - there are various network protocols that xbmc can use. Also a debug log may help.
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I would simply not use MySQL at this point.
If you do not have a server that is central and always-on, why are you using a centralised database ?
You obviously have several clients. Is it really not possible to have one of these client always-on and run a mySQL server ? This does not have to be resource intensive or costly (My server uses 15W under full load and is usually idling).
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you can try
nightly builds (wiki) and the new super duper WOL feature.
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I also have the same problem, but with a little twist that WOL won't solve.
I also have a centralized server with my-sql, a WHS V1 with pma, which is not always on.
The real problem is that i configured my tablet (galaxy tab 3 10.1) to work with the server, but i'm trying to use it outside of the house it hangs. I want to use the database when available but also be able to use it for local and internet content when i'm not at home.
I realy think that media library should just be off if it can't reach the my-sql server and allow local and internet content.
also as for turning off the server when not necessary, i turn it off at the end of the day and wake it up when need or when i get back home so it's practically off most of the time.
I'm taking the tablet for a trip so i'm going to rename the advancesettings file until i come back
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Use profiles, as mentioned on the wiki:
MySQL (wiki).