2014-09-10, 19:33
So I went to update my media library today and went to fire up TMM. It went through the familiar loading up screen and then went to the new 2.6.1 loading screen where it now sticks for upwards of 6 minutes while it is"loading ui". After running out of patience the first few times, I discovered that the only way to even get out of it was to completely log off or reboot the machine. Ultimately, I'm not sure exactly how long it took, but after I had tried a series of installs, cleanups, reinstalls and reloading, I finally gave up after the aforementioned 6 minutes and went to pick my daughter up from preschool. The new interface was loaded when I got back 30 minutes later.
The new look is nice.
As per my normal procedure I hit the <Refresh> arrow (nice touch) to update my sources and it appeared to start the process. However, there was no way to be sure if it was actually doing anything since there is no movement from any indicator on the screen. If I minimize it and come back, the screen is just black. Waited a few minutes till I lost patience and finally logged out and logged back in.
I even tried to roll back to v2.5.5 because it just worked and worked well, but apparently there is no way to avoid the "Auto-Updater" and nowhere is there an archive of the older versions. I love/loved TMM v2.5.5.
I know the new version isn't huge and bloated but it sure seems that way. The delays and waits are unbearable and there is no way to go back to previous working versions. Even if I unplugged my ethernet cable and ran the old installer it tells me that it has failed to update in the previous 5 attempts and won't let me get anywhere.
I shouldn't whine about something so awesome that is free, but v2.5.5 was light and slick and did what I wanted to do without being intrusive. Now, I am forced to use a newer, slower version and I don't even have the choice to go back to a version that I didn't want to have updated in the first place. Did Sony or Microsoft purchase TMM?
The new look is nice.
As per my normal procedure I hit the <Refresh> arrow (nice touch) to update my sources and it appeared to start the process. However, there was no way to be sure if it was actually doing anything since there is no movement from any indicator on the screen. If I minimize it and come back, the screen is just black. Waited a few minutes till I lost patience and finally logged out and logged back in.
I even tried to roll back to v2.5.5 because it just worked and worked well, but apparently there is no way to avoid the "Auto-Updater" and nowhere is there an archive of the older versions. I love/loved TMM v2.5.5.
I know the new version isn't huge and bloated but it sure seems that way. The delays and waits are unbearable and there is no way to go back to previous working versions. Even if I unplugged my ethernet cable and ran the old installer it tells me that it has failed to update in the previous 5 attempts and won't let me get anywhere.
I shouldn't whine about something so awesome that is free, but v2.5.5 was light and slick and did what I wanted to do without being intrusive. Now, I am forced to use a newer, slower version and I don't even have the choice to go back to a version that I didn't want to have updated in the first place. Did Sony or Microsoft purchase TMM?
