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Plex Media Server

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for some reason it wont get info from com.plexapp.system.. any ideas?

 

Got to admit I'm running out of ideas, but I'd try:

While connected to the Internet

Stop the Plex service, via the plug-in page in Settings

Delete the contents of /mnt/cache/appdata/Plex/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins

Start the Plex service again

 

I can ping google from the bash prompt .. so I know Im connected to the internet

I have done chmod 777 -R '/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex'

restarted the service...

The log file is attached...

also agent files.. I believe this where the errors are happening...

 

This is what I get in my com.plexapp.agents.thetvdb log

 

2013-06-27 20:00:11,941 (-48d5c940) :  INFO (core:336) - Starting framework core - Version: 2.3.7, Build: de45ef3 (Tue May  7 17:27:01 UTC 2013)

2013-06-27 20:00:11,942 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (core:348) - Using the standard policy

2013-06-27 20:00:11,942 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (core:437) - Starting runtime component.

2013-06-27 20:00:11,951 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (core:437) - Starting caching component.

2013-06-27 20:00:11,952 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (core:437) - Starting data component.

2013-06-27 20:00:11,952 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (core:437) - Starting networking component.

2013-06-27 20:00:11,953 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (networking:322) - No cookie jar found

2013-06-27 20:00:11,954 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (networking:504) - Setting the default network timeout to 20.0

2013-06-27 20:00:11,955 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (core:437) - Starting localization component.

2013-06-27 20:00:11,956 (-48d5c940) :  INFO (localization:408) - Setting the default locale to en-us

2013-06-27 20:00:11,956 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (core:437) - Starting messaging component.

2013-06-27 20:00:11,964 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (core:437) - Starting debugging component.

2013-06-27 20:00:11,965 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (core:437) - Starting services component.

2013-06-27 20:00:11,965 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (core:437) - Starting myplex component.

2013-06-27 20:00:11,966 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (core:437) - Starting notifications component.

2013-06-27 20:00:11,970 (-4e4c3490) :  DEBUG (networking:172) - Requesting 'http://127.0.0.1:32400/system/messaging/clear_events/com.plexapp.agents.thetvdb'

2013-06-27 20:00:12,593 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (accessor:68) - Creating a new model access point for provider com.plexapp.agents.thetvdb in namespace 'metadata'

2013-06-27 20:00:12,613 (-48d5c940) :  DEBUG (networking:172) - Requesting 'http://127.0.0.1:32400/:/plugins/com.plexapp.system/resourceHashes'

2013-06-27 20:00:15,381 (-4e4c3490) :  ERROR (networking:219) - Error opening URL 'http://127.0.0.1:32400/system/messaging/clear_events/com.plexapp.agents.thetvdb'

2013-06-27 20:00:15,382 (-4e4c3490) :  ERROR (messaging:49) - Unable to reach the system bundle.

2013-06-27 20:00:17,878 (-48d5c940) :  ERROR (networking:219) - Error opening URL 'http://127.0.0.1:32400/:/plugins/com.plexapp.system/resourceHashes'

2013-06-27 20:00:17,901 (-48d5c940) :  CRITICAL (runtime:1288) - Exception getting hosted resource hashes (most recent call last):

  File "/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/2/Python/Framework/components/runtime.py", line 1279, in get_resource_hashes

    json = self._core.networking.http_request("http://127.0.0.1:32400/:/plugins/com.plexapp.system/resourceHashes").content

  File "/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/2/Python/Framework/components/networking.py", line 265, in content

    return self.__str__()

  File "/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/2/Python/Framework/components/networking.py", line 243, in __str__

    self.load()

  File "/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/2/Python/Framework/components/networking.py", line 183, in load

    f = self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._timeout)

  File "/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Platforms/Shared/Libraries/urllib2_new.py", line 444, in open

    response = meth(req, response)

  File "/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Platforms/Shared/Libraries/urllib2_new.py", line 557, in http_response

    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)

  File "/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Platforms/Shared/Libraries/urllib2_new.py", line 482, in error

    return self._call_chain(*args)

  File "/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Platforms/Shared/Libraries/urllib2_new.py", line 416, in _call_chain

    result = func(*args)

  File "/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Platforms/Shared/Libraries/urllib2_new.py", line 565, in http_error_default

    raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)

HTTPError: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error

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Could someone please explain how auto update works? I just installed PMS and the new client for the Popcorn hour.

 

I started to rename some files for 3D movies to the plex scheme, however, plex never updated them. I have checked the checkbox that says "update automatically on changes." Wouldn't this filename change trigger an update?

 

Also, I proceeded to delete some movies. They showed up in plex as unavailable, however, again all the info was still there and the movie was not erased from Plex.

 

Would appreciate some help

Big issue here whenever I play a 3d h-sbs (I have that in the file name as well) it freezes and stutters to crawl after a few seconds

 

When I play a normal 2D movie, it is about a minute before it freezes.

 

I am doing this on a popbox 3d with the newly-released app that is supposed to work well. I have no idea why this is happening. Do you guys think PMS could be transcoding it or something?

 

I had no issues playing any of these movies with Eversion/YAMJ

 

Also the Cput load is about 35% on unraid (HP N36l). I'm thinking maybe it thinks it needs to transcode? I don't know

 

*EDIT*

There are no issues playing shows that are 720p vs. movies that are 1080p.

 

Again I have no problems playing 1080p directly through the popbox3d interface or YAMJ/EVERSION which is what I had.

 

Can some PLEASE help me figure out what's wrong?

 

So I finally resolved the issue...

When I tried t install a different plugin, I noticed an out of memory error in my syslog...

I haven't changed anythng other than replacing drives and updating versions of unraid since 2004..

 

I only had 512mb of RAM.. Upgraded to 2.5gb.. Now plex is working...

 

I thank Tyler and everyone else for all of your help

 

New issue popped up.. Hopefully this is easier to fix...

 

All of my clients (googletv, laptop) won't play any media.. I get an error on the clients

 

It plays fine over the web though through the browser.

 

I see no errors relating to playback in the logs..

 

Any ideas?

I am trying to install the newest package from the plex website and I am getting this when I try to enable the plugin:

 

/usr/bin/tail -f /var/log/syslog

Jul 12 10:10:49 Tower su[13349]: Successful su for unraid-plex by root

Jul 12 10:10:49 Tower su[13349]: + ??? root:unraid-plex

Jul 12 10:10:51 Tower pms: Starting Plex...

Jul 12 10:10:51 Tower su[13379]: Successful su for unraid-plex by root

Jul 12 10:10:51 Tower su[13379]: + ??? root:unraid-plex

Jul 12 10:10:53 Tower pms: Check 1: Plex has NOT started yet, something is maybe wrong!

Jul 12 10:10:56 Tower pms: Check 2: Plex has NOT started yet, something is maybe wrong!

Jul 12 10:10:59 Tower pms: Check 3: Plex has NOT started yet, something is maybe wrong!

Jul 12 10:11:02 Tower pms: Check 4: Plex has NOT started yet, something is maybe wrong!

Jul 12 10:11:05 Tower pms: Check 5: Plex has NOT started yet, something is maybe wrong!

Jul 12 10:11:08 Tower su[13584]: Successful su for unraid-plex by root

Jul 12 10:11:08 Tower su[13584]: + ??? root:unraid-plex

Where the faces show up are actually ? in log

 

Had to remove "C" compiler & development tools from unmenu it is working now.

I have PlexMediaServer-0.9.7.28.33-f80a4a2-unRAID.txz placed in /boot/config/plugins folder and issued installplg PlexMediaServer-0.9.7.28.33-f80a4a2-unRAID command.  Everything went well.  When I went to unraid, I can see the Plex icon.  I didn't mind it at first, after reboot, it was no longer there.  I then went to delete Plex folder, then proceeded to execute the same command once again, now I get the following:

 

installplg PlexMediaServer-0.9.7.28.33-f80a4a2-unRAID.txz

installing plugin: PlexMediaServer-0.9.7.28.33-f80a4a2-unRAID.txz

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): PlexMediaServer-0.9.7.28.33-f80a4a2-unRAID.txz:1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ý7zXZ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

xml parse error

 

 

Don't know how to proceed now.

 

Please help.

jang430

 

There is an update script which download the package and installs it

 

if you really want to use the TXZ file

then you need to use

 

installpkg PlexMediaServer-0.9.7.28.33-f80a4a2-unRAID.txz

 

installplg is only used for install scripts that have the .plg extension

 

you can find the plexupdater script here -> https://github.com/Benni-chan/unraid_plugins

 

 

sacretagent,

 

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

I just downloaded the plg file, then typed installplg filename.plg, I got the following results still:

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:327: parser error : Couldn't find end of Start Tag a line 327 in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): <a href="/Benni-chan/unraid_plugins/find/master" data-pjax data-hotkey="t" style in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():                                                            ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:327: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: div line 318 and a in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): /find/master" data-pjax data-hotkey="t" style="display:none">Show File Finder</a in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():                                                                                ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:342: parser error : Specification mandate value for attribute data-pjax in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ass="select-menu-modal-holder js-menu-content js-navigation-container" data-pjax in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():                                                                                ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:353: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: input line 352 and div in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():        </div> in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():              ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:856: parser error : Entity 'hellip' not defined in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ejump-input js-jump-to-line-field" type="text" placeholder="Jump to line… in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():                                                                                ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:856: parser error : Specification mandate value for attribute autofocus in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():  js-jump-to-line-field" type="text" placeholder="Jump to line…" autofocus in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():                                                                                ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:858: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: input line 856 and form in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():  </form> in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():          ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:859: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: form line 855 and div in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): </div> in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():      ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:889: parser error : Entity 'copy' not defined in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():      <li>© 2013 <span title="0.04199s from fe16.rs.github.com">GitHub</spa in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():                ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:930: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: div line 72 and body in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():  </body> in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():          ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:931: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: div line 65 and html in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): </html> in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():        ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:933: parser error : Premature end of data in tag body line 63 in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():  in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:933: parser error : Premature end of data in tag link line 19 in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():  in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:933: parser error : Premature end of data in tag meta line 18 in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():  in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:933: parser error : Premature end of data in tag meta line 17 in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():  in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:933: parser error : Premature end of data in tag meta line 8 in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():  in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:933: parser error : Premature end of data in tag meta line 7 in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():  in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:933: parser error : Premature end of data in tag head line 6 in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():  in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): plexupdater.plg:933: parser error : Premature end of data in tag html line 5 in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file():  in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

 

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in /usr/local/sbin/installplg on line 13

xml parse error

 

 

Please help.

mmm

ok full instructions

 

download the PLG file

put in /boot/config/plugins

 

open terminal window (putty)

type

 

installplg /boot/config/plugins/plexupdater.plg

 

that should do the trick...

go to the unraid settings page  ... find the PMS Updater icon and install new version

 

 

Hello sacretagent,

 

That's exactly where the plexupdater is, /boot/config/plugins, and I specifically executed installplg filename.plg, and the output was exactly what i've posted earlier.

 

 

That's exactly where the plexupdater is, /boot/config/plugins, and I specifically executed installplg filename.plg, and the output was exactly what i've posted earlier.

 

I'm pretty sure you've saved the HTML of the GitHub page that lets you view the plugin in browser, rather than saving the raw PLG file at text.

 

Download it using this link - https://raw.github.com/Benni-chan/unraid_plugins/master/plexupdater.plg

And follow the instructions sacretagent gave.

 

I made this mistake once myself when installing a plugin.

What do you know?  Tyler, it worked.  But I was sure my file was plg type.  I've checked, double checked.

 

It's working now.  Am installing.  Thanks to both of you.

 

Update:  It's working now :D  Thanks

On another topic, somewhat related, I have Plex installed, from Influencer's plugin.  I'd like to use the plexupdater.plg to install the newest copy.  Do I need to uninstall my old Plex server by Influencer?  How do I do that?

 

Thanks again.

No need to delete server, they run side by side.

Hello Ockinghay,

 

You mean it will be able to find my existing Plex location, and update it to the latest? The installer I used was that of Influencers.

I thought if you manually install plex the file had to be in an folder name extra on the flash drive?  Also if you want your data to be persistent it will have to be on a cache or apps drive.

 

Mine is and working fine, and updating fine with Benni-Chan's update plugin which is installed in the plugins folder.

Hello all.  I was able to install plex using plexupdater.  I can't get it to start now.  Don't know where to begin troubleshooting.  Maybe someone can help?

 

Lib directory:  /mnt/disk1/apps/Plex

Temp directory:  /mnt/disk1/apps/Plex/Temp

 

Even when I select enable YES and apply, it still says stopped.

The script probably failed/didn't complete.

 

Either run it again by clicking reinstall or do it manually:

 

Download from http://www.plexapp.com/getplex/ or if plexpass member off the forums.

Delete current plex from /boot/extra and add new file

Reboot or telnet and run installpkg /boot/extra/name_of_file

In plex set enable to yes

I had the same issue when I first installed it.  I'm not sure but it might be a permissions issue.  At least that's what I think it was for me but it just seemed to all of a sudden work while I was trying multiple things, and now works all the time. :)

 

Check this out http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=25276.msg219841#msg219841

  • 2 weeks later...

Guys, there was a new client released for the PCH however it requires using SAMBA on the PMS to add the directories.

 

The problem is that whenever I go to add collection and type "smb://192.168.0.8/Movies"

 

PMS returns a "scan complete" within a second and doesn't add any movies so nothing is actually scanning.

 

What is the correct way to do this? I tried to remove the words "smb" and still no luck

I had the same issue when I first installed it.  I'm not sure but it might be a permissions issue.  At least that's what I think it was for me but it just seemed to all of a sudden work while I was trying multiple things, and now works all the time. :)

 

Check this out http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=25276.msg219841#msg219841

 

Hello Lacehim, hadn't gotten the time to test it once again.  Will report back as soon as I tried Ockingshay's suggestion.

 

 

Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

 

 

  • 4 weeks later...

can anyone offer any advice?

 

have been using plex on unraid for about a year, and its been great

 

i have plex set to update library once per day... just recently noticed that it appears to have not been updating for about two weeks!  i think this is the case when i look at my weekly tv shows- i can see that the last two weekly episodes while downloaded, aren't seen by plex

 

when i choose to refresh library from the web interface it just immediately says 'library scan complete, some additional information may be downloading'.  i am very sure its not really scanning at all, as i am familiar with how long this usually takes, and its not just a split second!

 

to further complicate matters, i recently replaced a router about a week ago.  its possible that the router replacement might be related, but i THINK that this problem started about a week prior to the router replacement but i can't be positive.

 

i can still see all my media through plex, and play it as well.  i just can't scan for new items!  also, i tried deleting and readding a movie folder, and when i readded, it also wouldnt scan and show the movie files!

 

i have tried downgrading, thinking that a newer version introduced the problem, but no luck.  upgraded again, but same problem!  can anyone steer me in the right direction?

 

Have you tried rebooting?

 

I had the same problem, no shows got added or updated.  Reboot and it indexed them and they were visible.  It's only happened once or twice to me over 4 or so months.

 

I'm using the 0.9.7.28.33-f80a4a2 version, but I see there is an update.

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