Problem with Plex Docker's transcoding.


ToXIc

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Hi all i'm running the plex docker for years now and plying locally using direct play with no issues. Recently i've been sharing and also viewing media outside of my HTPC and have been battling transcoding problems for a while now. I've been bounced between the plex forum and here but i hoping this is my last stop until its resolved. 

I'm using Unassigned Devices to run the Docker and here are my settings. 

 

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From my logs below, a guy over at the Plex forum found these errors 

Plex Media Server Logs_2018-11-21_20-16-24.zip

 

Nov 21, 2018 20:06:39.146 [0x14c474ffd700] ERROR - Unzip: could not set executable bit on output file
Nov 21, 2018 20:06:39.146 [0x14c474ffd700] ERROR - CodecManager: failed to extract zip 
Nov 21, 2018 20:06:39.146 [0x14c474ffd700] ERROR - Error configuring transcoder: Decoder install failed: truehd_eae

and asked the following 


 

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Is there a mounted volume ?
Does /etc/fstab have `exec` set and `noexec` absent ?

This relates to path `'/config/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Codecs'`

 

which i do have the Codec path but i'm not sure what the /etc/fstab is about so in googling it i found that if youre using UD you shouldnt have to worry about setting exec and noexec. 

 

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he then replied with this which confused the hell out of me.. ive read it over a few times but cant seem to figure out a fix from it. 

 

https://forums.plex.tv/t/solution-conversion-failed-the-transcoder-exited-due-to-an-error/234363/319?u=_toxic

 

can you please help me with this problem? 

 

 

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9 hours ago, saarg said:

You could try the transcoding folder also.

just tried no change.. :/

 

9 hours ago, itimpi said:

For file/folder names that include spaces you need to enclose it in quotes.   By default spaces are treated as parameter seperators

thanks.. for the info. 

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it is set to slave, or do you mean another option?

 

 

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if i set it to the cache drive will it then write to the array? 

 

 

edit: I changed it to the cache but it still not transcoding.. 

 

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also it did create the folders on the cache drive.. it just didnt transcode. 

 

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  • 1 year later...
On 11/25/2018 at 1:12 PM, saarg said:

Try doing a chmod -R 777 /mnt/disks/FD/appdata/PlexMediaServer/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Codecs

 

@saarg

I started getting this error below when trying to play any mkv's. I then chmod the /tmp/transcode path to 0777 and now they are playing again. I am not sure what caused the issue as the day before all was fine.

Conversion failed. A required codec could not be found or failed to install.

Thanks!

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