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longz · 23-01-2013, 15:04

This is incorrect. There are more than 10K audio files there (mostly in the forms of FLAC and MP3).

simoncn · 23-01-2013, 15:35

(23-01-2013 15:04)longz Wrote: This is incorrect. There are more than 10K audio files there (mostly in the forms of FLAC and MP3).

If MinimServer can't find these files, this suggests a charset encoding issue with filenames or directory names. If there is a non-UTF8 character in the file's name or anywhere in its directory path, MinimServer won't be able to find the file.

1) Please post an "ls -l" listing of the contents of one of the directories containing audio files. Please also include the fully qualified path to this directory.

2) Please copy one of the audio files to the top-level 'music' directory and rename the copied file to 'test1.flac'. If you restart MinimServer, does MinimServer find this test1.flac file?

longz · (This post was last modified: 23-01-2013 17:48 by longz.)

1) Here is the representative content in one of the directories :

S1-MaxHome> pwd
/volume1/music/02 Jazz/Norah Jones/Not Too Late
S1-MaxHome> ls -al
drwxr--r-- 3 admin users 4096 Dec 26 00:23 .
drwxr--r-- 13 admin users 4096 Dec 26 00:23 ..
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 24655411 Jun 3 2012 01 - Wish I Could.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 26685842 Jun 3 2012 02 - Sinkin' Soon.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 17335459 Jun 3 2012 03 - The Sun Doesn't Like You.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 23532119 Jun 3 2012 04 - Until The End.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 15798705 Jun 3 2012 05 - Not My Friend.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 19068432 Jun 3 2012 06 - Thinking About You.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 17758093 Jun 3 2012 07 - Broken.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 17302488 Jun 3 2012 08 - My Dear Country.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 16435068 Jun 3 2012 09 - Wake Me Up.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 21284628 Jun 3 2012 10 - Be My Somebody.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 11499410 Jun 3 2012 11 - Little Room.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 21335320 Jun 3 2012 12 - Rosie's Lullaby.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 17715751 Jun 3 2012 13 - Not Too Late.flac
drwxrwxrwx 16 root root 4096 Dec 26 19:30 @eaDir
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 342905 Dec 18 2011 Folder.jpg

2) Yes, MinimServer does find this test1.flac file (and only this file).

simoncn · (This post was last modified: 23-01-2013 18:03 by simoncn.)

(23-01-2013 17:22)longz Wrote: 1) Here is the representative content in one of the directories :

S1-MaxHome> pwd
/volume1/music/02 Jazz/Norah Jones/Not Too Late
S1-MaxHome> ls -al
drwxr--r-- 3 admin users 4096 Dec 26 00:23 .
drwxr--r-- 13 admin users 4096 Dec 26 00:23 ..
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 24655411 Jun 3 2012 01 - Wish I Could.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 26685842 Jun 3 2012 02 - Sinkin' Soon.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 17335459 Jun 3 2012 03 - The Sun Doesn't Like You.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 23532119 Jun 3 2012 04 - Until The End.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 15798705 Jun 3 2012 05 - Not My Friend.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 19068432 Jun 3 2012 06 - Thinking About You.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 17758093 Jun 3 2012 07 - Broken.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 17302488 Jun 3 2012 08 - My Dear Country.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 16435068 Jun 3 2012 09 - Wake Me Up.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 21284628 Jun 3 2012 10 - Be My Somebody.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 11499410 Jun 3 2012 11 - Little Room.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 21335320 Jun 3 2012 12 - Rosie's Lullaby.flac
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 17715751 Jun 3 2012 13 - Not Too Late.flac
drwxrwxrwx 16 root root 4096 Dec 26 19:30 @eaDir
-rwxr--r-- 1 admin users 342905 Dec 18 2011 Folder.jpg

2) Yes, MinimServer does find this test1.flac file (and only this file).

I think there must be a problem with the permissions on either the '02 Jazz' directory or the 'Norah Jones' directory. The minimserver daemon user is able to see the '02 Jazz' directory, but isn't able to see the 'Norah Jones' directory underneath it.

longz · 23-01-2013, 18:16

The permission is consistent throughout the "music" directory and subs, where all the users have the permission to read.

simoncn · 23-01-2013, 19:16

(23-01-2013 18:16)longz Wrote: The permission is consistent throughout the "music" directory and subs, where all the users have the permission to read.

Let's try to narrow this down a bit. If you move the test1.flac file from 'music' to '02 Jazz', does MinimServer find it? If this works OK, what happens if you move test1.flac from '02 Jazz' to 'Norah Jones'?

longz · 24-01-2013, 16:59

Unfortunately, Simon, MinimServer cannot find the file when I move it to '02 Jazz'. I tried to change the rename the folder to 'Jazz' or something else but it didn't work, either.

simoncn · 24-01-2013, 17:58

(24-01-2013 16:59)longz Wrote: Unfortunately, Simon, MinimServer cannot find the file when I move it to '02 Jazz'. I tried to change the rename the folder to 'Jazz' or something else but it didn't work, either.

OK, we're definitely narrowing down the cause of the problem.

It seems there is something about the "02 Jazz" folder that MinimServer (or Java) doesn't like. Did you create this folder locally on the Synology, or did you create it from another machine via a network share? If it was the latter, I think there must be something about the way this folder was created that is preventing MinimServer getting access to it.

Please can you try the following:

1) Create a new folder "02 Jazz Test" locally on the Synology, then put the test1.flac file in it and make sure MinimServer can find it there.

2) If step 1) was successful, run the command
cp -pr "/volume1/music/02 Jazz"/* "/volume1/music/02 Jazz Test"

This will copy the entire subtree under "02 Jazz" to an identical subtree under "02 Jazz Test". If you now restart MinimServer, can it find the files under "02 Jazz Test"?

longz · 26-01-2013, 17:23

Thanks for the guidance, Simon. Going through the process I've found where the issue is -- it's the permission to "execute" that counts.
Once I change the directory permission to 755, MinimServer can find it right away. Now MinimServer is working properly. Thanks you soooooo much for your help and patience to make it work in the end.

After trying a few mins, I soon realize this is indeed a truly, thoughtfully-designed server for classic music lovers. Great job, Simon !

simoncn · 26-01-2013, 18:22

(26-01-2013 17:23)longz Wrote: Thanks for the guidance, Simon. Going through the process I've found where the issue is -- it's the permission to "execute" that counts.
Once I change the directory permission to 755, MinimServer can find it right away. Now MinimServer is working properly. Thanks you soooooo much for your help and patience to make it work in the end.

After trying a few mins, I soon realize this is indeed a truly, thoughtfully-designed server for classic music lovers. Great job, Simon !

Whenever I create a directory using mkdir, I get 755 permissions automatically. This is why I hadn't come across this issue previously.

From a bit of web searching, the "execute" bit for a directory gives permission to traverse the directory's contents (a standard UNIX feature).

I'm glad you've solved the problem and that MinimServer is working well for you now. Enjoy!