MinimServer: no valid content directory found

[fantasia]

Maybe it's better to set up the server again with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Logically with the NVMe SSD.

If it works there, it's 100% due to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Unfortunately, this creates additional work, but it could be worth it.

[simoncn]

From what you said in post #6 I thought you had already tested this on Ubuntu 22.04 and it was working. Now in post #20 you say you have not tested 22.04. This changes the picture.

The symptoms you are now describing are consistent with a hardware issue that causes the connection to the NVMe drive to work sometimes but not at other times. This issue could be with the NVMe connection/adapter in your server or with the NVMe SSD. If this is the cause of the problem, changing from 24.04 to 22.04 is unlikely to make any difference.

Debugging this issue on your system using TeamViewer is not an option for me. Technical support for MinimServer is provided via this forum.

[fantasia]

(26-08-2024 14:52)simoncn Wrote:  From what you said in post #6 I thought you had already tested this on Ubuntu 22.04 and it was working. Now in post #20 you say you have not tested 22.04. This changes the picture.

The symptoms you are now describing are consistent with a hardware issue that causes the connection to the NVMe drive to work sometimes but not at other times. This issue could be with the NVMe connection/adapter in your server or with the NVMe SSD. If this is the cause of the problem, changing from 24.04 to 22.04 is unlikely to make any difference.

Debugging this issue on your system using TeamViewer is not an option for me. Technical support for MinimServer is provided via this forum.

oh dear, now I've seen where the server found the 8 albums, namely in the personal folder under music.

these are test files to check whether it works with this path.
and to transfer to the 2TB SSD so that there are still a few test files on the system.

now it seems that the minimserver is using the stored path for the personal folder even though the correct one is on the second SSD, so there is a conflict because both paths have the same path but are in a completely different location.

this is really very strange.

how can the path be adjusted so that the minimserver accesses the correct SSD?
Sorry that you misinterpreted my request, my English is not that good and I have to translate it with a translator.

Since you think that it could be the NVMe connection or the SSD itself, it is quite possible, so I will not go to 22.04 for the time being.

Now I will test whether access works with another slightly older SSD!

I will test an Intel Optane m10 16gb NVMe SSD!

If it works with this, the WD Black S770 is not optimally compatible with the 13th generation Asus NUC, I can hardly imagine that but it would still be possible......

In any case, the NUC has the latest BIOS installed and so a good starting point has been laid.

I don't have time for that tomorrow, so the whole thing will calm down a bit......

Best regards

[fantasia]

I have just tested the new Intel M10 16GB.

It is listed correctly in the BIOS and formatting with ext4 went smoothly, as did the inputs.

But even with this SSD, the server cannot find the audio files.

From my point of view, these SSDs cannot possibly be defective or incompatible, otherwise they would not be displayed in the BIOS and the file manager and copying etc. would work perfectly.

So the error must be hidden in Ubuntu 24.04 or the minimserver.

In addition, both SSDs work perfectly in Windows 11 Pro, which further confirms their functionality.

So a lot of effort for nothing.

So from my point of view there are about four options.

1. Install and test Ubuntu 22.04.

2. Connect a new 2TB 2.5 inch SSD and hope for improvement.

3. Test an alternative from Simon?

4. Completing the project is not actually the goal.

[simoncn]

Please post your MinimServer configuration settings for the contentDir property with your music library on the NVMe drive on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. When I have this information, I will suggest further steps for problem determination.

[fantasia]

(26-08-2024 22:04)simoncn Wrote:  Please post your MinimServer configuration settings for the contentDir property with your music library on the NVMe drive on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. When I have this information, I will suggest further steps for problem determination.

Hello Simon

I'll be happy to send you the latest status and the audio path.

Today, when starting up, the minimserver found the audio path itself, but somehow it found one that doesn't exist, at least not the correct one on the second music 2tb SSD.

The music archive contains 413 folders.
The minimserver only found 8 albums, which confirms that the path cannot be correct.

Somehow there are problems with the synchronization or another path is not being read correctly from the stored path or whatever.

I have now finally removed the Windows SSD because it was only used to test the device. Ubuntu was never installed on it and therefore there is no dual boot.

I thank you in advance for your support.

oh dear, now I've seen where the server found the 8 albums, namely in the personal folder under music.

these are test files to check whether it works with this path.
and to transfer to the 2TB SSD so that there are still a few test files on the system.

now it seems that the minimserver is using the stored path for the personal folder even though the correct one is on the second SSD, so there is a conflict because both paths have the same path but are in a completely different location.

this is really very strange.

how can the path be adjusted so that the minimserver accesses the correct SSD?

[simoncn]

If you want to see files in your personal folder as well as files in your main library on the second disk, do the following:

1) On the Properties page, click the + button next to the contentDir property.
2) In the new entry field that opens, type this: /media/andre/Audio
3) You should see two values for contentDir: /home/andre/Music and /media/andre/Audio
4) Click the Save button
5) Click the Restart button

If you want to see only files in your main library on the second disk, do the following:

1) On the Properties page, change the value for contentDir to /media/andre/Audio
2) You should see one value for contentDir: /media/andre/Audio
3) Click the Save button
4) Click the Restart button

[fantasia]

Hello Simon

I'm happy to tell you that a friend and I have now successfully solved the problem!

The error is in the Ubuntu OS and not in the MinimServer.

The project is now moving on to the next round towards final!

In my opinion, the thread as I created it is superfluous.

Should I delete it?

Best regards

[simoncn]

Please do not delete the thread. There is information there that could be helpful for other users.