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Minimserver and Windows 10 missing files
17-03-2017, 23:38
Post: #11
RE: Minimserver and Windows 10 missing files
(17-03-2017 15:53)simoncn Wrote:  This feels like a hardware, resource or network issue. There is no reason I can think of why MinimServer should work with the library on an SD card but not a USB drive. Perhaps the Mini PC has an issue with its USB adapters or drivers.

Artwork is downloaded by the control point in response to an HTTP request from the control point to the server. For some reason, this download isn't working. This is probably related to the same issue that prevents the library on the USB card from working.

In summary, this appears to be a hardware or software issue with the Mini PC and not related to MinimServer.
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18-03-2017, 18:13
Post: #12
RE: Minimserver and Windows 10 missing files
(17-03-2017 15:53)simoncn Wrote:  This feels like a hardware, resource or network issue. There is no reason I can think of why MinimServer should work with the library on an SD card but not a USB drive. Perhaps the Mini PC has an issue with its USB adapters or drivers.

Artwork is downloaded by the control point in response to an HTTP request from the control point to the server. For some reason, this download isn't working. This is probably related to the same issue that prevents the library on the USB card from working.

In summary, this appears to be a hardware or software issue with the Mini PC and not related to MinimServer.

The specification of the mini PC sounds as though it is like a basic windows tablet with an HDMI output in place of a display. If MinimServer is losing sight of the USB drive, then it might be that is powering down the USB Hub, or the drive. If you look in Device manager, you should be able to find options to disable this for the hub and drive. A crude way of making sure that it didn't power down while you were testing MinimServer would be to play a music file in Groove - this would prevent powering down anything relevant. (Most media players prevent the system from going into power saving - for obvious reasons.) The default settings for Windows 10 are to do fairly comprehensive power saving.

However, I think it is much less likely that the problem with the artwork is caused in the same way. MinimServer clearly can read the drive, as it is able to serve the music files.
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18-03-2017, 18:43
Post: #13
RE: Minimserver and Windows 10 missing files
(18-03-2017 18:13)skeptic Mike Wrote:  The specification of the mini PC sounds as though it is like a basic windows tablet with an HDMI output in place of a display. If MinimServer is losing sight of the USB drive, then it might be that is powering down the USB Hub, or the drive. If you look in Device manager, you should be able to find options to disable this for the hub and drive. A crude way of making sure that it didn't power down while you were testing MinimServer would be to play a music file in Groove - this would prevent powering down anything relevant. (Most media players prevent the system from going into power saving - for obvious reasons.) The default settings for Windows 10 are to do fairly comprehensive power saving.

However, I think it is much less likely that the problem with the artwork is caused in the same way. MinimServer clearly can read the drive, as it is able to serve the music files.

This is an interesting idea and there might be a connection with the artwork issue, depending on the timing of when the control point requests artwork and when the renderer requests audio data.
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