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Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Quote from: marc2003 on
what you should do is set foobar to monitor both paths before moving the music. then use file operations inside foobar to move the music from one location to the other. finally, you can remove the old path.

i need to be spoon fed obviously. how do i do this? --------->then use file operations inside foobar. why does not anyone assume that when specific instructions like this are given..we all can execute it? can we be a tad bit more explicit? are you saying simply to add the folder/music? maybe this is where my problem is with me always getting a library config/media library path error. i have a network drive that always generates a path error..like its not being recognized even though i have manually entered the path..its there..but it says error. then i either need to exit and re-open or remove and re-enter the path till it finally initializes and monitors.

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #1 –
Quote from: maniacal on
i need to be spoon fed obviously. how do i do this? --------->then use file operations inside foobar. why does not anyone assume that when specific instructions like this are given..we all can execute it? can we be a tad bit more explicit? are you saying simply to add the folder/music? maybe this is where my problem is with me always getting a library config/media library path error. i have a network drive that always generates a path error..like its not being recognized even though i have manually entered the path..its there..but it says error. then i either need to exit and re-open or remove and re-enter the path till it finally initializes and monitors.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there's any need to do that anymore. As long as you're using Playback Statistics 3.0 or greater you won't lose any of that information by just manually moving the files because it's not tied to path anymore. I restructured my entire foobar library outside foobar a few months ago and didn't have any problems. Just remove the old paths and add the new ones.

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #3 –
Quote from: MordredKLB on
Quote from: maniacal on
i need to be spoon fed obviously. how do i do this? --------->then use file operations inside foobar. why does not anyone assume that when specific instructions like this are given..we all can execute it? can we be a tad bit more explicit? are you saying simply to add the folder/music? maybe this is where my problem is with me always getting a library config/media library path error. i have a network drive that always generates a path error..like its not being recognized even though i have manually entered the path..its there..but it says error. then i either need to exit and re-open or remove and re-enter the path till it finally initializes and monitors.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there's any need to do that anymore. As long as you're using Playback Statistics 3.0 or greater you won't lose any of that information by just manually moving the files because it's not tied to path anymore. I restructured my entire foobar library outside foobar a few months ago and didn't have any problems. Just remove the old paths and add the new ones.

i wish i knew what that means playback 3.0....how bout explaining that for a newbie. outside foo yet added new ones? what are we talking about so i can comprehend it? i get errors sometimes i dont. how is it outside yet u r adding new ones? adding to where? u mean where i am getting my errors? the path error? and how r u structuring outside...what does that mean?

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #4 –
http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_playcount <-- foo playback statistics component. It's what records the number of times you've listened to a song, when it was added and when it was last played.

When I say I restructured my library outside foobar what I mean is that all of my files were on a certain drive, and in Windows Explorer I just copied them to a new location. I didn't do anything in foobar to make it move them. Once they were moved to their new location I went into foobar preferences >> Media Library and removed all the old paths. Then I clicked the add button and added the new paths. All of my playback statistics were retained because that's the way foo_playcount works now.

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

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Quote from: MordredKLB on
http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_playcount <-- foo playback statistics component. It's what records the number of times you've listened to a song, when it was added and when it was last played.

When I say I restructured my library outside foobar what I mean is that all of my files were on a certain drive, and in Windows Explorer I just copied them to a new location. I didn't do anything in foobar to make it move them. Once they were moved to their new location I went into foobar preferences >> Media Library and removed all the old paths. Then I clicked the add button and added the new paths. All of my playback statistics were retained because that's the way foo_playcount works now.

thanx for explaining. not sure if that would help me. weird that lately (maybe the latest update?) mine is not acting up. anyway...mine is on the mapped "Y" drive outside on the network drive..i think thats what you mean by "outside"? so re-doing/mapping/or moving i cant see what that would do? in fact mine on win 7 is monitoring a network and a hooked up via "esata" and both are working fine..for now.

why does anyone care about stats? curious is all. i could care less how many times i played a song..if i like a song i play it. what does that do for how foo runs? anything? i mean i will add as many components as i have to if it adds stability.

oh hell..sorry..your link says it all------->Version 3.0.2 highlights: slightly improved behavior when something has corrupted our database file

ok..i will add that and see what happens. thanx again.

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #6 –
Actually, reading MordredKLB’s first post about foo_playcount, I don’t know if it was ever relevant. Media library ≠ playback statistics.

In any case, I doubt adding the component can do anything to improve your experience with your drive, especially since you seem to be saying that it’s now working OK. The fix that you referred to is only relevant to those who were already using a previous version.

I wouldn’t bother adding the plugin; it seems irrelevant. (These posts should probably be split/binned if that’s the case.)

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

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Quote from: db1989 on
Actually, reading MordredKLB’s first post about foo_playcount, I don’t know if it was ever relevant. Media library ? playback statistics.

In any case, I doubt adding the component can do anything to improve your experience with your drive, especially since you seem to be saying that it’s now working OK. The fix that you referred to is only relevant to those who were already using a previous version.

I wouldn’t bother adding the plugin; it seems irrelevant. (These posts should probably be split/binned if that’s the case.)

interesting. well, i added it..i hope it doesnt act up now? in any case i can always remove it.

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #8 –
Quote from: db1989 on
Actually, reading MordredKLB’s first post about foo_playcount, I don’t know if it was ever relevant. Media library ? playback statistics.

In any case, I doubt adding the component can do anything to improve your experience with your drive, especially since you seem to be saying that it’s now working OK. The fix that you referred to is only relevant to those who were already using a previous version.

I wouldn’t bother adding the plugin; it seems irrelevant. (These posts should probably be split/binned if that’s the case.)

i have port forwarded with-in my verizon router, made a static IP (due to the WD mybooklive)...still get intermittent path error. at wits end with it. i know its not foobar..its an issue with my network. i just wish i could find solutions to it. i figured for sure some-one else surely has to have a similar issue..but evidently not. its like i have seen others have an issue with it always initializing. i can remove and re-add..and then go thru the entire initial/monitoring...hardly seems worth it. my library has grown exponentially and its just a time thing. obvioulsy if someone else had the same config as mine..hardware..and everything being equal...i imagine id find a solution. i have tried everything i can think of...and it still generates an error.

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #9 –
Quote from: MordredKLB on
Quote from: maniacal on
i need to be spoon fed obviously. how do i do this? --------->then use file operations inside foobar. why does not anyone assume that when specific instructions like this are given..we all can execute it? can we be a tad bit more explicit? are you saying simply to add the folder/music? maybe this is where my problem is with me always getting a library config/media library path error. i have a network drive that always generates a path error..like its not being recognized even though i have manually entered the path..its there..but it says error. then i either need to exit and re-open or remove and re-enter the path till it finally initializes and monitors.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there's any need to do that anymore. As long as you're using Playback Statistics 3.0 or greater you won't lose any of that information by just manually moving the files because it's not tied to path anymore. I restructured my entire foobar library outside foobar a few months ago and didn't have any problems. Just remove the old paths and add the new ones.


randomly i still generate errors. i still do not understand how to change what folders foobar monitors when you "reset page"..configuration/media library? it defaults to an incomplete path..i delete it and enter the desired path and it works just fine till i start modifying the drive..like adding or deleting music folders, etc. but i just dont understand why i keep needing to do this? one thing is..i have enabled a "hard disk sleep" on the external networked mybooklive. actually upon starting windows the 1st time..after having it shut down....when i start up...it will look like my "mybooklive" is disconnected and when i click on the drive in "explorer" it wakes up and simply functions. but it may be that if i open foobar before waking up the drive....i get that error? is that possible? id need to keep the drive from sleeping? kinda seems like a bad option? foo is by far the best media player i have ever seen. it seems a bit complicated if you are an inexperienced user..but its great. i just wish i could find inside the configuration where i change the default path to monitor my network drive...which it does...but it does not do so to the beginning of the path..but rather some random default folder..which is very odd. what does "add location" do? is that the default path? i think...stupid mistake..sorry. i think my random path is the one its defaulting that i added. i added
a missing folder a while back...and that must be the one its defaulting to?

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #10 –
dude, don't get this the wrong way...but your posts are, at least for me, unreadable
a weird flow of thoughts and nowhere are you describing what your problem actually is

what have you done?
what does foobar do?
what errors do you encounter?
what do you want to do?

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #11 –
Quote from: ruebe on
dude, don't get this the wrong way...but your posts are, at least for me, unreadable
a weird flow of thoughts and nowhere are you describing what your problem actually is

what have you done?
what does foobar do?
what errors do you encounter?
what do you want to do?

OK. not sure why its unreadable. all i want to do is make foobar recognize my drive. heres the path----> library/configure/media library/music folder path. OK? now, in that window you can "reset page". and when i do that it defaults to "not" where i want it to! now, if that is not understandable then my assumption of everyone on here being a "brainiac" is incorrect. look..you said unreadable? OK. well everything i read on here is always written in such a way only a "non" newbie would grasp it. most often every post is anything but "explicit". its simply...do this..not explaining "how" to accomplish that task. do you get me? or is this still unreadable? cuz bro..dont take it the wrong way. you cannot read and comprehend. i don't claim to be an English major. christ, there are people on here who speak a foreign language and i can comprehend what they are saying/asking. i may not get the technical aspects of their question but i "get" what they are sayin'. understand?

let me take your questions one at a time...what have i done? i downloaded foo and hoped it would monitor my music! then i added music location..folders, etc.

what does foobar do? what does yours do? it plays music dude! like i said..sometimes it shows error on that "configure" page. meaning the music folder path shows "error". now if that is not understandable i dont know what is. all i do is what it says you can do. remove it..and simply "re-add" the path. is that confusing? that is the error right there im talking about.

what do i want to do? have foobar monitor the damn music path that i tell it to! now look..if i have to go into my registry i have no problem with that. im in there all the time making sure that im not being hi-jacked...from this path here---->regedit, local machine, software, micro-soft, windows, current version, run. just sayin' this so you know..i will go in there and change stuff if i have to...but instruct me how..explicitly. do you know what explicit means? if you dont..ill tell you. detailed instructions dude. can simply someone tell me how to change the damn folder it monitors..and have it continually do that without generating an error upon re-start? i dont get why this cannot be done...or why its confusing the "way i ask"?

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #12 –
Quote from: maniacal on
OK. not sure why its unreadable.

for me it's barely readable because it is an awful long unorganized string of stuff that jumps aroung all the time
look at the first paragraph of your post - instead of describing you problem you just tell what you do and that the outcome is not what you want, but do not specify what the outcome is or should be
then you ramble about not understanding stuff, that should be pretty obvious by just using foobar...furthermore, i'm even more baffeled by your story about your most fun regestry journeys
btw: english is not my first language, so please be patient with me, when i say, i don't get what you want

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it plays music dude! like i said..sometimes it shows error on that "configure" page. meaning the music folder path shows "error". now if that is not understandable i dont know what is. all i do is what it says you can do. remove it..and simply "re-add" the path. is that confusing? that is the error right there im talking about.

i do understand, that the media library config page shows that there is an error, but i still don't know what problematic behavior you encounter, do you lose access to your library? or does a 'random' yet 'default' folder get monitored?

from my POV, there are 3 possibilites
1. you screwed up, when entering the path to your library
2. your hdd goes to sleep and does not wake up when foobar starts
3. you access your hdd via samba which is known to be/was bugged

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #13 –
access only in that i need to either close and reopen foo....remove path and simply re-add path. i dont lose access in explorer or anything similar. Well, fine..if i screwed up..and foo is such a complete player..is that not fixable? yes, i did say the HDD sleeps. i can change that if i need to...and really this is more nuisance. my lap top i generally use foo on is new and fast. it takes merely minutes to initialize and monitor. on my older PCs..it takes forever. however, why should i need to do any of that? it seems like it should be a simple task. enter the path it should take to monitor..and that is that. obviously its not that simplistic...cuz it does not behave that way 100% of the time.

and fine..this is what i am talking about. what the hell is hdd via samba even mean? can you be explicit? and do i need to ask you all over again? can you suggest...assuming i have all 3 of these possibilities you mention..how do i fix it?

yes....a 'random' yet 'default' folder get monitored? yes it does! that is y i though registry...or maybe about:config in firefox..i dont know...that is y i am asking! i went back in and thought if i did this..."add location" would solve..it didnt. and if everything i try in a software application screws up my foo player..and it cannot be fixed/reversed..then foo needs work.

look...if I cannot get foo to work with my external networked drive..without all this configuration problems, etc..then its not the player i need it to be. i will tell you this. foo monitors a drive (my music back up) hooked up via esata that is attached to the very same lap top without fail. i just need it to monitor the external drive so i can be in my "detached" garage and listen to my music/network...i had hoped thru foo. if i cannot...so be it.

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #14 –
[sigh] OK, take some deep breaths, will you, please?

Have you tried disabling sleeping of your HD? Seeing as you mentioned your suspicion that it might be a factor, why not test it?
 

Library monitoring error after reconnecting external mybooklive

Reply #15 –
1. i strongly suggest, to anyone who thinks that library monitoring problems in foobar can be solved via firefox' about:config, to stay the heck away from the registry
2. how is the hdd with your music connected to the pc you use foobar on? on the one hand you write that it's hooked up to an esata port, on the other hand you say it takes minutes to initialize the library, which is, assuming your port/cable/hdd is not broken and that you don't have a shit load (by this i mean really a shit load and not merely very much) of music, suprising
but well, you are also talking about your router, thus i'm lost
3. for the future, if you don't understand words, like samba, there are two great things...maybe you can get them too...they are called google and wikipedia
4. "a 'random' yet 'default' folder gets monitor" does not make any sense...there is no default folder, that is monitored by foobar and foobar does certainly not just randomly monitor something...let alone the fact that random and default is somewhat of a contradiction
5. i assume you did "preferences > media library add > P:\ath\to\your\library > chose folder > apply"?