dasmueller wrote: > I recently bought a 2nd computer a laptop. Eventually my desktop will > die and I wanted a laptop for travelling. I have the same version of > LMS installed on both the desktop and the laptop. Yesterday I set up LMS > on the laptop to read the library attached to the desktop and scanned > the library. The scan ran for hours and would not complete. I restarted > the scan at least once and left it running overnight This morning it had > completed. It for some reason shows 161 fewer tracks than LMS running on > the desktop. Is this possibly just LMS total track numbers not being > reliable ? > > I will probably run a new and changed media files scan and see what > happens. > > I have also set up a homegroup to share files between the two computers. > I can control my squeezeboxes from the laptop using LMS installed on the > laptop, or by accessing LMS on the desktop using the homegroup. Is there > a preferred way between the two methods ? Curious as to what others do.
1. LMS track count is reliable (exact) for me across different installs of LMS. I'd start with the complete new rescan before going any further (on *both* machines). Just to be clear, are you saying that in your laptop LMS, you've set the music library to be the drive that is attached to the desktop (so the laptop is scanning those files as if they are in a network drive, across the network). If yes, that should work fine, but it probably does take a lot longer, depending on the network. 2. In terms of control, it is 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of the other. Whatever works best. But, do keep in mind that you now have 2 instances of LMS and your SB players will be connected to one vs the other. So if you're accessing LMS webGUI to control, make sure you're accessing the correct LMS. In my own case, the main LMS is running on a linux server that's on 24/7. But I control that from my laptop. for example, in my LAPTOP, in the webbrowser, I have a bookmark for: http://192.168.1.16:9000/ This actually is controlling the LMS that is on my linux server in the closet. The linux server's IP address is "192.168.1.16". So, for example, if you want to mostly have your SB players connected to the LMS running on your Desktop, you'd change the "192.168.1.16" above to the IP address of your Desktop. Also, best to make sure the Desktop keeps the same IP address (some routers allow you to "reserve" an IP address for anything connected to local network). 3. Unless I needed to for some specific reason, I'd likely keep only ONE of the LMS installs running, just to simplify things. I too have multiple computers that all have LMS. And I keep them updated and the music library scanned. But for regular use, only the main LMS in my linux server is "active". This said, they can all be running at the same time, but your players have to be connected to ONE of the LMS instances only. Also, be sure to name the MUSIC LIBRARY in each LMS instance differently so it is clear which LMS you are connecting to. I have "Vortexbox - Home", "Vortexbox - Backup" and "LMS - Laptop" as my LMS music library names. *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.8 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) > LMS 7.9 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng8 & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win7(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103802 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
