Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2020-06-06 Thread Moonbase
We couldn’t make out the reason for my buddy’s long scan times, maybe a hardware fault after all. He decided we postpone further diagnostics until we’ll both switch to Linux Mint 20, hopefully July or so. @BJW: Thanks for the kind words! Long time ago … :-) Moonbase: 'The Problem Solver'

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-24 Thread BJW
Good to see Moonbase again, I love ur ver of vbrfix. Anyway, here is something that seems like it's still needed: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?49429-feature-request-file-vs-track-calculator using: win7 64 + lms 7.9 & duet & ipads w/the logitech app, and ipeng on an ipod

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-24 Thread Michael Herger
Will ask him when he’s back from his current business trip. Anything special to be looked for, or any debug settings to be made? The scan times from Settings/Information would already be a good start. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-24 Thread Moonbase
Will ask him when he’s back from his current business trip. Anything special to be looked for, or any debug settings to be made? Moonbase: 'The Problem Solver' (http://www.kaufen-ist-toll.de/moonbase) Moonbase's Profile:

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-23 Thread Michael Herger
regularly takes much more than *20 hours* for the same. 20 hours is too much. Check the scanner.log file and the server's status page. Where is it spending all this time? -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-23 Thread Moonbase
Don’t want to hijack the thread but a close friend and I observe a similar difference: On the same ~150k tracks library (mixed FLAC/MP3), I usually get between *8–15 minutes* for an update scan, while his machine regularly takes much more than *20 hours* for the same. We both use the same LMS

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-23 Thread echable
pinkdot wrote: > Difference in scanned files could be a permission issue on the server. > So, check the top folder's permission and apply these setting to all > underlying folders. This can easily be done in Files. > Very interesting tip this, didn't try it until now, I assumed everything was

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-17 Thread echable
Roland0 wrote: > It should be a A1 certified card (not A2, as they are not well supported > on Linux, and are actually slower in practice) > > > You should use something that can monitor and log the whole scan > process, as the workload varies depending on the scan phase (see below) > > >

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-17 Thread Michael Herger
"Maximum" means that LMS' database cache is set to grow to a maximum of 500MB. No, it's basically unlimited. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-17 Thread Michael Herger
echable wrote: Thanks for the tip on the update - how can I be automatically notified about these updates? Why isn't there a normal Synology package repository/ advice about the update showing up in package centre like with other packages! Synology doesn't allow me to push LmsUpdate to the

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-16 Thread Roland0
> > Sandisk high-speed SD card on the XU4, those SD-card classifications are > so all over the place now that I can't remember but I think it is the > fastest category SD Card available. > It should be a A1 certified card (not A2, as they are not well supported on Linux, and are actually

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-16 Thread echable
Tried looking for scanner logs: Settings - Information - The two log files at the bottom. The NAS one was empty, because of the update I did earlier today I suppose, the XU4 one has identical info in both files and none of it to do with library scanning: [19-11-16 15:35:24.1341]

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-16 Thread pinkdot
echable wrote: > Thanks for the tip on the update - how can I be automatically notified > about these updates? Why isn't there a normal Synology package repository/ advice about the update showing up in package centre like with other packages! Synology doesn't allow me to push LmsUpdate to

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-16 Thread pinkdot
echable wrote: > Hmmm, did manual install of the package, downloaded from your mirror for > my ds415play, stopped and started package, LMS information still showing > same version, 7.9.2 - 0028.1572699180 @ Sat Nov 2 14:19:59 CET 2019 Previous version was 0027. -DS718+, RPI 2 ('myMPD'

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-16 Thread echable
Hmmm, did manual install of the package, downloaded from your mirror for my ds415play, stopped and started package, LMS information still showing same version, 7.9.2 - 0028.1572699180 @ Sat Nov 2 14:19:59 CET 2019

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-16 Thread echable
Thanks for the tip on the update - how can I be automatically notified about these updates? Why isn't there a normal Synology package repository/ advice about the update showing up in package centre like with other packages! Otherwise, thanks again for the package, great work!

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-16 Thread pinkdot
echable wrote: > > > Also, someone please friggin' explain the difference in number of files > found between two LMS servers scanning the exact directories when NO > changes have been (by me, maybe by LMS itself) made in between the two > scans :) > > (BTW sorry if I'm messing up with the

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-15 Thread echable
I should add: both the XU4 and the NAS had just been factory reset and had nothing but LMS installed on them. echable's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69542 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-15 Thread echable
mherger wrote: > > RAM almost certainly won't be the root cause, LMS doesn't use that > much > > (~500MB for LMS should be ample. To make sure, check > > settings>performance if you even have enabled high memory settings, > and > > check actual usage with e.g htop), and for a scan, memory-based

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-15 Thread echable
Roland0 wrote: > RAM almost certainly won't be the root cause, LMS doesn't use that much > (~500MB for LMS should be ample. To make sure, check > settings>performance if you even have enabled high memory settings, and > check actual usage with e.g htop), and for a scan, memory-based caching >

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-15 Thread slartibartfast
d6jg wrote: > Apologies. Where did I get the idea of a Pi from? No idea. > Ignore meDiet Pi was mentioned, maybe that was it.[emoji3] Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile:

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-15 Thread d6jg
slartibartfast wrote: > He isn't using a Pi and the slow server is installed on the NAS. > > Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Apologies. Where did I get the idea of a Pi from? No idea. Ignore me VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 ->

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-15 Thread slartibartfast
d6jg wrote: > As the library is on the NAS the bottleneck is probably the network > interface on the Pi > > Up until Pi4 the NIC was 100mb and shares the same bus as the USB ports. > It was the Pi's weakest point.He isn't using a Pi and the slow server is > installed on the NAS. Sent from my

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-15 Thread d6jg
As the library is on the NAS the bottleneck is probably the network interface on the Pi Up until Pi4 the NIC was 100mb and shares the same bus as the USB ports. It was the Pi's weakest point. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-15 Thread Michael Herger
RAM almost certainly won't be the root cause, LMS doesn't use that much (~500MB for LMS should be ample. To make sure, check settings>performance if you even have enabled high memory settings, and check actual usage with e.g htop), and for a scan, memory-based caching is basically irrelevant

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-15 Thread Roland0
echable wrote: > > Since the disk read speed logically can't be the bottleneck, it must be > the 1gb RAM on the NAS vs. the 2gb RAM on the xu4 that makes the > difference ? Or the LMS build ? RAM almost certainly won't be the root cause, LMS doesn't use that much (~500MB for LMS should be

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-14 Thread echable
echable wrote: > Hey, GREAT tip about the 7.9.2 build! Thank you very much! I ended up > installing the one from the SynoCommunity repo and am now reinstalling > from scratch the pinkdot build. In the end, full library scan on XU4 took 06:38:30, on the DS415PLAY it took 19:11:59. And library

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-13 Thread echable
mherger wrote: > > One setting up on a Synology DS415PLAY (Intel Atom Dual Core 1.6GHz, > > DDR3 1GB RAM, WD 4*6TB disks, Logitech Media Server Version: 7.7.6), > in > > about 12 hours it has scanned only about 6000 songs. This should be > > That certainly sounds wrong. Shouldn't take more

Re: [slim] Extreme difference in library scan times between servers ?

2019-11-13 Thread Michael Herger
One setting up on a Synology DS415PLAY (Intel Atom Dual Core 1.6GHz, DDR3 1GB RAM, WD 4*6TB disks, Logitech Media Server Version: 7.7.6), in about 12 hours it has scanned only about 6000 songs. This should be That certainly sounds wrong. Shouldn't take more than a few minutes. Please check