Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2021-02-22 Thread erland
drmatt wrote: > What surprises me is just that one plugin is able to lock the whole > server. I didn't expect that to be the case, I thought LMS ran > multi-threaded and individual plugins wouldn't be able to be so evil. > Unfortunately it’s single threaded so it’s very easy for a plugin to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2021-02-22 Thread erland
drmatt wrote: > Well I can tell you it's not doing system calls while it's hung, it's > purely spinning in user code: > > > # strace -fp 24410 > strace: Process 24410 attached > > [..tens of seconds elapse..] > > ^Cstrace: Process 24410 detached If it’s related to the TrackStat plugin it

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2021-02-22 Thread drmatt
Well I can tell you it's not doing system calls while it's hung, it's purely spinning in user code: # strace -fp 24410 strace: Process 24410 attached [..tens of seconds elapse..] ^Cstrace: Process 24410 detached -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2021-02-22 Thread drmatt
CypherMK wrote: > I think this may have solved the freezing issue. Will test further. I > did enable "rescan refresh" and disabled "enable musicbrainz tags". What surprises me is just that one plugin is able to lock the whole server. I didn't expect that to be the case, I thought LMS ran

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-12-28 Thread CypherMK
erland wrote: > > Disabling only the “Enable musicbrainz tags” option can also help in > some setups since the musicbrainz handling part in the refresh operation > might be the cause to the problem. You should be able to see in the > server.log which part of the refresh operation that takes

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-12-24 Thread erland
CypherMK wrote: > So as long as I don't move stuff around, it's ok? I think so but it’s about 10 years since I wrote this code so I might have forgotten about some situation. CypherMK wrote: > Is there a way to make this scan to be triggered by CLI or maybe a http > request? So I can run

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-12-24 Thread CypherMK
erland wrote: > There are two options in TrackStat for its refresh operation, one for > refresh at startup and one for refresh after rescan, if you disable both > in TrackStat settings page you should not have the problem that LMS > hangs. The side effect of disabling them is that you will loose

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-12-02 Thread erland
GoodVibrations wrote: > OK workaround. > But I guess you'll have an unresponsive system as soon as you scan for a > new album. > There are two options in TrackStat for its refresh operation, one for refresh at startup and one for refresh after rescan, if you disable both in TrackStat settings

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-08-27 Thread CypherMK
I will add a new album later to see if it hangs. Last scan was normal. But I I had no albums added. CypherMK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62798 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-08-27 Thread slartibartfast
CypherMK wrote: > I have set to scan for new music at 4 in the morning every day. So I > don't know if the system hangs at night.Check the scanner log. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-08-27 Thread CypherMK
GoodVibrations wrote: > OK workaround. > But I guess you'll have an unresponsive system as soon as you scan for a > new album. > > I don't think a solution is on the horizon. > Just a few weeks ago, Erland offered to let another take over the > maintenance of his plugins. So he clearly has no

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-08-26 Thread GoodVibrations
OK workaround. But I guess you'll have an unresponsive system as soon as you scan for a new album. I don't think a solution is on the horizon. Just a few weeks ago, Erland offered to let another take over the maintenance of his plugins. So he clearly has no time himself. Don't know if he even

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-08-26 Thread CypherMK
CypherMK wrote: > Also have the same issue: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?112837-Trackstat-causing-100-cpu-usage-on-Raspberry-PI-4=986328#post986328 > > So there is no real solution to this? I have a workaround for my problem. I went to trackstat settings and changed this

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-08-26 Thread CypherMK
Also have the same issue: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?112837-Trackstat-causing-100-cpu-usage-on-Raspberry-PI-4=986328#post986328 So there is no real solution to this? CypherMK's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-07-29 Thread verypsb
Same TrackStat problems here, using LMS 8.0. Best regards, Dennis. ::Please vote::: '::bug 1330:: New music should work on creation date' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330) '::bug 17963:: New and changed doesn't handle changed files '

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-15 Thread GoodVibrations
mrw wrote: > No harm in asking on that thread. You never know, he may have found a > solution later. > I sympathize. Time spent with no good result. I guess breakage/loss of > third party plugins is always going to be a risk. > I just asked on the other thread. :-) I know Erlands plugins are

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-14 Thread mrw
GoodVibrations wrote: > I can't find any solution mentioned anywhere by the original poster, > drmatt. No harm in asking on that thread. You never know, he may have found a solution later. GoodVibrations wrote: > > This whole mess has been a disheartening experience. > I sympathize. Time

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-14 Thread atrocity
GoodVibrations wrote: > Just discovered this setting: > > 30722 > > This was set to High, and I changed it to Max. > > I then rebooted. > Now it "only" takes 2h18m for the system to become responsive > > I'm guessing that it's Trackstat that has become a problem. > I will now clear the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-14 Thread GoodVibrations
mrw wrote: > Someone else reported problems with Trackstat after upgrading to 7.9.2. > Perhaps they have solved it. > > -Perl 5.28, general dpkg update woes, and a new problem with > Trackstat?- >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-14 Thread mrw
GoodVibrations wrote: > > > Trackstat starts refreshing and now the system hangs again!! > My guess, it will hang for around 2 hours. > > My conclusion: > Trackstat has become useless after 7.9.1. Someone else reported problems with Trackstat after upgrading to 7.9.2. Perhaps they have

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-14 Thread GoodVibrations
Ok. I deleted Trackstat DB. Rebooted, and LMS was immediately responsive and available! I then started a scan. Code: [20-06-14 12:41:25.3016] Slim::Music::Import::runImporter (511) Starting Slim::Media::MediaFolderScan scan . [20-06-14 12:45:32.0806]

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-14 Thread GoodVibrations
Just discovered this setting: 30722 This was set to High, and I changed it to Max. I then rebooted. Now it "only" takes 2h18m for the system to become responsive I'm guessing that it's Trackstat that has become a problem. I will now clear the Trackstat DB and then try a reboot without

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-14 Thread GoodVibrations
Thank you very much bpa. I just did this. But it gave me nothing unusual in the server.log: Code: 2020-06-14 08:23:21 squeezeboxserver_safe started. [20-06-14 08:23:27.5943] main::init (387) Starting Logitech Media Server (v7.9.3, 1591161343, Thu Jun 4 04:16:22

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-14 Thread GoodVibrations
atrocity wrote: > In my experience, TrackStat will bring the server to its knees after a > scan, at least on my 100,000 track library. I've just gotten used to it > and only scan when I don't need to access that server for a while. > > Though I only see the problem for maybe 2 hours, not 9.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-13 Thread bpa
bpa wrote: > No . Offhand I don't know how to add command line option to a service, I > think they are called startup parameters and the parameter will be > "-d_startup" Just checked. Assuming your system is "usual" There is a file /etc/default/logitechmediaserver It will have a content

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-13 Thread atrocity
GoodVibrations wrote: > > Seeing that Trackstat took a long very long time to synchronize I'm a > bit suspicious of this. In my experience, TrackStat will bring the server to its knees after a scan, at least on my 100,000 track library. I've just gotten used to it and only scan when I don't

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-13 Thread bpa
GoodVibrations wrote: > Like this? > service logitechmediaserver start -d No . Offhand I don't know how to add command line option to a service, I think they are called startup parameters and the parameter will be "-d_startup"

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-13 Thread GoodVibrations
bpa wrote: > Start slimserver with -d_startup command line option to see whether > install is OK. Like this? service logitechmediaserver start -d GoodVibrations's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-13 Thread bpa
GoodVibrations wrote: > Sound advice. > But my problem is I have absolutely no idea what the issues are... > I can't find anything in any logs. Just a squeeze process that runs 100% > for 9-10 hours after every reboot/scan. > > I did a minor upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2. Nothing else. > After

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-13 Thread GoodVibrations
bpa wrote: > My advice, forget about plugins for the moment and get your system > running and clear of other issues before dealign with plugins. Sound advice. But my problem is I have absolutely no idea what the issues are... I can't find anything in any logs. Just a squeeze process that runs

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-13 Thread GoodVibrations
So I kill'ed the processes, cleared cache.db and started in failsafe. And that works. So my guess is that it's a plugin-problem. Seeing that Trackstat took a long very long time to synchronize I'm a bit suspicious of this. So I removed failsafe and rebooted and waited for it to respond (9+

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-11 Thread bpa
GoodVibrations wrote: > I just accepted an update to the CastBridge plugin. > The server then restarts, and has now gone into the "woods" to do god > knows what?! > > Oh well. I guess It'll be back in another 9-10 hours... All the "bridge" plugins are very large about 30Mb and they come from

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-11 Thread Apesbrain
I'd like to help, but I'm on Windows. If I had your issue I'd terminate all Squeezebox-related processes: squeezesvr, scanner, squeeze*. I'd also clear all Squeezebox-related cache. Restart Squeezebox in safe mode. I'm not sure how this is done in linux. Try adding --failsafe or -failsafe to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-11 Thread GoodVibrations
I just accepted an update to the CastBridge plugin. The server then restarts, and has now gone into the "woods" to do god knows what?! Oh well. I guess It'll be back in another 9-10 hours... Code: [20-06-11 16:52:59.3242] main::init (387) Starting Logitech Media

[SlimDevices: Unix] LMS very unresponsive after upgrade from 7.9.1 to 7.9.2

2020-06-10 Thread GoodVibrations
Been running a rock stable setup on Debian for more than 12 years now. I almost never "fiddle" with it, so I'm more than a little rusty with my own system. That's the price you pay when it just works. :-) But the other day I got tired of it bugging me with a message about an upgrade being