mrdally204 Wrote:Jete,
Actually you have my info a bit backwards. I am still using the networked mysql database, but switched to local thumbs folder, and the speed was as if everything was local. It is when the symlink thumbs are being used is when the slow downs happen. The slowdown is also present after I watch a movie, when it tries to load back the thumbs and fan art.

Also, that is confluence in the video (:

I do appreciate the thoughts as I need to get this licked or am going to have to go back to the old way of doing things, which is not very nerdy at all!

mrdally204 Wrote:I disabled symlink and went back to original thumbs and the speed was as fast as before MySQL was set up, so it is not MySQL causing the slow downs

hori Wrote:hi guys,
i´m new to this forum, so hi to all forum members

tried to realize this synchronization guide from lifehacker.
i have a NAS, one XBMC on win7 and one XBMC Live on a Zotac Box.
i created a MYSQL-Database on the NAS and inserted the advancedettings.mxl for using the database on both machines which worked fine.

then i tried the thumbnail sharing. created a dir called "Thumbnails" on the root of my NAS. the symlink on the XBMC/win7 was no problem.

but i´m struggling on creating the symlink on the XBMC/live machine
i´m a total linux newbie, so i can´t get it working.

i´m connected with my NAS via SMB on both machines. maybe there´s a better option like NFS
for the access to my NAS, i need a username & password.

tried a lot of tipps in the web, but couldn`t get it working
maybe some linux-pro in this forum may help me to solve this

thanks in advance,
hori

mrdally204 Wrote:Sorry for the confusion. I am only running one instance of XBMC on the client machine. I was simply stating that once the thumbs were accessed locally, it was full speed so I was eliminating mysql as the issue, at least in my mind.

As for the build, it is the latest stable 10.1 build, confluence skin. I think you are a bit confused because it is showing the latest added movies/episodes on the main screen? I disabled that for chance but no luck lol. I'm going to sit on it a few days here and hope something comes to mind. Ideas are welcome still THANKS!

NorDemoniac Wrote:Can someone please clear this up for me? Reading lifehackers guide made Media Managers seem like an alternative for the symbolic links.

Quote:The thumbnails directory is where XBMC looks for covers/thumbs for all the media it displays. When you scan content in to your library, XBMC either scrapes the artwork from the net or reads it from a file in your movie folder and then puts a copy in the thumbnails folder. From there on out it will retrieve the image from the thumbnails directory, not the file in your movie folder.

NorDemoniac Wrote:In other words, I'm right in my last post?
Even though media manager has downloaded all the information on my server, XBMC will ONLY get this information while doing the initial scraping,and store it locally, meaning the other clients which doesn't scrape (because it's already in the library) will not get their correct covers + thumbs.

Quote:So - Lifehacker is a bit wrong when they write their article like the Media Manager being an alternative to creating a share for Thumbnails?

Quote:So the only thing I now have to do, is to copy out the thumbnails from the "perfectly working" client to the server, and then setup a share + shortcuts, and everyone's happy?

Quote:One current shortcoming with the database system—although rumored to be in the pipe for future releases—is that thumbnails and fanart are cached locally and not stored with the database. While creative users in the XBMC forums have come up with solutions to work around this like using symbolic links and moving your thumbnail cache, there is a much easier solution. We'd strongly recommend you go check out our guide to whipping your movie and TV show art into shape for XBMC.