[MisterMoleyMole]

Hi all,

Got a very slow library scan going on....

I have 3 pis set up, with an SQL database, with films and tv on a synology nas. XBMC is accessing these over NFS shares. Looking at the log, i get the feeling its something to do with NFS, but thats as far as i can get.

Log is here ...

http://pastebin.com/Q6EWw0Qt

Would be very greatful of any help.

Many many thanks

[Milhouse]

You're getting NFS errors, check you've set up the NFS share correctly on the Synology. Post your /etc/export file if you're not sure. Read the wiki on configuring NFS (wiki).

[MisterMoleyMole]

Ahh ok thanks. Just going through the setup on the nas. It mentions mounting the folders on the nfs client. Do I need to do that manually on the pi, or will xbmc do this for me? I can access the folder from xbmc already, it's just the scan is slow. Ta

[Milhouse]

Do I need to do that manually on the pi, or will xbmc do this for me?

XBMC will do it for you.

Using path substitution isn't going to help performance either and I'd advise you to stop using that - it's not required by MySQL.

[MisterMoleyMole]

Really.... I've path substituted things that aren't handled by mysql though. It's the addon data folder and favourites etc... I want all 3 pi's to be the same. . Is there a better way to do this?

[Milhouse]

it's just the scan is slow

You're extracting thumbnails which is slowing down the scan (ignoring the fact the media file can't be accessed to extract the thumbnail due to NFS errors), disable that and use local artwork. Use a media manager to organise your artwork.

[Milhouse]

Really.... I've path substituted things that aren't handled by mysql though. It's the addon data folder and favourites etc... I want all 3 pi's to be the same. . Is there a better way to do this?

Anytime you move local data to the network it's going to be slower. What you've done should be OK though, but if you're looking for optimal performance it's not the way to go. Just don't share your thumbnails using path substitution, for gods sake...

[MisterMoleyMole]

Hi, thanks for trying to help me with this....

Where in the log are the NFS errors you are seeing? I thought had cured them maybe but i think i was looking at the wrong things. I've made a change on my NAS. This is my export file now...



Also, how do i disable the extracting of thumbnails?

Cheers

[Milhouse]

Where in the log are the NFS errors you are seeing? I thought had cured them maybe but i think i was looking at the wrong things. I've made a change on my NAS. This is my export file now...

Search your log for "NFS3ERR". Actually most (if not all) of the NFS errors seem to be related to your attempt at path substitution which is failing for some reason. It could just be missing files (settings.xml) for some of your addons.

I do see errors when XBMC attempts to extract the thumb from RoboCop.wmv, but it may just be an error with this particular file format rather than an inability to access the file.

Also, how do i disable the extracting of thumbnails?

System -> Settings -> Video -> File lists -> Extract thumbnails and video information

[MisterMoleyMole]

Many many thanks... Will look into these.

[MisterMoleyMole]

any ideas on this error....

INFO: CNFSFile::Open: Unable to open file : 'volume2/xbmc/userdata/addon_data/metadata.themoviedb.org/settings.xml' error : 'open call failed with "NFS: Lookup of //userdata failed with NFS3ERR_NOENT(-2)"'

Not sure why its trying to open that, it doesn't actually exist. I cant uninstall the movie database addon either to try and force it to create it.

is it a problem?

[Milhouse]

Might be nothing. Have you tried accessing the settings page of the addon and clicking OK to see if it creates the missing settings.xml file?