All my music is store on a NAS along with my playlists. I see the guisettings.xml points to q:userdataplaylists for the location of playlists. From my readings I was under the impression that simply editing AdvancedSettings.xml to include:
would override the setting in guisettings.xml. I actually read one post where a member did just that and commented that XBMC created the subdir's 'mixed', 'music' and 'video' and then he just copied his playlists into the 'music' dir. No subdir's where created in my case. I also tried pathsubstitution but that didn't yield any results. I know that I can simply create a source to my NAS playlist folder and access them that way but then that's another source and one has to go back to the root in file view to access it - but they do play so I know XBMC can see and play them that way. My questions then:
Am I right in expecting XBMC will display non-XBMC playlists in the Music library under the playlists folder?
I only edited the AdvancedSettings.xml on the E drive does one need to edit the Q drive copy? I didn't need to do this for my other advanced settings so I think the answer to this question is 'no' but I'll asked it anyway.
I'm using the the latest build from T3CH compiled on Oct 29/07. A lot of the posts I read in trying to solve this where quite old so I'm not sure if things have been updated since and I should be doing something different altogether? Could someone give me a bit of a "how to" - please!
Any help would be much appreciated.
Iris
First off, thanks for the reply. Now to answer your questions:
It could simply be that you don't have a writable folder there. Try creating the subdirs yourself, put a few playlists in and see what happens.
That's true. Since my second post I created the subdir's 'music', 'video' and 'mixed' and copied a couple of my m3u playlists into the 'music' dir and I was ble to view the name of the playlists I copied in Library mode but not play them. Furthermore, despite the fact that I couldn't play them I could edit them through the context menu. I thought perhaps then that it was my
You haven't said whether or not the playlists source actually displays anything or not.
If I simply access the source (playlist folder) in File view I can see ALL my playlists and play any one of them
I'm attaching some of the debug log as there is errors and perhaps one can interpret them a little better then me.
Log as follows:
17:59:57 M: 56823808 NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
17:59:57 M: 56803328 NOTICE: Starting XBoxMediaCenter. Built on Oct 29 2007
17:59:57 M: 56803328 NOTICE: Q is mapped to: E:AppsXBMC
17:59:57 M: 56803328 NOTICE: The executeable running is: E:AppsXBMCdefault.xbe
17:59:57 M: 56803328 NOTICE: Log File is located: Q:xbmc.log
17:59:57 M: 56803328 NOTICE: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
17:59:57 M: 56803328 NOTICE: Unmapped drive T
17:59:57 M: 56782848 NOTICE: Mapping drive T to Harddisk0Partition1AppsXBMCuserdata
17:59:57 M: 56782848 NOTICE: Setup DirectX
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: Mapping drive C to Harddisk0Partition2
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: Mapping drive E to Harddisk0Partition1
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: Unmapped drive D
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: Mapping drive D to Cdrom0
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: Mapping drive F to Harddisk0Partition6
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: Mapping drive X to Harddisk0Partition3
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: Mapping drive Y to Harddisk0Partition4
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: Unmapped drive Z
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: Mapping drive Z to Harddisk0Partition5
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: load settings...
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: Mapping drive P to Harddisk0Partition1AppsXBMCuserdata
17:59:57 M: 56758272 NOTICE: loading T:guisettings.xml
17:59:57 M: 56606720 NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...
17:59:57 M: 56606720 NOTICE: Checking resolution 4
17:59:57 M: 56606720 NOTICE: Getting hardware information now...
17:59:57 M: 56586240 NOTICE: Checking resolution 4
17:59:57 M: 56586240 NOTICE: Per AV pack settings are off
17:59:57 M: 56721408 NOTICE: q:userdatasources.xml
18:00:02 M: 56725504 ERROR: DIRECTORY::CDirectory::Create - Error creating smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/
18:00:07 M: 56705024 ERROR: DIRECTORY::CDirectory::Create - Error creating smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music
18:00:12 M: 56705024 ERROR: DIRECTORY::CDirectory::Create - Error creating smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/video
18:00:17 M: 56705024 ERROR: DIRECTORY::CDirectory::Create - Error creating smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/mixed
18:00:17 M: 51978240 ERROR: Keymapping error: no such action 'power' defined
18:00:17 M: 51970048 ERROR: Window Translator: Can't find window videotitles
18:00:18 M: 52051968 NOTICE: Checking the Date!
18:00:18 M: 52051968 NOTICE: start dvd mediatype detection
18:00:18 M: 51986432 NOTICE: initializing playlistplayer
18:00:18 M: 51986432 NOTICE: DONE initializing playlistplayer
18:00:18 M: 51986432 NOTICE: start fancontroller
18:00:18 M: 51453952 NOTICE: load default skin:[Project Mayhem III]
18:00:18 M: 47923200 WARNING: use dashboard
18:00:18 M: 47603712 NOTICE: initialize done
18:00:18 M: 47603712 NOTICE: Running the application...
18:00:21 M: 43716608 NOTICE: start timeserver client
18:00:21 M: 43651072 NOTICE: Webserver: Starting...
18:00:21 M: 43511808 NOTICE: XBFileZilla: Starting...
18:00:20 M: 42909696 NOTICE: Webserver: Started
18:00:20 M: 42889216 NOTICE: AudioScrobbler: Handshake successful.
18:00:20 M: 42258432 NOTICE: XBFileZilla: Started
18:00:44 M: 45445120 WARNING: DIRECTORY::CMusicDatabaseDirectory::GetLabel - Unknown nodetype requested 2
18:01:17 M: 44462080 WARNING: DIRECTORY::CMusicDatabaseDirectory::GetLabel - Unknown nodetype requested 2
18:01:21 M: 43171840 ERROR: XFILE::CFile::Delete - Error deleting file Z:f062fbdb.fi
18:01:25 M: 42577920 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:01:25 M: 42577920 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:01:27 M: 42930176 ERROR: XFILE::CFile::Delete - Error deleting file Z:6cce2ebc.fi
18:01:27 M: 43057152 WARNING: CUtil::GetMatchingShare... no matching source found for [smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'80s Favourites.m3u]
18:01:27 M: 43057152 ERROR: CVirtualDirectory::GetDirectory(smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'80s Favourites.m3u) matches no valid source, getting root source list instead
18:01:27 M: 43057152 ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'80s Favourites.m3u) failed
18:01:27 M: 42442752 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:01:27 M: 42442752 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:01:34 M: 42930176 ERROR: XFILE::CFile::Delete - Error deleting file Z:6cce2ebc.fi
18:01:34 M: 43057152 WARNING: CUtil::GetMatchingShare... no matching source found for [smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'80s Favourites.m3u]
18:01:34 M: 43057152 ERROR: CVirtualDirectory::GetDirectory(smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'80s Favourites.m3u) matches no valid source, getting root source list instead
18:01:34 M: 43057152 ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'80s Favourites.m3u) failed
18:01:34 M: 42442752 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:01:34 M: 42442752 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:01:36 M: 42930176 ERROR: XFILE::CFile::Delete - Error deleting file Z:4b19cc99.fi
18:01:36 M: 43057152 WARNING: CUtil::GetMatchingShare... no matching source found for [smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'90s Alternative Rock.m3u]
18:01:36 M: 43057152 ERROR: CVirtualDirectory::GetDirectory(smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'90s Alternative Rock.m3u) matches no valid source, getting root source list instead
18:01:36 M: 43057152 ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'90s Alternative Rock.m3u) failed
18:01:36 M: 42442752 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:01:36 M: 42442752 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:02:05 M: 43200512 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:02:05 M: 43200512 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:02:21 M: 42885120 ERROR: Control 402 in window 10112 has been asked to focus, but it can't
18:06:30 M: 42258432 NOTICE: My Music: Scanning for music info using worker thread, operation took 04:08
18:06:30 M: 41807872 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:06:30 M: 41807872 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:06:33 M: 42856448 ERROR: XFILE::CFile::Delete - Error deleting file Z:4b19cc99.fi
18:06:33 M: 42983424 WARNING: CUtil::GetMatchingShare... no matching source found for [smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'90s Alternative Rock.m3u]
18:06:33 M: 42983424 ERROR: CVirtualDirectory::GetDirectory(smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'90s Alternative Rock.m3u) matches no valid source, getting root source list instead
18:06:33 M: 42983424 ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'90s Alternative Rock.m3u) failed
18:06:33 M: 42369024 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:06:33 M: 42369024 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:06:35 M: 42856448 ERROR: XFILE::CFile::Delete - Error deleting file Z:6cce2ebc.fi
18:06:35 M: 42983424 WARNING: CUtil::GetMatchingShare... no matching source found for [smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'80s Favourites.m3u]
18:06:35 M: 42983424 ERROR: CVirtualDirectory::GetDirectory(smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'80s Favourites.m3u) matches no valid source, getting root source list instead
18:06:35 M: 42983424 ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(smb://mss-hdd/Public/Our Music/Playlists/music/'80s Favourites.m3u) failed
18:06:36 M: 42369024 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:06:36 M: 42369024 ERROR: Texture manager unable to load file: Q:skinProject Mayhem IIImediaBig
18:19:38 M: 42590208 NOTICE: 200 FTP SITE command called [command=help, args=]
Iris
That is for playlists that have a local (to your computer) path specified, and using the
If it works from My Music Files view, then it *should* work from library view as well. Not sure why it's not, and I'm not in a position to test it myself. Perhaps someone else could test it out and see whether they can reproduce?
Cheers,
Jonathan
Does one create a source first?
The edit AdvancedSettings.xml and include
Is the playlists path syntax exactly the same as the one specified in the source?
Does one also have to incorporate
I'm sure I'm close but one or more of the above is just off.
Thanks
Iris
You haven't said whether or not the playlists source actually displays anything or not.
Try creating the subdirs yourself, put a few playlists in and see what happens.
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