4.1.0.1609: Selecting external player not working

[FrozenAssets]

Another observation is that the last song in the album/playlist is continually repeated when using an external player. This does not happen with the internal player.

I have been trying this pushing to a an Onkyo TX-8050 and have been experiencing a variation of this repeating track behavior. It is not limited to the last track however. It happens to random tracks throughout an album, and they will repeat one or more times before moving on in the album. I captured a debug log and posted ticket YQG-455594 with a more detailed description last night.

[Lowlander]

Sounds like: http://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=10247

[FrozenAssets]

Yes, maybe a variation of that. I don't see the detail that it will repeat a variable number of times and then move on. If trying anything specific here and capturing a log would be useful I will do that.

[Lowlander]

I think I figured out the problem on the Sony TV, it fails to play from hidden Media Servers, enabling the newly created MMW 4.1 Media Server seems to have resolved the ability to play files on the Sony TV.

[joltman]

So last night I tried streaming to the PS3 from MMW. MMW did not see the PS3 as an "external player". However, the PS3 did see MMW as a "media server". I tried choosing a FLAC file from the MMW media server on the PS3, and as expected it did not play. I then realized I could tell MMW to auto-convert music specifically for the PS3 and no other device. I did this by finding the IP and MAC address of the PS3 (which showed up as a DLNA/UPNP Device in MMW) and chose OPTIONS. So once I removed FLAC from the "compatible audio" from the PS3 entry on MMW, the PS3 was able to stream FLACs as MP3s.

What I didn't like was that the PS3 did not use the same list order as MMW did.

[test666]

Here is some more testing results of flac files on the WDLiveTV:
1. Attempted to play flac files using the MediaMonkey server controlled by the external player - still does not play these. Behaves the same as via my MiniDLNA server.

Did some more investigation to see if there is a problem with WDLiveTV. Here are the results:
1. WDLiveTV plays flac files directly using windows shares or USB drive
2. WDLiveTV plays flac files directly from the MediaMonkey server when controlled by the WDLiveTV device.
3. Other 3rd party DLNA control point (on an ipad) gets the following error UPnP Error Code = 402 Invalid Args when using either the MediaMonkey server or my MiniDLNA server.

So yes it does look like there is a problem with the WDLiveTV when attempting to control flac files via DLNA control point.

[Lowlander]

In testing be aware that (I believe) MediaMonkey uses the newly generated MediaMonkey Library server to send to External Player whereas it uses the existing pre-4.1 Media Server when controlling from the client. This means you should check conversion rules for Media Servers and/or device to make sure they're all set correct.

[shacklog]

Here is some more testing results of flac files on the WDLiveTV:
1. Attempted to play flac files using the MediaMonkey server controlled by the external player - still does not play these. Behaves the same as via my MiniDLNA server.

Did some more investigation to see if there is a problem with WDLiveTV. Here are the results:
1. WDLiveTV plays flac files directly using windows shares or USB drive
2. WDLiveTV plays flac files directly from the MediaMonkey server when controlled by the WDLiveTV device.
3. Other 3rd party DLNA control point (on an ipad) gets the following error UPnP Error Code = 402 Invalid Args when using either the MediaMonkey server or my MiniDLNA server.

So yes it does look like there is a problem with the WDLiveTV when attempting to control flac files via DLNA control point.

I can successfully play flac files on the WDTVLive player from the MediaMonkey server, using a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 as controller.
I am running Media Monkey version 4.0.7.1511 under Windows 7 Home Premium.
I don't know the WDTVLive firmware version, but I updated it recently, so it is probably the latest version.

[mcow]

I can successfully play flac files on the WDTVLive player from the MediaMonkey server, using a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 as controller.

Which controller software are you using on the Note?

[mcow]

Are UPnP client apps running on a mobile device supposed to show up as External Players? I'm not seeing that happen.

[Lowlander]

Are UPnP client apps running on a mobile device supposed to show up as External Players?

I'd presume yes, if the Apps allow remote control of the App (I'm not sure if there are Apps that allow this).

[shacklog]

Which controller software are you using on the Note?

I'm using TwonkyMobile as controller on the Note.

[Peke]

Have you tried to use BubbleUPnP ?

[joltman]

I just wanted to reply that I'm using 4.1.1616 and trying to play FLACs to my Denon AVR-3312CI. I have created a playlist and when a new song comes up, it can take several seconds (more than 25 seconds) for the new song to start playing. There is no conversion happening as MMW has been told that the Denon is capable of playing FLACs. Where would you like me to attach the debug log?

EDIT: Forgot to notify myself of updates to this post.

[Lowlander]

Debug logs should be send to support: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewto ... ?f=6&t=341