No coverart with NAS

[Stanray]

I changed the location of my music files from an USB drive to a NAS. It works fine but now I don't see the coverart of the album during unattended playback.

In the settings I have "Keep LAN services", "persist" and "keep wifi services" all on and in "drive substitutes" I adjusted the drive letter to the new location (d:=X:, from usb location to NAS location).

Any clue what's the matter here?

Regards,
Stanley   

[PeterSt]

Hi Stanley,

No, not really an idea. But maybe one question for some possible short cutting :

Do you use the latest (2.02) XXHE version ?
So that (or maybe it is 2.01) allows for no network connection at all (during playback) and Coverart still "works".

Let me know,
Peter

[Stanray]

Hi Peter,

I use version 2.02.

Stanley

[PeterSt]

Stanley,

I take it that it is coincidence. I mean, that because of the changes you applied, other things changed or went wrong as well, and that this now bugs you.

Is the normal Wallpaper still there ? I suppose you know what I mean. So the screen can be black in the normal situation (no Playback going on) or the (a) Wallpaper can be there.
When black, usually the Coverart Wallpaper won't show either.

I always have difficulties myself when the normal Wallpaper does not show and how to get tat back;
it is a combination of deleting the Wallpaper.bmp in the XX folder, press Stop in XXHighEnd at the right moment (after deleting that file I guess) and re-instatating a Wallpaper picture (rightclick on the desktop etc.).

But possibly I talked too much already because your screen is not black in the first place (when no Playback is going on).

?

Peter

[Stanray]

Hi Peter,

The normal Wallpaper is there (just grey in my case, but it can also be a flower or something).

When unattended playing starts the only thing that is visible is the running time counter of XXHE.

?

Stanley

[PeterSt]

And what happens when this Running Time is switched off ?
or
When the OSD Text is additionaly switched on ? (or off when it is on right now)

And with Attended all is fine ?

[Stanray]

And what happens when this Running Time is switched off ?
or
When the OSD Text is additionaly switched on ? (or off when it is on right now)

And with Attended all is fine ?

When Running Time is switched off I get a black screen and music just playing.

OSD Text doesn't show when switched on.

Attended playing is just fine.

[PeterSt]

Then all I can think of is

a. The Priorities may influence -> set both to Normal for fun;
b. Q3/4/5 are at 1/1/1 -> set all to 0 for fun.
c. Maybe even the Processor Core Scheme can matter.

Just thinking ... when the above does not help, you can switch on Logging, play for a minute or 2, and post the X3PB log file of that. Maybe I can see something in there.

Peter

[Stanray]

Hi Peter,

a. The Priorities may influence -> set both to Normal for fun;
b. Q3/4/5 are at 1/1/1 -> set all to 0 for fun.

Changing the priorities and changing Q3/4/5 doesn't change things.

c. Maybe even the Processor Core Scheme can matter.

Changing the Processor Core Scheme influences the Running Time counter, with schemes 2-3, 1-2, 3-4 the counter doesn't show, with the other schemes the counter shows.

Just thinking ... when the above does not help, you can switch on Logging, play for a minute or 2, and post the X3PB log file of that. Maybe I can see something in there.

I switched on logging, but I can't find the X3PB file.

Stanley

[PeterSt]

Stanley - in the TemporaryData subfolder to your XX folder.

Maybe kill XXEngine3 after switching on the Logging, if it is not there indeed (but I think it should be).

Changing the Processor Core Scheme influences the Running Time counter, with schemes 2-3, 1-2, 3-4 the counter doesn't show, with the other schemes the counter shows.

At least that tells (me) that something odd is going on in your system. Never heard of such a thing ... (and I can't tell why either).

What (kind of) monitor are you using ? Graphis card ?

Peter

[Stanray]

I mailed you the X3 file (I looked on the C: drive, but of course in was on the ram A: drive  ).

Normally I use a tablet, but for making adjustments I use the 1600x900 monitor on the mobo graphics connection (no separate card).

Stanley

[PeterSt]

Thanks.

If the track plays and you apply Alt-u (or Alt-d) does the Wallpaper appear then ?

If Yes, what happens when a second track starts playing ? (you can use a short track for the first one to speed up testing).

[Stanray]

No, the wallpaper doesn't appear.....

[PeterSt]

Stanley, I am about to say : I don't know and I give up.

Now I wonder why this never happens to me - it happened 2 times within one month now, and both is related to something with you.

But I don't give up YET.

- Quit XXHighEnd;
- Restart XXHighEnd;
- Start playing a Track Attendedly;
- Navigate to the CVTemp folder under your XX folder. In there there's a "1" folder and sub folders with the name of the album you are playing.
- At the deepest end of that, you see the coverart.
- Double click it, ask for its properties, observe those properties. Done ?
- Quit and Restart XXHighEnd.
- Play the same track now Unattandedly.
- Bring up XXHighEnd and press Stop.
- Again investigate that Coverart location. Is it there ? All looks similar as when you looked previously ?

... which brings be to another question :
You run the XXHighEnd.exe as stored on the Audio PC, right ? I mean, you just as well can start it from a storage location on the NAS but THAT would not be good ...

Peter

[Stanray]

- Quit XXHighEnd;
- Restart XXHighEnd;
- Start playing a Track Attendedly;
- Navigate to the CVTemp folder under your XX folder. In there there's a "1" folder and sub folders with the name of the album you are playing.
- At the deepest end of that, you see the coverart.
- Double click it, ask for its properties, observe those properties. Done ?
- Quit and Restart XXHighEnd.
- Play the same track now Unattandedly.
- Bring up XXHighEnd and press Stop.
- Again investigate that Coverart location. Is it there ? All looks similar as when you looked previously ?

I don't see any difference between the 2 files.

... which brings be to another question :
You run the XXHighEnd.exe as stored on the Audio PC, right ? I mean, you just as well can start it from a storage location on the NAS but THAT would not be good ...

No, I run XXHighEnd from the Audio PC as always. The only thing that is changed (by me consciously) is the location of the music fles from d: to x: (NAS).

Stanley