Another Try with 7.6.1

[jimzak]

Version: 7.6.1 - r33110 @ Wed Aug 17 18:52:34 PDT 2011
HTTP Port: 9000
OS: Windows 7 - EN - cp1252
Platform: 586
Perl Version: 5.10.0 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
Database Version: DBD::SQLite 1.34_01 (sqlite 3.7.7.1)
Total Players Recognized: 3

Library Statistics
Total Tracks: 107,933
Total Albums: 11,158
Total Artists: 134
Total Genres: 565
Total Playing Time: 13501:46:48

Music Scan Details
Discovering files/directories: c:\link (1 of 1) Complete 00:00:01
Discovering files/directories: H:\ (61240 of 61240) Complete 01:17:40
Discovering files/directories: I:\ (58037 of 58037) Complete 00:03:36
Scanning new files: I:\ (52202 of 52202) Complete 01:08:05
Scanning new files: H:\ (1 of 42) Running 03:32:12
Pre-caching Artwork (8801 of 8801) Complete 00:10:47

The server has finished scanning your music collection.
Total Time: 06:12:21 (Monday, August 22, 2011 / 9:54 PM)

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I aborted the new music scan which started immediately after I installed SBS and then began a scan for new and changed music. Those are the stats you see above.

I'm not sure what to make of the fact that only 1 of 42 new files on drive H were scanned.

[jimzak]

So I added 6 or so more flac albums and did another new music scan:

Version: 7.6.1 - r33110 @ Wed Aug 17 18:52:34 PDT 2011
HTTP Port: 9000
OS: Windows 7 - EN - cp1252
Platform: 586
Perl Version: 5.10.0 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
Database Version: DBD::SQLite 1.34_01 (sqlite 3.7.7.1)
Total Players Recognized: 3

Library Statistics
Total Tracks: 108,012
Total Albums: 11,167
Total Artists: 17,107
Total Genres: 565
Total Playing Time: 13509:51:48

Music Scan Details
Discovering files/directories: c:\link (1 of 1) Complete 00:00:00
Discovering files/directories: H:\ (61283 of 61283) Complete 00:12:21
Discovering files/directories: I:\ (58181 of 58181) Complete 00:07:29
Scanning new files: I:\ (162 of 162) Complete 00:00:21
Scanning new files: H:\ (81 of 81) Complete 00:00:12
Pre-caching Artwork (125 of 125) Complete 00:00:19

The server has finished scanning your music collection.
Total Time: 00:20:42 (Tuesday, August 23, 2011 / 5:46 AM)

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I'm optimistic about this release but I was optimistic about RC3 until it started crashing without an apparent reason. From what I can tell, this version IS RC3.

[pallfreeman]

From what I can tell, this version IS RC3.

Yes.

The Release Candidate was deemed worthy of Release, and thus was Released.

Fixes done between the time that RC3 was offered and the time it was promoted to an Official Release aren't in it.

[pski]

So I added 6 or so more flac albums and did another new music scan:

Version: 7.6.1 - r33110 @ Wed Aug 17 18:52:34 PDT 2011
HTTP Port: 9000
OS: Windows 7 - EN - cp1252
Platform: 586
Perl Version: 5.10.0 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
Database Version: DBD::SQLite 1.34_01 (sqlite 3.7.7.1)
Total Players Recognized: 3

Library Statistics
Total Tracks: 108,012
Total Albums: 11,167
Total Artists: 17,107
Total Genres: 565
Total Playing Time: 13509:51:48

Music Scan Details
Discovering files/directories: c:\link (1 of 1) Complete 00:00:00
Discovering files/directories: H:\ (61283 of 61283) Complete 00:12:21
Discovering files/directories: I:\ (58181 of 58181) Complete 00:07:29
Scanning new files: I:\ (162 of 162) Complete 00:00:21
Scanning new files: H:\ (81 of 81) Complete 00:00:12
Pre-caching Artwork (125 of 125) Complete 00:00:19

The server has finished scanning your music collection.
Total Time: 00:20:42 (Tuesday, August 23, 2011 / 5:46 AM)

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I'm optimistic about this release but I was optimistic about RC3 until it started crashing without an apparent reason. From what I can tell, this version IS RC3.

I'm trying the "official release" at 9:21 esdt on 23 aug

More in a few. "Library" in the CP no longer shows "Use iTunes" I'll just put that in another thread.

More later.


Install over previous <official> release without uninstall.
P

[jimzak]

I added some more music:

Version: 7.6.1 - r33110 @ Wed Aug 17 18:52:34 PDT 2011
HTTP Port: 9000
OS: Windows 7 - EN - cp1252
Platform: 586
Perl Version: 5.10.0 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
Database Version: DBD::SQLite 1.34_01 (sqlite 3.7.7.1)
Total Players Recognized: 3

Library Statistics
Total Tracks: 108,046
Total Albums: 11,171
Total Artists: 17,110
Total Genres: 565
Total Playing Time: 13513:23:11

Music Scan Details
Discovering files/directories: c:\link (1 of 1) Complete 00:00:00
Discovering files/directories: H:\ (61312 of 61312) Complete 00:09:31
Discovering files/directories: I:\ (58219 of 58219) Complete 00:07:37
Scanning new files: I:\ (156 of 156) Complete 00:00:25
Scanning new files: H:\ (68 of 68) Complete 00:00:13
Pre-caching Artwork (30 of 30) Complete 00:00:04

The server has finished scanning your music collection.
Total Time: 00:17:50 (Wednesday, August 24, 2011 / 6:15 AM)

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I timed the scanning time. It was almost exactly 10 minutes. I'm not sure why SBS is reporting 17:50.

[mherger]

> Discovering files/directories: c:\link (1 of 1) Complete 00:00:00
> Discovering files/directories: H:\ (61312 of 61312) Complete
> 00:09:31
> Discovering files/directories: I:\ (58219 of 58219) Complete
> 00:07:37
> Scanning new files: I:\ (156 of 156) Complete 00:00:25
> Scanning new files: H:\ (68 of 68) Complete 00:00:13
> Pre-caching Artwork (30 of 30) Complete 00:00:04
>
> The server has finished scanning your music collection.
> Total Time: 00:17:50 (Wednesday, August 24, 2011 / 6:15 AM)
>
> -------------
>
> I timed the scanning time. It was almost exactly 10 minutes. I'm not
> sure why SBS is reporting 17:50.

Oh, I think somebody mentioned this before, but I can't remember whether
there's a bug report or not: the 17mins are the sum of the tasks'
durations. But some of them (discovery) run parallel, thus they shouldn't
be summed up. Might be worth a bug report.

--

Michael

[sebp]

I aborted the new music scan which started immediately after I installed SBS and then began a scan for new and changed music. Those are the stats you see above.

I'm not sure what to make of the fact that only 1 of 42 new files on drive H were scanned.

Hello?

[jimzak]

I guess my experience has been overall pretty good with 7.6.1.

The one problem that seems to standout is that I could have wasted a bunch of time allowing the initial scan as it would only scan one of my two drives.

When I aborted it and then invoked a rescan, both drives were discovered and scanned.

That seems a bit geeky still. How is the average user to know to do that?

Otherwise, running fine. And I've found no further problems with artwork that plagued 7.5. Also the rescans (after that initial one mentioned above) take 6-10 mins which is great for my relatively large library.

[pski]

I guess my experience has been overall pretty good with 7.6.1.

The one problem that seems to standout is that I could have wasted a bunch of time allowing the initial scan as it would only scan one of my two drives.

When I aborted it and then invoked a rescan, both drives were discovered and scanned.

That seems a bit geeky still. How is the average user to know to do that?

Otherwise, running fine. And I've found no further problems with artwork that plagued 7.5. Also the rescans (after that initial one mentioned above) take 6-10 mins which is great for my relatively large library.

zactly! why should the first be different? The last installs/updates I tried went to scanning where they were when the VM was shutdown. NVTS !

[jimzak]

Yes, overall, two weeks into reinstallation and I'm still high on the new server software.

The biggest benefits are 1) better performance with iPeng on my iPad and 2) much faster rescan time and 3) no problems with artwork that plagued the 7.5.x series.

It's good now. I can't wait until it gets better.

Thanks to Logitech, developers, and this forum.