Continuous not working on Random Mix

[slartibartfast]

Yes, but you're starting with a Random Song Mix in Material.

I'm starting with a single track > DSTM (song mix) in Material.

And yes, I usually only use Material, I only discovered it was the same using Default because Michael asked the question.

My logs in post #22

I missed that post [emoji2357]. So you see the same line as I do when "cyclic mode" ends. I'll try using DSTM set to "song mix" from both default and Material.

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[slartibartfast]

Logging set to debug.

[COLOR=#000000][22-08-01 20:40:41.0325] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (307) Cyclic mode ended[/COLOR]
[22-08-01 20:58:57.0314] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (202) Called with type track
[22-08-01 20:58:57.0320] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (224) 0 songs remaining, songIndex = 3
[22-08-01 20:58:57.0324] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::findAndAdd (31) Starting random selection of 3 items for type: track
[22-08-01 20:58:57.0326] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::getIdList (82) Initialize ID list to be randomized: track
[22-08-01 20:58:57.3557] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::getIdList (116) Using balanced shuffle
[22-08-01 20:58:57.9216] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::findAndAdd (61) Playing track: #2434095
[22-08-01 20:58:57.9953] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::findAndAdd (61) Adding track: #2441725
[22-08-01 20:58:58.0013] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::findAndAdd (61) Adding track: #2433519
[22-08-01 20:58:58.0293] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (325) Playing continuous track mode with 3 items
[22-08-01 20:58:58.0401] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (959) Received command playlist loadtracks
[22-08-01 20:58:58.0404] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (960) While in mode: track, from bedroom
[22-08-01 20:58:58.0407] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (1018) Cyclic mode ending due to playlist: playlist loadtracks command
[22-08-01 20:58:58.0410] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (202) Called with type disable
[22-08-01 20:58:58.0450] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (224) 2 songs remaining, songIndex = 0 
[22-08-01 20:58:58.0453] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (307) Cyclic mode ended[COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR]

Was that started from DSTM?

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[kidstypike]

Was that started from DSTM?

Yes, single track (a favourite) > DSTM song mix

[slartibartfast]

Yes, single track (a favourite) > DSTM song mix

This is weird. For me if I use DSTM (song mix) starting from a single local track then "continuous mode" works if I start playback from Material or default skin. The only time "continuous mode" fails is when I start a Random Mix directly from default skin. [emoji53]

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[kidstypike]

This is weird. For me if I use DSTM (song mix) starting from a single local track then "continuous mode" works if I start playback from Material or default skin. The only time "continuous mode" fails is when I start a Random Mix directly from default skin. [emoji53]

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Like I pointed out in post #24, sometimes it's ok, sometimes it's broken.

[slartibartfast]

Like I pointed out in post #24, sometimes it's ok, sometimes it's broken.

At least mine seems to be consistent in its brokenness. I can now predict when it will fail [emoji2]

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[slartibartfast]

Like I pointed out in post #24, sometimes it's ok, sometimes it's broken.

Something else wrong with using "Song Mix" for DSTM, it resets all your carefully chosen genres for Random Mix so all kinds of unwanted stuff finds its way into your playlist. Maybe "Song Mix (limited to current genres)" works better but I always assumed that meant genres were limited to those already present in the playlist. So after using "Song Mix" with DSTM you have to reset your genres for Random Mix. That would really annoy me if I nornally used those settings.

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[kidstypike]

> [22-08-01 20:58:58.0401] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (959) Received command playlist loadtracks
> [22-08-01 20:58:58.0404] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (960) While in mode: track, from bedroom
> [22-08-01 20:58:58.0407] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (1018) Cyclic mode ending due to playlist: playlist loadtracks command

Could you please enable INFO logging for control.command? This might
give you a hint about what is sending that loadtracks command.

Of course this morning when I started the existing random mix from last night it performed without problem.

Random mix set to 2 up & 2 hist, started a single track, DSTM (song mix) kicked in when track had finished and problem was back.

Attached a .zip of the server log as requested. Loadtracks mentioned at 07:13:21

[slartibartfast]

Of course this morning when I started the existing random mix from last night it performed without problem.

Random mix set to 2 up & 2 hist, started a single track, DSTM (song mix) kicked in when track had finished and problem was back.

Attached a .zip of the server log as requested. Loadtracks mentioned at 07:13:21

Yesterday every time I started a Random Mix from the default skin, continuous mode failed. This morning it's fine [emoji848]

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[kidstypike]

Yesterday every time I started a Random Mix from the default skin, continuous mode failed. This morning it's fine [emoji848]

After I'd attached the server log in my last post, I tuned off logging, kept the DSTM song mix running for over 1 hour, went out shopping with wife (big shop Sainsbury's Bamber Bridge), playlist left running, when I got back the problem had resolved itself, as it has done before.

[mherger]

Is player sync involved?

Here's the summary of what I'm seeing in your log:

[22-08-02 07:13:22.1575] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::findAndAdd (61) Adding track: #2444053
[22-08-02 07:13:22.1582] Slim::Control::Request::dump (2336) Request: Command [b8:27:eb:2d:22:21->playlist addtracks] (Dispatchable)
[22-08-02 07:13:22.1587] Slim::Control::Request::dump (2340)    Param: [_what] = [track.id=2444053&library_id=2e941cb3]
[22-08-02 07:13:22.2044] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (959) Received command playlist loadtracks
[22-08-02 07:13:22.2047] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (960) While in mode: track, from bedroom
[22-08-02 07:13:22.2050] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (1018) Cyclic mode ending due to playlist: playlist loadtracks command

Clearly RM wants to add a track, which happens using "playlist addtracks". But the plugin then doesn't recognize this as its own command. Those requests usually are filtered out. But here this doesn't happen, thus RM stops its activities.

[kidstypike]

Is player sync involved?

Here's the summary of what I'm seeing in your log:

[22-08-02 07:13:22.1575] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::findAndAdd (61) Adding track: #2444053
[22-08-02 07:13:22.1582] Slim::Control::Request::dump (2336) Request: Command [b8:27:eb:2d:22:21->playlist addtracks] (Dispatchable)
[22-08-02 07:13:22.1587] Slim::Control::Request::dump (2340)    Param: [_what] = [track.id=2444053&library_id=2e941cb3]
[22-08-02 07:13:22.2044] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (959) Received command playlist loadtracks
[22-08-02 07:13:22.2047] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (960) While in mode: track, from bedroom
[22-08-02 07:13:22.2050] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (1018) Cyclic mode ending due to playlist: playlist loadtracks command

Clearly RM wants to add a track, which happens using "playlist addtracks". But the plugin then doesn't recognize this as its own command. Those requests usually are filtered out. But here this doesn't happen, thus RM stops its activities.

No sync involved, I only have one player ATM (squeezelite pCP), all my hardware players are packed away awaiting house move, no completion date yet but probably next week.

However, may or may not be related - player dropdown boxes in LMS (Default and Material) were showing just the one player which is correct, but LMS/settings/information listed this player and an instance of squeezeplay, and had done so for some time. I ran "Client Cleanup" which removed all instances of previously connected devices, except my remaining player and the instance of squeezeplay.

I went to the prefs folder and deleted all 19 clientplaylists in there. Restarted LMS, the phantom player has disappeared from everywhere, and now DSTM song mix is working as it should.

Will report back if it plays up again.

[bobcoupee]

Continuous not working on Random

Hi

So I applied an update to the Material Skin plugin and restarted my LMS docker container and Random Mix with Continuous seems to be playing as expected now.

Thanks for all of the advice.

[slartibartfast]

No sync involved, I only have one player ATM (squeezelite pCP), all my hardware players are packed away awaiting house move, no completion date yet but probably next week.

However, may or may not be related - player dropdown boxes in LMS (Default and Material) were showing just the one player which is correct, but LMS/settings/information listed this player and an instance of squeezeplay, and had done so for some time. I ran "Client Cleanup" which removed all instances of previously connected devices, except my remaining player and the instance of squeezeplay.

I went to the prefs folder and deleted all 19 clientplaylists in there. Restarted LMS, the phantom player has disappeared from everywhere, and now DSTM song mix is working as it should.

Will report back if it plays up again.

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I experienced this again and restarting LMS fixed it. Still no closer to knowing why it happens.

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[John Stimson]

I am experiencing this problem intermittently, but more often than not.
I am using the latest 8.2.1 release: Logitech Media Server Version: 8.2.1 - 1662271208 @ Sun 04 Sep 2022 08:14:55 AM CEST

My plugins are:
Additional Browse Modes 1.0
Date and Time 1.0
Drag & drop music files to play 0.1
Info Browser 1.0
Last.fm Audioscrobbler 1.0
Material Skin 2.10.5
mysqueezebox.com services handler 1.0
Online Music Library Integration 1.0
Podcasts 2.0
Presets Editor 1.0
Radio 1.0
Random Mix 1.0
Reliable 0.18.2
Rescan Music Library 1.0
Save Playlist 1.0
Song Scanner 2.0

To start Random Mix, I generally use Squeezer for Android, iPeng for iPad, and the Material skin in Firefox for Windows. They all have exhibited this behavior over the last month or two (including the previous June/July release of LMS 8.2.1). The player I use most is a Raspberry Pi running pCP 8.1.0 or 8.2.0 at different times, but I also have encountered the problem with my SB3. Before this problem showed up, I would start Random Mix (album), it would add an album to the playlist, and when it started playing the last track of the album, another album would be added to the bottom of the playlist. Now (when the problem occurs), nothing is added to the playlist at any point. The last track plays, and then the player stops.

This morning I somehow got it into a "working" mode, after turning on debug-level logging for player.playlist and plugin.randomplay.
The activity logged when starting a Random Mix (album) from the default web interface was as follows. This resulted in a properly continuing album mix:

[22-09-30 11:39:22.7296] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (202) Called with type album
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7298] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (224) 0 songs remaining, songIndex = 10
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7302] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::findAndAdd (31) Starting random selection of 1 items for type: album
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7306] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::findAndAdd (61) Adding album: #9863
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7333] Slim::Player::Playlist::reshuffle (782) Reshuffling, current song index: 10, preserve song? yes
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7334] Slim::Buttons::Playlist::jump (374) Jumping to song index: 10
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7336] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (325) Playing continuous album mode with 20 items
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7339] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7340] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1092) Random play mode active, not saving playlist
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7347] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7348] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1092) Random play mode active, not saving playlist
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7352] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:39:22.7353] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1092) Random play mode active, not saving playlist
[22-09-30 11:39:23.3187] Slim::Buttons::Playlist::jump (374) Jumping to song index: 11
[22-09-30 11:39:23.3197] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:39:23.3198] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1092) Random play mode active, not saving playlist
[22-09-30 11:39:23.3206] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:39:23.3207] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1092) Random play mode active, not saving playlist
[22-09-30 11:39:23.3214] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:39:23.3215] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1092) Random play mode active, not saving playlist
[22-09-30 11:39:23.3219] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:39:23.3220] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1092) Random play mode active, not saving playlist
[22-09-30 11:39:23.4577] Slim::Buttons::Playlist::jump (374) Jumping to song index: 11
[22-09-30 11:39:23.4581] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (959) Received command playlist newsong
[22-09-30 11:39:23.4582] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (960) While in mode: album, from Family Room
[22-09-30 11:39:23.4583] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (977) New song detected (11)
[22-09-30 11:39:23.4584] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (991) Stripping off 1 completed track(s)
[22-09-30 11:39:23.4587] Slim::Buttons::Playlist::jump (374) Jumping to song index: 10
[22-09-30 11:39:23.4588] Slim::Buttons::Playlist::jump (374) Jumping to song index: 10
[22-09-30 11:39:23.4591] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:39:23.4592] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1092) Random play mode active, not saving playlist
[22-09-30 11:39:23.4598] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:39:23.4599] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1092) Random play mode active, not saving playlist
[22-09-30 11:39:33.0011] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (202) Called with type album
[22-09-30 11:39:33.0014] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (224) 8 songs remaining, songIndex = 10
[22-09-30 11:39:33.0015] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (325) Playing continuous album mode with 19 items

After that I invoked a Random Mix (album) from Squeezer for Android, and it resulted in playing the album through to the end and then stopping. It did not start a new random album after the first.

[22-09-30 11:46:57.5578] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (202) Called with type album
[22-09-30 11:46:57.5580] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (224) 8 songs remaining, songIndex = 0
[22-09-30 11:46:57.5582] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::findAndAdd (31) Starting random selection of 1 items for type: album
[22-09-30 11:46:57.5582] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::getIdList (82) Initialize ID list to be randomized: album
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6436] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::findAndAdd (61) Playing album: #10205
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6441] Slim::Buttons::Playlist::jump (374) Jumping to song index: 0
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6457] Slim::Player::Playlist::reshuffle (782) Reshuffling, current song index: -1, preserve song? no
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6458] Slim::Buttons::Playlist::jump (374) Jumping to song index: 0
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6740] Slim::Buttons::Playlist::jump (374) Jumping to song index: 0
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6747] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (325) Playing continuous album mode with 11 items
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6757] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6758] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1092) Random play mode active, not saving playlist
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6761] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (959) Received command playlist loadtracks
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6762] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (960) While in mode: album, from Family Room
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6763] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Plugin::commandCallback (1018) Cyclic mode ending due to playlist: playlist loadtracks command
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6763] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (202) Called with type disable
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6765] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (224) 10 songs remaining, songIndex = 0
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6766] Slim::Plugin::RandomPlay::Mixer::playRandom (307) Cyclic mode ended
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6772] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6773] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1105) saveCurrentSong not set. returing.
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6777] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6778] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1109) saveCurrentSong is: [1]
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6782] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6783] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1109) saveCurrentSong is: [1]
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6787] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:46:57.6788] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1109) saveCurrentSong is: [1]
[22-09-30 11:46:57.7701] Slim::Buttons::Playlist::jump (374) Jumping to song index: 0
[22-09-30 11:46:57.7704] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1081) Checking if persistPlaylists is set..
[22-09-30 11:46:57.7706] Slim::Player::Playlist::modifyPlaylistCallback (1105) saveCurrentSong not set. returing.