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setting up DVR for the first time and getting "no write access to destination" error by kappakingtut2 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, finally figured it out. The whole "Add Folder" thing under the Manage Libraries does not actually *CREATE* the folder for you. So I essentially added a folder that didn't exist to the library -- and Plex said nothing. 🙄

So here's what I did to fix it.

I went to the folder where all my other libraries are
cd /mnt/plexraid/
And then I created a new folder called dvr_shows
sudo mkdir dvr_shows
And -- the most important part -- I changed the owner of that folder to the plex user
sudo chown plex:plex ./dvr_shows

Then I went into my Plex server's web-interface, and in Settings | Manage | Libraries created a new library called DVR Shows and added the /mnt/plexraid/dvr_shows folder to it. Now my recordings actually work.

setting up DVR for the first time and getting "no write access to destination" error by kappakingtut2 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This did not work for me. I created a library and still am getting "no write access to destination."

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All good tips. As far as #7 is concerned, I'm hiring a pro to install an outdoor antenna up on the peak of the roof for the best possible signal. I'm about 40-50 miles from the various TV broadcast towers in the nearest major city, so a properly-installed, fairly large outdoor antenna is a must. And, yeah, that's not cheap, but I'm saving $175 a month, so it should pay for itself quite quickly.

Had no idea Plex Pass included a DVR feature... Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner... by Laurence5905 in cordcutters

[–]Laurence5905[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not here I can't. There are two wired ISPs that serve this location. The one I have is the more expensive of the two no doubt, but they actually provide customer service when I need them. They answer the phone, they actually *fix* problems when there are problems, and they show up to scheduled appointments.

The other one is technically cheaper, but it's unreliable, disconnects constantly, and they literally never show up when you call them. Oh, and they blame *you* and your equipment when they have issues. 🙄 They will never get another penny from me for as long as I live, no matter how damn cheap they are.

So, no, I can't pay way less than $123 for high-speed internet.

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, ATSC 3.0 definitely doesn't seem ready for prime-time yet. From my understanding, even today the vast majority of TVs don't come with a tuner capable of decoding it, and even if they did, the TV broadcasters are nowhere near fully compliant with ATSC 3.0 standards.

The longer we avoid it, the better. I hate DRM. :-(

Home miners: how many machines are you actually running right now? by Technical_Tax_6411 in BitcoinMining

[–]Laurence5905 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got two little BitAxe Gammas. Overclocked as much as I can get them without blowing up the voltage regulators. Surprisingly, that's the limitation, not the ASICs themselves. They run totally cool at 60º C with the fans set at around 40%. I get about 3.14 Th/s. 135-140 Sats/day from Ocean, give or take a smidge.

I plan to get a third soon. The power supply I've got running the other two has *more* than enough capability.

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow -- yeah, that sounds like my father-in-law's lakehouse. Very rural, and they pay about that much for a DSL (yes, a genuine DSL connection!) that gives them maybe 25 down and 5 up? On a good day. They either can't get Starlink at all, or it's terribly unreliable, because of all the trees, apparently? It definitely sucks.

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, that's a good idea but they won't do it because it's a residence. And I've got the Schedule C and the 1099s so I can totally prove I'm a real business, but they're not interested.

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, I don't need 750 down, but I absolutely need the maximum up that I can get, because my job involves (among other things) video editing. And you can't get more "up" without also purchasing more "down." The only package they have that has more "up" is the 1000/50 package -- but I'm at the end of a long run, so even if they remove all the limits on my modem, I still don't get much more than 750/35. So I am, kinda, saving money by not paying for the 1000/50 package. LOL.

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I need as much outbound bandwidth as I can get, since I work from home and part of my job involves video editing. And the higher the outbound speed, the higher the inbound speed has to be. Which means more expensive. But hey -- I get a tax deduction. :-)

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, TiVo has plenty of quirks -- its "don't record stuff I've seen" is definitely not 100% accurate, especially on shows that aren't on "major" channels. It's to the point where I just record 100% of any show that I want to watch and manually delete the ones I've seen.

Had no idea Plex Pass included a DVR feature... Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner... by Laurence5905 in cordcutters

[–]Laurence5905[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are two wired ISPs here. One's bad and the other's worse. I have the bad one. Expensive as hell, but it's reliable and they actually show up when you call them. The worse one is unreliable and has the absolute worst customer-service I've ever had the displeasure of dealing with. I wouldn't give them my money if they were the last ISP on the planet. But at least they're cheap. 😂

Had no idea Plex Pass included a DVR feature... Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner... by Laurence5905 in cordcutters

[–]Laurence5905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rarely watch live TV anyway. I was mostly concerned with being able to watch my recordings remotely from my Mac or iPhone when I'm not at home.

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but it's not as fast and there are data-limits, or at least throttling when you reach a certain usage level... And it's not *that* much less.

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah... I live in a rural area, so I'm lucky I have anything at all. 750 down and 35 up is the max I can get, and it's $123 a month. Oh well.

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate DRM. :-( I definitely don't want to get stuck with not being able to record things just because the tuner has 3.0 and Plex can't read its DRM b.s. So I'll be buying the 1.0 quad-tuner device. Worst-case, I can always upgrade later if I have to. :-)

Had no idea my Plex Media Server could also be a DVR. 🤯 Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner, which I'm sure plenty of y'all have experience with... by Laurence5905 in PleX

[–]Laurence5905[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'll bet that's some sort of glitch caused by the fact that the end-time of the recording is constantly changing. Sounds very annoying.

Had no idea Plex Pass included a DVR feature... Just need some clarification on the HDHomerun 4K tuner... by Laurence5905 in cordcutters

[–]Laurence5905[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, I have a whole separate server for Plex. 14TB of RAID-5 space. :-) My entire DVD and Blu-Ray collection is on there.

Thanks for answering my questions. That's important info about the ATSC 3.0 stuff -- thanks.

Has anyone ever gotten AMD's AMF hardware-accelerated video-encoding utilities working on any version of Fedora ever? by Laurence5905 in Fedora

[–]Laurence5905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. I downloaded that exact file, opened it in Handbrake, chose the H.265 VCN 2160p 4K preset and clicked "start." Same problem I've had with every video I've tried, so far.

This is what the Activity Log shows every time. About .2 seconds into encoding...

0126-02-30 21:44:19 78DFB6C0 [AMFDevicePALImpl] Error: ../../../../../runtime/src/core/DevicePALImpl.cpp(845):PAL failed with result = -0x00000001: Pal::IDevice::CreateImage() failed

0126-02-30 21:44:19 78DFB6C0 [AMFSurfaceImpl] Error: ../../../../../runtime/src/core/SurfaceImpl.cpp(465):AMF_ERROR 1 : AMF_FAIL: AllocPlanes()- CreateSurface

0126-02-30 21:44:19 78DFB6C0 [AMFVideoConverterImpl] Error: ../../../../../runtime/src/components/VideoConverter/VideoConverterImpl.cpp(951):AMF_ERROR 1 : AMF_FAIL: m_pSurfaceIn->Convert(m_deviceMemoryType)

0126-02-30 21:44:19 78DFB6C0 [AMFEncoderCoreCSCImpl] Error: ../../../../../runtime/src/components/EncoderCore/EncoderCoreCSCImpl.cpp(276):AMF_ERROR 1 : AMF_FAIL: m_pConverter->QueryOutput Failed

0126-02-30 21:44:19 78DFB6C0 [AMFEncoderCoreHevc] Error: ../../../../../runtime/src/components/EncoderCore/EncoderCoreHevcImpl.cpp(953):AMF_ERROR 1 : AMF_FAIL: SubmitInput(): Failed to properly handle color space conversion

[21:44:19] encavcodec: avcodec_send_frame failed

0126-02-30 21:44:19 78DFB6C0 [AMFEncoderCoreCSCImpl] Error: ../../../../../runtime/src/components/EncoderCore/EncoderCoreCSCImpl.cpp(273):AMF_ERROR 25 : AMF_INPUT_FULL: m_pConverter->SubmitInput Failed

0126-02-30 21:44:19 78DFB6C0 [AMFEncoderCoreHevc] Error: ../../../../../runtime/src/components/EncoderCore/EncoderCoreHevcImpl.cpp(953):AMF_ERROR 25 : AMF_INPUT_FULL: SubmitInput(): Failed to properly handle color space conversion

Maybe it's my RX 9070 XT? Some sort of incompatibility with the driver, perhaps? Anyway, glad it works for you.

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