New member, but a RT-AC66 user for about a year. Sorry for digging up an 'older' thread right off the bat and for such a long winded FNG post, but I've been struggling with the AC66 mediaserver I just recently spun it up (currently running RMerlin 3.0.0.4_376.49_5 with a 320Gb WD Passport USB connected (Fat32)). The primary intent was a central repository to view/store mp4's (viewed via Samsung smart TV).
I stood the mediaserver service up without issue, but upon adding additional content I began to notice anomalies. Specifically with folders/directories. Long and short of it, some directories appeared on the TV while others either didn't show up at all, or if they did, appeared to have no content. Example: Create two movie directories (while connected to laptop; Mac), one named "PG" the other "PG-13". Associated shares (manual) were then created for each. Each directory was populated with appropriate mp4 content (ranging from 10Gb to 22Gb). Using two different Samsung smart TVs, many times one directory would be revealed, while the other is either non-existent or exists, but has no discoverable content. Thinking this might be a naming convention limitation, I removed the "-" from folder name. No go. Removed numbers, reduced content in each folder, renamed folders, etc. Nothing.
Last evening I re-formatted (zeroing the drive), created folder "PG-13" and "R". Smart TV discovered everything flawlessly. Issuing the "sync && sync && sync &&" before ejecting and disconnecting the drive, I then created a third directory, "PG-13_2", and populated it with content. Plugged it back into the AC66, gave it a few minutes, and added the share (manually). Using the TV again, the "PG-13", "R", and new "PG-13_2 showed up. Unfortunately only "PG-13" & "R" had discoverable content. "PG-13_2" shows not content. Thinking maybe the mediaserver could handle of two directories (for whatever reason), I removed the "R" share. Now only the "PG-13" share was visible.
At that point, I began to wonder if manually creating shares with the problem. So, I deleted all manually created shares, and selected the radio button for "All shares..." (default). Doing that revealed only the "PG-13_2", but not its contents; "PG-13" and "R" were absent. When I did attempt to discover the contents of the "PG-13_2" folder an 'access restriction' type error message was generated.
I can't seem to correlate any rhyme or reason as to why some directories show up, but others don't. Or why some folders show up with discoverable content and other folder are present but whose content is not discoverable??
Any input, feedback, or insight would be greatly appreciated.
-HB
