DLNA Playlists problem

Malc

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I have a WiiM Amp with 4 playlists set up each containing around 75 tracks on a WDmycloud nas. They were all playing fine but now when I click on a track to start the playlist it will either skip through the playlist without playing anything and just stop at a song down the list or it will start playing a different track that’s not in the list. All the songs play fine if I just play them through the music share button. I’ve tried rebooting and rebuilding the DLNA database and the problems still there. I’ve started a new playlist using some of the same songs and it’s fine at the moment but I’m reluctant to redo all of them if the same thing’s going to happen again! Any ideas please?
 
Unfortunately this is a known problem with playlists and bookmarks; most recently discussed in this thread: https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/dlna-playlist-or-category-as-a-preset-or-favorite.1650/post-46254

I suggest you provide feedback through the WHA (More > feedback).
Thanks for the info, I’ve had a read through and it seems the problem is linked to rebuilding the database and the way the tracks are indexed in the playlist. I’ll hold off doing large playlists until the music library is complete- and I’ll write the tracks down too just in case!
 
Thanks for the info, I’ve had a read through and it seems the problem is linked to rebuilding the database and the way the tracks are indexed in the playlist.
That's absolutely correct. I had written a much more detailed explanation of the - flawed - process but it seems the forum search doesn't go back that far.

Incremental scans should be fine but rebuilds (a term used by the underlying open source server implementation) trigger the reallocation of track IDs.

I’ll hold off doing large playlists until the music library is complete- and I’ll write the tracks down too just in case!
I would still send feedback as it's absolutely something that needs to be addressed.
 
That's absolutely correct. I had written a much more detailed explanation of the - flawed - process but it seems the forum search doesn't go back that far.

Incremental scans should be fine but rebuilds (a term used by the underlying open source server implementation) trigger the reallocation of track IDs.


I would still send feedback as it's absolutely something that needs to be addressed.
Yep, I’ve pointed out the issue via the ‘feedback’ section on the app. 👍🏻
 
Is this the post?

Post in thread 'Presets to play the latest version of a playlist.'
https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/presets-to-play-the-latest-version-of-a-playlist.7194/post-127109
The post I'm thinking of stepped through the MiniDLNA/WiiM indexing process, showing how the addition of a new album can change existing track URLs.

I'm almost certain the post would have included the string 'MediaItems' (used in the track URL) but only a couple of posts are returned from a search, and I can only browse through the last 10 pages of my posts.
 
The post I'm thinking of stepped through the MiniDLNA/WiiM indexing process, showing how the addition of a new album can change existing track URLs.

I'm almost certain the post would have included the string 'MediaItems' (used in the track URL) but only a couple of posts are returned from a search, and I can only browse through the last 10 pages of my posts.
Yeah, I only see three hits when I search for you and ‘MediaItems’, including this which does touch on what you say

Post in thread 'DLNA playlist or category as a preset or favorite'
https://forum.wiimhome.com/threads/dlna-playlist-or-category-as-a-preset-or-favorite.1650/post-46254
 
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