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Conversion from Windows to Linux Ubuntu 11
cochinada:
--- Quote from: BryanC on February 28, 2022, 08:10:11 pm ---Two quick notes:
1. You need to be using the "Update database" mode of the Rename, Move and Copy tool so you aren't actually moving your files around, only the database references to them. That's in the dropdown in the upper left of the tool.
2. It looks like you are launching into Theater View. Check your startup options so that you launch into Standard View instead. To exit Theater View, try hitting the Esc key a few times.
Once you get into a working configuration then maybe we can help diagnose your Theater View issues. I'd also recommend just restoring the library itself, and not the settings when moving from Windows->Linux (uncheck the settings option in the restore dialog). While technically possible it's more reliable to start with the Linux defaults so you aren't applying Windows path references in the settings configuration. If your library backup also starts up into Theater View by default then this would prevent that setting from carrying over, as well.
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Thank you.
Yes, I also think I'm in a 'blank' theater view as this was my default view in Windows and before I was using rename, move and copy tool, I landed in Theater View screen where I was able to exit to standard view where after changing some paths this happened.
Any other idea how to come out of this without reinstalling Ubuntu? Simply uninstalling mediacenter and even all settings doesn't help as after installing it again, some how it 'remembers' this blank thing.
Hitting the ESC key didn't help. I cannot leave that blank screen.
I ended up reinstalling Ubuntu for the nth time and this is what I did and it still doesn't look good although I didn't change to Theater View this time nor I won't until whatever has happening gets fixed.
This is what I did step by step.
I've restored my Library without option 'settings'. I got this 'empty' information popup. Something is wrong with the graphic interface...
Despite the 'empty' popup, the Library was imported as it always is but again this time without settings so I tried to rename, move and copy only my folder 'Various Artists' using the 'Update database...' option. The Original and New path looks fine. I didn't check the option 'convert Windows...' because the 'New' doesn't look good anymore...
After the above operation, I saw some thumbnails on my 'Various Artists' but after double clicking on it it gave an error and vanished...
I tried the same on the next folder '0-E' and the same exact thing happened...
This is the difference when I select the option 'Convert Windows File Path...'. Looks like it doesn't work...
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This one has also disappeared on the left pane but it is still present on the center until I double click it, where I'll get the same error again...
Now I notice that on the center pane I'm looking at Locations (D:\Musica\Popular\) but since I've renamed a few folders already to /media/joaquim/New Volume, it's logical they disappear from this 'old' location but then, where can I see them???
So, where are my renamed files and why is the database not able to see them especially after showing me the thumbnails after the renaming was done?
And what is wrong with the popups that don't show any information?
Awesome Donkey:
Are all your media files in the New Volume folder? If not, they need to be. In fact, in this case I'd recommend renaming New Volume to something else. By following your example above with your Windows path try renaming it to Musica or something, that way you can do it like this...
Find what: D:\Musica\
Replace with: /media/joaquim/Musica/
This *should* work, assuming your music files are in the new folder location (with folder hierarchy intact, e.g. Popular, etc.). Media Center does NOT backup your media (music, video, image, etc.) files, so you'd have to do that yourself and make sure all your media is moved into the new directory before using that tool to change the paths in the library. Having read+write permissions on the folder is likely required too.
I'm going to be perfectly blunt and honest though; seeing how this has been going thus far, if this migration is becoming too overwhelming for you, maybe you might reconsider moving away from Windows. Linux isn't Windows and requires a more hands on approach and users who never used Linux before will encounter issues transitioning whereas Windows it just works and tasks are pretty easy compared to Linux. You don't have to mount drives with read+write permissions using fstab or a GUI app like Disks, you don't need to set read+write permissions on folders, etc. in Windows. You'll have to ask yourself if transitioning to Linux is worth these hassles and the learning curve involved. I honestly don't recommend users who have never used Linux or any other OS besides Windows before to just jump to a Linux distro. I'd always recommend them trying Linux on a different, old machine or in a virtual machine to get a feel for it first before committing.
Good luck though, if you decide to continue with the transition! You're probably going to need it, honestly. :P
cochinada:
--- Quote from: Awesome Donkey on March 01, 2022, 05:28:47 am ---Is all your media filters in the New Volume folder? If not, they need to be. In fact, in this case I'd recommend renaming New Volume to something else. By following your example above with your Windows path try renaming it to Musica or something, that way you can do it like this...
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I'm not sure I understood the question but everything I have is in that disk that is pretty almost full. It is a separate disk that was named D: in windows but is now mounted as '/media/joaquim/New Volume'.
I've tried to rename it before but I can't. Perhaps there is another way to do it?
--- Quote from: Awesome Donkey on March 01, 2022, 05:28:47 am ---Find what: D:\Musica\
Replace with: /media/joaquim/Musica/
This *should* work, assuming your music files are in the new folder location (with folder hierarchy intact, e.g. Popular, etc.). Media Center does NOT backup your media (music, video, image, etc.) files, so you'd have to do that yourself and make sure all your media is moved into the new directory before using that tool to change the paths in the library.
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What you mean by "make sure all your media is moved into the new directory"? I don't want to be moving my data anywhere. This is my entire goal: keep the data in the same untouched disc and just changing whatever settings on mediacenter so my Library is recognized.
Awesome Donkey:
Hit the stop button to unmount it, then select Edit Mount Options after it's unmounted, from there you can change the mount point. Then re-mount it at the new location. You probably need to make sure the folder exists first and has read+write options, e.g. something like this from the terminal...
--- Code: ---sudo mkdir /media/joaquim/Musica/ && sudo chmod 777 /media/joaquim/Musica/
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cochinada:
--- Quote from: Awesome Donkey on March 01, 2022, 05:47:37 am ---Hit the stop button to unmount it, then select Edit Mount Options after it's unmounted, from there you can change the mount point. Then re-mount it at the new location. You probably need to make sure the folder exists first and has read+write options, e.g. something like this from the terminal...
--- Code: ---sudo mkdir /media/joaquim/Musica/ && sudo chmod 777 /media/joaquim/Musica/
--- End code ---
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I'm sorry but I have never done this before. where exactly should I write the new name "Musica" or is it "/media/joaquim/Musica/"?
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