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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 30 for Windows => Topic started by: antenna on December 18, 2022, 06:32:31 pm
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OK, I have a MC Server that feeds a MC Client in my media center. That all works most excellently.
This evening I wanted to install another MC Client on my Linux Mint laptop.
The install went well. My registration code was accepted, and i found myself in the familiar MC UI.
The first speed bump I was faced with ...
I saw in the lower left corner of the MC screen a countdown counter, giving me 30 seconds or so before it started to actively interact with my laptop, i.e., auto-load media files.
Whoa, hold on there, I don't want that. But how do I tell it to stop?
Sooo i go to the Tools>Options menu and desperately try to find the option to stop the auto-load. Meanwhile, that countdown counter is ticking away. Reminds me of the self-destruct sequence on Star Trek. OK, I digress...
To be honest, I did not even notice if there was a "stop the auto-load" option on that countdown timer window. All I saw was that I had 30-something seconds to stop it. imo, not a great first impression.
Suggestion: Maybe have a [more] prominent ability to stop the auto-load on an install? Or maybe even take a different approach and ask if an auto-load is wanted?
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Second speed bump...
I want to link the new MC Client to my MC Server.
When I go to File>Library and select the MC server I want to link to, I am greeted with the Username/Password prompt for that server.
So I go over to the server, and dig down into the Tools>Options>Media Network section. When I click on the Authentication section, I can see the username I need, but the password is all asterisks.
OK, at this point, I understand the security aspect involved here, and that config menus should not leak passwords.
Fortunately, I keep all such passwords in a secure place here, and I was able to complete the linkage.
All is cool here.
But, in hindsight, I don't remember MC hinting at me to save that library userid/ password. If it did when I created it (a long time ago for me) kudos. If it didn't, maybe another suggestion.
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Forgot to add...
MC Client installed on Linux Mint was 30.0.40
MC Server is the current MC 29.....