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My Music/My Videos Wont Work Dammit!

jane @ January 6, 2009

  • hey people, nice forum, i was wondering if you could give me a hand with an annoying problem ive been having with my evox/xbmc dash xbox, im trying to get music and video files to display in my music and my video but the damn things wont show up, i can ftp fine to any folder i want, and i have sent a couple of albums(mp3), but the only way i can play them is to find them in my files, and click on individual tracks which is okay but not ideal. there is no music or video in my music and my video so i cant track down the right folder that way either, any ideas? should i post a copy of my xml? im a total n00b at this so sorry if theres a thread like this in here, i havent seen one.


  • ive already read the manual looking for a solution, the problem is the music i place in the albums folder on the c: drive just doesn't show up, and there are no other albums folders to try, i know i can create a folder on any of the drives with no problems but i wouldnt have a clue what/where to put the instruction in the xml that tells my music to go there, i dont even know if there is a line like that in the xml already and if putting another one in there would mess things up, any ideas?


  • i dont know the answer to either of those questions, i picked the xbox up second hand, could you take a look at my xml and see what the bookmark is by any chance?

    -
    - <!-- when using xbmc as dashboard, define home directory here !
    -->
    - <!-- and move the xbmc xbe plus this xml config file to c:\ !
    -->
    - <!-- example: e:\apps\xbmc\ !
    -->
    -
    - <!-- set the logging level: !
    -->
    - <!-- log level 0 = debug !
    -->
    - <!-- log level 1 = info !
    -->
    - <!-- log level 2 = notice !
    -->
    - <!-- log level 3 = warning !
    -->
    - <!-- log level 4 = error !
    -->
    - <!-- log level 5 = severe !
    -->
    - <!-- log level 6 = fatal !
    -->
    - <!-- log level 7 = none !
    -->
    - <!-- the higher loglevel number set, the less logging you will get. !
    -->
    - <!-- default is notice which logs everything except debug and info. !
    -->
    2
    false
    false
    false
    -
    - <!-- set to 0 to allow infinite password retries in xbmc. setting a positive !
    -->
    - <!-- number n will deny access to any locked bookmark if n consecutive bad !
    -->
    - <!-- passwords are sent for any locked bookmark. !
    -->
    0
    - <!-- set to 1 to allow xbmc master lock to shut off the xbox if the user !
    -->
    - <!-- enters too many bad master lock password retries. set to 0 to disable. !
    -->
    0
    - <!-- set to 1 to prompt user for mastercode when doing add/edit/delete on all !
    -->
    - <!-- shares using the context menu, or 0 to only prompt on locked shares. !
    -->
    - <!-- useful to prevent unwanted changes/viewing of shares and user/pass info. !
    -->
    0
    - <!-- set mastermode as follows: !
    -->
    - <!-- 0 = masterlock always unlocked. this is the default if not specified. !
    -->
    - <!-- 1 = numeric lock. can be typed via on screen numpad or remote control. !
    -->
    - <!-- 2 = gamepad lock. enter by pushing xbox controller button sequence. !
    -->
    - <!-- 3 = full-text lock. enter with on screen keyboard or usb keyboard. !
    -->
    0
    - <!-- set mastercode: where mastermode is set to value: !
    -->
    - <!-- 1: enter numeric password only. do not use spaces or other characters.!
    -->
    - <!-- 2: enter gamepad button sequence using the following letter codes: !
    -->
    - <!-- a b x y = same as buttons on gamepad !
    -->
    - <!-- u d l r = d-pad up, down, left, right !
    -->
    - <!-- w k ( ) = white, black, left trigger, right trigger !
    -->
    - <!-- 3: enter html-escaped alphanumeric password. make sure all characters !
    -->
    - <!-- are available on your language's on screen keyboard/usb keyboard. !
    -->
    -

    - <!-- do not touch these settings!, (unless you know what you're doing) !
    -->
    - <!-- workgroup : workgroup which xbmc uses to login to a server. !
    -->
    - <!-- winsserver: if you run one you can set the ip here (if you don't know !
    -->
    - <!-- what a winsserver is the leave it as it is). !
    -->
    - <!-- debuglevel: only set this if you have problems using samba (0 - 10) !
    -->
    - <!-- setting it too high will slow it down a lot. !
    -->
    - <!-- defaultusername default the username and password that !
    -->
    - <!-- will used if none is specified in bookmark, usefull for !
    -->
    - <!-- samba browsing. falls back to guest access if not set. !
    -->
    -
    workgroup
    -
    0
    -
    -

    - <!-- this is the ip address to freedb.org cddb music lookup database !
    -->
    194.97.4.18
    - <!-- determines which drives to use. only change this for lba48 support !
    -->
    yes
    no
    - <!-- only set to yes if replaced xbox dvd-rom drive with a pc dvd-rom drive !
    -->
    no
    - <!-- should a cd with iso/udf filesystem be treated as iso (yes) or udf (no) when autodetecting !
    -->
    no
    - <!-- which dashboard to launch when exiting xbmc !
    -->
    - <!-- ex: "c:\xboxdash.xbe" !
    -->
    c:\evoxdash.xbe
    - <!-- fill in path+filename of external dvd player !
    -->
    - <!-- if empty, xbmc will play any dvd's by itself !
    -->
    - <!-- ex: "c:\xboxdash.xbe" !
    -->
    - <!-- (note! xbmc does not yet support dvd-menus!) !
    -->

    - <!-- fill in pathfilename of external cd audio-player !
    -->
    - <!-- if empty, xbmc will play any audiocd's by itself. !
    -->
    - <!-- only applicable if cdda=yes in autorun settings. !
    -->

    - <!-- alternate subtitle directory. if subtitle can't be found !
    -->
    - <!-- in same directory as the movie xbmc will look here next: !
    -->
    - <!-- adding subtitles with the name "subtitle.[langext].[subextension]" !
    -->
    - <!-- will automatically make them be added for all movies as !
    -->
    - <!-- alternate subtitles !
    -->
    $home\subtitles
    - <!-- translation table for subtitle and audio names. !
    -->
    -
    -
    alt
    alternate


    - <!-- startup window !
    -->
    0
    - <!-- display files with these extensions under pictures, music and videos !
    -->
    .png|.jpg|.jpeg|.bmp|.gif|.ico|.tif|.tiff|.tga|.pc x
    .nsv|.m4a|.flac|.aac|.strm|.p|.66kt|.s3mts|.cue|.a if|.wpl
    .nsv|.ts|.ty|.strm|.rm|.rmvb|.m3u|.ifo|.mov|.qt||. dv|.fli|.rar|.001|.wpl
    - <!-- path where xbmc should store its thumbnails !
    -->
    $home\thumbs
    - <!-- path where xbmc should store its shortcuts !
    -->
    $home\shortcuts
    - <!-- path where xbmc should store the music albums cache !
    -->
    $home\albums
    - <!-- path where shoutcast rips/recordings should be stored !
    -->
    $home\recordings
    - <!-- path where xbmc screenshots should be stored !
    -->
    $home\screenshots
    - <!-- path where xbmc's cdda rips should be stored !
    -->
    - <!-- note! this must point to an existing folder. !
    -->
    f:\music\cd-rips
    - <!-- move and repeat delays for xbox controller and dvd-remote (values are shown in milliseconds) !
    -->
    - <!-- deadzone for controller is a value between 0 and 1 (0 being no deadzone, 1 being all deadzone) !
    -->
    -
    -
    220
    300

    -
    220
    220
    0.1


    - <!-- ir-remote debug info. displays the dvd-remote code with each button press. !
    -->
    - <!-- useful to see if xbmc reads extra buttons on your own universal ir remote. !
    -->
    - <!-- these remote codes can be placed in keymap.xml to give more button options !
    -->
    false
    - <!-- this allows you to overwrite/specify icons shown for specific file types !
    -->
    -
    defaultprogram.png

    - <!-- all bookmarks can be locked by adding lockmode/lockcode values as follows: !
    -->
    - <!-- set lockmode to: !
    -->
    - <!-- 0 = bookmark not locked. this is the default value if not specified. !
    -->
    - <!-- 1 = numeric lock. can be typed via on screen numpad or remote control. !
    -->
    - <!-- 2 = gamepad lock. enter by pushing xbox controller button sequence. !
    -->
    - <!-- 3 = full-text lock. enter with on screen keyboard or usb keyboard. !
    -->
    - <!-- lockcode: where lockmode is set to value: !
    -->
    - <!-- 1: enter numeric password only. do not use spaces or other characters. !
    -->
    - <!-- 2: enter gamepad button sequence using the following letter codes: !
    -->
    - <!-- a b x y = same as buttons on gamepad !
    -->
    - <!-- u d l r = d-pad up, down, left, right !
    -->
    - <!-- w k ( ) = white, black, left trigger, right trigger !
    -->
    - <!-- 3: enter html-escaped alphanumeric password. make sure all characters !
    -->
    - <!-- are available on your language's on screen keyboard/usb keyboard. !
    -->
    - <!-- example: !
    -->
    - <!-- !
    -->
    - <!-- smb !
    -->
    - <!-- smb://domain;pwd@mywindowsserver/movies/ !
    -->
    - <!-- 1 !
    -->
    - <!-- 12345678 !
    -->
    - <!--     !
    -->
    - <!-- my programs bookmarks !
    -->
    - <!-- the depth allows you to specify how deep to look for xbe when flattening is on, !
    -->
    - <!-- for example, with depth of 1: !
    -->
    - <!-- f:\games\ !
    -->
    - <!-- game1 !
    -->
    - <!-- game2 !
    -->
    - <!-- game3 !
    -->
    - <!-- if your depth is 2, it will look even further for the xbe !
    -->
    - <!-- f:\emulators\ !
    -->
    - <!-- nintendo\ !
    -->
    - <!-- game1 !
    -->
    - <!-- game2 !
    -->
    - <!-- arcade\ !
    -->
    - <!-- game1 !
    -->
    - <!-- game2 !
    -->
    - <!-- you can have multiple paths per bookmark. use a comma-separated list for paths. !
    -->
    - <!-- ex: e:\games\,f:\games\ !
    -->
    - <!-- can also take direct links to xbe !
    -->
    - <!-- ex: e:\apps\,c:\xbmc.xbe !
    -->
    -
    f:\
    -
    games
    f:\
    1

    -
    emulators
    e:\emulators\
    1

    -
    programs
    e:\apps\
    1

    -
    dvd-game
    d:\default.xbe
    1


    - <!-- my videos shares !
    -->
    -
    - <!-- my music shares !
    -->
    -

    -
    dreambox
    - <!-- you can use one of these following formats: !
    -->
    - <!-- smb://domain;user:password@ip/share/directory/ !
    -->
    - <!-- smb://user:password@ip/share/ !
    -->
    - <!-- only if guest/public access is enabled: !
    -->
    - <!-- smb://ip/ !
    -->
    smb://root:dreambox@194.0.10.230/mp3/

    -
    itunes network share (daap)
    - <!-- only use an ip address here !
    -->
    daap://192.168.1.100

    -
    shoutcast top 500
    shout://www.shoutcast.com/


    - <!-- my pictures shares !
    -->
    - <pictures>

    -
    c drive
    c:\

    -
    e drive
    e:\

    -
    f drive
    f:\

    -
    g drive
    g:\

    -
    dvd-rom drive
    d:\

    - <!-- expert setting: uncomment for seperate iso and udf share !
    -->
    - <!-- comment out the bookmark named dvd to disable dvd autodetect !
    -->
    - <!-- for my pictures !
    -->
    - <!-- !
    -->
    - <!-- iso !
    -->
    - <!-- iso9660:// !
    -->
    - <!--     !
    -->
    - <!-- !
    -->
    - <!-- udf !
    -->
    - <!-- udf: !
    -->
    - <!--     !
    -->
    -
    xns network share
    xns://192.168.0.1:1400/

    -
    xbmsp network share
    xbms://192.168.0.1:1400/

    -
    xbmsp network servers (auto-discover)
    xbms://

    -
    smb network share
    - <!-- you can use one of these following formats: !
    -->
    - <!-- smb://domain;user:password@ip/share/directory/ !
    -->
    - <!-- smb://user:password@ip/share/ !
    -->
    - <!-- only if guest/public access is enabled: !
    -->
    - <!-- smb://ip/ !
    -->
    smb://domain;pwd@mywindowsserver/pictures/

    -
    workgroup (smb) network
    smb://

    pictures>
    - <!-- file-manager shares !
    -->
    -
    -
    c drive
    c:\

    -
    e drive
    e:\

    -
    f drive
    f:\

    -
    g drive
    g:\

    -
    q drive
    q:\

    -
    dvd-rom drive
    d:\

    - <!-- expert setting: uncomment for seperate iso and udf share !
    -->
    - <!-- comment out the bookmark named dvd to disable dvd autodetect !
    -->
    - <!-- for my files !
    -->
    - <!-- !
    -->
    - <!-- iso !
    -->
    - <!-- iso9660:// !
    -->
    - <!--     !
    -->
    - <!-- !
    -->
    - <!-- udf !
    -->
    - <!-- udf: !
    -->
    - <!--     !
    -->
    -
    xns network share
    xns://192.168.0.1:1400/

    -
    xbmsp network share
    xbms://192.168.0.1:1400/

    -
    xbmsp network servers (auto-discover)
    xbms://

    -
    smb network share
    - <!-- you can use one of these following formats: !
    -->
    - <!-- smb://domain;user:password@ip/share/directory/ !
    -->
    - <!-- smb://user:password@ip/share/ !
    -->
    - <!-- only if guest/public access is enabled: !
    -->
    - <!-- smb://ip/ !
    -->
    smb://root:dreambox@194.0.10.230/


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    there ya go, i deleted some of the music/video extensions to avoid stretching this thread, they're still their in the actual xml of course...


  • honestly, the clues that kraqh3d gave told you exactly what you needed to do.

    look in the section of the above. do you see c: mentioned anywhere? no. now look in the


  • if you had read the documentation i pointed you to, and then checked your own config file which you've posted here for all to see, you would've seen that you do not have a matching bookmark for the c:\ drive in music or video. you need to add it. only pictures and files has a bookmark to c:\ drive.
    so i am missing something then? could you point out whatever it is please, i really dont have a clue.


  • first off, the simple question -- are you ftp'ing them to a location thats defined as a bookmark in xboxmediacenter.xml? that file tells xbmc where to look for your files.

    and if you've recently upgraded, rename myvideos#.db and mymusic#.db (both found in your albums location, which defaults to a subdir off of your xbmc install dir). issues with those databases can render the entire media window useless.


  • look through the manual wiki at http://manual.xboxmediacenter.xml and learn what a bookmark is.

    this page in particular would be useful to you:
    http://manual.xboxmediacenter.de/wakka.p....l&v=7m8 (http://manual.xboxmediacenter.de/wakka.php?wakka=bookmarksxml&v=7m8)

    after you've read some material, and still cant figure out the problem, then post another message.


  • ah yes!!

    its all clicked into place for me now, i can see ways to solve hundereds of things i was wondering about, thanks a million jmarshall and kraqh3d...

    :fixed:


  • if you had read the documentation i pointed you to, and then checked your own config file which you've posted here for all to see, you would've seen that you do not have a matching bookmark for the c:\ drive in music or video. you need to add it. only pictures and files has a bookmark to c:\ drive.


  • alright, ive searched and i cant find any tag thats missing its corresponding tag, i assume thats what your so-called "clues" were pointing me at and i dont get your "im done with you" comment, an answer would have saved both of us some time, this is a support forum after all.

    does anyone else have any ideas, preferably in the form of actual suggestions rather than witty little "clues"? ???


  • no, i'm done with you. i've already given you a clue. a particular page of the manual that would be most useful to you.







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