ARMv8 platform alpha testing - Discussion & Troubleshooting

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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There is one more way to get it.

  1. Open a terminal session (Linux shell)
  2. Copy the download link from the other thread. (“Copy Link address”)
  3. In your terminal window, cd to some location where you can save the package
  4. Issue wget http://pasted-link-here
  5. you will see wget download the file. This is the what the browser emulates in its code.
  6. When finished, sudo synopkg install name-of-package.spk
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Hi @ChuckPa

What’s the current build we’re supposed to use for testing on Synology NAS’s? 1.13.6.176?

If this was already posted, I’m sorry I missed it. I checked through this thread & the closed companion thread, but didn’t see it.

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In the other thread,

are the links for QNAP and Synology.

You will find them if you read through my long winded prose about a plethora of things :smiley:

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Thanks, @ChuckPa.

I’m still running a build from early July & saw that you’d made a couple of comments in this thread about pushing new versions, but I didn’t realize that the updated builds were all linked via your original post.

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All I did was update the link. No need to post multiple, confusing, versions

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So @ChuckPa no new updates in over a month… that must mean this alpha is nearly ready for beta, correct?

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If I were a betting man … :smiley:

Yes. a few final I’s and T’s and then we’re ready. It’s why I’m so quiet. I had to get the all the T’s cut down

ps: I will not attempt to pursue a career in comedy

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Hi, I have plex media server running on DSPlay218, and I mostly use plex media player on a computer (all connected to same subnet).

Yesterday everything was running fine, but as of this morning it is no longer possible to locate the media server. I already tried to stop and start the package on the NAS. Log out of and in to the server and the media player desktop app.

Problem is that I can’t find the server: not via media player on desktop app, nor when I open the media server directly from the package center. It also takes an eternity to get access to the plex media server (after which I get the message that it can’t find it).

Any ideas on how to fix this?

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Hi Chuck, just a quick question if I went for either of these devices, how would they cope with Live TV and DVR, I am in the UK and looking at purchasing one of these qnap ts-228a, as well as a HDHomerun connect or quatro, obviously everything Live TV or DVR would be MPEG2, but would the ts-228a be capable of transcoding MPEG2 or be able to use commercial removal.

I have considered an Intel solution but I want to simplify my setup with as little cost as possible.

I should add that I would be using a Samsung Tizen TV v2 app and Fire TV Sticks for playback mostly, maybe the occasional iOS device.

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Hi Chuck,

I ended up here after looking what’s the status on PMS on NAS with transcoding and everything. Amazing work, thank you.

I am looking to buy a new Synology and I am between DS418 and DS418play. First one is ARMv8 and I guess with what you are doing here will be/is able to transcode stuff? Even 10-bit 4K?

Or buying the second one with the Celeron is the safest choice? What would you recommend?

Regards and thanks.

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ARMv8: No HW transcoding, Some SW transcoding
Intel J3355: HW transcoding up through 1080p
Intel J3455: HW transcoding up through 2160p HEVC

If you want HW transcoding (decode) of 2160p HEVC, you want a x18+ model (the J3455 CPU) and fill it with 2x 4GB memory sticks

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Wow thanks for the swift and informative reply. What about the Western Digital My Cloud Pro PR4100?

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WD PR4100:

  1. 1080p only
  2. Older generation
  3. Proprietary solution
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You are a life saver. So either a Synology x18+ or waiting for the x19 models to see what kind of CPUs they have in them. You are pro Synology or pro Qnap btw?

again a million thanks

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I have both Synology and QNAP (my personal units: sold a DS1813+, have DS1815+ and TVS-1282-i7)
I develop for and support both here at Plex.

Do you have the technical data on the DSx19+ series NAS models yet? I’ve not seen any nor has it been launched AFAIK

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I was asking which one you prefer personally.

Do community software/packages work on both ARM and Intel NASs?

These are details for what has leaked so far

Model Price Estimate HD Bays CPU RAM Max RAM
RS1619xs+ guess $1250 4 Intel Xeon D-1527 8GB ECC DDR4 expand to 64GB
DS619slim ? 6 bays Intel Celeron J3355 2GB DDR3 expand to 8GB
DS1019+ ? 5 bay Intel Celeron J3455 4GB DDR3 expand to 8GB
DS2419+ ? 12 bay Intel Atom C3538 4GB DDR4 expand to 32gb
RS1219+ ? 8 bay Intel Atom C2538 2GB DDR3 expand to 16GB
DS119j ? 1 bay RealTek ? 256meb no upgrade
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Personally,
If you like an easy, point and forget, and don’t need a lot of CPU for subtitles with HEVC, then Synology is the answer.
If you need the CPU power for subtitles, you need the QNAP because you have more CPU options.

Both can shovel the data.
Both are capable of HEVC -> 1080p transcoding. (Intel QSV)

I like the QNAP UI but I’m more technical too.
I liken Synology to Mac OSX and QNAP to Linux even though but are running Linux underneath.

This help ?

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Regarding those CPUs,

I own a C2538 - Zero serious video transcoding . The Atom chips do not have the ‘chops’ for it.
The J3355 is good for 1080p, the J3455 is good 2160p.

Take a look here, emphasizing on the CPUs
https://support.plex.tv/articles/201373803-nas-compatibility-list/

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that helps a lot. thanks!

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Im i the only one who gets the “plex couldn’t reach reach package service” error??

The only way i can get it to work again is by reinstalling PMS…after some days i get the same error

DS218play