Server Version#: 1.41.3.9314
Server OS: Debian Bookworm
Player Version#: 8.45 iOS
Please help me I’ve been using Plex for a long time and only recently had an issue with transcoding (same machine, same iPhone the entire time) when away from home. I changed the transcoding directory to /tmp/ramdisk (created to use RAM for the temp directory, with exec permissions of course) and moved the Plex data directory to my secondary drive (different folders from my media of course). I’m mentioning these details in case it is important. I have already tried adding “fs.inotify.max_user_watches=262144” in /etc/sysctl.conf to fix the issue, but it doesn’t help.
Feb 07, 2025 21:25:15.774 [139859813804856] DEBUG - [Req#2ac0/Transcode/JobRunner] Job running: FFMPEG_EXTERNAL_LIBS=‘/mnt/TwoTB/plexmediaserver/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Codecs/e613bce-3d5ad59c62e771ae9cb5738e-linux-x86_64/’ X_PLEX_TOKEN=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx “/usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex Transcoder” -codec:0 mp3 -analyzeduration 20000000 -probesize 20000000 -i “/mnt/TwoTB/Music/Unleash the Archers/Unleash The Archers - Defy The Skies [EP] (2012)/02. Upon Ashes Wings.mp3” -filter_complex “[0:0] aresample=async=1:ochl=‘stereo’:rematrix_maxval=0.000000dB:osr=48000[0]” -map “[0]” -codec:0 libopus -b:0 121k -f segment -segment_format ogg -segment_time 1 -segment_header_filename header -segment_start_number 0 -segment_list “http://127.0.0.1:32400/video/:/transcode/session/867552FC-C5BE-4024-9DDE-7CB47DE4F744-384/89000034-88a2-4838-be9a-c9a0cbaa2a0c/manifest?X-Plex-Http-Pipeline=infinite” -segment_list_type csv -segment_list_unfinished 1 -segment_list_size 5 -segment_list_separate_stream_times 1 -map_metadata -1 -map_chapters -1 -fflags +bitexact “chunk-%05d” -y -nostats -loglevel quiet -loglevel_plex error -progressurl http://127.0.0.1:32400/video/:/transcode/session/867552FC-C5BE-4024-9DDE-7CB47DE4F744-384/89000034-88a2-4838-be9a-c9a0cbaa2a0c/progress
Feb 07, 2025 21:25:15.840 [139859792743224] DEBUG - Streaming Resource: Terminated session 0x7f33a735b188:867552FC-C5BE-4024-9DDE-7CB47DE4F744-384 with reason Conversion failed. The transcoder exited due to an error.
Feb 07, 2025 21:25:16.171 [139859807509304] DEBUG - Request: [166.196.64.65:38144 (WAN)] GET /:/timeline?bufferedTime=0&col=1&context=preplay%3Ahub.music.recent.added&duration=311849&key=%2Flibrary%2Fmetadata%2F5331&location=cellular&playQueueItemID=384&playbackTime=0&ratingKey=5331&row=2&state=error&time=0 (15 live) #2abd TLS GZIP Signed-in Token (aevyian) (iPhone)
Feb 07, 2025 21:25:16.171 [139859807509304] WARN - [Req#2abd] Could not convert “state” (“error”) to the correct type
Feb 07, 2025 21:25:16.173 [139859862485816] DEBUG - Completed: [166.196.64.65:38144] 400 GET /:/timeline?bufferedTime=0&col=1&context=preplay%3Ahub.music.recent.added&duration=311849&key=%2Flibrary%2Fmetadata%2F5331&location=cellular&playQueueItemID=384&playbackTime=0&ratingKey=5331&row=2&state=error&time=0 (15 live) #2abd TLS GZIP 1ms 384 bytes (pipelined: 8)
Feb 07, 2025 21:27:09.408 [139859860376376] DEBUG - NotificationStream: Removing because of error
Thanks for the quick response, ChuckPa! I’ve removed my ramdisk and pointed the Transcoder over to /dev/shm (thanks for that tip!). I’m also attaching two zips of logs from the Plex web console. I think this is what you’ll need? Please let me know if there is something else I can supply.
I’ve been using Plex for a long time and only recently had an issue with transcoding (same machine, same iPhone the entire time) when away from home. I changed the transcoding directory to /tmp/ramdisk (created to use RAM for the temp directory, with exec permissions of course) and moved the Plex data directory to my secondary drive (different folders from my media of course). I’m mentioning these details in case it is important. I have already tried adding “fs.inotify.max_user_watches=262144” in /etc/sysctl.conf to fix the issue, but it doesn’t help.
