My initial thought would be the spaces in the hostname. It looks like you're naming them "Pi Plex 1" and "Pi Plex 2". Maybe try PiPlex1 and PiPlex2?
In order to clarify the process, when loading the settings, if the pi doesnt have any id, if will be randomly generated and saved into guisettings.xml next time you will change them.
If you have already an id in there, it will be loaded directly from file. The file which is provided in the image already has an ID which is a mistake.
Thus all pis currently used would have the same ID and PMS wouldn't be able to make the differences between those clients.
removing the system.uuid entry in guisettings.xml will force the regeneration of this ID and thus allow different PIs to have different ID, solving the issue.
I hope it clear enough :)
Has this issue been fixed in an update yet, or will I still have to remove the text in the file?
I think you'll have to do that, as the latest 'bleeding edge' update of RasPlex on its dev site (at sourceforge) is still v0.1.37 as posted there 2013-04-22 (four days before the post you replied to here).Has this issue been fixed in an update yet, or will I still have to remove the text in the file?
It will probably be fixed when the main developers have time free for this project again, which they haven't had for several weeks now. (That's a common result when a hobby project competes with real-life demands.)
Best regards: dlanor
Ok guys, i found a fix for this one.
we'll fix that in the next release, but in the mean time on already installed PIs, heer is what you can do :
- SSH into the pi (root / rasplex)
- Edit /storage/.plexht/userdata/guisettings.xml
- Goto to line 588 and remove the line XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- Save the file
- Reboot the pi.
It should generate a new unique Identifier for the machine and store it when you'll go in prefereneces.
This field should be emptied in the next releases to avoid problems with future installs.
Please, report if this fixed your issue here ;)
Wanted to both confirm having the same issues with my rpi's both running .2.1 and the mentioned fix. Deleted that line and now both show up on the android app as well as server side on pc
Thanks for reporting this issue again. We’ll fix that with 0.2.2 - sorry.
I think you'll have to do that, as the latest 'bleeding edge' update of RasPlex on its dev site (at sourceforge) is still v0.1.37 as posted there 2013-04-22 (four days before the post you replied to here).
It will probably be fixed when the main developers have time free for this project again, which they haven't had for several weeks now. (That's a common result when a hobby project competes with real-life demands.)
Best regards: dlanor
For someone not well versed in using ssh and linux, how do I change the permissions so the system will let me edit this file with vi? It will not allow me to write changes. i tried chmod 666 and it would not allow me to do that either.
Thanks
Disregard,
I was using "plexuser" as the name. Using root gave me the write access.
I know I’m resurrecting an old thread here but I experienced this issue when I added a second RPi2 running RasPlex 0.7.1 to my network, naming it “RasPlex-Bdrm” in Settings. (The first Pi is named “RasPlex”.) However, they both came up as “RasPlex” in the Android Plex App even though they had different network names.
:32400/clients listed the different UUIDs but the Server names were the same “RasPlex”. My router correctly saw the names and the respective hostnames were correct.
The guisettings.xml on both RPi2s showed RasPlex and different UUIDs, exactly as reported by /clients on the PMS.
I deleted the UUID line on the new Pi and rebooted. A new UUID appeared but the PMS was still seeing both RPi2s with the server name RasPlex. Next, I edited the devicename on the second Pi in guisettings.xml, changing it to “RasPlex-Bdrm” and rebooted. Now the Android Plex App and the PMS /clients report the different server names and UUIDs.
Linux newbie note:
- When you ssh in as root you land in the home directory of root, not at /. Run pwd and you’ll see what I mean.
- When you’re cd’ing over to the userdata sub-directory pay close attention to the period “.” before plexht in the listing. Trust me, that will save you a lot of time. (Paying close attention usually does. Ask me how I know!)
@hanson-plex said:
I know I’m resurrecting an old thread here but I experienced this issue when I added a second RPi2 running RasPlex 0.7.1 to my network, naming it “RasPlex-Bdrm” in Settings. (The first Pi is named “RasPlex”.) However, they both came up as “RasPlex” in the Android Plex App even though they had different network names.
There are two places to change names:
- System Settings, which sets the hostname,
- Preferences, System, Services, which sets the Plex name.
No need to edit files.
Regards
@NedtheNerd,
Thank you for the clarification but now I feel like Homer Simpson:
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