I know this has been discussed tons of times but this is STILL not resolved. I read a few articles this may be due to Apple, iTunes, ETC, no not true. I would never use nor install any type of Apple crap. I am open source or Windows (when forced), my Plex CPU use continues to spike to 100% CPU on the Plex Media Server DLNA Service causing my laptop to crash, forcing a shutdown, reboot. I am and always use the latest builds and keep it updated, doesnt matter. Still crashes with high CPU and I am not playing, nor streaming, nor doing anything Plex related. I rarely use Plex and during the crashes, nothing is connected or streaming. My Android is the ONLY client that EVER connects to Plex, no Apple, no Windows, just Android.
Thats great, except this happens ALL the time, when NO agents are connected nor streaming anything. It happens when there is NO media in my TV/MOVIES/ETC libraries, so its not encoding/decoding anything. In fact, it happens even when my Androids are off and not even powered on. My laptop is 2 months old with 24 GB’s of RAM and an insane amount of cores, its not a laptop issue but a poorly coded app running x32 emulation on x64 OS’s. I am not bashing Plex, I LOVE Plex, its by far the best at home streaming, my complaint is with issues like CPU spikes when nothing is being used with Plex causing my brand new laptop to crash.
Finally ALL of my videos are 100% MP4 and compatible, its not a media issue but a plex bug.
Seriously? Brand new laptop, NOTHING else running or installed, no issues, I install Plex without setting up and TV/MOVIES/ETC playlists, and DLNA service is at 100% CPU, Windows but it has also happened on Linux. My backup laptop (Linux) also has the same issues with 100% CPU, along with a million other users complaining about it. Its fine, we dont have to argue, this is 100% Plex bug but we can agree to disagree. I stop Plex, exit it, CPU issues are gone. I am a senior system engineer (20+ years and been a developer since DOS), I write my own Android/Linux.kernels, it still happens, it is not Windows or Linux related, I have proven it down to Plex by ONLY installing OS, Plex, either Windows or Linux, doesnt matter.
Those are 3 just from a quick google search, yes every installation is different but there is a real issue with Plex x32 on x64 OS’s whether or not Plex wishes to acknowledge this or not is on them. Just for the fun of the argument, heres a few more:
We can continue to blame the end-users devices OR we can step back, and maybe realize there is an actual issue with Plex. Again DONT GET ME WRONG, I LOVE PLEX, but I also pay for the service so I expect it to work when I want it to work and not crash my laptop when I am not using it.
LOL and what type of data would make you happy? I have already sent the “data” (which was logs, memory dump, running processes, threads, everything they need to reproduce and debug it on their side) to Plex developers and they contain sensitive data so yeah, I am not providing them to the internet.
I always use the latest version. Again, why bicker with me, the end-user who pays for the service and not actually do something to fix the code/bugs? I am far from the only user out there with the same issue (hence the GOOGLE results).
When I develop a new app, I follow the simple model. One person having an issue is usually the end-user, two people having the same issue, maybe it is the end-user(s), 3 or more with the SAME issue across MULTIPLE platforms points to the coding and the application. Come on, either you are naive, works for Plex and trying to shut down anyone complaining, or are just out there to argue for no reason trying to pretend to the internet you know more than others. Which is it? I said I dont want to fight, but I want this resolved. I sent my info to Plex so hopefully they do something about it.
You are ALSO ignoring very very very important facts I laid out. I said I USE more than ONE laptop, my Linux machine (which is 2 years old), and my BRAND new laptop (2 months old). Both have more than adequate processing power, and BOTH exhibit the SAME issue with high CPU spikes on the same threading. This is with DIFFERENT OS’s and hardware. Please stop trying to just make what I say look silly and actually read what I am saying. You can try to bad mouth my engineering skills all you want, but I can at least read and reply to what I just read.
I use Cisco enterprise WAPs - Cisco Industrial Wireless 3700 Series at my home office. I may as well add this to the mix, it also happens at the office, with an entirely different WAP in the mix on either machine (Linux/Windows but without any media being streamed, encoded/decoded/nada). I SAID from the VERY BEGINNING, it happens when I am NOT streaming, I am doing NOTHING with Plex yet it still crushes my CPU so why would a WAP matter at all anyways?
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I am done with this argument, just lease review the code and what I am saying. I appreciate you trying to help but I wasnt starting an argument and thats where it headed so I am closing this down before any more time is wasted or anything ill is said.
Thanks for the help, and apologies if I got snippy, just frustrating not being heard, please review the issue further from your side.
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