So, I attempted the fix to no avail.
I am using Version 1.24.3.5033 on Synology 1821+ DSM 6.2.4-25556 Update 2 (latest update before DSM 7). The NAS has 20GB of RAM installed.
I am using the latest version of the Plex client on various Android devices (Sony Android TV, Samsung Galaxy S2 tablets, 2 x Shield TV 2017, 1 x Shield TV 2019).
Whenever there is a call for Plex to transcode EAC audio, the file will not play. I see the “EAE” error in the log as per the OP.
I have edited my sysctl.conf to read fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 which should be “more than enough”
I have deleted my codec folder.
Naturally I have stopped and started Plex and rebooted the entire NAS in between each troubleshooting step.
Nothing, nada.
The ONLY thing that “cures” this, bizarrely, is to UNTICK the box in ther server>settings>Library section : “Scan my library automatically”.
Restarting the Plex server allows the EAC encoded video files to play properly and be transcoded as usual.
Hmm - why is transcoding allowed when this simple checkbox is disabled?
How to I fix this, as this is far from ideal as now new shows will are obviously not showing up automatically and is causing me a lot of hassle from the family members who aren’t seeing their new shows come up unless I manually scan the library.
Should I start a new topic on this? The OP posts EXACTLY what my issue is. I just cannot fathom out why my quickfix causes it to “work”.
I cannot pinpoint it exactly but I reckon this happened 6 weeks ago or so, either down to server changes (likely I feel), or the Android app.
Regarding the Android app I’ve read in places, here included, that there is some issue with Google and exoplayer, but as I can “fix” this issue by simply unticking the “scan my library automatically” box and restarting the server then I find this (IMHO as an I.T. troubleshooter by day, on Windows though, I’m pretty green in Linux) highly unlikely.
I’ve tried to troubleshoot this as best I can, but my “solution” of not having my library scanned automatically is definitely not satisfactory.
There are quite a few other threads here, some still unresolved:
edit:
Should I be changing this??
edit again:
Success, the above fixed it. I added the entries s2s_watches_max=65536 to the two “synoinfo.conf” files, rebooted and it worked. Adding the inotify info to “sysctl.conf” does nothing on the Synology.
FWIW, I recently added some old TV stuff I had stashed outside of Plex and my folder count had only recently crept above 8192 to 9087 by the looks of it.
Still, if it looks like a bug… surely there must be an easier way around this - 8192 folders really is NOT a lot in the grand scheme of things.
