I've posted about this on the Plex Media Server support forums a
few days ago but haven't heard back there yet. I'm wondering if
I've missed a step somewhere, or if there's something about Linux
Mint 21 that is not yet supported by Plex Media Server?
Do you see any logfiles?
I have a PC that I run Plex Media Server on (it's also my BBS PC). I was running Linux Mint 20.3 on it, and last weekend I decided to upgrade it
to Linux Mint 21. I ended up installing Linux Mint 21 fresh rather than doing an upgrade (after backing up the important files). I got
everything all working and set up again.
There's one little snag though. Normally, Plex Media Server supports hardware accelerated transcoding (if you have a Plex Pass membership, which I do). With the older Linux Mint 20.3 installation, Plex Media Server was able to detect the requird Intel i915 and Nvidia hardware.
The PC has an Intel i7-8700K processor and an Nvidia GeForce 1060, and I have the Nvidia driver (version 515.65) installed for the graphics card
as well as drivers to support the Intel features. However, when I installed Plex Media Server on it, it said the Intel i915 hardware and Nvidia hardware is not found.
I've posted about this on the Plex Media Server support forums a few
days ago but haven't heard back there yet. I'm wondering if I've missed
a step somewhere, or if there's something about Linux Mint 21 that is
not yet supported by Plex Media Server?
Do you see any logfiles?
There are log files, but the Plex installer tells you right away if it detects i915 and Nvidia. The Plex package installer said those were not detected during installation.
Not a mint guy but I do know that many thing require that MESA be installed to use all the cuda stuff. Its easier for programmers to just write for Vulkan instead of Direct X works in all OSes and all graphics cards.
Do you see any logfiles?
There are log files, but the Plex installer tells you right away if
it detects i915 and Nvidia. The Plex package installer said those
were not detected during installation.
Hmm, then the question remains: Why does it not detect the GPUs.
Btw, what installer do you run? It's been some years that I've used
Plex, but I've used the .deb file to install Plex on my Debian server.
And I think the 'installer' has been the web app. And if that is
running, I guess the logfiles could contain the output of the test routines.
I don't remember having to install that before for Plex Media Server to detect it in Linux Mint.. Also I'm not sure Plex Media Server uses CUDA for its hardware accelerated transcoding, but I suppose it's possible.
Nightfox
Its been years since I used PLEX and was hoping I could help. Everyone at my house has a PC so I just use a Samba Server now. I get its not as nice and doesn't have the interface but its less work to maintain. With all the streaming services we have It's Very rare I would need to use it anyway. One time we were without the Internet for a couple days and really wanted plex to replace the need streaming services, however without the Internet it wouldn't work. Since moving all the movies and music to the Samba Server I just don't need PLEX anymore.
Very rare I would need to use it anyway. One time we were without the Internet for a couple days and really wanted plex to
replace
the need streaming services, however without the Internet it wouldn't work. Since moving all the movies and music to the Samba
Server I just don't need PLEX anymore.
Interesting that it wouldn't work without the internet. But I guess it needs to check your account information etc.. One thing I like about
Plex is that you can watch content with people remotely. Also Plex
keeps track of where you are so you can resume from where you left off
in a video. Also, I don't want to pay for a bunch of different streaming services, which is one reason I like to run my Plex media server.
Even if you don't run a Plex media server, Plex has a lot of free
content that you can stream online with the Plex client app. They have some free movies & TV shows, and also a "live TV" section with channels and various shows they stream live throughout the day (it's very similar to the Roku Channel, if you've used that).
Nightfox
Interesting that it wouldn't work without the internet. But I guess it needs to check your account information etc..
Just one note here:
There are alternatives to Plex that do work fine without the need to phone home.
(That's also the reason why I switched from Plex to Emby some years ago).
Today, I would suggest having a look at Jellyfin. It's a free and open source fork of Emby.
And as such, it features the same basic functionality that Plex has (incl. apps for most platforms). It only lacks the special Plex-
provided cloud content.
Regards,
Anna
I did run it for years and remember many of its qualities but the only time I actually need it is when the internet is down :D
Today, I would suggest having a look at Jellyfin. It's a free and open source fork of Emby.
And as such, it features the same basic functionality that Plex has (incl. apps for most platforms). It only lacks the special Plex-
provided cloud content.
It looks interesting. I think I had heard about Jellyfin (and
Emby) but I haven't looked into them yet. I feel like Plex has
been working okay for me, and I also bought a lifetime Plex Pass a
couple years ago for their upgraded features..
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