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iTunes 10.5 does not load shared library files

Since today's update to iTunes 10.5 from 10.4.1. iTunes can no longer access the shared music library I have on my iomega NAS disk. It sees the disk and lists it as a shared library, but when I click on the library it goes into an endless loading cycle. In the past it might take a minute or so to load the library, but since the update, iTunes never actually does load it.

There is no error message, not even an operation time-out. I can't see anything rrelevant in the console. It just goes on for ever trying to load the shared library.

It was loading the shsred library just fine until this evening when the update downloaded.

Any ideas?

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iTunes 10.5

Posted on Oct 11, 2011 9:56 PM

239 replies

A-biotic

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10 points

Mar 8, 2012 9:30 AM in response to e4effect

10.5 broken, 10.5.1 fixed, 10.5.2 broken, 10.5.3 broken...

10.6 fixed!!! I'm on a asus wl-ge700 running mt-daapd 2.4.2

NewOldG3

Level 1

5 points

Mar 8, 2012 12:44 PM in response to e4effect

10.6 with the DNS-321 is .. currently... working.

When possible I'll see if it's working between two PCs.

Mar 8, 2012 12:57 PM in response to NewOldG3

Waiting to hear back! I lost all my playlists rolling back, and I hope that the 10.6 can read the 10.5 file that i saved.

Mar 8, 2012 1:13 PM in response to Alan Yelvington

Alan, are from Daytona?

Mar 8, 2012 1:27 PM in response to Droppingin

I have not troed your solution Droppingin for one sinple reason. I have never had your problem. The "solution" you have described has nothing at all to do with the issue I'm having

Mar 8, 2012 1:27 PM in response to DarkClown

Thanks Dark one, just wondering; guess I forgot the title of the thread.

Mar 8, 2012 1:28 PM in response to Droppingin

Pennsylvania. Retired Coast Guard, so lots of places in between.

yy1

Level 1

8 points

Mar 8, 2012 1:37 PM in response to A-biotic

A-biotic wrote:

10.5 broken, 10.5.1 fixed, 10.5.2 broken, 10.5.3 broken...

10.6 fixed!!! I'm on a asus wl-ge700 running mt-daapd 2.4.2

I had the same experience with my Linksys Home Media Center (NMH300)

Workin under 10.6!

Mar 8, 2012 1:42 PM in response to Droppingin

Hey, no problem Drop.

Just for the record, what you are describling is configuring iTunes preferences to relocate your iTunes media files (library) to another location such as a NAS device. I in fact do this and have never had a problem doing so.

As you have remembered 😉 the topic of the thread relates to running iTunes "servers" (shared libraries) on non-Apple hardware, such as a NAS device, a Linux PC, a Windows Home Server, etc. that are not actully running iTunes.

Mar 8, 2012 3:01 PM in response to DarkClown

Dark, I understand, sort of.

Since all the library files are on my LG NAS,

itunes library extras.itdb,
itunes library genius.itdb
itunes library.itl
itunes library.xml

including the iTunes Media, Album Artwork, what is the difference? These are the guys controlling the db, right?

Functionally is it not the same? Not debating, I really do not know.

I assumed the difference in this method versus the iTunes feature on my NAS was that it would basically load the same lib's and db's but do the updating of the library. On my NAS the only menu feature under iTunes is the library update.

I originally thought I had to setup the DLNA to do this, maybe will still have to once LG upgrades the firmware. I do want the features to work properly since I paid for them and whether I use it or not; unless it is something obscure.

Learnig all the time, I hope.

Mar 8, 2012 3:06 PM in response to Alan Yelvington

I see Alan. I figured it was a unique name and could not be too many of you.

Mar 8, 2012 4:00 PM in response to Droppingin

You see Drop, all you're doing is relocating YOUR iTunes Library off of your Mac (you did say your using a Mac right?). This is not the same as a Shared Library, where anyone on the same LAN as you can share (view and play, but not edit) your shared media content.

Mar 8, 2012 4:15 PM in response to Droppingin

LOL! Yes, unique. And yes, there's not a lot of us. (I think it's against the law or something..)

Mar 8, 2012 4:46 PM in response to DarkClown

Dark, that is my point, everyone on my LAN can see everything play songs simultaneously. Last night my wife was using the iMac and listening to songs and I on my MacBook Pro listening to songs from the same library.

In fact, I am using iTunes 10.5.3 and the iMac has whatever the latest is. It works great.

To clarify, there are no music files inside either of the 'puters when viewed in the finder. The only way to find the songs is on the NAS with all the library files.

On the laptop the songs are listed under Shared and on the iMac they are in the normal Music place under Library on the left side of the window.

Mar 8, 2012 4:35 PM in response to e4effect

Just to update, my Shared iTunes library running from my Freecom Dual Drive Network Center is now working! Shows up as a Shared Library in iTunes and doesn't crash out like it was before. 10.6 seems to have fixed the problem. :-)

iTunes 10.5 does not load shared library files