Plex Media Server 0.9.12.11.1406-amd64 does not turned ON on Freenas 9.3 Stable

[Ladowali]

Hi Group,

Here is my Freenas Specification:

Build: FreeNAS-9.3-STABLE-201509022158
Platform: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor (Motherboard : Gigabyte)
Memory: 32706MB Non - ECC
Hard Drives: 2 x 4TB WD RED

My freenas installation is clean and I can access my data on freenas from another system fine.

I wanted to use Plex as a media server so I can access my video from the freenas server to my other devices in my home.

I installed Plexmediaserver plugin 0.9.12.11.1406-amd64 from the available plugin list by clicking Install button on the screen. It even gives message that plugin installed successfully. But when I try to go and Turn the installed plugin to ON, it gives error : Some error occurred.

Please see attached picture for more detail and advice how I can fix this.

Thanks and Regards,

 

[SweetAndLow]

Go to the jails tab and open up a shell for your Plex jail. Then run 'service plexmediaserver onestart', what is the output?

Also what log messages are in/var/log/messages? And did you configure networking correctly on your box.

 

[Ladowali]

Go to the jails tab and open up a shell for your Plex jail. Then run 'service plexmediaserver onestart', what is the output?

Also what log messages are in/var/log/messages? And did you configure networking correctly on your box.

Hi SweetAndLow,

Thanks for replying.

1) Hers is what I get when run the 'service plexmediaserver onestart' :
root@plexmediaserver_1:/ # service plexmeadiserver onestart plexmeadiserver does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup directories (/usr/local/etc/rc.d) root@plexmediaserver_1:/ #

2) I do not know how to check the log.

3) Regarding I did not configure networking. Everything is default but I can see all the files and play video contents from another window system by using UNC path for freenas.

Regards

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Hi SweetAndLow,

Thanks for replying.

1) Hers is what I get when run the 'service plexmediaserver onestart' :
root@plexmediaserver_1:/ # service plexmeadiserver onestart plexmeadiserver does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup directories (/usr/local/etc/rc.d) root@plexmediaserver_1:/ #

2) I do not know how to check the log.

3) Regarding I did not configure networking. Everything is default but I can see all the files and play video contents from another window system by using UNC path for freenas.

Regards

you didn't run the command he specified exactly

 

[Ladowali]

you didn't run the command he specified exactly

Hi Joshua,

Please see attached. I just simply run 'service plexmediaserver onestart' on the command line.

I am actually a newbie and learning freenas. Can you please help me solving the issue.

Thanks
Regards

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Hi Joshua,

Please see attached. I just simply run 'service plexmediaserver onestart' on the command line.

I am actually a newbie and learning freenas. Can you please help me solving the issue.

Thanks
Regards

like I said, you aren't running the command correctly. read what you typed carefully.

 

[Ladowali]

like I said, you aren't running the command correctly. read what you typed carefully.

I am really sorry to both of you.

Here is what I get when I run the command correctly:

root@plexmediaserver_1:/ # service plexmediaserver onestart Starting plexmediaserver. root@plexmediaserver_1:/ #

Regards

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

I am really sorry to both of you.

Here is what I get when I run the command correctly:

root@plexmediaserver_1:/ # service plexmediaserver onestart Starting plexmediaserver. root@plexmediaserver_1:/ #

Regards

no prob. plex is working fine, the GUI just isn't connecting properly. can you ping your computer from the plex jail?

 

[Ladowali]

no prob. plex is working fine, the GUI just isn't connecting properly. can you ping your computer from the plex jail?

Hi Joshua,

When I do the ping from the plex jail, it gives below message:

root@plexmediaserver_1:/ # ping 192.168.2.58 PING 192.168.2.58 (192.168.2.58): 56 data bytes ping: sendto: No route to host ping: sendto: No route to host ping: sendto: No route to host

Regards

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Hi Joshua,

When I do the ping from the plex jail, it gives below message:

root@plexmediaserver_1:/ # ping 192.168.2.58 PING 192.168.2.58 (192.168.2.58): 56 data bytes ping: sendto: No route to host ping: sendto: No route to host ping: sendto: No route to host

Regards

i believe this means your jail doesn't have a valid IP address, or possibly a gateway to get to your computer.

 

[Ladowali]

i believe this means your jail doesn't have a valid IP address, or possibly a gateway to get to your computer.

how this can be fixed?

Regards

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

the jails > configuration tab to set the assigned IPs for future jails, the Jails tab for current jails (then restart the jail), the networking tab for gateway stuff

 

[Ladowali]

the jails > configuration tab to set the assigned IPs for future jails, the Jails tab for current jails (then restart the jail), the networking tab for gateway stuff

Hi Joshua,

Ok, it looks like my IP series was wrong. It was showing 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254. Where as it should have been 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.2.254

I fixed this and it started showing on the left side in the tree under Plugins. I can also turn this ON in the installed plugins now. I hope this will work now.

Do I still need to fill the gateway stuff? because it is showing empty for me.

Thanks and Regards

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Hi Joshua,

Ok, it looks like my IP series was wrong. It was showing 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254. Where as it should have been 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.2.254

I fixed this and it started showing on the left side in the tree under Plugins. I can also turn this ON in the installed plugins now. I hope this will work now.

Do I still need to fill the gateway stuff? because it is showing empty for me.

Thanks and Regards

not sure, sounds like you don't need to.

 

[Ladowali]

not sure, sounds like you don't need to.

Hi Joshua,
Great.., thanks for all your help. I am really excited to stream my video contents now through the plexmediaserver.

Regards

 

[SweetAndLow]

Please make sure you don't have multiple plex process running at one time. You should turn off the plugin and also turn off the jail. Then start the jail and then the plugin. This will make sure you only have one instance of plex running.

 

[Ladowali]

Please make sure you don't have multiple plex process running at one time. You should turn off the plugin and also turn off the jail. Then start the jail and then the plugin. This will make sure you only have one instance of plex running.

Thanks SweetAndLo..