panamagixxer Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 I am working on my music collection, when I close the Media Edition, it asks me:Do you want to backup the current project?YesI select yes and choose a name.Do you want to backup the media infromation associated with this project?YesStep 1 of 3 - worksStep 2 of 3 (Database) - worksStep 3 of 3 - Cover art - failserror - the system cannot find the file specifiedAny ideas? I can't find any settings that might help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamagixxer Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Anyone have any idea on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirill Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 something wrong in controller database \ file system - likely with cover-art file (filename) - you need to investigate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I see the same problem all the time and I'd like to investigate it, but I don't have much to go on. The Composer ME error message gives no indication where the problematic file is or what name it's expecting. The two or three cover art files I've added are unchanged and in their original location, so there's not much to do there.Any ideas would be appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemay Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Not sure if it's anything you can fix yourself Bender - something is corrupt or broken is what it sounds like. This would be a call to the dealer and have them get on the line with support to fix. They'll most likely have to telnet into the controller itself to investigate exactly what's going on. I would "suggest" getting it fixed before adding tons of music / cover art - as WORST CASE fix is going to have you blowing away the media database and re-build it from scratch (and the more you put in after this error, the more you'll have to re-build it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchelludwig Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Did you ever find a resolution to this? I'm having the same problem, and think it may be related to an overall issue I'm having with my media center sometimes just failing to be able to read the mm.db? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Did you ever find a resolution to this? I'm having the same problem, and think it may be related to an overall issue I'm having with my media center sometimes just failing to be able to read the mm.db?I never found a solution -- can't speak for the original poster. Eventually, the mm.db got so bad that it wouldn't show any of the dozens of CDs I'd ripped at the end. At the dealer's advice, I blew away the mm.db file. That made the MC rebuild the DB, but I lost tons of hand edited file names (since MC can't handle diacritic characters from non-English languages) and cover art and whatnot. Since then, I haven't been motivated to re-add cover art (at the risk of losing it all again), so I haven't seen the Composer ME error. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey.levin4 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 This topic has been stale for a while, but I figured I'd ask. While I was away, the mice played and my dealer installed a new version of Composer ME for me when he had to swap out my controller for a new one. I was at 1.7.4 and am now at 2.5.2. Everything worked before with the older version of the software, but now I'm receiving this error. Has anyone found a solution in the past 6 years? I hate to blow away the database because then I have to get the bluray changer to load up 250 discs to rebuild it. It's one of those Sony 400-disc changers and it ain't exactly quick, Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 ? been numerous ones about this since. You can simply export the media lists required before deleting the mm.db file, the import again afterwards. The xml files created by the export do not contain the corruption from the mm.db file in 99% of the cases (exceptions are occasional foreign or odd symbol characters causing grief). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey.levin4 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Outstanding. I'll do that when I get home tonight. Thanks for the quick response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey.levin4 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 OK. I give up. Where is the mm.db file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 {controllerip}\db is the folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey.levin4 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I must be brain dead before Thanksgiving. I still can't find it. Is it supposed to be in Appdata, Program Files, Documents, or what? I'm showing all hidden and system folders and files, so I know I'm not just missing it. THanks for all your help on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 no, this is not on your windows machine. This is on the actual controller. You want to go to start run \\<controllerip>\db and backup the db files in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey.levin4 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Ah ha. Now I get it. OK. Final question: how do I get the controller to rebuild the database now? I took a copy of mm.db just in case, and I re-imported the exported xml file into ComposerME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 you need to reboot after deleting the file - that will force the controller to build a new one. Then import. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey.levin4 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 That worked, but did't fix the problem. mm.db shows that it was updated after the import, but when I exit Composer and try to do the backup, it still fails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Try deleting again without re-importing, try a save then - just to see if it works at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey.levin4 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Strangely enough, no. It fails in the same place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Sounds like there may be something else going on then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey.levin4 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Yup. Here's hoping it doesn't have something to do with Windows 8, because the old version of the software was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I use win 8 and 8.1 every day no prob, I doubt it's that - ME really is just a stripped version of the Pro I use. I'm more worried there may be a project corruption (fixable, but only if a dealer sends it in to control4) or worse yet a memory problem on the controller (not overly likely but still...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey.levin4 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Well, they lost my original project file and had to make a new one from scratch when installing the replacement controller. I suppose if the tech has something in there that's messing with the file, it can be fixed. Or C4 is another option if they send them the file. I don't have a very complicated implementation, and the biggest thing I'm worried about losing on a regular basis is the Media list for the Bluray changer. I can export that to XML in the meantime, but I'd sure hate for the thing to lose it's mind over the Christmas holiday. Back to a dozen remotes.... I'll see what they say when I speak to the dealer later today and update the post when I finally have a fix. Thanks for all your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajphotos Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Mine has been doing that for ever lol .. The funny thing is if I exit out of HE and select the same option it works fine it's only while coming out of ME !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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