Bottom-line up-front: In MA Remote, all NAS folders show "Disable" even after successfully scanning them, and re-scanning is impossible unless power on the Element X is disconnected and reconnected.
I'll get the basics out of the way first:
My device is an Element X with firmware version B81801.
I'm running MA Remote v1.5.2 on two iPads and an iPhone.
Here's how I first noticed the problem: I disconnected my Element X from power, so I knew my NAS folders would need to be rescanned. Once I reconnected MA Remote to the Element X, I navigated to Library -> Files, noticed that my mapped NAS folders were still listed (pic #1), tapped on "..." next to the first listed folder, then tapped on Enable (pic #2). MA Remote confirmed that the folder was connected (pic #3) and proceeded to update my Library (pic #4). After a short time, MA Remote confirmed that the Library update completed successfully (pic #5). After this, I proceeded to Enable the remaining three NAS folders.
Here's what I see after Enabling all NAS folders: Even after Enabling all four of my NAS folders, MA Remote still reports that all four folders are Disable (pic #6). What's worse, if I try to Enable one of the folders, MA Remote reports that it can't connect to the folder (pic #7). However, tapping on a folder name will reveal its contents (pic #8) and there are clearly files in my Library (pic #9). What's more, my music still plays!
Why this is a problem: If I add music to one of my NAS folders, there is now no way to re-scan any of the folders because MA Remote shows the folders as Disable and re-scanning them is not shown as an option (pic #10). That means the only way to update my folders whenever I add music is to disconnect and reconnect power to my Element X and re-Enable all of NAS folders from scratch. This is unacceptable. Because the vast majority of my music is stored on my NAS, this makes the MA Remote virtually useless for me for music playback.
What else: Before the latest firmware/app updates, the same problem existed but I was able to work around it by removing and re-adding my Element X from/to MA Remote. After the Element X was re-added, MA Remote would report that my NAS folders were Enable. This workaround no longer works. Also, the new issue is present on both the iPad and iPhone versions of the software.
Thank goodness that the Element X is Roon Ready or I'd have an expensive paperweight!
I'll get the basics out of the way first:
My device is an Element X with firmware version B81801.
I'm running MA Remote v1.5.2 on two iPads and an iPhone.
Here's how I first noticed the problem: I disconnected my Element X from power, so I knew my NAS folders would need to be rescanned. Once I reconnected MA Remote to the Element X, I navigated to Library -> Files, noticed that my mapped NAS folders were still listed (pic #1), tapped on "..." next to the first listed folder, then tapped on Enable (pic #2). MA Remote confirmed that the folder was connected (pic #3) and proceeded to update my Library (pic #4). After a short time, MA Remote confirmed that the Library update completed successfully (pic #5). After this, I proceeded to Enable the remaining three NAS folders.
Here's what I see after Enabling all NAS folders: Even after Enabling all four of my NAS folders, MA Remote still reports that all four folders are Disable (pic #6). What's worse, if I try to Enable one of the folders, MA Remote reports that it can't connect to the folder (pic #7). However, tapping on a folder name will reveal its contents (pic #8) and there are clearly files in my Library (pic #9). What's more, my music still plays!
Why this is a problem: If I add music to one of my NAS folders, there is now no way to re-scan any of the folders because MA Remote shows the folders as Disable and re-scanning them is not shown as an option (pic #10). That means the only way to update my folders whenever I add music is to disconnect and reconnect power to my Element X and re-Enable all of NAS folders from scratch. This is unacceptable. Because the vast majority of my music is stored on my NAS, this makes the MA Remote virtually useless for me for music playback.
What else: Before the latest firmware/app updates, the same problem existed but I was able to work around it by removing and re-adding my Element X from/to MA Remote. After the Element X was re-added, MA Remote would report that my NAS folders were Enable. This workaround no longer works. Also, the new issue is present on both the iPad and iPhone versions of the software.
Thank goodness that the Element X is Roon Ready or I'd have an expensive paperweight!
