Ffmpeg not executable

[robert_henson]

Roon Core Machine

Intel NUC i7, 8GB RAM, 128 GB SSD

Networking Gear & Setup Details

NUC → tplink GB switch → Synology NAS

Connected Audio Devices

only networked endpoints - RPi, Aries Mini, PS Audio DAC/bridge, PC
all work

Number of Tracks in Library

7346 artists, 23497 Albums, 259625 tracks
various formats : flac, mp3, AIFF - mostly lossless uncompressed

Description of Issue

this nuc worked fine previously, was running roon on ubuntu studio 18 LTS and a low latency kernel
after a few years, the ubuntu got corrupted during a series of software upgrades after a prolonged downtime during vacation -
decided i wanted to try dedicated ROCK implementation -
installed fine, and it is busy cataloging the music database (just started from scratch there too)

I can’t seem to get the ffmpeg to work - i got the recommended static binary executable from your site that was recommended - put it in the /Data/Codecs directory several different ways - smb:// from a linux box, and also from a windows box -
the file is in the directory - ROON will not play mp3 files, nor mp3 streaming radio sites; it will play the radio paradise flac stream, so pretty sure it is isolated to mp3 playback

i’ve “looked” at the permissions via a file manager app in the linux box - the ffmpeg shows “nobody” for permissions for execute or write, “only owner” for view content. I can’t seem to switch it to executable.
it is executable prior to the transfer to the ROCK box; also no changes after reboots or “reinstalls”
from the web page. – any help, or should i give up on the ROCK and go back to my prior implementation?

Thanks for any help

Robert.

[anon77144803]

Your definitely not putting anything else in there other then the ffmpeg binary file no extra folders or anything and it has been decompressed twice?

[robert_henson]

only ffmpeg
unxz 'd, then un-tar’d
if that is what you mean by decompressed twice - am i missing another step?

my ffmeg file is 75.1 MiB - got it from the git folder of johnvansickle site -
https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-git-amd64-static.tar.xz

[anon77144803]

No that sounds correct. Can you try the whole download and decompress on Windows and then copy it from there to see if it makes any difference. it does sound like a permissions thing from the linux side. I would remove it before trying it again though.

[robert_henson]

will do - was using linux as the decompress stuff is native –
will report back

[robert_henson]

That did it - the device web page recognized it almost immediately, and MP3s playing happily (wife likes the radio function, I never listen to mp3s of course )
so -

“download with windows, use 7zip to uncompress the file, the use 7zip to untar the bundle, use windows explorer pointed at “\ROCK\Data\Codecs” and copy/paste ffmpeg to the directory - don’t try in linux”

• that seems to work - maybe ROON might update the specific directions as such -

Thanks for the idea and help -
Robert