RPi2 + OMSC + PleXBMC - Can't see content on local Plex Server

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I’m new to OMSC and the RPi2, so apologies if this is an issue with an obvious solution, but I haven’t been able to find a solution yet.

I have installed OSMC RC (Mar 14 2015) on my RPi2, and then installed the PleXBMC add-on. In the add-on settings I have set my local Plex Media Server as the Master Server (which PleXBMC was able to auto discover), and I’ve added my myPlex user and password details.

When I then select Video/Video Add-ons/PleXBMC I see the following options;

  • myplex Queue
  • Channels
  • Plex Online
  • Refresh Data

I can see a YouTube video I added to myplex Queue (so my Plex credentials are okay), but I can’t see any of the content from the PMS on my local network. I’ve tried looking at Channels, Plex Online, and Refresh Data, but after I briefly get a “Busy please wait” message I see no change.

Any ideas what I’m doing wrong, or what I’ve missed.

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Exact same problem here, I can see my Movies, Series, Music etc. on the homescreen, with icons and everything, it evens update when I make changes to my PMS. BUT as soon as I click on any media, there is nothing there at all, no content.

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I’ll be honest, I’m glad to hear that I’m not the only one with this problem.

I spent a couple of days trying different software on my RPi2 (OSMC, RasPlex, OpenELEC) but each time I installed PleXBMC I hit the problem described above. I started to think the issue was something on my local setup was amiss, and after several hours searing for a solution I posted here, and as you can see, I didn’t get a single reply (until today).

My solution? I deleted OSMC, bought a Fire TV Stick and reused the RPi2 for something else. At the time I bought the Fire TV Stick it was cheaper than the RPi2, and I had no problem accessing my Plex content (or Netflix, or Prime).

I’d been using XBMC on an original Pi for some time before I set up a plex server, but Plex support has because a key feature for me so my inability to get Plex working on the RPi2 means that I’ve moved away from XMBC based clients for the time being.

4

Just did the reinstall as well with normal Openelec and Plexbmc, same problem, Rasplex works fine. It’s funny, had no issues before I formatted my SD card and reinstalled.

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Think I have solved my particular issue, see this thread I made: https://github.com/hippojay/plugin.video.plexbmc/issues/116