Plex Plugin Install Error

[Eric Michie]

I am very new to FreeNAS. I just installed the latest version on Saturday and want to install the Plex plugin. Unfortunately, when I install the plugin, I receive the following error in "step 4" of the install.

Error: The command /usr/sbin/jexec 5 /usr/local/sbin/pbi_add -f --no-checksig /.plugins/plexmediaserver-0.9.8.18.290-amd64.pbi failed: ""

My configuration is:

Build FreeNAS-9.2.1.1-RELEASE-x64 (0da7233)
Platform Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz
Memory 8136MB

Storage is 1TB

After the error the jail is created, but the Plex plugin does not exist.

 

[dlavigne]

Anything related in /var/log/messages?

 

[Eric Michie]

Thank you for the help. I have been traveling and re-tried this morning. I get the same results. The plugin status goes to 75% complete then fails. I have pasted the log from the install. Any thoughts?

Feb 28 08:05:22 freenas warden: Building new Jail... Please wait...
Feb 28 08:05:22 freenas warden: zfs clone Mvol01/jails/.warden-template-pluginjail@clean Mvol01/jails/plexmediaserver_1
Feb 28 08:05:23 freenas warden: Success!
Feb 28 08:05:23 freenas warden: Jail created at /mnt/Mvol01/jails/plexmediaserver_1
Feb 28 08:05:23 freenas kernel: epair5a: Ethernet address: 02:4c:84:00:16:0a
Feb 28 08:05:23 freenas kernel: epair5b: Ethernet address: 02:4c:84:00:17:0b
Feb 28 08:05:23 freenas kernel: epair5a: link state changed to UP
Feb 28 08:05:23 freenas kernel: epair5b: link state changed to UP
Feb 28 08:05:23 freenas kernel: epair5a: promiscuous mode enabled
Feb 28 08:05:24 freenas manage.py: [middleware.exceptions:38] [MiddlewareError: The command /usr/sbin/jexec 6 /usr/local/sbin/pbi_add -f --no-checksig /.plugins/plexmediaserver-0.9.9.2.374-amd64.pbi failed: ""]

 

[parthpintoo]

I am having the same issue.


FreeNAS-9.2.1.1-RELEASE-x64
Platform AMD athlon 64 x2 5200+
Memory 8136MB

 

[cpunlimited]

Have you checked out this tutorial?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DnUWTliaOY


Since you're new to FreeNAS, I say give that a watch. There are a lot of small things that can affect the installation or usability of Plex later on.

I also experienced a similar issue to you, where the plugin installs to a certain percentage then pops up with that error message. I simply reinstalled FreeNAS and it worked again.

 

[Eric Michie]

THANK YOU for the suggestion! I had viewed a different how to video and missed a step that this one helped with. I think my problem was in configuring the drive for the jail. Once I removed the old jails and configured the jails the install worked fine.

I have my Plex running and streaming now. Thanks again.

 

[Jim67]

I followed the video above, had everything working then all of a sudden plex server shut down and I can not turn the plugin back on. Im on 9.2.1.5 with the plex plugin 0.9.9.7.429-amd64. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Had this running on Ubuntu without any issues.

 

[Eric Michie]

Jim67,
I had been running fine for a while. Now my FreeNAS keeps failing. I have to restart the server. I have been working to see if I can resolve the issue. But so far no luck. If you had it running on something else, maybe it would be better to switch back. I am considering changing to a platform that is stable. I had hoped this would be a good platform I could rely on, but now it won't stay usable. Sad to say, Plex ran better and more consistently on an old windows box. I didn't have to worry about the server just randomly stopping.
I had been looking for something I could set up and depend on. So far, I have not found that in FreeNAS. I had hoped that it would, but I have been disappointed. Get what you pay for I guess.