Thread: exFAT USB playback

With the library set to the USB Music Server, do you see the folders of the music files on the USB flash drive? What happens when you tap and hold a folder or a music file to add them to playlist?

If you don't see any folder or file listed, please power cycle your Lumin.

Please also make sure the USB flash drive has exactly one partition containing a file system. No more, no less. Some USB flash drives are formatted during manufacturing without any partition - this is not good.

I'll try to find more USB storage devices to test with in the coming days. Meanwhile, could you try some USB flash drives in FAT32 or NTFS format and see if you can access the music files inside?

Album art on USB flash drive is tricky. Mainly it's best to have the album art named exactly as folder.jpg in lowercase.

Which OS version did you use to format the drive as exFAT?

For Windows users, it's best to use NTFS format. In the context of Lumin, exFAT is most useful to Mac OS users who cannot write to NTFS without buying additional software.

I tested a USB drive partitioned manually, then formatted by Windows 7 as exFAT. It is recognized by Lumin and can be used to play music as expected. (Need to borrow a Windows 10 PC to do additional test with Windows 10.)

Please find some software to verify that your USB device has one partition - if it has no partition and the whole drive is exFAT, Lumin cannot mount it - this is a known limitation.

If it does have one partition, please perform a Disk Check in Windows.

Windows Computer Management

Rt click on My PC and select Manage, then Disk Management

My hard drive, Disk 0 has multiple partitions while the flash drive Disk 2 has 1

This post is just for reference if needed

Thanks for the screenshot. A problem with Disk Management is that it shows drives with 0 partition and with 1 partition in the same way. Some USB flash drives are manufactured without any partition, even though it has a filesystem.

To use Lumin with JRiver, in Tools / Options / Media Network / Add or Configure DLNA Server, add 24-bit Audiophile DAC. Turn on the option for Bitstream DSD (DoPE).

(By the way this is the only way to play SACD ISO using Lumin to playback, if not converting ISO to DSF beforehand. Our native Lumin app with MinimServer cannot support SACD ISO. Even Roon does not support it.)

Please try the followings:

- Reserve an IP address for the Lumin in the router DHCP server reservation, then:

- Power cycle the D1. If you have been using a third party LPS, please try the original stock power supply (12V 4.16A).

- Clear the playlist, re add some tracks from the drive to the playlist instead of using saved playlist on your iPad or Android.

- Try another USB thumb drive in FAT32 format.