Question about CM2 and 'unknown' assets

[HiBaller]

For some time now I have been using CM2 and looking for content I wish to use. I would venture that approximately 30% of the content I am finding is marked with the 'unknown' (question mark) BUT if I drag it over to the download window, it is suddenly "found" and it will begin to download.

Why is this? Is it some flaw in the DLS database? Sometimes it is genuinely 'unknown' and the DLS cannot find it, but a lot of the time a size will appear, and the Start button will, in fact, download/install the item.

If I didn't test each one for 'findability', there is a load of content I would just pass over.

Bill

 

[ianwoodmore]

The Location Unknown filter temporarily holds the DS content that you don't have on your machine until such time as TADDAEMON can download the DLS assets dump lists. It will then compare these and eventually all/most of the unknown filter assets will return to Download filter.
I consider this a bug and have reported it to Auran.
This problem usually occurs after a EDR. Sometimes you can kickstart the action but exitting CM;Wait at least 0ne minute; this is so TADDAEMON can do some housekeeping; then relaunch CM. After a few minutes the dump lists will be downloaded and then CM should have assets in correct filter.

 

[HiBaller]

Okay. I would also consider this a bug. CM2 does some pretty strange things but a lot of them can be tied to various threads "doing their thing" but not communicating between each other very well. This is definitely true of the CM2 decision to repack the database which causes the notice to pop-UNDER the main page and not let you know it is doing it. This can cause havoc if you happen to be editing a few things while the repack is going on.

Thanks for the reply.

Bill