Fixing Blank/Grey Screen on Album Pages in Finamp (Jellyfin Music Player)

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:02:30 +0000

If you’re using Finamp to stream or download music from your Jellyfin server and encountering a blank (or grey) screen when opening an album page—where no tracks load and you may need to force-close the app—this is a common issue, especially after upgrading Jellyfin to version 10.11.x.

This problem typically occurs due to changes in how Jellyfin handles music metadata in newer versions, causing Finamp to fail loading album tracks properly.

The Fix: Refresh Metadata in Jellyfin (Search for Missing Metadata)

The most reliable workaround is to force Jellyfin to refresh your music library metadata:

Log in to your Jellyfin web dashboard (admin account recommended).
Go to Dashboard > Libraries.
Select your Music library.
Click the three dots (…) menu next to the library name.
Choose Refresh Metadata.
In the refresh options:

Check Search for missing metadata.
Optionally enable other options like “Replace existing images” or “Replace all metadata” if needed.

Click Refresh (or OK) to start the scan.

Note: This process can take several minutes depending on your library size. Once done, restart Finamp and try opening albums again—they should now load tracks normally.

Additional Notes on Jellyfin 10.11.x

The Finamp team and users have reported performance regressions in Jellyfin 10.11.x, particularly with music libraries (slower loading, higher resource usage).
If possible, consider staying on or downgrading to Jellyfin 10.10.x for better performance until fixes are fully rolled out in later 10.11 patches.
For me. I can confirm that even on the latest 10.11.x, the metadata refresh resolves the blank album issue, and overall functionality works well afterward.

Credits

GitHub Issue: https://github.com/jmshrv/finamp/issues/1412

If the issue persists after the scan, check for Finamp updates or report it on the Finamp GitHub repository. Happy listening! :)

Quick Fix: Stop Ubuntu 24.04 from Automatically Suspending/Sleeping

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:58:45 +0000

If your Ubuntu 24.04 system (especially one that started as a server install) randomly suspends or goes to sleep even though it’s supposed to be a headless server, you’re not alone.

This seems to happen when a server installation gets partially or fully converted to a “desktop” environment at some point — even if you never intentionally installed a desktop. In my case, I installed Ubuntu Server 24.04 directly with balenaEtcher onto NVMe/SSD and I got this weird behavior (my N100 server was suspending after 15 minutes).

The Simple One-Liner Fix

Run this single command and the random suspensions stop immediately (and persist across reboots):

sudo systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target