Plex Media Server will NOT start on my brand new Shield?!

by EvanWasHere

I just bought a brand new Shield off of Amazon (the latest version). My plan is to use it as a Plex server connected to my networked array.

I plugged it into my ethernet and opened up Plex (I have Plex Pass) and opened my account. I saw the Plex Media Server turn on, but I couldn't see it in my computer's webbrowser when I connected to Plex. I saw that Plex has an update and ran that. But now, Plex Media Server refuses to start. It just logs into my old media server I have running on my desktop. Every time I click in "advanced" and "start Plex Media Server" which currently shows "stopped", it attempts to start the service but then gives up after 20 seconds.

I have tried every way to fix this. I have tried it on wireless and ethernet. I have tried it with a hard drive attached and linked to device storage and not attached. I have tried 5 factory data resets. I have wiped the data for Plex and Plex Media Storage, both before the update and after the update.

Nothing is letting me get Plex Media Server up and running. Plex is reporting version 5.5.0.227 (a6afa533).

HELP!

jerome80

Have you tried turning off the PMS running on your desktop temporarily while you setup the server on your Shield?