VLC refuses to fetch CD Metadata

[britechguy]

My issue is very similar to the one in the now ancient topic, CDDB in VLC V3.0 - new take on an old problem.

When I fired up VLC today, it said an update was available to Version 3.0.11, which I did download and install. This issue predates having gotten this version.

Try as I might, I cannot get VLC to fetch CD metadata and I cannot even figure out where I would go to set up or select the server from which to fetch it. Before doing what I note below, I did a reset all preferences, just to make sure that I hadn't somehow screwed something in the past. It didn't help.

I have opened VLC Preferences and the checkbox for "Allow metadata network access" is checked. Upon restarting VLC I got the dialog regarding privacy related to metadata access, left both checkboxes checked, and hit the Continue button. Still no metadata.

It doesn't matter what CD I insert, and these are CDs for which metadata has easily been fetched in other players.

I've read the FAQ and searched the forum, but still haven't come up with the "magic search terms" that have allowed me to zero in on any topic or topics that have allowed me to solve this myself. I feel like I have got to be missing something obvious, but just don't know what.

Any guidance will be appreciated.

Brian

[Lotesdelere]

Maybe because of this ? :
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=152035

[britechguy]

Could be, but even if it is, I still cannot for the life of me figure out how I am to direct VLC about where to fetch metadata from.

I was aware that freedb.org had closed up shop. I'd be trying to point VLC to look at MusicBrainz, but see no options that allow me to configure that.

[DADSGETNDOWN]

I know right? and I have tried cdex and a few others I have used for years, they seem to be a pain, even if you can change where it gets info from.
I now use a portable version of freac works perfectly and fast. Load cd contents via menu.... done. no editing the settings required.
https://portableapps.com/apps/music_vid ... c_portable