[SOLVED] mpd and pulse audio

ppr · 2011-10-17 17:05:10

Hi,

I tried to configure mpd in archlinux (with gnome 3) and pulse audio.

I followed this page : http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/PulseAudio but I have still problem. I cannot play a son. I have all package about pulse-audio installed.

I have this error in /var/log/mpd.log

xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
No protocol specified
Oct 16 00:11 : output: Failed to enable "Sound Card" [pulse]: pa_context_connect() has failed: Connection refused

a part of my /etc/mpd.conf

mixer_type			"software"
audio_output {
        type                    "pulse"
        name                    "Sound Card"
}

I can re-create the database (with ncmpc) but not playing son. I think it is a problem of access but mpd is member of audio group...

]# id mpd
uid=45(mpd) gid=45(mpd) groupes=45(mpd),92(audio),100(users)

Idea ?

Last edited by ppr (2011-10-17 21:29:40)

KimTjik · 2011-10-17 17:35:18

How do you start mpd, as a system daemon or as user? I've had problems getting pulse to work with a system daemon, but if started as user with a session it works well. I haven't looked into it much since I don't use pulse on the media server.

graysky · 2011-10-17 20:21:46

@OP - gotta learn to search my friend.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=127949

ppr · 2011-10-17 21:28:58

Fixed but I don't actualy know why (perhaps a pulse-audio upgrade).

But it was not at all the same problem than the one graysky points out. And the solution of the post quoted was not a real one : to use alsa instead of pulse audio to avoid to fixing pulse audio problem...

Last edited by ppr (2011-10-17 21:30:16)

sistematico · 2013-05-30 22:33:45

Same issue here.

jasonwryan · 2013-05-30 22:45:48

Please don't necrobump: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … Bumping.27

Closing

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#1 2011-10-17 17:05:10

[SOLVED] mpd and pulse audio

#2 2011-10-17 17:35:18

Re: [SOLVED] mpd and pulse audio

#3 2011-10-17 20:21:46

Re: [SOLVED] mpd and pulse audio

#4 2011-10-17 21:28:58

Re: [SOLVED] mpd and pulse audio

#5 2013-05-30 22:33:45

Re: [SOLVED] mpd and pulse audio

#6 2013-05-30 22:45:48

Re: [SOLVED] mpd and pulse audio

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