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DemosKadi

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Registered: 2020-07-12

Posts: 2

[Solved] MPD doesn't seem to send the music tags anymore

I'm using mpd with ncmpcpp and waybar. Until a few days ago it worked perfectly fine. I began using it again yesterday and suddenly ncmpcpp is reporting Artist and Album as <empty> and the Track Time as -:--
Also waybar is only giving me N/A as track/artist title. But playing the music still works fine.
I tried reinstalling mpd/ncmpcpp and also tried a blank config but nothing seems to work.
Does anyone know what could have caused this and how I could fix this?

Thanks

mpd.conf

music_directory         "~/Musik"
playlist_directory              "~/.cache/mpd/playlists"
db_file                 "~/.cache/mpd/database"
log_file                        "~/.cache/mpd/log"
pid_file                        "~/.cache/mpd/pid"
state_file                      "~/.cache/mpd/state"
sticker_file                    "~/.cache/mpd/sticker.sql"
#
# This setting enables automatic update of MPD's database when files in 
# music_directory are changed.
#
auto_update     "yes"
# Input #######################################################################
#

input {
        plugin "curl"
#       proxy "proxy.isp.com:8080"
#       proxy_user "user"
#       proxy_password "password"
}

#
###############################################################################

# Audio Output ################################################################
#
# MPD supports various audio output types, as well as playing through multiple 
# audio outputs at the same time, through multiple audio_output settings 
# blocks. Setting this block is optional, though the server will only attempt
# autodetection for one sound card.
#
audio_output {
        type            "pulse"
        name            "My Pulse Output"
}

ncmpcpp conf

ncmpcpp_directory = ~/.local/share/ncmpcpp
mpd_host = 127.0.0.1
mpd_port = 6600
mpd_music_dir = ~/Musik
mpd_crossfade_time = 7
playlist_disable_highlight_delay = 0
song_columns_list_format = (50)[white]{t|f:Title} (20)[]{a} (20)[cyan]{b} (6f)[green]{NE} (7f)[magenta]{l}
playlist_show_remaining_time = yes
playlist_separate_albums = no
playlist_display_mode = columns
browser_display_mode = columns
search_engine_display_mode = columns
playlist_editor_display_mode = columns
progressbar_look = =>-
user_interface = alternative
lastfm_preferred_language = de
display_bitrate = yes
display_remaining_time = yes
external_editor = nvim

Last edited by DemosKadi (2021-02-16 19:02:39)

Scimmia

Fellow

Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 11,540

Re: [Solved] MPD doesn't seem to send the music tags anymore

Update your system. Pretty sure this has been fixed.

And always include versions when you have a problem.

DemosKadi

Member

Registered: 2020-07-12

Posts: 2

Re: [Solved] MPD doesn't seem to send the music tags anymore

Yepp seems to be fixed now, after the latest reboot the problem was gone although I rebooted a few times in between. Thanks anyway