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#1 2012-08-05 03:06:12

tedbell
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[SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

My favourite media players don't work in arch.

I tried everything and can't get mpd to update my database. I get this error. When it starts it is reading the drive but nothing is getting written to the database file. My conf file is fine I have used it many times on my crunchbang distro.

I used to install apt-get install libasound2-plugin-equal in crunchbang to get the alsaequalizer and mixer in one. I cant find that package but I did install the separate alsaequal, and alsamixer programs. both of which will not start.


bash: alsaequal: command not found

bash: alsamixer: command not found

And as a final nail in the coffin, my belived foobar, which worked flawlessly under wine can't output to anything but 'Null Output'. I can't get it to output to Pulseaudio the way I had it before.

I installed pulseaudio already. I don't know what else to install.
ANyone have any solutions?
thanks

Last edited by tedbell (2012-08-06 00:48:34)

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#2 2012-08-05 03:18:00

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

You should install the package "pkgfile" -- this is a package searching utility. Then you can type

pkgfile alsamixer

and find that it is in the package "alsa-utils" (actually the same package that contains alsamixer in Debian) -- did you install that package?

Just a friendly tip -- you won't win any friends here by constantly saying "this worked fine in crunchbang"

And I'm just curious -- if you had all this stuff working so well on #!, why'd you decide to switch to Arch?

Did you look at the MPD wiki page: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mpd
Or the Alsa page: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Alsa
Or the pulseaudio page: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pulseaudio

The wiki here is awesome, and people will expect you to have read the appropriate pages and document any steps you have taken to fix a problem before you ask questions.

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#3 2012-08-05 03:22:55

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

2ManyDogs wrote:

You should install the package "pkgfile" -- this is a package searching utility. Then you can type

pkgfile alsamixer

and find that it is in the package "alsa-utils" (actually the same package that contains alsamixer in Debian) -- did you install that package?

Just a friendly tip -- you won't win any friends here by constantly saying "this worked fine in crunchbang"

And I'm just curious -- if you had all this stuff working so well on #!, why'd you decide to switch to Arch?

Thanks i'll give it a try.
And there's no way I am going bak to #! now. yaourt is the best package manager on the planet.:D I am finding packages I have to find and compile myself! Not to mention the speed! It's worth the effort and headaches in my opinion. Nothing wrong with taking my linux knowledge to another level.

Believe me. I spent about 12 hours today researching answer to my issues here.

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#4 2012-08-05 03:24:20

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

tedbell wrote:

Nothing wrong with taking my linux knowledge to another level.

Definitely not. But please read the rest of my post (I added some edits while you were posting).

Believe me. I spent about 12 hours today researching answer to my issues here.

It's important to mention that in your first post; any pages you've read, any solutions you tried, as much detail as you can add.

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#5 2012-08-05 03:30:56

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

2ManyDogs wrote:
tedbell wrote:

Nothing wrong with taking my linux knowledge to another level.

Definitely not. But please read the rest of my post (I added some edits while you were posting).

Believe me. I spent about 12 hours today researching answer to my issues here.

It's important to mention that in your first post; any pages you've read, any solutions you tried, as much detail as you can add.

I'll remember that next time. I went through all those pages by the way. I'll go through them again and report back...

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#6 2012-08-05 03:34:35

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

Please read: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Forum_Etiquette

Especially: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … ow_to_Post

When asking questions, provide as much information as possible, including error messages, terminal output, logs, what you have previously tried, what documentation and searches you have attempted, and related configuration files.

"Taking your Linux knowledge to another level" also means the expectations are a little different here.

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#7 2012-08-05 03:41:00

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

tedbell wrote:

... but I did install the separate alsaequal, and alsamixer programs. both of which will not start.


bash: alsaequal: command not found

bash: alsamixer: command not found

Okay, I'll bite.  How, specifically, did you install them?


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#8 2012-08-05 03:52:25

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

Two of the three issues are fixed now. I was missing alsa-utils before. Now the mixer works fine. I can get audio out of foobar now that I've installed the 32bit libraries for pulse.

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#9 2012-08-05 04:02:05

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

Your remaining problem is mpd?

Are you going to answer ewaller's question? (I'm curious too)

So you found this in the pulseaudio page

Note: Optional PKGs are needed only if running x86_64 and wanting to have sound for 32 bit programs (like Wine).

smile

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#10 2012-08-05 04:45:13

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

ewaller wrote:
tedbell wrote:

... but I did install the separate alsaequal, and alsamixer programs. both of which will not start.


bash: alsaequal: command not found

bash: alsamixer: command not found

Okay, I'll bite.  How, specifically, did you install them?

with yaourt

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#11 2012-08-05 15:51:35

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

tedbell wrote:

with yaourt

Good enough smile  I was concerned you had tried it by hand, or by unpacking another distro's package.

I am not sure I understand the mpd issue.

Are you running it as a user, or system wide?  (Please say user)
If you are running it as a user, mpd should not be in  the DAEMONS array in /etc/rc.conf, rather there should be a mechanism to start it at login.  Typically this is an desktop file entry in ~/.config/autostart.

Check that, and check the ownership and permissions on ~/.mpd and all of its contents.  If you have ever run mpd as root, it may be you do not own those directories. 
Also, you refer to your config file for mpd.  Archbang is not Arch, that is why we are adamant about not supporting it on these boards.  I realize you are migrating to Arch, so lets see if they have done something non-Arch.  Is this file ~/.mpdconf, or is  it /etc/mpd ?

Finally, you might try killing mpd and then relaunch it from a command line with the --verbose and --no-daemon options.  See what it spits out to the console for hints.

Edit:  Oh, BTW, you might post the config file you are using.

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#12 2012-08-05 17:30:08

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

ewaller wrote:
tedbell wrote:

with yaourt

Good enough smile  I was concerned you had tried it by hand, or by unpacking another distro's package.

I am not sure I understand the mpd issue.

Are you running it as a user, or system wide?  (Please say user)
If you are running it as a user, mpd should not be in  the DAEMONS array in /etc/rc.conf, rather there should be a mechanism to start it at login.  Typically this is an desktop file entry in ~/.config/autostart.

Check that, and check the ownership and permissions on ~/.mpd and all of its contents.  If you have ever run mpd as root, it may be you do not own those directories. 
Also, you refer to your config file for mpd.  Archbang is not Arch, that is why we are adamant about not supporting it on these boards.  I realize you are migrating to Arch, so lets see if they have done something non-Arch.  Is this file ~/.mpdconf, or is  it /etc/mpd ?

Finally, you might try killing mpd and then relaunch it from a command line with the --verbose and --no-daemon options.  See what it spits out to the console for hints.

Edit:  Oh, BTW, you might post the config file you are using.

I was running mpd as a user but I did have it in the Daemon array. So I removed that and have an autotart link to it but that did not work. I changed the owner of all the files required to my user name and the groups to user. All permissions to read/write.
I was using crunchbang not archbang before, I understand the fact that obviously not as much stuff gets installd as that distro. I am just trying to fiure out what's missing. I am using ~/.mpd/mpd.conf for a a config. All the necessary files except for sticker.sql (the file i seem to be having issues with) are in ~/.mpd.
The only error  am getting seems to have to do with sqlite and the sticker file:

Failed to create sticker table: unable to open database file

When I comment out the line for the sticker file in mpd.conf I can run mpd but it will not update the files. On first run it looks like it's reading the files in my music directoy but nothing gets entered into the db file.

here is the verbose output

config: loading file /home/jamie/.mpd/mpd.conf
path: path_set_fs_charset: fs charset is: UTF-8
pcm: libsamplerate converter 'Fastest Sinc Interpolator'
database: reading DB
Failed to create sticker table: unable to open database file

and here is my config:

# An example configuration file for MPD
# See the mpd.conf man page for a more detailed description of each parameter.


# Files and directories #######################################################
#
# This setting controls the top directory which MPD will search to discover the
# available audio files and add them to the daemon's online database. This 
# setting defaults to the XDG directory, otherwise the music directory will be
# be disabled and audio files will only be accepted over ipc socket (using
# file:// protocol) or streaming files over an accepted protocol.
#
music_directory		"/media/sda3/Jamie/Music"
#
# This setting sets the MPD internal playlist directory. The purpose of this
# directory is storage for playlists created by MPD. The server will use 
# playlist files not created by the server but only if they are in the MPD
# format. This setting defaults to playlist saving being disabled.
#
playlist_directory		"/home/jamie/.mpd/playlists"
#
# This setting sets the location of the MPD database. This file is used to
# load the database at server start up and store the database while the 
# server is not up. This setting defaults to disabled which will allow
# MPD to accept files over ipc socket (using file:// protocol) or streaming
# files over an accepted protocol.
#
db_file			"/home/jamie/.mpd/tag_cache"
# 
# These settings are the locations for the daemon log files for the daemon.
# These logs are great for troubleshooting, depending on your log_level
# settings.
#
# The special value "syslog" makes MPD use the local syslog daemon. This
# setting defaults to logging to syslog, otherwise logging is disabled.
#
log_file			"/home/jamie/.mpd/mpd.log"
#
# This setting sets the location of the file which stores the process ID
# for use of mpd --kill and some init scripts. This setting is disabled by
# default and the pid file will not be stored.
#
pid_file			"/home/jamie/.mpd/mpd.pid"
#
# This setting sets the location of the file which contains information about
# most variables to get MPD back into the same general shape it was in before
# it was brought down. This setting is disabled by default and the server 
# state will be reset on server start up.
#
state_file			"/home/jamie/.mpd/mpdstate"
#
# The location of the sticker database.  This is a database which
# manages dynamic information attached to songs.
#
sticker_file                   "/var/lib/mpd/sticker.sql"
#
###############################################################################


# General music daemon options ################################################
#
# This setting specifies the user that MPD will run as. MPD should never run as
# root and you may use this setting to make MPD change its user ID after
# initialization. This setting is disabled by default and MPD is run as the
# current user.
#
#user				"jamie"
#
# This setting specifies the group that MPD will run as. If not specified
# primary group of user specified with "user" setting will be used (if set).
# This is useful if MPD needs to be a member of group such as "audio" to
# have permission to use sound card.
#
#group                          "audio"
#
# This setting sets the address for the daemon to listen on. Careful attention
# should be paid if this is assigned to anything other then the default, any.
# This setting can deny access to control of the daemon. Choose any if you want
# to have mpd listen on every address
#
# For network
bind_to_address		"localhost"
#
# And for Unix Socket
#bind_to_address		"/var/run/mpd/socket"
#
# This setting is the TCP port that is desired for the daemon to get assigned
# to.
#
port				"6670"
#
# This setting controls the type of information which is logged. Available 
# setting arguments are "default", "secure" or "verbose". The "verbose" setting
# argument is recommended for troubleshooting, though can quickly stretch
# available resources on limited hardware storage.
#
#log_level			"default"
#
# If you have a problem with your MP3s ending abruptly it is recommended that 
# you set this argument to "no" to attempt to fix the problem. If this solves
# the problem, it is highly recommended to fix the MP3 files with vbrfix
# (available as vbrfix in the debian archive), at which
# point gapless MP3 playback can be enabled.
#
#gapless_mp3_playback			"yes"
#
# This setting enables MPD to create playlists in a format usable by other
# music players.
#
#save_absolute_paths_in_playlists	"no"
#
# This setting defines a list of tag types that will be extracted during the 
# audio file discovery process. Optionally, 'comment' can be added to this
# list.
#
#metadata_to_use	"artist,album,title,track,name,genre,date,composer,performer,disc"
#
# This setting enables automatic update of MPD's database when files in 
# music_directory are changed.
#
auto_update    "yes"
#
# Limit the depth of the directories being watched, 0 means only watch
# the music directory itself.  There is no limit by default.
#
#auto_update_depth "3"
#
###############################################################################


# Symbolic link behavior ######################################################
#
# If this setting is set to "yes", MPD will discover audio files by following 
# symbolic links outside of the configured music_directory.
#
#follow_outside_symlinks	"yes"
#
# If this setting is set to "yes", MPD will discover audio files by following
# symbolic links inside of the configured music_directory.
#
#follow_inside_symlinks		"yes"
#
###############################################################################


# Zeroconf / Avahi Service Discovery ##########################################
#
# If this setting is set to "yes", service information will be published with
# Zeroconf / Avahi.
#
#zeroconf_enabled		"yes"
#
# The argument to this setting will be the Zeroconf / Avahi unique name for
# this MPD server on the network.
#
#zeroconf_name			"Music Player"
#
###############################################################################


# Permissions #################################################################
#
# If this setting is set, MPD will require password authorization. The password
# can setting can be specified multiple times for different password profiles.
#
#password                        "password@read,add,control,admin"
#
# This setting specifies the permissions a user has who has not yet logged in. 
#
#default_permissions             "read,add,control,admin"
#
###############################################################################


# 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.
#
# See <http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Configuration#Audio_Outputs> for examples of 
# other audio outputs.
#
# An example of an ALSA output:
#
audio_output {
    type        "alsa"
    name        "My ALSA EQ"
    auto_resample    "no"
    use_mmap        "yes"
    device        "plug:plugequal"
    format        "48000:24:2"    # optional
    mixer_device    "default"    # optional
    mixer_control    "PCM"        # optional
    mixer_index    "0"        # optional
}
#
# An example of an OSS output:
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"oss"
#	name		"My OSS Device"
#	device		"/dev/dsp"	# optional
#	format		"44100:16:2"	# optional
#	mixer_device	"/dev/mixer"	# optional
#	mixer_control	"PCM"		# optional
#}
#
# An example of a shout output (for streaming to Icecast):
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"shout"
#	encoding	"ogg"			# optional
#	name		"My Shout Stream"
#	host		"localhost"
#	port		"8000"
#	mount		"/mpd.ogg"
#	password	"hackme"
#	quality		"5.0"
#	bitrate		"128"
#	format		"44100:16:1"
#	protocol	"icecast2"		# optional
#	user		"source"		# optional
#	description	"My Stream Description"	# optional
#	genre		"jazz"			# optional
#	public		"no"			# optional
#	timeout		"2"			# optional
#}
#
# An example of a recorder output:
#
#audio_output {
#       type            "recorder"
#       name            "My recorder"
#       encoder         "vorbis"                # optional, vorbis or lame
#       path            "/var/lib/mpd/recorder/mpd.ogg"
##      quality         "5.0"                   # do not define if bitrate is defined
#       bitrate         "128"                   # do not define if quality is defined
#       format          "44100:16:1"
#}
#
# An example of a httpd output (built-in HTTP streaming server):
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"httpd"
#	name		"My HTTP Stream"
#	encoder		"vorbis"		# optional, vorbis or lame
#	port		"8000"
#	quality		"5.0"			# do not define if bitrate is defined
#	bitrate		"128"			# do not define if quality is defined
#	format		"44100:16:1"
#}
#
# An example of a pulseaudio output (streaming to a remote pulseaudio server)
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"pulse"
#	name		"My Pulse Output"
#    auto_resample    "no"
#    use_mmap        "yes"
#    device        "plug:plugequal"
#    format        "44100:16:2"    # optional
#    mixer_device    "default"    # optional
#    mixer_control    "PCM"        # optional
#    mixer_index    "0"        # optional
#	server		"remote_server"		# optional
#	sink		"remote_server_sink"	# optional
#}
#
## Example "pipe" output:
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"pipe"
#	name		"my pipe"
#	command		"aplay -f cd 2>/dev/null"
## Or if you're want to use AudioCompress
#	command		"AudioCompress -m | aplay -f cd 2>/dev/null"
## Or to send raw PCM stream through PCM:
#	command		"nc example.org 8765"
#	format		"44100:16:2"
#}
#
## An example of a null output (for no audio output):
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"null"
#	name		"My Null Output"
#}
#
# This setting will change all decoded audio to be converted to the specified
# format before being passed to the audio outputs. By default, this setting is
# disabled.
#
audio_output_format		"48000:24:2"
#
# If MPD has been compiled with libsamplerate support, this setting specifies 
# the sample rate converter to use.  Possible values can be found in the 
# mpd.conf man page or the libsamplerate documentation. By default, this is
# setting is disabled.
#
#samplerate_converter		"Fastest Sinc Interpolator"
#
###############################################################################


# Volume control mixer ########################################################
#
# These are the global volume control settings. By default, this setting will
# be detected to the available audio output device, with preference going to 
# hardware mixing. Hardware and software mixers for individual audio_output
# sections cannot yet be mixed.
#
# An example for controlling an ALSA, OSS or Pulseaudio mixer; If this
# setting is used other sound applications will be affected by the volume
# being controlled by MPD.
#
#mixer_type			"hardware"
#
# An example for controlling all mixers through software. This will control
# all controls, even if the mixer is not supported by the device and will not
# affect any other sound producing applications.
#
mixer_type			"software"
#
# This example will not allow MPD to touch the mixer at all and will disable
# all volume controls.
#
#mixer_type			"disabled"
#
###############################################################################


# Normalization automatic volume adjustments ##################################
#
# This setting specifies the type of ReplayGain to use. This setting can have
# the argument "album" or "track". See <http://www.replaygain.org> for more
# details. This setting is disabled by default.
#
#replaygain			"album"
#
# This setting sets the pre-amp used for files that have ReplayGain tags. By
# default this setting is disabled.
#
#replaygain_preamp		"0"
#
# This setting enables on-the-fly normalization volume adjustment. This will
# result in the volume of all playing audio to be adjusted so the output has 
# equal "loudness". This setting is disabled by default.
#
#volume_normalization		"no"
#
###############################################################################


# MPD Internal Buffering ######################################################
#
# This setting adjusts the size of internal decoded audio buffering. Changing
# this may have undesired effects. Don't change this if you don't know what you
# are doing.
#
#audio_buffer_size		"2048"
#
# This setting controls the percentage of the buffer which is filled before 
# beginning to play. Increasing this reduces the chance of audio file skipping, 
# at the cost of increased time prior to audio playback.
#
#buffer_before_play		"10%"
#
###############################################################################


# Resource Limitations ########################################################
#
# These settings are various limitations to prevent MPD from using too many
# resources. Generally, these settings should be minimized to prevent security
# risks, depending on the operating resources.
#
#connection_timeout		"60"
#max_connections		"10"
#max_playlist_length		"16384"
#max_command_list_size		"2048"
#max_output_buffer_size		"8192"
#
###############################################################################


# Character Encoding ##########################################################
#
# If file or directory names do not display correctly for your locale then you 
# may need to modify this setting. After modification of this setting mpd 
# --create-db must be run to change the database.
#
filesystem_charset		"UTF-8"
#
# This setting controls the encoding that ID3v1 tags should be converted from.
#
id3v1_encoding			"UTF-8"
#
###############################################################################
# SIDPlay decoder #############################################################
#
# songlength_database:
#  Location of your songlengths file, as distributed with the HVSC.
#  The sidplay plugin checks this for matching MD5 fingerprints.
#  See http://www.c64.org/HVSC/DOCUMENTS/Songlengths.faq
#
# default_songlength:
#  This is the default playing time in seconds for songs not in the
#  songlength database, or in case you're not using a database.
#  A value of 0 means play indefinitely.
#
# filter:
#  Turns the SID filter emulation on or off.
#
#decoder {
#       plugin                  "sidplay"
#       songlength_database     "/media/C64Music/DOCUMENTS/Songlengths.txt"
#       default_songlength      "120"
#       filter "true"
#}
#
###############################################################################

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#13 2012-08-05 18:14:26

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

Check this: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=43974 (seems to be a similar issue).


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#14 2012-08-05 21:14:17

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

bohoomil wrote:

Check this: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=43974 (seems to be a similar issue).

I read that. Create-db is no longer a function of mpd.

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#15 2012-08-05 22:30:04

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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

For what it's worth... This is what my mpd.conf looks like:

music_directory "/mnt/sda3/music"
playlist_directory "/home/bohoomil/.mpd/playlists"
db_file "/home/bohoomil/.mpd/mpd.db"
log_file "/home/bohoomil/.mpd/mpd.log"
pid_file "/home/bohoomil/.mpd/mpd.pid"
state_file "/home/bohoomil/.mpd/mpdstate"
sticker_file "/home/bohoomil/.mpd/sticker.sql"
bind_to_address "127.0.0.1"
port "6600"

audio_output {
	type "alsa"
	name "MPD Output"
	auto_resample "no"
	use_mmap "yes"
}

mixer_type "software"
filesystem_charset "UTF-8"
id3v1_encoding "UTF-8"

I launch it as a user and everything works like a charm.


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#16 2012-08-05 22:34:45

Rasi
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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

right... first: comment out the sticker file option. stickers are not used by any of the clients - you can safely consider this a dead feature.
second, binding to "localhost" can give problems, as mpd tends to prefer the ipv6 interface. you probably want to bind to 127.0.0.1 and/or to your LAN IP (of the machine mpd is running on)

for the database file: just delete it and run mpd again, it will automatically recreate it. But you have to know that the file is NOT written, before all files have been indexed.
If it still does not work, paste the output of

mpd --stdout --no-damon --verbose

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#17 2012-08-05 22:59:48

doug piston
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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

If you read the MPD wiki, at the end is a script that sets mpd to a user. Its a very handy script and has yet to fail me. I deleted my non-working mpd.conf files, ran the script and profit. Not sure it will fix your issue but just a thought. I did have to use the full path to my music dir, IE /home/user/Music

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#18 2012-08-06 00:48:10

tedbell
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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

thanks for the replies all. And thanks Doug. I don't know what the script hanged but it worked like a charm!

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#19 2012-08-06 11:36:09

Rasi
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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

For your information, I updated the script, be a bit more verbose for the user. Also it tries to detect external IP now.


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#20 2012-08-06 11:55:53

tedbell
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Re: [SOLVED]trilogy: mpd can't start, can't run alsaequal, foobar no audio

Rasi wrote:

For your information, I updated the script, be a bit more verbose for the user. Also it tries to detect external IP now.

Thank you for that script! I was afraid I'd lose that program. smile

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