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#1 2012-10-04 18:04:39

truthe
Member
Registered: 2012-10-04
Posts: 5

repeatedly: mpd/ncmpcpp pauses for about a second or two, then plays

Hello,

I'm having trouble with mpd.  About every thirty seconds it will pauses for a second them resume playing from where it paused.  It's annoying and makes music unenjoyable.  Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong?

I appreciate any help. Please let me know if you need any additional information.

Thanks!

music_directory		 "/home/reid/music"
playlist_directory	 "/home/reid/.mpd/playlists"
db_file			 "/home/reid/.mpd/mpd.db"
log_file		 "/home/reid/.mpd/log"
pid_file		 "/home/reid/.mpd/mpd.pid"
state_file		 "/home/reid/.mpd/mpdstate"
#sticker_file		  "~/.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 "reid"
#
# 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				"nogroup"
#
# 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.
#
# For network
#bind_to_address		"any"
#
# And for Unix Socket
#bind_to_address		"~/.mpd/socket"
#
# This setting is the TCP port that is desired for the daemon to get assigned
# to.
#
#port				"6600"
#
# 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 from <http://www.willwap.co.uk/Programs/vbrfix.php>), at which
# point gapless MP3 playback can be enabled.
#
#gapless_mp3_playback			"yes"
#
# Setting "restore_paused" to "yes" puts MPD into pause mode instead
# of starting playback after startup.
#
#restore_paused "no"
#
# 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	"no"
#
# 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 Device"
##	device		"hw:0,0"	# optional
##	format		"44100:16:2"	# optional
	mixer_type      "hardware"	# 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_type      "hardware"	# 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
##	url		"http://example.com"	# optional
##	genre		"jazz"			# optional
##	public		"no"			# optional
##	timeout		"2"			# optional
##	mixer_type      "software"		# 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"
#	bind_to_address	"0.0.0.0"		# optional, IPv4 or IPv6
##	quality		"5.0"			# do not define if bitrate is defined
#	bitrate		"128"			# do not define if quality is defined
#	format		"44100:16:1"
#	max_clients	"0"			# optional 0=no limit
#}
#
# An example of a pulseaudio output (streaming to a remote pulseaudio server)
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"pulse"
#	name		"My Pulse Output"
##	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"
#	mixer_type      "none"			# optional
#}
#
# 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		"44100:16:2"
#
# 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"
#
###############################################################################


# Normalization automatic volume adjustments ##################################
#
# This setting specifies the type of ReplayGain to use. This setting can have
# the argument "off", "album" or "track". See <http://www.replaygain.org>
# for more details. This setting is off 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"
#
###############################################################################

# Client TCP keep alive #######################################################
#
# For clients connected by TCP on supported platforms.
# Allows detection of dangling connections due to clients disappearing from
# the network without closing their connections.
#
# This is not usually necessary but can be useful in cases such as wifi connectected
# clients that go in and out of network range or turn off wifi without closing their
# connections. Combined with low max_connections this can soon cause clients to not
# be able to connect.
#
#
# Enable tcp keepalive on new client connections (default is "no")
#
#tcp_keep_alive "no"
#
# Time in seconds since the last communication on the connection and before
# the keepalive probing is started. (default is 7200 seconds)
#tcp_keep_alive_idle "7200"
#
# Interval in seconds between keepalive probes, once a probe started.
# (default is 75 seconds)
#tcp_keep_alive_interval "75"
#
# Number of failed probes before the connection is pronounced dead and
# the connection is closed. (default is 9 times)
#tcp_keep_alive_count "9"
#
###############################################################################

# Character Encoding ##########################################################
#
# If file or directory names do not display correctly for your locale then you 
# may need to modify this setting.
#
#filesystem_charset		"UTF-8"
#
# This setting controls the encoding that ID3v1 tags should be converted from.
#
#id3v1_encoding			"ISO-8859-1"
#
###############################################################################


# 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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#2 2012-10-05 08:28:34

hdhiman
Member
Registered: 2009-09-05
Posts: 52

Re: repeatedly: mpd/ncmpcpp pauses for about a second or two, then plays

Might be a buffer issue. Whats you system spec?

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#3 2012-10-05 18:53:20

truthe
Member
Registered: 2012-10-04
Posts: 5

Re: repeatedly: mpd/ncmpcpp pauses for about a second or two, then plays

Hello,

Thanks for the reply.  I have a quad core processor and 8 gigs of ram.

I've thought that maybe udev isn't loading the best audio driver for my system.

lshw:

vizio
    description: All In One
    product: CA24 (CA24-A2)
    vendor: VIZIO
    serial: VIZAS127EH0706Q
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.7 dmi-2.7 vsyscall32
    configuration: boot=normal chassis=all-in-one sku=CA24-A2 uuid=84D9DA22-F2CE-E111-B141-0F02CCF30E00
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: XV1
       vendor: Quanta
       physical id: 0
       serial: QTCXV130H22800231
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: AMI
          physical id: 0
          version: 1.02
          date: 05/21/2012
          size: 64KiB
          capacity: 2496KiB
          capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer acpi usb biosbootspecification uefi
     *-cache:0
          description: L2 cache
          physical id: 11
          slot: CPU Internal L2
          size: 1MiB
          capacity: 1MiB
          capabilities: internal write-through unified
     *-cache:1
          description: L1 cache
          physical id: 12
          slot: CPU Internal L1
          size: 256KiB
          capacity: 256KiB
          capabilities: internal write-through data
     *-cache:2
          description: L3 cache
          physical id: 13
          slot: CPU Internal L3
          size: 6MiB
          capacity: 6MiB
          capabilities: internal write-back unified
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 14
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 8GiB
        *-bank:0
             description: SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)
             product: AD73I1C1674EV
             vendor: ADATA
             physical id: 0
             serial: 00000E9D
             slot: ChannelA-DIMM0
             size: 4GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns)
        *-bank:1
             description: DIMM [empty]
             product: [Empty]
             vendor: [Empty]
             physical id: 1
             serial: [Empty]
             slot: ChannelA-DIMM1
        *-bank:2
             description: SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)
             product: AD73I1C1674EV
             vendor: ADATA
             physical id: 2
             serial: 00000EA6
             slot: ChannelB-DIMM0
             size: 4GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns)
        *-bank:3
             description: DIMM [empty]
             product: [Empty]
             vendor: [Empty]
             physical id: 3
             serial: [Empty]
             slot: ChannelB-DIMM1
     *-cpu
          description: CPU
          product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 15
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz
          slot: SOCKET 0
          size: 1200MHz
          capacity: 3800MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 100MHz
          capabilities: x86-64 fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm ida arat epb xsaveopt pln pts dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase smep erms cpufreq
          configuration: cores=4 enabledcores=4 threads=8
     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 09
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
          resources: irq:0
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor PCI Express Root Port
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
             version: 09
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:40 ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:f6000000-f70fffff ioport:e0000000(size=301989888)
           *-display UNCLAIMED
                description: VGA compatible controller
                product: NVIDIA Corporation
                vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
                version: a1
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller cap_list
                configuration: latency=0
                resources: memory:f6000000-f6ffffff memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:f0000000-f1ffffff ioport:e000(size=128) memory:f7000000-f707ffff
        *-display
             description: VGA compatible controller
             product: 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
             version: 09
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
             configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
             resources: irq:45 memory:f7400000-f77fffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:f000(size=64)
        *-usb:0
             description: USB controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 14
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi xhci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:46 memory:f7900000-f790ffff
        *-communication
             description: Communication controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 16
             bus info: pci@0000:00:16.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=mei latency=0
             resources: irq:43 memory:f791b000-f791b00f
        *-usb:1
             description: USB controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1a
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:16 memory:f7918000-f79183ff
        *-multimedia
             description: Audio device
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1b
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
             resources: irq:41 memory:f7910000-f7913fff
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
             version: c4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:16
        *-pci:2
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.2
             version: c4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:18 ioport:d000(size=4096) ioport:f2100000(size=1048576)
           *-network
                description: Ethernet interface
                product: RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
                vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
                logical name: eth0
                version: 07
                serial: 00:6b:9e:03:62:f4
                size: 10Mbit/s
                capacity: 1Gbit/s
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
                configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4 03/27/12 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
                resources: irq:44 ioport:d000(size=256) memory:f2104000-f2104fff memory:f2100000-f2103fff
        *-pci:3
             description: PCI bridge
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1c.5
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.5
             version: c4
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:17 memory:f7800000-f78fffff
           *-network
                description: Wireless interface
                product: AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter
                vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
                logical name: wlan0
                version: 01
                serial: 00:6b:9e:00:ab:6f
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical wireless
                configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k driverversion=3.5.4-1-ARCH firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.139 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abgn
                resources: irq:17 memory:f7800000-f787ffff memory:f7880000-f788ffff
        *-usb:2
             description: USB controller
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1d
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:23 memory:f7917000-f79173ff
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: HM77 Express Chipset LPC Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0
             resources: irq:0
        *-storage
             description: RAID bus controller
             product: 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode]
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
             version: 04
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: storage msi pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ahci latency=0
             resources: irq:42 ioport:f0b0(size=8) ioport:f0a0(size=4) ioport:f090(size=8) ioport:f080(size=4) ioport:f060(size=32) memory:f7916000-f79167ff
        *-serial UNCLAIMED
             description: SMBus
             product: 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 1f.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
             version: 04
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:f7915000-f79150ff ioport:f040(size=32)
     *-scsi:0
          physical id: 1
          logical name: scsi0
          capabilities: emulated
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: ST1000LM024 HN-M
             vendor: Seagate
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sda
             version: 2AR1
             serial: S2R8J9CC612158
             size: 931GiB (1TB)
             capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
             configuration: ansiversion=5 sectorsize=4096 signature=0002dcaf
           *-volume:0
                description: EXT4 volume
                vendor: Linux
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sda1
                logical name: /home
                version: 1.0
                serial: 86f08c55-b73d-4c19-a427-04c076aa2956
                size: 928GiB
                capacity: 928GiB
                capabilities: primary journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
                configuration: created=2012-09-29 11:54:11 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/home modified=2012-10-04 09:08:33 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,data=ordered mounted=2012-10-04 09:08:33 state=mounted
           *-volume:1
                description: Linux swap volume
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                logical name: /dev/sda2
                version: 1
                serial: 839f0cea-c59f-4e7b-90e5-c28d3e2fcca4
                size: 3053MiB
                capacity: 3053MiB
                capabilities: primary nofs swap initialized
                configuration: filesystem=swap pagesize=4096
     *-scsi:1
          physical id: 2
          logical name: scsi1
          capabilities: emulated
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: Toshiba THNSNW03
             vendor: Toshiba
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sdb
             version: L041
             serial: 23RJ613KAFSK
             size: 29GiB (32GB)
             capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
             configuration: ansiversion=5 sectorsize=512 signature=00051de3
           *-volume
                description: Linux filesystem partition
                vendor: Linux
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sdb1
                logical name: /
                version: 1.0
                serial: a9ba0f2f-aba4-47ae-b3bc-78ced3fb41d5
                size: 29GiB
                capacity: 29GiB
                capabilities: primary bootable extended_attributes large_files ext2 initialized
                configuration: filesystem=ext2 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2012-10-05 11:51:10 mount.fstype=ext2 mount.options=rw,relatime mounted=2012-10-04 09:08:33 state=mounted
     *-scsi:2
          physical id: 3
          bus info: usb@1:3
          logical name: scsi6
          capabilities: emulated scsi-host
          configuration: driver=usb-storage
        *-disk
             description: SCSI Disk
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sdc
             size: 465GiB (500GB)
             capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
             configuration: sectorsize=512 signature=9c3c778f
           *-volume
                description: EXT3 volume
                vendor: Linux
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sdc1
                logical name: /data
                version: 1.0
                serial: 334c8b3e-ab70-4702-81f1-0bd0ce6af1e9
                size: 465GiB
                capacity: 465GiB
                capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files recover ext3 ext2 initialized
                configuration: created=2012-01-26 18:25:12 filesystem=ext3 lastmountpoint=/data modified=2012-10-04 10:24:08 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,relatime,data=ordered mounted=2012-10-04 10:24:08 state=mounted

lsmod

Module                  Size  Used by
sg                     25423  0 
udf                    79515  1 
crc_itu_t               1363  1 udf
loop                   18160  2 
bbswitch                5042  0 
joydev                  9991  0 
btusb                  11892  0 
bluetooth             193532  2 btusb
ums_realtek             7391  0 
snd_hda_codec_cirrus    17229  1 
uvcvideo               72339  0 
videobuf2_vmalloc       2468  1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops        2246  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core         20575  1 uvcvideo
videodev              100564  2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
media                  10405  2 uvcvideo,videodev
microcode              12377  0 
aesni_intel            42907  2 
iTCO_wdt                5989  0 
aes_x86_64              7508  1 aesni_intel
aes_generic            26138  2 aesni_intel,aes_x86_64
ghash_clmulni_intel     4237  0 
iTCO_vendor_support     1929  1 iTCO_wdt
cryptd                  8741  2 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel
arc4                    1410  2 
usb_storage            44760  2 ums_realtek
mxm_wmi                 1425  0 
uas                     8823  0 
ath9k                  93564  0 
ath9k_common            2096  1 ath9k
snd_hda_intel          25700  4 
ath9k_hw              341950  2 ath9k_common,ath9k
snd_hda_codec          97432  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_cirrus
i915                  473038  2 
snd_hwdep               6300  1 snd_hda_codec
ath                    15393  3 ath9k_common,ath9k,ath9k_hw
kvm                   363714  0 
mac80211              416391  1 ath9k
i2c_algo_bit            5391  1 i915
snd_pcm                74926  3 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
coretemp                6006  0 
snd_page_alloc          7217  2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
drm_kms_helper         32749  1 i915
snd_timer              18966  2 snd_pcm
crc32c_intel            1987  0 
evdev                  10266  12 
cfg80211              173210  3 ath,ath9k,mac80211
snd                    60021  12 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_cirrus
drm                   220804  3 i915,drm_kms_helper
r8169                  51909  0 
rfkill                 15604  3 cfg80211,bluetooth
soundcore               5442  1 snd
pcspkr                  1899  0 
mei                    32583  0 
intel_agp              11096  1 i915
i2c_i801                8212  0 
lpc_ich                10545  0 
intel_gtt              14478  3 i915,intel_agp
mfd_core                2833  1 lpc_ich
i2c_core               20508  6 drm,i915,i2c_i801,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,videodev
mii                     4123  1 r8169
acpi_cpufreq            5933  0 
thermal                 7959  0 
mperf                   1267  1 acpi_cpufreq
processor              27015  9 acpi_cpufreq
wmi                     8475  1 mxm_wmi
video                  11308  1 i915
button                  4502  1 i915
vboxdrv              1823501  0 
ext4                  438999  3 
crc16                   1359  2 ext4,bluetooth
jbd2                   78720  1 ext4
mbcache                 5977  1 ext4
sd_mod                 29271  7 
hid_generic             1113  0 
usbhid                 36812  0 
hid                    85608  2 hid_generic,usbhid
ehci_hcd               41058  0 
ahci                   20549  3 
libahci                20023  1 ahci
libata                167675  2 ahci,libahci
scsi_mod              133152  5 sg,uas,usb_storage,libata,sd_mod
xhci_hcd               84338  0 
usbcore               147434  8 uas,btusb,uvcvideo,ums_realtek,usb_storage,ehci_hcd,usbhid,xhci_hcd
usb_common               954  1 usbcore

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#4 2012-10-06 05:21:09

truthe
Member
Registered: 2012-10-04
Posts: 5

Re: repeatedly: mpd/ncmpcpp pauses for about a second or two, then plays

hmm it happens with VLC too, so it's not just an mpd problem but a sound problem.  any ideas?

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#5 2012-10-06 15:26:56

ewaller
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From: Pasadena, CA
Registered: 2009-07-13
Posts: 19,744

Re: repeatedly: mpd/ncmpcpp pauses for about a second or two, then plays

You might want to look at your CPU and I/O stats to see if you are using all your bandwidth.

Watch the CPUs with htop, and the I/O with iotop and see if you can spot any bottlenecks.


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