ncmpc issue

alexmatos · 2007-08-21 01:57:36

When I try to run ncmpc, I get this error:

error [15]: problems getting a response from "localhost" on port 6600

Does anybody know how to deal with it?

Last edited by alexmatos (2007-08-21 01:57:51)

stonecrest · 2007-08-21 02:08:52

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mpd

tom5760 · 2007-08-21 13:47:28

Yeah, read the wiki article stonecrest posted. ncmpc is just a frontend to MPD. So you have to install/configure/start that first.

Husio · 2007-08-21 18:54:38

set in /etc/mpd.conf

bind_to_address                 "127.0.0.1"
port                            "6600"

then

killall mpd
mpd

mucknert · 2007-08-21 19:55:11

Actually, the best way is to copy /etc/mpd.conf.example to /etc/mpd.conf, then edit it to your liking and use the scripts in /etc/rc.d/ together with rc.conf to start mpd on boot.

stonecrest · 2007-08-21 20:53:49

mucknert wrote:

Actually, the best way is to copy /etc/mpd.conf.example to /etc/mpd.conf, then edit it to your liking and use the scripts in /etc/rc.d/ together with rc.conf to start mpd on boot.

...which is exactly what the wiki says. Yay, we've come full circle

alexmatos · 2007-08-22 01:56:31

stonecrest wrote:

mucknert wrote:
Actually, the best way is to copy /etc/mpd.conf.example to /etc/mpd.conf, then edit it to your liking and use the scripts in /etc/rc.d/ together with rc.conf to start mpd on boot.
...which is exactly what the wiki says. Yay, we've come full circle

Yes, I managed to do it with the Wiki. But it is not all clear. I had to browse through some option before I succeded. Since the Wiki purpouse is to clear up things, I think maybe it should be reviewed (this article).

One thing that was tricky for me to understand was the part that I have to define the music directory. I could do it through the files '/etc/mpd.conf' or '~/.mdpconf'. But I couldn't use the abreviation '~/' to specify the location of my music directory since I had to be root to create the database (which would leave me to '/root' instead of '/home/alex'). That's not clear in the Wiki and it made me spend more time that I would've liked to. Perhaps I'm too newby and this is trivial for most of the users. But IMO, it should be reviewed. What do you guys think?

stonecrest · 2007-08-22 02:58:59

alexmatos wrote:

stonecrest wrote:
mucknert wrote:
Actually, the best way is to copy /etc/mpd.conf.example to /etc/mpd.conf, then edit it to your liking and use the scripts in /etc/rc.d/ together with rc.conf to start mpd on boot.
...which is exactly what the wiki says. Yay, we've come full circle
Yes, I managed to do it with the Wiki. But it is not all clear. I had to browse through some option before I succeded. Since the Wiki purpouse is to clear up things, I think maybe it should be reviewed (this article).
One thing that was tricky for me to understand was the part that I have to define the music directory. I could do it through the files '/etc/mpd.conf' or '~/.mdpconf'. But I couldn't use the abreviation '~/' to specify the location of my music directory since I had to be root to create the database (which would leave me to '/root' instead of '/home/alex'). That's not clear in the Wiki and it made me spend more time that I would've liked to. Perhaps I'm too newby and this is trivial for most of the users. But IMO, it should be reviewed. What do you guys think?

It's a wiki; if you find parts confusing, edit them and make them better.

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#1 2007-08-21 01:57:36

ncmpc issue

#2 2007-08-21 02:08:52

Re: ncmpc issue

#3 2007-08-21 13:47:28

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#4 2007-08-21 18:54:38

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#5 2007-08-21 19:55:11

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#6 2007-08-21 20:53:49

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