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na12

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Mpd failing to start

Mpd failing to start with system,but when I manually start mpd daemon,it starts without any error.It show some error on booting,but I can't to find that log to copy the error.My daemons area in rc.conf:

DAEMONS=(cpufreq syslog-ng iptables !network !netfs cups crond sensors hal networkmanager fam alsa bluetooth mpd laptop-mode)

It happens from last week.

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n0dix

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Registered: 2009-09-22

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Re: Mpd failing to start

i have the same problem.

Last edited by n0dix (2010-03-04 22:00:27)

Rasi

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Re: Mpd failing to start

run mpd as root with this command:

mpd --verbose --stdout --no-daemon

This will give you a proper error message

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na12

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Re: Mpd failing to start

run mpd as root with this command:

mpd --verbose --stdout --no-daemon

This will give you a proper error message

I don't see any error here,like I said before,everything works nice when I start mpd from terminal

config: loading file /etc/mpd.conf
listen: binding to address for 127.0.0.1
listen: binding to socket address 127.0.0.1:6600
path: path_set_fs_charset: fs charset is: UTF-8
database: reading DB
mixer: mixer api is disabled
output: No "audio_output" defined in config file
output: Attempt to detect audio output device
output: Attempting to detect a alsa audio device
output: Successfully detected a alsa audio device
daemon: opening pid file
daemon: writing pid file
avahi: Initializing interface
avahi: Client changed to state 101
avahi: Client is CONNECTING
state_file: Saving state file

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JackH79

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Re: Mpd failing to start

Never mind.

Last edited by JackH79 (2010-03-05 09:36:24)

Rasi

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Re: Mpd failing to start

run mpd as root with this command:

mpd --verbose --stdout --no-daemon

This will give you a proper error message

I don't see any error here,like I said before,everything works nice when I start mpd from terminal
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Then i guess something is slowing down your network startup (probably dhcp)
If you use mpd locally only, you can make it use a socket file instead of a tcp connection. That should work around this.

Last edited by Rasi (2010-03-05 18:36:48)

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na12

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Re: Mpd failing to start

I managed to read the error on boot:

/etc/rc.d/mpd: line 6 2238 aborted  /usr/bin/mpd /etc/mpd.conf &> /dev/null

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Rasi

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Re: Mpd failing to start

I managed to read the error on boot:

/etc/rc.d/mpd: line 6 2238 aborted  /usr/bin/mpd /etc/mpd.conf &> /dev/null

thats no mpd error.. just the usual rc.d error message

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na12

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Re: Mpd failing to start

And,how to fix that error?

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barzam

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Registered: 2009-01-27

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Re: Mpd failing to start

I start mpd in my .xinitrc and have all my config files in .config/mpd, running the program as my normal user not the "mpd user". Maybe that works instead of the daemon method running.