Thread: Adding music to mpd

try might, can't mpd , ncmpcpp work. these steps i'm following:

code:

sudo apt-get install mpd  cd /var/lib/mpd/music  sudo ln -s /home/scheibo/music  sudo mpd --create-db  sudo /etc/init.d/mpd restart

which doesn't work. try changing /etc/mpd.conf read

code:

music_directory		"/home/scheibo/music"

and once again try create db , restart mpd. no avail, revert default. snippet long /etc/mpd.conf (the default installing through apt:

code:

######################## required paths ########################  # can put symlinks in here, if like. make sure  # user mpd runs (see 'user' config parameter)  # can read files in directory.  music_directory		"/var/lib/mpd/music"  playlist_directory	"/var/lib/mpd/playlists"  db_file			"/var/lib/mpd/tag_cache"  log_file		"/var/log/mpd/mpd.log"  error_file		"/var/log/mpd/errors.log"  ################################################################      ######################## optional paths ########################  #  # if wish use mpd --kill stop mpd, must  # specify file here in store mpd's process id.  #  pid_file		"/var/run/mpd/pid"  #  # if specified, mpd save current state (playlist,  # current song, playing/paused, etc.) @ exit.   # used restore session next time run.  #  state_file		"/var/lib/mpd/state"  #  ################################################################

and after running sudo mpd --create-db tag_caches still looks this:

code:

info_begin  mpd_version: 0.14.2  fs_charset: utf-8  info_end  songlist begin  songlist end

note there no songs in song list.

i'd love this, i've followed every mpd tutorial find on google , site, nothing seems work. feel i'm doing right steps, i'm confused why can't mpd , ncmpcpp work?

tia,
kjs

i can't figure out, either. when said "sudo mpd --create-db" displayed name of file in ~/music , said ffmpeg couldn't read it. when deleted it, displays nothing.

you changing ~/.mpdconf file (for individual users) or /etc/mpd.conf system-wide mpd.

it seems mpd started @ startup, no 1 logged in, it's running user mpd? file using?

remote client won't connect. local client connects shows nothing.

ok, put more test files in music directory , did create db , update in gmpc , sees them. ffmpeg can't read 2 of them. guess ffmpeg sucks.

rest of files aren't being read because drives don't automount.

remote client still can't see it, though.

have no idea audio card it's trying use, or how figure out.

oh, ok. did "sudo mpd --kill" , "sudo mpd --stdout" , logs screen now, can see 'error opening alsa device "hw:1,0": device or resource busy' or 'successfully detected alsa audio device'

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