Mpd and python-mpd problem utf8

Hi,
i've just update the new mpd and python mpd package, so there is a problem with utf8 directory. Now it can not display my covers.
The error :
Exception in thread Thread-28:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/threading.py", line 486, in __bootstrap_inner
self.run()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/threading.py", line 446, in run
self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sonata/main.py", line 3971, in _artwork_update
imgfound = self.artwork_check_for_local()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sonata/main.py", line 3993, in artwork_check_for_local
type, filename = self.artwork_get_local_image()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sonata/main.py", line 4038, in artwork_get_local_image
testfile = img.single_image_in_dir(self.musicdir[self.profile_num] + songpath)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/sonata/img.py", line 62, in single_image_in_dir
dir = gobject.filename_from_utf8(dir)
GError: Séquence d'octets non valide en entrée du convertisseur

I'm having the same output whenever I try to view an artists's albums in the collection and the album title contains non strictly ascii characters (which happens pretty often, as I am not a native english speaker). The problem is that the albums do not appear in the collection ! I can still access them by the filesystem view, but then the songs are sorted alphabetically, not by track number.
This problem appeared with Sonata 1.5.

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Last edited by graysky (2011-10-16 13:42:46)

graysky wrote:
I too modified my /etc/mpd.conf to use alsa even though I don't have alsa-utils installed at all.
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log_file "/var/log/mpd/mpd.log"
pid_file "/var/run/mpd/mpd.pid"
state_file "/var/lib/mpd/mpdstate"
user "mpd"
gapless_mp3_playback "yes"
zeroconf_enabled "yes"
zeroconf_name "Music Player"
input {
plugin "curl"
audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "My ALSA Device"
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audio_buffer_size "35000"
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Doesn't work for me I get this error when I try to play something with your configuration:
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[SOLVED] Mpd and sonata doesn't seem to work

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# type "pulse"
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# type "pipe"
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All the files required are in my /home/andreas/.mpd/ directory
config
mpd.db
mpd.error
mpd.log
mpd.pid
mpdstate
playlists
I've also added to my .xinitrc file
mpd /home/andreas/.mpd/config
I 'm sure i've done something wrong but don't know what it is . If anyone could help me out i would be grateful
THanks a for all your help!
Last edited by shak (2010-04-19 23:08:09)

shak wrote:
I've followed the first method with the mpd daemon and everything worked fine .
THanks for all your help everyone !
The add of MPD : ALL to hosts.allow seems to solved it .
Thanks again!
Nice.
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[SOLVED] mpd and sonata issue

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## user "source" # optional
## description "My Stream Description" # optional
## genre "jazz" # optional
## public "no" # optional
## timeout "2" # optional
# 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"
## 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 "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"
# 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 "ISO-8859-1"
I've add the mpd daemon in rc.conf and i've chosen my directory /home/andreas/Downloads in sonata .Also i put mpd:ALL to etc/hosts.allow
Sonata connects fine to the server but i can't see my libary .
What might be the issue ?
Thanks again
Last edited by shak (2010-06-10 11:27:13)

If you continue to have issues with permissions, the solution i use is to simply run MPD as my normal user, storing all the necessary directories and files under ~/.mpd and just pointing it at the config file I stuck there:
$ mpd ~/.mpd/config
No more permissions issues! There's an explanation of this in the wiki.

Mpd and libmodplug issue

When I am doing an mpc --update, mpd constantly segfaults when it tries to add my mod and sid-files.
mpd[4276]: segfault at 0 ip b7bcfc92 sp b46f6900 error 4 in libmodplug.so.0.0.0[b7b98000+45000]
Anyone else recognizes this problem?

If you continue to have issues with permissions, the solution i use is to simply run MPD as my normal user, storing all the necessary directories and files under ~/.mpd and just pointing it at the config file I stuck there:
$ mpd ~/.mpd/config
No more permissions issues! There's an explanation of this in the wiki.

Mpd and ncmpcpp

well I installed ncmpcpp, but when ever I try to run it I get this:
Cannot connect to mpd: problems connecting to "localhost" on port 6600: Connection refused
I have no clue what mpd was/is, so I installed it.. and ran "mpd"
unable to bind port 6600: Address already in use
maybe MPD is still running?
I am not familiar with mpd so I dont know what to do... I tried searching around but didnt find anything that solved my problem. Thankshave
Last edited by k0rfain (2008-09-29 10:09:09)

i re-edited my conf file,
# An example configuration file for MPD
# See the mpd.conf man page for a more detailed description of each parameter.
######################## REQUIRED PATHS ########################
#music_directory "/home/k0rfain/Music"
#playlist_directory "~/playlists"
#db_file "~/mpd.db"
#log_file "~/mpd.log"
#error_file "~/mpd.error"
music_directory "/home/k0rfain/Music"
playlist_directory "~/playlists"
db_file "~/mpd.db"
log_file "~/mpd.log"
error_file "~/mpd.error"
# Note: ~ is the home directory of user set in the "user" option
######################## OPTIONAL PATHS ########################
# If you wish to use mpd --kill to stop MPD, then you must
# specify a file here in which to store MPD's process ID.
pid_file "~/.mpd/mpd.pid"
pid_file "/var/run/mpd/mpd.pid"
# If specified, MPD will save its current state (playlist,
# current song, playing/paused, etc.) at exit. This will be
# used to restore the session the next time it is run.
state_file "~/.mpd/mpdstate"
state_file "/var/lib/mpd/mpdstate"
######################## DAEMON OPTIONS ########################
# If started as root, MPD will drop root privileges and run as
# this user instead. Otherwise, MPD will run as the user it was
# started by. If left unspecified, MPD will not drop root
# privileges at all (not recommended).
user "k0rfain"
# The address and port to listen on.
bind_to_address "127.0.0.1"
bind_to_address "any"
port "6600"
# Controls the amount of information that is logged. Can be
# "default", "secure", or "verbose".
#log_level "default"
########################## PERMISSIONS #########################
# MPD can require that users specify a password before using it.
# You may specify one ore more here, along with what users who
# log in with that password are allowed to do.
#password "password@read,add,control,admin"
# Specifies what permissions a user who has not logged in with a
# password has. By default, all users have full access to MPD
# if no password is specified above, or no access if one or
# more passwords are specified.
#default_permissions "read,add,control,admin"
########################## AUDIO OUTPUT ########################
# MPD supports many audio output types, as well as playing
# through multiple audio outputs at the same time. You can
# specify one or more here. If you don't specify any, MPD will
# automatically scan for a usable audio output.
# 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
# An example of an OSS output:
#audio_output {
# type "oss"
# name "My OSS Device"
# device "/dev/dsp" # optional
# format "44100:16:2" # optional
# An example of a shout output (for streaming to Icecast):
#audio_output {
# type "shout"
# name "My Shout Stream"
# host "localhost"
# port "8000"
# mount "/mpd.ogg"
# password "hackme"
# quality "5.0"
# bitrate "128"
# format "44100:16:1"
# user "source" # optional
# description "My Stream Description" # optional
# genre "jazz" # optional
# public "no" # optional
# Force all decoded audio to be converted to this format before
# being passed to the audio outputs.
#audio_output_format "44100:16:2"
############################# MIXER ############################
# MPD needs to know what mixer settings to change when you
# adjust the volume. If you don't specify one here, MPD will
# pick one based on which ones it was compiled with support for.
# An example for controlling an ALSA mixer:
#mixer_type "alsa"
#mixer_device "default"
#mixer_control "PCM"
# An example for controlling an OSS mixer:
#mixer_type "oss"
#mixer_device "/dev/mixer"
#mixer_control "PCM"
# If you want MPD to adjust the volume of audio sent to the
# audio outputs, you can tell it to use the software mixer:
#mixer_type "software"
######################### NORMALIZATION ########################
# Specifies the type of ReplayGain to use. Can be "album" or
# "track". ReplayGain will not be used if not specified. See
# <http://www.replaygain.org> for more details.
#replaygain "album"
# Sets the pre-amp used for files that have ReplayGain tags.
#replaygain_preamp "0"
# Enable on the fly volume normalization. This will cause the
# volume of all songs played to be adjusted so that they sound
# as though they are of equal loudness.
#volume_normalization "no"
########################### BUFFERING ##########################
# The size of the buffer containing decoded audio. You probably
# shouldn't change this.
#audio_buffer_size "2048"
# How much of the buffer to fill before beginning to play.
#buffer_before_play "0%"
# Similar options for the HTTP stream buffer. If you hear
# skipping while playing HTTP streams, you may wish to increase
# these.
#http_buffer_size "128"
#http_prebuffer_size "25%"
########################### HTTP PROXY #########################
# Specifies the HTTP proxy to use for playing HTTP streams.
#http_proxy_host "proxy.isp.com"
#http_proxy_port "8080"
#http_proxy_user "user"
#http_proxy_password "password"
############################# LIMITS ###########################
# These are various limits to prevent MPD from using too many
# resources. You should only change them if they start
# restricting your usage of MPD.
#connection_timeout "60"
#max_connections "5"
#max_playlist_length "16384"
#max_command_list_size "2048"
#max_output_buffer_size "8192"
###################### CHARACTER ENCODINGS #####################
# If file or directory names do not display correctly, then you
# may need to change this. In most cases it should be either
# "ISO-8859-1" or "UTF-8". You must recreate your database
# after changing this (use mpd --create-db).
#filesystem_charset "ISO-8859-1"
# The encoding that ID3v1 tags should be converted from.
#id3v1_encoding "ISO-8859-1"
######################### OTHER OPTIONS ########################
# The metadata types MPD will recognize.
#metadata_to_use "artist,album,title,track,name,genre,date,composer,performer,disc"
# Enable this if you wish to use your MPD created playlists in
# other music players.
#save_absolute_paths_in_playlists "no"
i also did what kclive18 said, and when i enter /etc/rc.d/mpd start, i get
:: Starting Music Player Daemon [FAIL]

Mpd and pulseaudio

Hello all,
I am trying (so far unsuccessfully) to set up mpd with pulseaudio. I enabled mpd.service, mpd is started when I boot up. But as soon as I try playing something back with (g)mpc, I get the well known "problems opening audio device".
Before anyone asks, both mpd and pulseaudio are running under my own UID. The problem seems to be that mpd does not know how to talk to the session bus that is used by pulseaudio. This makes sense, as mpd is launched before the session bus (which is launched by startx). Therefore, mpd does not know the correct DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS and can't connect. Is there anyway to fix this behaviour? I would like to have the possibility to launch a dbus session bus before I launch mpd via systemd in such a way that the value of DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS is broadcasted to the other daemons.
x2b

[jacob@BlackWater ~]$ mpd
listen: bind to '0.0.0.0:6600' failed: Address already in use (continuing anyway, because binding to '[::]:6600' succeeded)
this is not actually an error. It just says it bound to your ipv6 interface before it could be bound to ipv4 interface. Define your binding statically in mpd.conf with
bind_to_address "127.0.0.1"
daemon: cannot init supplementary groups of user "jacob": Operation not permitted
you are running mpd as user, altho you should be running it as root
if you want to run it as user, make sure to remove the user line from mpd.conf
problems opening audio device
I can only guess here. You are saying you have pulseaudio. Did you configure the pulseaudio output in mpd.conf?
if you do so, make sure to comment out the alsa output. If you want to use the alsa output with your pulseaudio server, make sure you have pulseaudio-alsa installed
Last edited by Rasi (2011-05-04 18:59:49)

MPD and flash i conflict

I have this litle problem with mpd and flash.When i am listening to music from mpd flash dosn`t work.when i have luck just sound isn`t working.
But if i`m watching videos on youtube or have a chat msg on facebook mpd dosn`t work but after 10 - 15 minutes like nothing happend

Hi there,
I am a long time Camino user and today decided I wanted to try Safari again since I ran across a page that Camino didn't show the images on, but Safari did. So I was at Flickr and was looking at stuff a friend had on their account including a short video. But I couldn't play it saying I needed to update Flash. OK so I download and install the Flash plug in. Still no go, but works fine in Camino.
Anyway, to make a long story short, from another post here someone said to check that you had in the HD>Library>Internet Plug-ins folder these two files: Flash Player.plugin and flashplayer.xpt. Yep, I have those, BUT I also had Flash Player Enabler.plugin with a date code of 2006. So on a whim, I moved it out to my desktop & restarted Safari. Dang if it doesn't work very nicely now.
So you might check to see if you have the same file lingering around in there that might be causing issues.
Cheers,
Patrick

MPD and replaygain

I just started using MPD and would love to get Replaygain working with it. I know how to tag my files with mp3gain and have configured MPD to use replaygain info. Problem is mp3gain stores replaygain info in APEv2 tags and MPD only supports reading replaygain info from ID3v2 tags.
Is there a tool I can use to store replaygain info ID3v2 form for my music collection?
I'm sure there's a simple solution I've just overlooked.
Last edited by Zer0 (2009-10-28 00:47:44)

I finally solved my problem: iptables was running on my RPi, and it was blocking the MPD requests... Thanks
Last edited by nounoursheureux (2015-01-22 06:37:17)

[SOLVED] MPD and Mplayer don't play nice

At the moment, I have to kill the MPD process in order to get MPlayer to play sound, otherwise a 'resource is busy' type message comes up.
I'm using alsa and using self compiled Mplayer (from svn).
Any suggestions?
Last edited by dyscoria (2008-03-03 16:28:34)

oliwer wrote:
I had the same problem
In /etc/mpd.conf, go to the "audio_output" section and comment the lines "device" and "format" (thoses lines are marked as optionnal).
Now restart mpd, and it will work as any other alsa application.
Ah worked like a charm! Thanks bud
*MPD wiki edited*

Questions about mpd and sonata ram usage

Hi again!
I'm very impressed with mpd and i really love the sonata client with it's cover art , lyrics fetching features .
I've noticed that mpd uses about 13 mb ram and sonata 16 mb of ram. I have about 6 albums in my library .
I was just wondering if it is normal for mpd and sonata to use that ram .
I have enough ram about 1gb so it's not an issue , i'm just curious if this is normal
Also i've noticed that with mpd and sonata the cpu usage is much lower than with audacious when playing files , but the ram usage with mpd is higher
Thanks again
Last edited by shak (2010-06-10 12:15:25)

Hmmm...I have Arch64 with a 15,000 collection, MPD uses 9.8MB and Sonata uses 52.5.MB, whether there are songs in the playlist or not.

Mpd and bluetooth headset

Anyone of you guys got mpd and bluetooth audio up and working? I cant seam to find any good info in the matter.

I'm just guessing here, but maybe something along the lines of this in /etc/mpd.conf
audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "My ALSA Device"
device "hw:0,0"
format "44100:16:2"
Change the 'device' line to suit whatever numbers your bluetooth headset is...

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