ncmpcpp doesn’t show music at all

xSqueal · 07-27-2015, 05:05 AM

my mpd config:

Code:

music_directory                  "/home/shachaf/Music"
db_file                          "/home/shachaf/.mpd/mpd.db"
log_file                         "/home/shachaf/.mpd/mpd.log"
pid_file                         "/home/shachaf/.mpd/mpd.pid"
state_file                       "/home/shachaf/.mpd/mpdstate"
playlist_directory               "/home/shachaf/.mpd/playlists"
log_level                        "default"
#password                        "password@read,add,control,admin"
#default_permissions             "read,add,control,admin"
#bind_to_address                 ""
bind_to_address                  "127.0.0.1"
bind_to_address                  "/home/shachaf/.mpd/socket"
port                             "6600"
gapless_mp3_playback             "yes"
auto_update                      "yes"

and my ncmpcpp config:

Code:

## System
mpd_host = "127.0.0.1"
mpd_music_dir = "/home/shachaf/Music"
mpd_port = "6600"
mpd_crossfade_time = "5"
ncmpcpp_directory = "~/.ncmpcpp"

## Interface
playlist_display_mode = "columns"
progressbar_look = ""

What I'm doing wrong ?

273 · 07-27-2015, 06:15 AM

You probably just need to populate your playlist with your full collection, I was thrown by this initially and every now and again, following updates I think, I have to re-run the command:

Code:

mpc ls|mpc add

http://linux.die.net/man/1/mpc

xSqueal · 07-27-2015, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 273

You probably just need to populate your playlist with your full collection, I was thrown by this initially and every now and again, following updates I think, I have to re-run the command:

Code:

mpc ls|mpc add

http://linux.die.net/man/1/mpc

Still not working :\
the ncmpcpp stop working after I reboot my pc, I tried to change & add the config files but still nothing

273 · 07-27-2015, 06:33 AM

Is mpd running? Do you have another, graphical mpd client to try that might be easier to figure out?

xSqueal · 07-27-2015, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 273

Is mpd running? Do you have another, graphical mpd client to try that might be easier to figure out?

ammm no
when I do
sudo mpd

Code:

Jul 27 14:34 : socket: Failed to bind to '127.0.0.1:6600': Address already in use

so it's say mpd is already running right ?
I kill mpd
run ncmpcpp
still not showing my music

273 · 07-27-2015, 06:40 AM

Try to search fro mpd in the process list rather than starting a new instance?

Code:

ps -A|grep mpd

mpd can be a pain to set up sometimes so it's worth making sure it is actually running and listening. I asked whether yuo had a graphical client also because something like Gnome Music Player Client will give you confirmation of what is and is not working so you can work out whether mpd or ncmpcpp is causing the issues.

xSqueal · 07-27-2015, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 273

Try to search fro mpd in the process list rather than starting a new instance?

Code:

ps -A|grep mpd

mpd can be a pain to set up sometimes so it's worth making sure it is actually running and listening. I asked whether yuo had a graphical client also because something like Gnome Music Player Client will give you confirmation of what is and is not working so you can work out whether mpd or ncmpcpp is causing the issues.

I have amarok, is that good ?
No output for ps -A|grep mpd
I did sudo killall -9 mpd
and every time i do sudo mpd
it's output:

Code:

socket: Failed to bind to '127.0.0.1:6600': Address already in use

what can i do ?

273 · 07-27-2015, 06:53 AM

For starters you may be better off not running mpd with sudo -- it can be set to run as its own user as a service but I found that problematic with PulseAduio so I just run it as me and it works fine.
Amarok doesn't have any integration with mpd that I know of.
I think I found the instructions on the Arch wiki here:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php....28per_user.29
Until you get mpd sorted out you'll have no luck with ncmpcpp or any other mpd client.

xSqueal · 07-27-2015, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 273

For starters you may be better off not running mpd with sudo -- it can be set to run as its own user as a service but I found that problematic with PulseAduio so I just run it as me and it works fine.
Amarok doesn't have any integration with mpd that I know of.
I think I found the instructions on the Arch wiki here:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php....28per_user.29
Until you get mpd sorted out you'll have no luck with ncmpcpp or any other mpd client.

Hey, thank you for your time, I've solved the problem

port 6600 was taken, changed the port in both config files to 420 (kek) and now mpd work without errors and ncmpcpp show my music :3

273 · 07-27-2015, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xSqueal

Hey, thank you for your time, I've solved the problem

port 6600 was taken, changed the port in both config files to 420 (kek) and now mpd work without errors and ncmpcpp show my music :3

You're welcome, but it's probably worth finding out what is on port 6600.
Glad you have it working but I'd suggest keeping at it and reading the page I linked to in case anything comes up -- bear in mind it isn't written for Ubuntu but a great deal will apply.
A though occurs and that's to run

Code:

sudo service mpd stop

which will stop mpd if it is running as a service for root.

xSqueal · 07-27-2015, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 273

You're welcome, but it's probably worth finding out what is on port 6600.
Glad you have it working but I'd suggest keeping at it and reading the page I linked to in case anything comes up -- bear in mind it isn't written for Ubuntu but a great deal will apply.
A though occurs and that's to run

Code:

sudo service mpd stop

which will stop mpd if it is running as a service for root.

6600 port: tcp6
I don't know why it's there, but ok....
ty :3