>> On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 8:22 PM, Javier Vasquez <j.e.vasquez.v@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> ... >> >> If someone is familiar with mpd (user, non root) + ncmpcpp on Arch, >> perhaps can help me out... >> >> Whenever I move forward/backward on the same playing track (f/b), mpd >> just hangs, usually so hard, that mpd needs to be restarted to do >> anything. A workaround is to pause the track, and then move >> forward/backward, and then play again, most of the time that works... >> >> When playing a track, and then moving to next/prior track (>/<), then >> mpd hangs. To get it back alive, it's enough to stop mpd (s), and >> start any track (enter). The pause work around for moving >> forward/backward on the same track doesn't work, mpd keeps hanging, >> but stopping mpd (s), and starting any track (enter) works. Stopping >> mpd (s), to move to the next track as a work around doesn't work, >> given there's no current track playing, therefore mpd can find the >> next... >> >> So it's sort of weird that moving around where to play mpd, kinds of >> makes it hang... >> >> BTW, I have 2 mpd outputs, the pulse output but also a visual fifo, >> however by keeping only the pulse audio doesn't help, so It's not >> related to the visual fifo... >> ... > > On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 9:05 PM, Javier Vasquez <j.e.vasquez.v@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > OK, for those who replied, it basically works like that in all my > boxes, most are mintbox 2 with 2 core i5 as processors, intel hda > audio and SATA SSD. One laptop is an HP EliteBook 840 G3 with 2 core > i7 processors, intel hda audio (or plantronics USB audio headset) and > PCIe SSD. One laptop is aToshiba nb505 with Atom 64 processor, intel > hda and SATA SSD. > > All of them use up to date x86_64 Arch, and have the same behavior. > The related packets: > > mpd 0.20.6-1 > libmpdclient 2.11-1 > libmpd 11.8.17-2 > ncmpcpp 0.7.7-4 > pulseaudio 10.0-2 > linux 4.10.5-1 > > Notice I recompiled the ncmpcpp package getting the exact same > behavior on the EliteBook. > > Regarding what I'm playing, any ogg vorbis file I have experience the > same. I don't have mp3 files. It doesn't matter if the files are in > local SSD, or network mounted drive. In any case is the same. > > I didn't file a bug at 1st, hopping it was a known issue perhaps, and > people would know about a workaround. See the behavior can be > reproduced on any machine I try, all Arch x86_64. I haven't tried > ncmpc (I like ncmpcpp better), but moc doesn't have any issues, though > I prefer mpd... > > I'll try ncmpc next, to see if I only get the behavior with ncmpcpp... > ... I installed ncmpc: ncmpc 0.27-1 And I experience exactly the same. sounds more like a mpd thing then? -- Javier
