>>>>> 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... >>>> ... >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 9:09 PM, Javier Vasquez <j.e.vasquez.v@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> I installed ncmpc: >>> >>> ncmpc 0.27-1 >>> >>> And I experience exactly the same. sounds more like a mpd thing then? >> >> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 9:31 PM, Javier Vasquez <j.e.vasquez.v@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Filed the following bug: >> >> https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/53477 >> >> Can you reproduce with similar configs to mine (see bug for configs)? >> I use non root user systemd service... > > On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 9:46 PM, Javier Vasquez <j.e.vasquez.v@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Following up on htop and iotop... I don't see anything abnormal on > total memory used, 13%. No swapping at all. The load average > indicated is 0.34 0.34 0.35. The mpd CPU% load keeps between 0 and 5, > while the ncmpcpp keeps between 0 and 1. The mpd Mem% keeps steady in > 0.3, and the ncmpcpp one in 0.1. The i/o indicates NO access to disk > at all while hanging, not for mpd neither for ncmpcpp... > > I see nothing weird about memory neither cpu consumption, and the i/o > shows what's going on, nothing, mpd just hanging... BTW, regarding HW, I've also tried SATA HD on the mintbox 2 machines... -- Javier
