[arch-general] [mpd+ncmpcpp] mpd hangs when manually moving forward on track, or to nex track

[Javier Vasquez]

>>> On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 8:22 PM, Javier Vasquez <j.e.vasquez.v at gmail.com> 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 at gmail.com> 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 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I installed ncmpc:
>
> ncmpc 0.27-1
>
> And I experience exactly the same.  sounds more like a mpd thing then?

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...

Thanks,

-- 
Javier