On 9 January 2013 18:36, Sharon Kimble <skimbl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 9 January 2013 17:48, Pertti Kosunen <pertti.kosu...@pp.nic.fi> wrote: > >> On 9.1.2013 16:37, Sharon Kimble wrote: >> >>> I've done a 'apt-cache search mpd plugins' which showed nothing relating >>> to mpd and plugins, so I cant really answer this. How can I tell please? >>> >> >> /etc/mpd.conf: >> input { >> plugin "curl" >> } >> > > This is already in the default conf, so I've just left it alone. > >> >> You should fix the other error first. >> >> # View output devices: >> aplay -L >> >> ... >> hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0 >> HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 >> HDMI Audio Output >> ... >> >> /etc/mpd.conf: >> audio_output { >> type "alsa" >> name "AMD HDMI Output" >> device "hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0" >> ... >> } >> > > .mpd/mpd.conf > audio_output { > type "alsa" > name "AMD HDMI Output" > device "hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0" > # format "44100:16:2" optional > # mixer_device "default" optional > # mixer_control "PCM" optional > # mixer_index "0" optional > } > > root@London:/home/boztu# service mpd restart > [ ok ] Stopping Music Player Daemon: mpd. > [ ok ] Starting Music Player Daemon: mpd. > > When I start '*ncmpcpp' it starts up okay and shows '*AMD HDMI Output' in > its "Outputs" screen, but also shows "Volume: n/a" and it cant be adjusted. > When I try to play some music from it, or a radio stream, nothing happens > and the arrow showing its music position does not move, it just shows > static. There is no sound output as well. > >> >> Try putting "aplay -L" listed device in mpd.conf. > > > I've done nothing with this, I've been trying the above first. > > Thanks for this > Sharon. > >> -- >> > Jan 09 18:17 : output: Failed to open "AMD HDMI Output" [alsa]: Failed to open ALSA device "hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0": No such device Jan 09 18:17 : player_thread: problems opening audio device while playing "Ave Maria - Sacred Arias and Choruses/01 Various - Bach - Jesu bleibet meine Freude.mp3" ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card 'HDMI' ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device ALSA lib conf.c:4720:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0 Jan 09 18:17 : output: Failed to open "AMD HDMI Output" [alsa]: Failed to open ALSA device "hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0": No such device Jan 09 18:17 : player_thread: problems opening audio device while playing "Ave Maria - Sacred Arias and Choruses/02 Various - Stölzel (attr. Bach) - Bist du bei mir.mp3"
That's the most recent postings of the mpd.log I hope its useful. Thanks Sharon. -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk/taste/index.html efever = http://www.efever.blogspot.com/ efever = http://sharon04.livejournal.com/ Debian Wheezy, LXDE 2 LibreOffice 3.5.4.2 Registered Linux user 334501