On 9 January 2013 18:58, Sharon Kimble <skimbl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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. > -- > After working with a friend of mine tonight, mpd has started working, so I'll document everything that was done for the archives.
#/etc/asound.conf pcm.!default { type plug slave { pcm "hw:1,0" #delete the first hash for sound over analog # pcm "hw:1,1" #delete the first hash for sound over optical # pcm "hw:0,3" #delete the first hash for sound over hdmi rate 48000 } } aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: Generic_1 [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC662 rev1 Analog [ALC662 rev1 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 .asoundrc pcm.mpd { type hw card 1 } the ALSA output in the mpd.conf audio_output { type "alsa" name "My ALSA Device" device "hw:1,0" # mixer_type "software" # mixer_device "default" # mixer_control "PCM" } And now its all working, apart from the lack of volume control in the client, but I can live with that. Thank you to everybody who suggested solutions. 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