MPD installation howto (updated 4 May 2009)

[davecas48]

(09-14-2009 07:17 PM)harrywesterman Wrote:  Hi Alan, last weekend I got MPD working on my NMT A110, I even bought an optical cable to my Onkyo receiver for it, and it is beautifull! Really nice to use my iPhone to control the music in the livingroom.

What I would like to do is use the audio_output type "shout" to listen with the other computers in the house to my mdp music.. Could you please compile this part of MPD too?

I want to be able to get mine working too, but I'm not sure where I am going wrong...

[coendeurloo]

I have installed MPD and MPDJB and it looks just great!

However - When I click on an mp3, it says it is playing but I can't hear any audio. I have my audio via HDMI.

[dooly]

(09-15-2009 10:30 AM)coendeurloo Wrote:  I have installed MPD and MPDJB and it looks just great!

However - When I click on an mp3, it says it is playing but I can't hear any audio. I have my audio via HDMI.

It's a known bug: you have to, first, play a song with the "basic" interface (song or movie, whatever, so that the hdmi interface is initialized), and then it will work. (You have to do that every time you reboot the popcorn.)

[sprogger]

Folks
Apologies if these are "dumb user" questions

Q1 - Do I understand correctly that MPD replaces the standard NMT music player and that one of its features is that it allows gapless playback of music files?. (I hate the gaps that the standard player inserts into playlists)

Q2 - I am currently running MJB 7.4 to manage my 500+ flac albums. I use the slideshow feature to display photos on my TV while music is playing. Will MPD allow me to continue to use these functions in MJB 7.4 or do I have to replace the jukebox as well?

Cheers
Sprogger

[6p14pev]

(09-15-2009 11:57 PM)sprogger Wrote:  Q1 - Do I understand correctly that MPD replaces the standard NMT music player and that one of its features is that it allows gapless playback of music files?. (I hate the gaps that the standard player inserts into playlists)

Gapless playback is a feature of MPD. But MPD does not exactly replace the standard method of playback. I mean that the standard method of playback will still continue to exist on the NMT.

(09-15-2009 11:57 PM)sprogger Wrote:  Q2 - I am currently running MJB 7.4 to manage my 500+ flac albums. I use the slideshow feature to display photos on my TV while music is playing. Will MPD allow me to continue to use these functions in MJB 7.4 or do I have to replace the jukebox as well?

MJB in its standard form uses the NMT's standard playback method, and not MPD.

Some enterprising folk have skinned MJB so that when playback is called for, control is passed to MPD instead of the NMT's standard playback method. There are some threads on these skins in the Skins forum.

Alternatively, you could use a player called MPDJB which uses MPD directly for playback.

With MPD, you also get the option of using an iPod or iPhone to control it. A Windows-PC or Linux based client can also be used to control MPD.

[gdufour]

I have mpc version 0.15 and it works great !!!! This is just awesome.
My problem (yes, I still have a small one ) is that the box will not play movie after using mpc. I need to do a reload before I can watch a movie again.
Is there any solution to this ?
I thought the version from may 4th 2009 was supposed to fix this.

Thanks,

Gilles.

[AndyH]

Any more news on when MPD might be released? Really looking forward to being able to use this on my PCH.

[enektyk]

MPD looks awesome, especially with MPDJB. Can anyone recommend a place to start learning about this stuff? I want to have this working on my PCH but I have zero idea about how telnet works or how to begin this process. I've been looking for a guide for beginners but can't find a thing.

Any suggestions?

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I just read that once it's been re-released on CSI that I won't need to mess around with telnet to get MPD and MPDJB working.

In that case I change my question to WHEN will MPD be re-released?

[Sjaak]

(09-15-2009 05:44 PM)dooly Wrote:  It's a known bug: you have to, first, play a song with the "basic" interface (song or movie, whatever, so that the hdmi interface is initialized), and then it will work. (You have to do that every time you reboot the popcorn.)

It does work , but when i stop the song with minion i can't play it anymore or any other song. i have to start a song with the basic interface, then it will work again. not after a reboot ??

[chris_r11]

Wondering if this installer will work on the C-200 once alanh makes the changes to the program so it is in compliance. I did not realize how much I use MPD until getting ready to install the new one.

Thanks - Chris

[avanegmond]

I don't want to look too impatient, but is there already any news to report on the upgraded "mpd for NMT" version?
A few weeks ago it looked to be imminent.

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aleg

[elite1967]

Hello to everybody.

Does anybody knows where I can download the MPD (please PM me with the link)?

thanks

[avanegmond]

(09-30-2009 01:14 AM)elite1967 Wrote:  Hello to everybody.

Does anybody knows where I can download the MPD (please PM me with the link)?

thanks

You can install it using the CSI installer, (look here) but that will give you the february version which requires the USB-audio device.

I was lucky to be in time to install the May 22 version, but am also eagerly awaiting the announced upgrade to current version of mpd.

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aleg

[hxall]

(09-30-2009 01:14 AM)elite1967 Wrote:  Hello to everybody.

Does anybody knows where I can download the MPD (please PM me with the link)?

thanks

search and you will find it, google "mpd-nmt-20090504" it is hosted by a server in The Netherlands...

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(09-19-2009 09:14 PM)enektyk Wrote:  MPD looks awesome, especially with MPDJB. Can anyone recommend a place to start learning about this stuff? I want to have this working on my PCH but I have zero idea about how telnet works or how to begin this process. I've been looking for a guide for beginners but can't find a thing.

Any suggestions?

checkout lundman's guide here

it's pretty straight forward, but the only thing I would clarify is that you must make the installer cgi file executable on your PC before you move it to the PCH...

[elite1967]

(09-30-2009 03:34 PM)hxall Wrote:  search and you will find it, google "mpd-nmt-20090504" it is hosted by a server in The Netherlands...

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Thanks a lot!!