Re: Not able to get mpd/ncmpcpp to work
> When I press 'u' in ncmpcpp it says (at the bottom)
>
> Database update started!
Yes it says, "Database update started" and immediately afterwards it says
"Database update finished".
>
> and at the top bottom, right below Volume % you should see a capital 'U'
> in square brackets, possibly with other letters as well (I also have 'r'
> for repeat mode).
>
> Does this happen for you?
Yes it has an [xU] in those brackets and the disappears immediately afterwards.
> Make sure also the directory is accessible by user 'mpd'. Also, to see
> the music you have to go to the "Browse screen" (F4), by defaults it
> starts in the Playlist screen (which is blank if you don't specifically
> add songs to it).
Yes when I go to browse, I do see all the folders, but no songs.
Co-incidently all the folders have read access to others and group
but the music file inside do not have read access.
For example:
ll ~/Music/
-rw------- 1 neo1691 neo1691 5683395 Nov 1 02:38 [Songs.PK] 02 -
Dhat Teri Ki.mp3
-rw------- 1 neo1691 neo1691 8809935 Oct 2 17:46 [Songs.PK] Ramleela
- 07 - Nagada Sang Dhol.mp3
-rw------- 1 neo1691 neo1691 7882890 Oct 2 17:46 [Songs.PK] Ramleela
- 09 - Ram Chahe Leela.mp3
drwxr-xr-x 2 neo1691 neo1691 4096 Feb 12 12:27 Sp
drwxr-xr-x 2 neo1691 neo1691 4096 Feb 12 12:27 Sum41
drwxr-xr-x 2 neo1691 neo1691 4096 Feb 12 12:27 System of a Down
......
So I guess the problem is related to the directory having read access to "mpd".
Can you specifically tell me how to do that.
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