[SOLVED] Problem running mpd with mpc or gmpc

panchal · #1 19th July 2012, 09:56 AM

I just installed mpd with mpc and gmpc, made some changes to mpd config and tried to update database with "mpc update" but it gives

Code:

error: connection refused

Further, when I open gmpc, I can't connect to localhost and I receive

Code:

error code 13: problems connecting to "localhost" on port 6600: Operation now in progress

I'd find a similar problem on arch forums but that didn't work for me. Is there any workaround to this?

george_toolan · #2 19th July 2012, 10:40 AM

Is the server listening on that port? Try

Code:

netstat -a -n | grep 6600

If it is then check your firewall settings.

panchal · #3 19th July 2012, 12:45 PM

No it isn't.

Code:

netstat -a -n | grep 6600

Returns nothing!

george_toolan · #4 19th July 2012, 05:57 PM

Is the server running?

Code:

ps aux | grep mpd

Check the log file for errors and the wiki http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Configuration

RupertPupkin · #5 19th July 2012, 07:45 PM

Did you ever start the mpd daemon? You have to run the mpd command as root, I believe. Then you should be able to connect as any user with any MPD client.

panchal · #6 20th July 2012, 04:35 PM

@george_toolan Yes, the server is running.
@RupertPupkin I had configured it so that it can be run without root privileges following these guidelines and making fedora specific changes but it wasn't working.
Anyways, I specified the address of the other machine running crunchbang and the stream works pretty fine!
Many thanks for replying!