On a recent pull, MPD will not start any more. Herd status reports: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Status of mpd: It is stopped. It is disabled. Provides (mpd). Requires (user-processes). Conflicts with (). Will be respawned. Last respawned on Mon Nov 23 10:22:07+0100 2020. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Reading my messages, I find: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning mpd. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been started. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Service mpd has been disabled. Nov 23 10:22:07 localhost shepherd[1]: (Respawning too fast.) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Unfortunately, there are no further messages as to why the service is disabled, or why the daemon is respawning too often. If I manually call the daemon with `$ ./mpd --no-daemon --stdout --verbose' from the store, I get: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- config_file: loading file /home/user/.config/mpd/mpd.conf libsamplerate: libsamplerate converter 'Fastest Sinc Interpolator' vorbis: Xiph.Org libVorbis 1.3.6 opus: libopus 1.3.1 sndfile: libsndfile-1.0.30 hybrid_dsd: The Hybrid DSD decoder is disabled because it was not explicitly enabled simple_db: reading DB curl: version 7.71.0 curl: with GnuTLS/3.6.14 state_file: Loading state file /home/user/.mpd/state exception: RTIOThread could not get realtime scheduling, continuing anyway: sched_setscheduler failed: Operation not permitted playlist: queue song 7:"Can/CAN/08 Can Be.mp3" decoder_thread: probing plugin ffmpeg exception: OutputThread could not get realtime scheduling, continuing anyway: sched_setscheduler failed: Operation not permitted ffmpeg/mp3: Format mp3 probed with size=65536 and score=51 ffmpeg/mp3: pad 576 1788 ffmpeg/mp3: Skipping 0 bytes of junk at 37617. ffmpeg: detected input format 'mp3' (MP2/3 (MPEG audio layer 2/3)) ffmpeg/mp3: Before avformat_find_stream_info() pos: 37617 bytes read:65536 seeks:0 nb_streams:2 ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker=d8 avail_size_in_buf=34312 ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker parser used 0 bytes (0 bits) ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker=e0 avail_size_in_buf=34310 ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker parser used 16 bytes (128 bits) ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker=db avail_size_in_buf=34292 ffmpeg/mjpeg: index=0 ffmpeg/mjpeg: qscale[0]: 2 ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker parser used 67 bytes (536 bits) ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker=db avail_size_in_buf=34223 ffmpeg/mjpeg: index=1 ffmpeg/mjpeg: qscale[1]: 5 ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker parser used 67 bytes (536 bits) ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker=c0 avail_size_in_buf=34154 ffmpeg/mjpeg: Changing bps from 0 to 8 ffmpeg/mjpeg: sof0: picture: 622x622 ffmpeg/mjpeg: component 0 2:2 id: 0 quant:0 ffmpeg/mjpeg: component 1 1:1 id: 1 quant:1 ffmpeg/mjpeg: component 2 1:1 id: 2 quant:1 ffmpeg/mjpeg: pix fmt id 22111100 ffmpeg/mjpeg: Format yuvj420p chosen by get_format(). ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker parser used 17 bytes (136 bits) ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker=c4 avail_size_in_buf=34135 ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker parser used 0 bytes (0 bits) ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker=c4 avail_size_in_buf=34102 ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker parser used 0 bytes (0 bits) ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker=c4 avail_size_in_buf=33919 ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker parser used 0 bytes (0 bits) ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker=c4 avail_size_in_buf=33886 ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker parser used 0 bytes (0 bits) ffmpeg/mjpeg: escaping removed 102 bytes ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker=da avail_size_in_buf=33703 ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker parser used 33601 bytes (268808 bits) ffmpeg/mjpeg: marker=d9 avail_size_in_buf=0 ffmpeg/mjpeg: decode frame unused 0 bytes ffmpeg/mp3: demuxer injecting skip 1105 / discard 0 ffmpeg/mp3float: skip 1105 / discard 0 samples due to side data ffmpeg/mp3float: skip 1105/1152 samples ffmpeg/mp3: All info found ffmpeg/mp3: stream 0: start_time: 0.0250567 duration: 22.3869 ffmpeg/mp3: stream 1: start_time: 0.0250556 duration: 22.3869 ffmpeg/mp3: format: start_time: 0.025056 duration: 22.3869 (estimate from stream) bitrate=333 kb/s ffmpeg/mp3: After avformat_find_stream_info() pos: 90865 bytes read:98304 seeks:0 frames:51 ffmpeg: codec 'mp3' decoder: audio_format=44100:f:2, seekable=true ffmpeg/mp3: demuxer injecting skip 1105 / discard 0 client: [0] opened from 127.0.0.1:40210 client: [0] process command "status" client: [0] command returned 0 client: [0] process command "plchanges "0"" client: [0] command returned 0 client: [0] process command "decoders" client: [0] command returned 0 client: [0] process command "idle" client: [0] command returned 1 ^Cstate_file: Saving state file /home/user/.mpd/state player: played "Can/CAN/07 Ping Pong.mp3" fifo_output: Removing FIFO "/tmp/mpd.fifo" --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Hence the daemon will run it manually from the store, but there are no hints as to why it fails at boot time. Any help is appreciated. Cheers, Simon
