PulseAudio on OpenWRT with MPD and other Stuff: Difference between revisions
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Dependencies include some basic ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) stuff, but a couple of more items are nice to have for several reason, including testing, so; | Dependencies include some basic ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) stuff, but a couple of more items are nice to have for several reason, including testing, so; | ||
opkg install alsa-utils alsa-ucm-conf mpd-full mpd-avahi-service mpc lib<ins>mpd</ins>client | * First: opkg install groupadd useradd coreutils-chmod coreutils-chown | ||
* ...then: opkg install alsa-utils alsa-ucm-conf mpd-full mpd-avahi-service mpc lib<ins>mpd</ins>client | |||
...and maybe opkg install madplay mpg123 (they don't install any services, so they're just there if you need them) | ...and maybe opkg install madplay mpg123 (they don't install any services, so they're just there if you need them) | ||
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</syntaxhighlight>Will this fix it (spoiler alert, NO, so like Frankie said "don't do it")?: opkg install gst1-mod-dv<ins>dsp</ins>u gst1-mod-audiomixer (a bunch of dependencies would be installed too). We'll get to the fix later, let's focus on the "Show Stopper". Just kidding, fix is below; | </syntaxhighlight>Will this fix it (spoiler alert, NO, so like Frankie said "don't do it")?: opkg install gst1-mod-dv<ins>dsp</ins>u gst1-mod-audiomixer (a bunch of dependencies would be installed too). We'll get to the fix later, let's focus on the "Show Stopper". Just kidding, fix is below; | ||
* ...just make sure the Audio Device is plugged in. | *...just make sure the Audio Device is plugged in. | ||
=====The "Show Stopper" for PulseAudio===== | =====The "Show Stopper" for PulseAudio===== | ||
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The result: Connection failure: Access denied | The result: Connection failure: Access denied | ||
Why (as noted earlier, but more details and a solution later): The root User (that's right, the ROOT user) doesn't have the privileges to execute the command. WTF!? | This error may have occurred during "opkg install mpd-full";<syntaxhighlight lang="text"> | ||
Configuring mpd-full. | |||
mkdir: can't create directory '': No such file or directory | |||
chown: missing operand after ‘mpd:mpd’ | |||
Try 'chown --help' for more information | |||
</syntaxhighlight>Why (as noted earlier, but more details and a solution later)?: The root User (that's right, the ROOT user) doesn't have the privileges to execute the command. WTF!? | |||
How long did it take to figure out and what was the anger level: ''10 Page Diatribe DELETED'' | How long did it take to figure out and what was the anger level: ''10 Page Diatribe DELETED'' | ||