I've been doing a little bit of investigation into running MPD and managing it using MPoD for iPhone - with some success.

This is where I've got to.

Requirements:
Optware must be installed.

Steps:
1) Telnet to your PlayonHD

2) Install MPD and associated required packages. At the prompt:

3) Install SQLite for the database side of MPD. At the prompt:

4) Navigate to /opt/etc

5) At the prompt

This will get a sample mpd.conf file

6) At the prompt

This will open mpd.conf for editing. Using vi commands - see http://www.lagmonster.org/docs/vi.html
This is the reference I used, http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Configuration
The things that need to be edited are:

Music Directory: Needs to be where your music is installed, mine is set to the mounted hdd
DB File: Mine is in the music directory on the mounted hdd
Log File: Again in the music directory
playlist_directory: I created a playlist directory under my music directory
Port: default is 6600
Audio Output: this is the main bit for actually transmitting the music. I have this running using the following:

Code:
audio_output {   
   type              "httpd"   
   name      "My HTTP Stream"   
   encoder      "lame"      # optional, vorbis or lame   
   port               "8000"   
#   quality      "5.0"         # do not define if bitrate is defined   
   bitrate      "128"         # do not define if quality is defined   
   format      "44100:16:1"   
}

8) Create MPD db using


9) Start MPD using


10) Install MPoD on your iPhone - its a free app from the app-store

11) Configure using the IP of your PlayonHD and the port you configured (6600)

12) Connect, you should be able to see your music and control it


This may not be perfect - I wrote it from memory...

Cheers,
Bugsy.

Is there an option to use it for other mobile devices like Nokia N97?

If there's an application, then probably yes. I'm not sure. I think there is an Android app equivalent. There are a bunch of different clients listed here:
http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Clients

I'm sure it's not exhaustive.

I've found an S60 3th app but have to try it.

When I run ipkg install mpd I get an error.

ipkg install mpd
Installing mpd (0.15.9-1) to /opt/...
Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... mipsel.ipk
Nothing to be done
An error ocurred, return value: 22.
Collected errors:
ipkg_download: ERROR: Command failed with return value 3: `wget -q -P /opt/ipkg-7bUGG7 http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... ipsel.ipk'
Failed to download mpd. Perhaps you need to run 'ipkg update'?

ipkg update gives the following error

Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... ackages.gz
An error ocurred, return value: 1.
Collected errors:
ipkg_download: ERROR: Command failed with return value 3: `wget -q -P /opt/ipkg-NWc8Yw http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optwa ... ckages.gz'

DNS settings are ok, I can ping http://www.google.com


What's wrong?

Ok... downgrade the FW and the install problem seems to be solved.
Next step is the configuration:
/opt/bin/mpd --create-db /opt/etc/mpd.conf works fine

when I try to start the app I get:
" Address already in use "

When I reconfig to a new port ie 8600 same result.

Can someone tell me what I do wrong?

Ok, installed everything on version 4318 and trying to add network path in mpd.conf but for some reason it fails.

I'm no linux expert so bare with me.


/tmp/hdd/root/opt/etc # /opt/bin/mpd --create-db /opt/etc/mpd.conf
log: problem opening log file "/tmp/hdd/volumes/HDD1/mpd" (config line 7) for writing
Aborted (core dumped)
/tmp/hdd/root/opt/etc #

Change 127.0.0.1 to the IP the POHD has in mpd.conf

Problem i have now is that it's connected and playing but don't have sound

This is how a HDX config looks like:


audio_output {
type "smp86xx"
load "plugins/smp86xx_plugin.so"
name "My Sigma Chip"
engine "0" # optional
decoder "1" # optional
ramdac "1" # optional
line_count "2048" # optional
fifo_us "500000" # optional
hdmi "sii9134"
mixer_type "software"
# mixer_type "hardware"
}


Maybe some mod or dev can help with this ?

Any chance to have mpd play music through the SPDIF or on the HDMI cable?

Hi There,

Is this thread still active? Would be nice to have better control over my music collection on the POHD!

I'm having trouble configuring mpd.conf. Whatever address is give the "bind_to_adress", I always get the error message: "address already in use". What should be the right setting?

Firmware: 4318
Static IP POHD: 192.168.2.190
listen port: 6600

Thanks in advance.