Stops playing ramdomly (flac-dsf-mp3)

[grandfunk69]

I have stops ramdomly with files.
Sometimes I have to restart Moode and even unplug it from the mains to be able to continue playing. I have had this problem with the latest version of Moode and with all the previous ones.This is the log after reboot:

20231121 155141 worker: --
20231121 155141 worker: -- Start moOde 8 series
20231121 155141 worker: --
20231121 155141 worker: Successfully daemonized
20231121 155142 worker: Waiting for Linux startup...
20231121 155151 command/index.php: Connection to MPD failed
20231121 155154 worker: Linux startup complete
20231121 155154 worker: Boot config backed up
20231121 155156 worker: File check (OK)
20231121 155157 worker: Session vacuumed
20231121 155157 worker: Session loaded
20231121 155157 worker: Debug logging (OFF)
20231121 155157 worker: Reduced system logging (OFF)
20231121 155157 worker: --
20231121 155157 worker: -- Audio debug
20231121 155157 worker: --
20231121 155157 worker: ALSA cards: (0:b1 | 1:Headphones | 2igital | 3:empty
20231121 155157 worker: MPD config: (2re Box S2 Digital | mixerPre Box S2 Digital ) | card:2)
20231121 155157 worker: ALSA mixer actual (Pre Box S2 Digital )
20231121 155157 worker: ALSA Pre Box S2 Digital volume set to (0%)
20231121 155157 worker: --
20231121 155157 worker: -- System
20231121 155157 worker: --
20231121 155159 worker: Host      (moode)
20231121 155159 worker: Hardware  (Pi-4B 1.4 8GB)
20231121 155159 worker: moOde     (8.3.6 2023-09-05)
20231121 155159 worker: RaspiOS   (11.5)
20231121 155159 worker: Kernel    (6.1.21-v8+ #1642)
20231121 155159 worker: Procarch  (aarch64, 64-bit)
20231121 155159 worker: MPD ver   (0.23.12)
20231121 155159 worker: CPU gov   (ondemand)
20231121 155159 worker: Userid    (pi)
20231121 155159 worker: Homedir   (/home/pi)
20231121 155159 worker: Timezone  (Europe/Madrid)
20231121 155159 worker: Keyboard  (es)
20231121 155159 worker: USB boot  (enabled)
20231121 155159 worker: File sys  (expanded)
20231121 155159 worker: HDMI port (On)
20231121 155159 worker: Sys LED0  (On)
20231121 155159 worker: Sys LED1  (On)
20231121 155159 worker: --
20231121 155159 worker: -- Network
20231121 155159 worker: --
20231121 155159 worker: eth0 adapter exists
20231121 155159 worker: eth0 address check (Off)
20231121 155159 worker: IP addr (192.168.1.12)
20231121 155159 worker: Netmask (255.255.255.0)
20231121 155159 worker: Gateway (192.168.1.1)
20231121 155200 worker: Pri DNS (192.168.1.1)
20231121 155200 worker: Domain  (home)
20231121 155200 worker: wlan0 adapter does not exist
20231121 155200 worker: --
20231121 155200 worker: -- Software update
20231121 155200 worker: --
20231121 155200 worker: Automatic check (On)
20231121 155200 worker: Checking for available update...
20231121 155200 worker: Software is up to date
20231121 155200 worker: --
20231121 155200 worker: -- File sharing
20231121 155200 worker: --
20231121 155200 worker: SMB file sharing (On)
20231121 155200 worker: NFS file sharing (Off)
20231121 155200 worker: --
20231121 155200 worker: -- Audio config
20231121 155200 worker: --
20231121 155200 worker: MPD conf update skipped (USB device)
20231121 155200 worker: ALSA card number (2)
20231121 155200 worker: MPD audio output (Pre Box S2 Digital)
20231121 155200 worker: Audio formats (S32_LE, SPECIAL, DSD_U32_BE)
20231121 155201 worker: ALSA mixer name (Pre Box S2 Digital )
20231121 155201 worker: MPD mixer type (software)
20231121 155201 worker: Hdwr volume controller exists
20231121 155201 worker: Max ALSA volume (100%)
20231121 155201 worker: ALSA output mode (Default)
20231121 155201 worker: ALSA loopback (Off)
20231121 155201 worker: Renderer active flags (reset)
20231121 155201 worker: CamillaDSP configuration (off)
20231121 155201 worker: --
20231121 155201 worker: -- MPD startup
20231121 155201 worker: --
20231121 155201 worker: MPD started
20231121 155201 worker: MPD accepting connections
20231121 155201 worker: MPD output 1 ALSA Default (On)
20231121 155201 worker: MPD output 2 ALSA Bluetooth (Off)
20231121 155201 worker: MPD output 3 HTTP Server (Off)
20231121 155201 worker: MPD crossfade (off)
20231121 155201 worker: MPD ignore CUE files (no)
20231121 155201 worker: MPD camilladsp volume sync (Off)
20231121 155201 worker: MPD camilladsp volume range (60 dB)
20231121 155201 worker: --
20231121 155201 worker: -- Music sources
20231121 155201 worker: --
20231121 155201 worker: USB sources
20231121 155201 worker: No drives found
20231121 155201 worker: NAS sources
20231121 155201 worker: mycloud
20231121 155203 worker: Mount all submitted
20231121 155203 worker: --
20231121 155203 worker: -- Feature availability
20231121 155203 worker: --
20231121 155203 worker: Input select (available)
20231121 155203 worker: Input (MPD)
20231121 155203 worker: Output (Pre Box S2 Digital)
20231121 155203 worker: Bluetooth (available)
20231121 155203 worker: AirPlay renderer (available)
20231121 155203 worker: Spotify renderer (available)
20231121 155203 worker: Squeezelite (available)
20231121 155203 worker: RoonBridge renderer (not installed)
20231121 155203 worker: Multiroom sender (available)
20231121 155203 worker: Multiroom receiver (available)
20231121 155203 worker: UPnP renderer (available: started)
20231121 155203 worker: DLNA server (available)
20231121 155203 worker: GPIO button handler (available)
20231121 155203 worker: Stream recorder (n/a)
20231121 155203 worker: HTTPS-Only mode (n/a)
20231121 155203 worker: --
20231121 155203 worker: -- Other
20231121 155203 worker: --
20231121 155203 worker: USB volume knob (Off)
20231121 155203 worker: USB auto-mounter (udisks-glue)
20231121 155203 worker: Saved MPD vol level (0)
20231121 155203 worker: Preamp volume level (0)
20231121 155203 worker: MPD volume level (100) restored
20231121 155203 worker: ALSA Pre Box S2 Digital volume (100%)
20231121 155203 worker: Auto-play (Off)
20231121 155204 worker: LocalUI (Off)
20231121 155204 worker: Automatic CoverView (Off)
20231121 155204 worker: On-screen keyboard (Off)
20231121 155204 worker: Library scope (all)
20231121 155204 worker: Library active search (None)
20231121 155204 worker: View reset to (Playback)
20231121 155204 worker: Maintenance interval (360 minutes)
20231121 155204 worker: Screen saver activation (Never)
20231121 155204 worker: Session permissions (OK)
20231121 155204 worker: --
20231121 155204 worker: -- Startup complete 
20231121 155204 worker: --
20231121 155204 worker: Mount monitor (off)
20231121 155204 worker: Watchdog monitor (started)
20231121 155204 worker: Responsiveness (Default)
20231121 155204 worker: Ready

Thanks

[Tim Curtis]

I would look for something external to moOde software for example a network issue, NAS issue, USB connection to DAC, etc.

[aknaggbaugh]

I have come across a similar issue, but only with radio stations (in my experience, specifically only with BBC radio stations). I have the latest version of moode installed and it works absolutely fine with mp3, flac, etc. Other radio stations play fine. But the BBC ones play for a bit, and then the stream stops (but the moode UI gives the impression it is still playing). Before the recent update to the BBC stream URLs this happened a little bit with the 320k streams but never with the international (128k?) streams, and recovery was usually possible by selecting a different stream to play from the radio list. Since the BBC URL update it happens much more frequently and with both the 320k UK streams and the 96k international streams, and moode cannot be recovered to a working state through the UI, it has to be restarted.

I don't have any logs to provide as I've managed to lock myself out of my moode by deleting a ssh public key - eventually I'll find the time to take out the SD card and fix the issue by mounting the filesystem on my laptop, but for now I'm just providing this report as a data point. I've be very surprised if it was a hardware issue at least in my case as everything except these radio streams plays fine, and the hardware is very standard (a HifiBerry HAT, can't remember the model offhand).

[Tim Curtis]

The specific issue with certain radio streams "stalling" and causing issuse was reported in other recent threads and a 'stream monitor' feature has been implemented to provide a workaround. It's described in the Thread "Upcoming end-of-year release"

[aknaggbaugh]

Thanks Tim, I hadn't spotted that thread till after I posted here. Turns out you're already on it Great work as always.

[fdealexa]

Hello grandfunk69,
would you please report the MPD log (/var/log/mpd/log) after one of the stops?
Best regards and thanks,
Francesco