Official moOde 8 support thread

[TheOldPresbyope]

Hi all,
I have a little problem editing my playlists.
For some of them nothing happens if  I klick on edit playlist.
Is there a logfile I can have a look at to see whats going on?
If Yes, can someone please point me in the right direction.
I'm using Moode 8.1.2, 32 Bit installation, Pi 4B, 4GB.

Thanks in advance
   duke.g

Did you create the playlists in 8.1.x ?

I've created the playlists on my windows pc using the software musicbee.
I can play the music, i.e. I klick on the Playlist and add the music to the play queue. That works fine. But for some lists (all lists were generated the same way) nothing happens when I klick on "Edit playlist".

Kind regards
    duke.g

Sorry, but how did you import your playlists from Musicbee to moOde and where did you store them? What format are they in and what file extension do they have?

There are a number of different playlist file formats in use these days. From its documentation I gather that Musicbee can generate many of them and MPD has been compiled for moOde with plugins for a number of them (notably M3U, Extended M3U, XSPF, PLS). 

However, the moOde/MPD playlist files reached using the Library pulldown menu specifically are in Extended M3U format, have the file extension .m3u, and are stored in /var/lib/mpd/playlists. Although they should include the #EXTGENRE: and #EXTIMG: directives I just confirmed that I can edit a playlist file (via "Edit playlist") which lacks them.

Regards,
Kent

[Tim Curtis]

True. If the playlist is a plain MPD generated playlist (not created by the + in Playlist view) it will only contain URI's and no EXT tags. moOde's Playlist feature adds the tags when the playlist is edited/saved or the Queue is saved to a Playlist or when a new playlist is created via "Add to playlist", etc.

Playlists generated by other apps most likely won't conform to the "only URI's" format generated by MPD or the unique EXT tags that moOde adds.

[TheOldPresbyope]

Which reminds me. In these MPD playlist files the URI for a file is a pathname relative to the music directory location defined in /etc/mpd.conf. In moOde this location is usually /var/lib/mpd/music.

A playlist file copied from some other system likely would have either absolute pathnames or pathnames relative to the M3U file location.

Regards,
Kent

[duke.g]

Hi all,
I have a little problem editing my playlists.
For some of them nothing happens if  I klick on edit playlist.
Is there a logfile I can have a look at to see whats going on?
If Yes, can someone please point me in the right direction.
I'm using Moode 8.1.2, 32 Bit installation, Pi 4B, 4GB.

Thanks in advance
   duke.g

Did you create the playlists in 8.1.x ?

I've created the playlists on my windows pc using the software musicbee.
I can play the music, i.e. I klick on the Playlist and add the music to the play queue. That works fine. But for some lists (all lists were generated the same way) nothing happens when I klick on "Edit playlist".

Kind regards
    duke.g

Sorry, but how did you import your playlists from Musicbee to moOde and where did you store them? What format are they in and what file extension do they have?

There are a number of different playlist file formats in use these days. From its documentation I gather that Musicbee can generate many of them and MPD has been compiled for moOde with plugins for a number of them (notably M3U, Extended M3U, XSPF, PLS). 

However, the moOde/MPD playlist files reached using the Library pulldown menu specifically are in Extended M3U format, have the file extension .m3u, and are stored in /var/lib/mpd/playlists. Although they should include the #EXTGENRE: and #EXTIMG: directives I just confirmed that I can edit a playlist file (via "Edit playlist") which lacks them.

Regards,
Kent

Hi Kent, hi Tim,

thank you very much for your replies.
The Playlist were exported in Ext M3U format with linux notation (slash vs. backslash) with the correct relative path. The lists are than placed in the mpd playlist folder. As I said, every playlist ist playable without a single problem. But some of them are not editable in moode. For curiosity: I have two Moode-Systems. the playlist that are not editable on the two systems differ. That's why I asked if there is a logfile to see wht is going on.
Next thing I can try is, to rebuild a list that is not playable direct in moode and then compare it to the exported list, to see if there are any differences.

Kind regards
   Klaus

[Tim Curtis]

Post one of the playlist files (in a code box) or post a download link to one of the files. I'll see if I can repro the issue.

[duke.g]

Post one of the playlist files (in a code box) or post a download link to one of the files. I'll see if I can repro the issue.

Hello Tim,

again, thank you for your support.
This is not a big problem for me, as I can edit the playlists on my computer. So please do not invest too much time 

Here is one list:

Code:

#EXTGENRE:
#EXTIMG:local
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Various Artists/Rock/The All Time Greatest Rock Songs Vol 2 (CD2)/06 - Neil Young - Heart Of Gold.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Scorpions/Best Of/005 - Holiday.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/The Rolling Stones/1970 - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out/04 - Love In Vain.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Dire Straits/1984 - Alchemy/CD 1/006 - Sultans Of Swing.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Fury in the Slaughterhouse/Mono/04 - Radio Orchid.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Golden Earring/The Devil Made Us Do It (35 Years) - 2000/DISC 2 - I Do Rock 'n Roll/013 - The Devil Made Me Do It.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Various Artists/Billboard/Billboard Top 100 of 1985/016 - Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/The Rolling Stones/1970 - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out/01 - Jumpin' Jack Flash.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Gary Moore/1993 - Blues Alive/002 - Walking By Myself.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Dire Straits/1984 - Alchemy/CD 2/005 - Going Home (Theme From 'Local Hero').mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Golden Earring/1977 Live/09 - Radar Love.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Gun/Swagger - 1994/010 - Vicious Heart.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Various Artists/Rock/Party Rock (CD 3)/11 - Toto - Hold The Line.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Frank Zappa/Joe's Garage/CD 1/02 - Joe's Garage.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Metallica/S&M (1999)/cd 2/01 - Nothing Else Matters.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/The Rolling Stones/1968 - Beggar's Banquet/01 - Sympathy For The Devil.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/The Rolling Stones/1969 - Let It Bleed/01 - Gimme Shelter.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Innes Sibun/Superstitious/03 - I'll Be There.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Spandau Ballet/The Twelve Inch Mixes/02 - Lifeline.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Heroes Del Silencio/Senderos De Traicion/01 - Entre Dos Tierras.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Various Artists/Rock/The All Time Greatest Rock Songs Vol 2 (CD1)/07 - ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/BAP/1983 - Bess demnähx (Live)/CD1/07 - Kristallnaach.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/ACDC/1992 - ACDC Live/CD 1/009 - The Jack.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/ZZ Top/1992 - Greatest Hits/008 - Viva Las Vegas.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Guns N' Roses/Live Era '87 - '93 (1999)/CD 2/007 - Sweet Child O' Mine.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Eloy/1980 - Colours/007 - Silhouette.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Peter Green/In The Skies - 1979/002 - Slabo Day.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Pink Floyd/The Wall - 1979/CD 2/006 - Comfortably Numb.mp3
NAS/LINKI/MP3/_Alben/Led Zeppelin/Led Zeppelin IV - 1971/004 - Stairway To Heaven.mp3

Kind regards
   Klaus

[Tim Curtis]

I don't see anything suspicious in the file.

I created a playlist named Test.m3u in /var/lib/mpd/playlists/ by using nano editor and pasting the contents.

Code:

pi@moode:~ $ ls -l /var/lib/mpd/playlists/
total 36
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   28 Jul 20 17:39 "80's Synth Pop.m3u"
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root  114 Jul 18 17:31 'Allison Krauss.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2169 Jun  5 11:16 'Default Playlist.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   32 Jul  9 18:13  Favorites.m3u
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root  499 Jul 20 17:51 'Jazz Favorites.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2093 Jul 18 19:38 'My Saved Queue.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   32 Jul 18 19:22 'New playlist for Tim.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   34 Jul 18 11:16 'New playlist.m3u'
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2493 Jul 23 11:37  Test.m3u

Edit works in Playlist view and the file contents are displayed but of course the files don't exist in my collection and so they are listed in the playlist as "Unknown".

   

[duke.g]

I don't see anything suspicious in the file.

I created a playlist named Test.m3u in /var/lib/mpd/playlists/ by using nano editor and pasting the contents.

Code:

pi@moode:~ $ ls -l /var/lib/mpd/playlists/
total 36
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   28 Jul 20 17:39 "80's Synth Pop.m3u"
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root  114 Jul 18 17:31 'Allison Krauss.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2169 Jun  5 11:16 'Default Playlist.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   32 Jul  9 18:13  Favorites.m3u
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root  499 Jul 20 17:51 'Jazz Favorites.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2093 Jul 18 19:38 'My Saved Queue.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   32 Jul 18 19:22 'New playlist for Tim.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   34 Jul 18 11:16 'New playlist.m3u'
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2493 Jul 23 11:37  Test.m3u

Edit works in Playlist view and the file contents are displayed but of course the files don't exist in my collection and so they are listed in the playlist as "Unknown".

Hello Tim,

thank you for the test.
That's strange behavior.
I will do some more tests. If I find something like a explanation I will let you know.
As I said before, it is not a big problem, so we can stop investigating.

Many thanks
   Klaus

[duke.g]

I don't see anything suspicious in the file.

I created a playlist named Test.m3u in /var/lib/mpd/playlists/ by using nano editor and pasting the contents.

Code:

pi@moode:~ $ ls -l /var/lib/mpd/playlists/
total 36
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   28 Jul 20 17:39 "80's Synth Pop.m3u"
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root  114 Jul 18 17:31 'Allison Krauss.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2169 Jun  5 11:16 'Default Playlist.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   32 Jul  9 18:13  Favorites.m3u
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root  499 Jul 20 17:51 'Jazz Favorites.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2093 Jul 18 19:38 'My Saved Queue.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   32 Jul 18 19:22 'New playlist for Tim.m3u'
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   34 Jul 18 11:16 'New playlist.m3u'
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2493 Jul 23 11:37  Test.m3u

Edit works in Playlist view and the file contents are displayed but of course the files don't exist in my collection and so they are listed in the playlist as "Unknown".

Hello Tim,

thank you for the test.
That's strange behavior.
I will do some more tests. If I find something like a explanation I will let you know.
As I said before, it is not a big problem, so we can stop investigating.

Many thanks
   Klaus

Hello,

just after posting I found the solution.
I don't know why, but some of the files are not UTF8 and additionally they have a CRLF at the end of the line instead of LF.
I converted the playlists and they are all editable!

Again many thanks fpr all the thoughts and help.

Kind regards
    Klaus

[drfous]

I've got 2 copies of 8.1.2 running on Pi 4+. Once up and running no issues. So thanks for the great product.

Just a question about boot times. Both are taking 3-4 minutes to boot. Is that typical or do I need to look at my network and see if they are having issues connecting?