Finally, Ive got my router all setup how i want it (it took me long enough, being a relative Linux n00b)

The final step is to get this running mpd so i can play music wirelessly

Mpd server is running without problems, but im running into issues compiling and using mpc on the router

These are the details from the MPC site:
1) download mpc
2) untar and unzip
3) configure (type "./configure")
4) compile (type "make")
5) (Optional) as root: make install

Ive succesfully downloaded and untarred the package as per the instructions and ran the ./configure

But when i type make, i get an error.

Am i missing a package or just some common sense?

Thanks

Fatman

You can not natively compile programs on the router. You have to use the SDK or the full buildroot to cross-compile for mipsel.

I would recommend you to use the SDK (requires a Linux system, see the developer forum for the sticky thread on how to setup a development environment on Windows with VMware Player, just follow steps 1 to 5 then continue here). Once you have a running Linux system you can simply backport the packages you need.

Following creates MPC (client) and MPD (server) packages and all the required dependencies:

cd ~
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/whiterussian/0.9/OpenWrt-SDK-Linux-i686-1.tar.bz2
tar -jxf OpenWrt-SDK-Linux-i686-1.tar.bz2
svn co https://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/packages/
cd ~/OpenWrt-SDK-Linux-i686-1/package/
ln -s ../../packages/*/* .
cd ..
make package/mpc-{clean,compile} package/mpd-{clean,compile}
staging_dir_mipsel/usr/bin/ipkg-make-index bin/packages/ > bin/packages/Packages

ubuntu@ubuntu:~/OpenWrt-SDK-Linux-i686-1$ ll bin/packages/
total 380
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu  3297 Feb  5 16:07 Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 63465 Feb  5 16:04 libflac_1.1.2-1_mipsel.ipk
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 10692 Feb  5 15:46 libiconv_1.9.1-1_mipsel.ipk
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 25028 Feb  5 16:05 libid3tag_0.15.1b-1_mipsel.ipk
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 62891 Feb  5 16:05 libmad_0.15.1b-1_mipsel.ipk
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 81119 Feb  5 16:06 libvorbisidec_1.2.0-dave-1_mipsel.ipk
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 22941 Feb  5 15:46 mpc_0.12.0-1_mipsel.ipk
-rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 89085 Feb  5 16:07 mpd_0.12.0-1_mipsel.ipk
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/OpenWrt-SDK-Linux-i686-1$

Now you can use 'ipkg update; ipkg install mpc' or 'ipkg update; ipkg install mpd' (do not forget to make your packages availiable on a webserver (local) and modify /etc/ipkg.conf).

Have fun and make your life with OpenWrt easy as possible

(Last edited by forum2006 on 26 Mar 2007, 19:57)

Thanks so much for your help

I have a linux box available to me, so ill build it on there and ipkg it across

Fatman

After you telling me the package name, i seartched the Internet for it and downloaded the appropriate ipk file from here:
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/nslu2/feeds/unslung/wl500g/

I used ipkg to install it, but cant seem to find mpc anywhere - where would it install to?

Do NOT mix packages from different incompatible repositories. There is a reason why I told you to backport it by yourself. No support for third party packages.

That's all what I say

I haven't tried the binary mpc client available from musicpd.org but I have had great success using the simple shell script version found at http://devices.natetrue.com/musicap.  The source for the script is about halfway down and is basically just using netcat to send commands directly to the mpd port.

Thats actually the Guide im following - but he uses mpc not netcat??

Ive got to :

make package/mpc-{clean,compile}

What should this output?

He uses netcat, but named his script mpc

There is an .ipk for MPC 0.11.2 readily compiled by me for RC5 at http://klasseonline.dyndns.org/index.php?load=openwrt which you might want to give a try!

greetings,
andy

(Last edited by mauritzius on 5 Feb 2007, 21:00)

I used http://klasseonline.dyndns.org/openwrt/kamikaze/packages/mpc_0.11.2-1_mipsel.ipk

Isnt that for kamikaze not rc5?

When i used it i got a segemntation fault too...

Scratch that - i got http://klasseonline.dyndns.org/openwrt/packages/mpc_0.11.2-1_mipsel.ipk and it appears to be working

Thanks