Madplay Is Frustrating Me :)

[Drak]

Ok I got this written out in a executable gpe to run madplay in the background with drmd.

 #!/bin/sh
mount /mnt/sd -o remount,sync
/mnt/sd/bin/madplay --adjust-volume=0 -z -r /mnt/sd/music/*.mp3&
cd /mnt/sd/
/mnt/sd/DrMD.gpe
sync
mount /mnt/sd -o remount,async
madplay_pid=`pidof madplay`
echo "kill -9 $madplay_pid" >> /mnt/sd/bin/madplay_output.txt
kill -9 $madplay_pid
cd /usr/gp2x/
exec /usr/gp2x/gp2xmenu

So far I have no luck with it. I get a black screen. Can someone tell me whats wrong? Or does this not work properly yet I wont give up!

Thanks.

 

[Drak]

Oh and heres what it says in the readme Im sure i followed it right.

madplaygp2x is a port of madplay commandline mp3 player (http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/)

Running madplaygp2x standalone example:
/mnt/sd/bin/madplay --adjust-volume=0 --sdl-control -z -r /mnt/sd/mp3s/*.mp3

--adjust-volume starts the initial volume at 0 decibels. Accepted values:
(-175 to 16). For me 0 is decent without the headphones, about -25
is good for starters with headphones.
--sdl-control lets you use the game pad to control the player
right - next song in list
left - previous song in list
select - pause
start - exit
vol- - decrease volume (need to fix: it takes almost a second to register the decrease)
vol+ - increase volume (need to fix: it takes almost a second to register the increase)
mute - x
-z shuffle playlist
-r randomize playlist

Running madplaygp2x in the background while you play a(n) game/emulator/application:
/mnt/sd/bin/madplay --adjust-volume=0 -z -r /mnt/sd/mp3s/*.mp3&

No controls are available to the player when it is run this way. All controls
are taken by the game/emulator/application. Which means you need to set any
options you want on the command line. Also each song will play until
its completed.

Full commandline usage:

Usage: /mnt/sd/bin/madplay [OPTIONS] FILE [...]
Decode and play MPEG audio FILE(s).

Verbosity:
-v, --verbose show status while decoding
-q, --quiet be quiet but show warnings
-Q, --very-quiet be quiet and do not show warnings
--display-time=MODE use default verbose time display MODE
(remaining, current, overall)

Decoding:
--downsample reduce sample rate 2:1
-i, --ignore-crc ignore CRC errors
--ancillary-output=PATH write ancillary data to PATH

Audio output:
-o, --output=[TYPE:]PATH write output to PATH with format TYPE (below)
-b, --bit-depth=DEPTH request DEPTH bits per sample
-R, --sample-rate=HERTZ request HERTZ samples per second
-d, --no-dither do not dither output PCM samples
--fade-in[=DURATION] fade-in songs over DURATION (default 0:05)
-a, --attenuate=DECIBELS attenuate signal by DECIBELS (-)
-a, --amplify=DECIBELS amplify signal by DECIBELS (+)
-A, --adjust-volume=DECIBELS override per-file volume adjustments
-G, --replay-gain[=PROFILE] enable Replay Gain volume adjustments using
PROFILE (radio, audiophile)

Channel selection:
-1, --left output first (left) channel only
-2, --right output second (right) channel only
-m, --mono mix left and right channels for monaural output
-S, --stereo force stereo output

Playback:
-s, --start=TIME skip to begin at TIME (HH:MM:SS.DDD)
-t, --time=DURATION play only for DURATION (HH:MM:SS.DDD)
-z, --shuffle randomize file list
-r, --repeat[=MAX] play files MAX times, or indefinitely
--tty-control enable keyboard controls
--no-tty-control disable keyboard controls
--sdl-control enable sdl joystick controls
--no-sdl-control disable sdl joystick controls

Miscellaneous:
-T, --show-tags-only show ID3/encoder tags only (do not decode)
-V, --version display version number and exit
--license show copyright/license message and exit
-h, --help display this help and exit

Supported output formats:
cdda CD audio, 16-bit big-endian 44100 Hz stereo PCM (*.cdr, *.cda)
aiff Audio IFF, [16-bit] PCM (*.aif, *.aiff)
wave Microsoft RIFF/WAVE, [16-bit] PCM (*.wav)
snd Sun/NeXT audio, 8-bit ISDN mu-law (*.au, *.snd)
raw binary [16-bit] host-endian linear PCM
hex ASCII hexadecimal [24-bit] linear PCM
null no output (decode only)

 

[Drak]

Has anyone got this working? At least tell me that so I can stop crying

 

[paeryn]

Has anyone got this working? At least tell me that so I can stop crying

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Works fine for me, although DrMD runs rather slowly (1 fps when I tried to play Outrun with Alice Cooper's Poison playing
BTW, quitting DrMD automatically takes you back to the menu, the rest of the script gets ignored (unless that's just the old version).

 

[Drak]

Has anyone got this working? At least tell me that so I can stop crying

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Works fine for me, although DrMD runs rather slowly (1 fps when I tried to play Outrun with Alice Cooper's Poison playing
BTW, quitting DrMD automatically takes you back to the menu, the rest of the script gets ignored (unless that's just the old version).

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Could you give me the code [like the stuff above i posted] or something so I can try? :0 That would be really helpfull as I cant get it to work rite. heh

 

[slygamer]

I find it hilarious that people are actually trying to make other applications run slower by playing MP3s in th ebackground.

 

[triton]

i want to play mp3s in the background while reading ebooks, how the hell do i use this program? do i need anything else but madplay? i dun no nuthin!

 

[paeryn]

Could you give me the code [like the stuff above i posted] or something so I can try? :0 That would be really helpfull as I cant get it to work rite. heh

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I copied the code you posted, minus the mount commands since mount complains about /mnt/sd not being in /etc/fstab

I read somewhere about the gp2x not liking DOS-style CR+LF in shell scripts, I've put my version here http://paeryn.myby.co.uk/mad_md.gpe

 

[Drak]

Could you give me the code [like the stuff above i posted] or something so I can try? :0 That would be really helpfull as I cant get it to work rite. heh

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I copied the code you posted, minus the mount commands since mount complains about /mnt/sd not being in /etc/fstab

I read somewhere about the gp2x not liking DOS-style CR+LF in shell scripts, I've put my version here http://paeryn.myby.co.uk/mad_md.gpe

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Ty, will test it now .. boy im dumb I had no idea , I just edited the quake one that came with the dl. Hopefully it works :lol:

 

[Drak]

Cool.. It works.. Now all I have to do is convert ogg. into mp3 and fiddle with it ;0

Thanks Alot.

 

[Ravnos]

If you need a text editor to write scripts using the Unix style CR+LF, you might want to look into EditPad. There's a free version available and it will do what you need it to.

 

[triton]

could someone make me one for use with the Ebook reader, i think im too dumb/ignorant to do it myself! or show me what to change to do it myself

 

[Drak]

Ok Igot a problem.. It wont run the mp3s, it basically ignores em and just runs drmd instead.

I know its not working properly since drmd is running at fullspeed still heh. Maybe the problem is that I shouldnt use the folder music/ and go with the orig setup of mp3/ as a folder.. Hmm but i changed the command line to use music/ as it.. Oh well im going to bed now


And trition the readme should tell u how to do that.. I think..

 

[triton]

think is its al greek to me, as the saying goes, i havent any idea WTF its sayin lol

 

[paeryn]

Ok Igot a problem.. It wont run the mp3s, it basically ignores em and just runs drmd instead.

I know its not working properly since drmd is running at fullspeed still heh. Maybe the problem is that I shouldnt use the folder music/ and go with the orig setup of mp3/ as a folder.. Hmm but i changed the command line to use music/ as it.. Oh well im going to bed now

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You have put the madplay files in a directory named /bin haven't you?

You got to go to bed? Lucky you, I was up 'til 6:30 coding and needed to be awake for the postie, who didn't come 'til after 12... Need sleep :wacko:

Triton:
Change the line "/mnt/sd/DrMD.gpe" to "/usr/gp2x/EBookViewer" that should do it.

 

[triton]

i tried that grrr i put this

#!/bin/sh

/mnt/sd/bin/madplay --adjust-volume=0 -z -r /mnt/sd/music/*.mp3 &
cd /mnt/sd/
/usr/gp2x/EBookViewer
sync
madplay_pid=`pidof madplay`
echo "kill -9 $madplay_pid" >> /mnt/sd/bin/madplay_output.txt
kill -9 $madplay
cd /usr/gp2x/
exec /usr/gp2x/gp2xmenu

and i get a black screen, im editing with notepad any help?

 

[nickspoon]

im editing with notepad

There's your problem. Use Programmer's Notepad (google it) and the go to Tools->Line Endings->Unix (LF). Then all the line endings will be in Unix and the GP2X will like it.

 

[triton]

ok thanks

 

[Drak]

Ok Dookie.. Uhh I fixed it.. woot

#!/bin/sh

cd /mnt/sd/bin
/mnt/sd/bin/madplay --adjust-volume=0 -z -r /mnt/sd/music/*.mp3 &
cd /mnt/sd/
/mnt/sd/DrMD.gpe
sync
madplay_pid=`pidof madplay`
echo "kill -9 $madplay_pid" >> /mnt/sd/bin/madplay_output.txt
kill -9 $madplay
cd /usr/gp2x/
exec /usr/gp2x/gp2xmenu

Heh woot, the cd /mnt/sd/bin is all I needed I guess. now I can tweak it to be playable
thx for the help paeryn!

Woot shining force 2 at 2fps! lol!!!

anyway.. now I gotta figure out how to mute drmd so it runs faster without turning off my mp3s, i try to use sound: Off but it turns off my mp3s as well

Back to the drawing board!

 

[triton]

ARGH, i dont get this shit! i have it exactly how you all say it should be, even use that programmers notebook and nada! i get a black screen that i can exit out of with start, nothing else