Headunit (Linux/Windows CarPC frontend) + initial screenshots

**NoPistonPC** · 09-01-2004, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by rgardjr

I'm running into the same problem. It will crash at number 23 when it builds the db. If I change the directory to single album it will build the db and I can browse the songs, but it won't play the music. Turning volume up doesn't help in may case. The song doesn't get played-I see a dos command window that states: open failed: d:\\mp3\\a perfect circle\thirteenth step\\01-The Package.mp3 The previous version of headunit ran on this pc. Hope this is of some help.

rgardjr, this is good information. Do you have a folder called "a perfect circle\thirteenth step"? Specifically, does that folder contain a "\" (slash) in it's name? If so, that is probably what is causing the problem. I'll fix that ASAP... Thanks again.

EDIT: Hmmm...windows doesn't let you create a file with a slash in its name so that's not the problem. I'm sending you a PM with some questions that will help me track down this bug...

**jbors** · 09-01-2004, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by NoPistonPC

EDIT: Hmmm...windows doesn't let you create a file with a slash in its name so that's not the problem. I'm sending you a PM with some questions that will help me track down this bug...

As you see it has only one backslash where it should have 2. May be it is something you think is TAB ?

**NoPistonPC** · 09-02-2004, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by jbors

As you see it has only one backslash where it should have 2. May be it is something you think is TAB ?

Possibly... BTW, that error message ("open failed: ...") occurs because DirectShow is unable to open that file for playback. If it's not a problem with a bad character in the filename, then it could be that the mp3 playback codec you have installed can't open that file. If that's the case, try a different mp3 codec (like the franhauer one...).

If anyone else is having these problems, can you post a list of the bad files or the directory that is causing problems, and also the error message that you get? Thanks a lot...

**Cyber1G** · 09-03-2004, 07:24 AM

Have anyone the same problem:
g++ -c -pipe -O2 -march=i586 -mcpu=i686 -fmessage-length=0 -Wall -fPIC -Wall -W -O2 -march=i586 -mcpu=i686 -fmessage-length=0 -Wall -fPIC -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_SHARED -DQT_TABLET_SUPPORT -I/usr/lib/qt3/mkspecs/default -I. -I. -I/usr/include -I/usr/lib/qt3/include -o DBHandler.o DBHandler.cpp
In file included from DBHandler.cpp:15:
Tag.h:6:21: id3/tag.h: No such file or directory
In file included from DBHandler.cpp:15:
Tag.h:23: error: 'ID3_Tag' is used as a type, but is not defined as a type.
make: *** [DBHandler.o] Error 1

Rok

**dignome** · 09-03-2004, 08:19 AM

You need to install id3lib by the looks of it, or reconfigure the package to not use it if at all possible.

http://id3lib.sourceforge.net/ (this might not be the right one, search freshmeat.net)

**Cyber1G** · 09-03-2004, 01:41 PM

Next time I will first RTFM !

tnx

Rok

**NoPistonPC** · 09-03-2004, 02:10 PM

Cyber, gald to see you got it working. If you run into any of the db synching/file playback problems mentioned above, can you please let me know? Thanks. BTW, video doesn't work yet. It will in the next release (coming in the next couple of days).

**bpierce815** · 09-07-2004, 10:26 AM

I got headunit installed on my carpc. I have xine installed and am trying to get headunit to play dvds and mp3s. When I click on the dvd button, I get the following line from my console:

Headunit cannot open:

or something similar. The weird thing is, it looks like it is not being told what to open. I have tried 0.2 as well as cvs. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Ben

**bpierce815** · 09-07-2004, 10:40 AM

I replied somewhere else noting the video problems before I read this post. Glad to see that things are progressing.

Anxiosly awaiting the new release.

Anyway on the Distribution side. I believe that I have a distribution put together that will be about 500MB. It will load a specific kernel according to the cpu:

1 for EPIAM boards
1 for basic x86 pcs that have MTRR support

Touchscreen module support will be included, as well as usb-serial devices(GPS,XM-PCR). USB-CDROM's will also be supported. If anyone can think of anything else to support, please let me know.

I am also trying to build X without a windowmanager to keep everything small.

Thanks,
Ben