Volumio is not playing some mp3s

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I am running Volumio 3 on a RaspberryPi4 with HiFiBerry Digi+ Pro DAC

I have an album that does not play. On a PC, all files are playing fine. On Volumio, , it starts playing the first file but quicly jumps to the next and continues jumoing until the end of the album. No sound.

MPD log shows that all files played fine

Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 101 - Summer Snow (with Sissel).mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 102 - The Lonely Shepherd.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 103 - Yesterday.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 104 - Omoide Zukuri.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 105 - Elvira Madigan.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 106 - Ete D'Amour.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 107 - Theme From Summer Of '42.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 108 - Panis Angelicus.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 109 - Winter (L'Hiver).mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 110 - Wild Theme.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 111 - Theme De Limelight.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 112 - Send In The Clowns.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 113 - Amazing Grace.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 114 - Bilitis.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 115 - Pluie D'Ete.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 116 - Birds Of Winter.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 117 - Vitrall De Lune.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 118 - Mourir A Madrid.mp3"
Jun 01 14:28 : player: played "NAS/NAS/Gheorghe Zamfir/Greatest Hits/Gheorghe Zamfir - 119 - Reve De Mon Enfance.mp3"
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Sorry but your log can’t help.
Please send a link for the complete log as explained How to send a log link for a bug report?

3

Here it is

http://logs.volumio.org/volumio/DEGmili.html

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From the log files, the first clear error in MPD appears when you try to play an album:

  • In /var/log/mpd.log:

    Jun 01 17:30 : exception: No such directory
    This indicates that MPD cannot find a folder or file. Possibly the path configuration in Volumio (or the mount point for your NAS share) is no longer correct, or the NAS share is temporarily unavailable.

In addition, there are two brief messages indicating that certain log files do not exist:

cat: /tmp/camilladsp.log: No such file or directory
cat: /tmp/cec-client.log: No such file or directory

These are mostly informational, showing that those optional logs have not yet been created; they do not themselves cause MPD to crash .

Further, just before the exception, you also see:

Jun 01 13:29:34 volumio sudo[770]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
…
Jun 01 13:29:35 volumio ntpd[845]: error resolving pool 0.debian.pool.ntp.org: System error (-11)
Jun 01 13:29:35 volumio nmbd[803]: … No local IPv4 non-loopback interfaces available, waiting for interface …

These network-related warnings (ntpd and nmbd) concern time synchronization and SMB/CIFS name resolution, but they do not appear to be the direct cause of the “No such directory” error during playback. They mainly indicate momentary network or configuration issues (for example, the NAS or SMB interface wasn’t fully ready yet).

Concrete causes and steps to verify:

  1. Check the album’s file path
    The “No such directory” error means MPD is trying to open a directory or file that doesn’t exist.

    • Verify that the relevant music folder is still correctly mounted (e.g., via NFS or SMB). The log shows that 192.168.1.17:/music is mounted on /mnt/NAS/NAS in read-only mode .
    • Confirm that the folder from which you want to play the album is still reachable, and that file or folder names have not changed.

  2. Check MPD’s database and Volumio configuration

    • In Volumio, go to “Settings → Music Library” and force a re-index. This ensures that MPD’s database is up to date with the correct paths.
    • Inspect /etc/mpd.conf (if accessible) to verify that music_directory still points to the correct location (e.g., /mnt/NAS/NAS).
    • Ensure the “mpd” user has appropriate read permissions on the mount, so MPD can access those directories.

  3. Verify network and share status

    • The “No local IPv4 non-loopback interfaces available” message from nmbd suggests SMB/CIFS might not have been fully ready. Make sure your NAS is completely available before Volumio starts.
    • Run mount | grep /mnt/NAS to check that the NAS share remains mounted and does not drop out.

  4. Check specific test logs

    • To test the exact album, navigate to that folder in the Volumio UI and click “Play.” Then immediately check /var/log/mpd.log to see if the same “No such directory” error appears.
    • Pay attention to any special characters, spaces, or diacritical marks in the file names that MPD might not handle correctly.

  5. Missing DSP and CEC log files

    • The messages “cat: /tmp/camilladsp.log: No such file or directory” and “cat: /tmp/cec-client.log: No such file or directory” simply indicate that no sound-processing (DSP) or CEC plugin was active to create those logs. They can be ignored as long as you are playing audio purely through MPD. Once you enable HDMI-CEC or a DSP plugin, those files will be created automatically.

In summary:
The key message is the “exception: No such directory” in MPD . That means, while loading or playing an album, the path could not be found. Therefore, first check the following:

  1. That the NAS share is properly and persistently mounted (in read-only mode if needed).
  2. That MPD/Volumio still points to the correct folder and that the file names or paths have not changed.
  3. Re-index the music folder via Volumio so MPD reads in the current directory structure.

After these steps, the “album not playing” issue should be resolved. If the error message appears again, check /var/log/mpd.log or run:

tail -f /var/log/mpd.log

over SSH. If you see the exact same “No such directory” error, the path in Volumio is still incorrect.