Bug 65739 – bug in /etc/init.d/daapd (mDNSResponder isn't started)

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE

[Description Jonas Bähr 2004-09-28 16:47:10 UTC]

Hi,

There is a bug in the daapd init script. This program should share music to apple iTunes. To be seen in the network by iTunes, daapd need the programm mDNSResponder   which has to be started first (see http://www.deleet.de/projekte/daap/daapd/FAQ).
However, the initscript doesn't start it.

Try this:
1) /etc/init.d/daapd stop (in case it's started and iTunes doesn't see your Server)
2) start mDNSResponder
3) start daapd
Now iTunes sees your server. I think the initscript should start mDNSResponder in order to daapd work correctly (is seen by iTunes)

hint: start "daapd -v" without mDNSResponder is running. Then you'll see
"howl: sw_discovery_init() failed"
in the output. With mDNSResponder running this does'n show up and iTunes find's your server like expected.

[Comment 1 Jeremy Huddleston (RETIRED) 2004-09-30 16:51:47 UTC]

can you pleasse attach an updated init script which fixes the problem, thanks.

[Comment 2 Jonas Bähr 2004-09-30 17:40:17 UTC]

Created attachment 40820 [details]
updated init-script with little bug

I've never written init-scripts till now, so it isn't perfect. It works, as it
starts mDNSResponder first, but it doesn't manage to shut thisone down on
"stop". ps x | grep mDNS still shows up 3 runngin processes... You have to use
SIGKILL to shut them down as SIGTERM seem to have no effect...

[Comment 3 Sébastien ESTIENNE 2004-10-04 16:18:01 UTC]

the proposed init-scripts is not clean.
you juste have to put
use mDNSResponder in the depend section

[Comment 4 Sébastien ESTIENNE 2004-10-04 16:32:14 UTC]

i propose a fixed ebuild (bump version and init script) 
here: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66364

[Comment 5 Jeremy Huddleston (RETIRED) 2004-10-05 01:52:53 UTC]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 66364 ***