Global random is consistently playing same songs

[flup2017]

Hi - great work on RU BTW.

RuneOs: 0.3-beta
RuneUI: 1.3-beta
Hw-env: RaspberryPi 2

I am having a problem with Global Random on my RPI3 (not 2 as listed above). It definitely adds a new song to the queue in the expected manner. Unfortunately it seems to draw the same songs in the same order every time. I don't know how it's implemented but it might be that the seed for the random number generator is fixed (rather than extracted from say the system clock or thermal noise or something like that). The only workaround (which I'm not 100% sure of yet) is to leave the system powered up all the time, which may stop the random number generator going back to the start of its list.

My default method of listening is almost exclusively letting the machine decide which music to play, so I really notice it. I can imagine it becoming a problem for anyone who tries global random however. So far I've only found one other reference to it on this forum.

Thanks

[hondagx35]

[wpb52]

Hi @ all
I'm, running Rune on a RPi3 with above recommended version and a Samsung Tab2
and I have similar problems.

With my in Rune created playlist (Test 1, 4 songs) I figured out:

loop
>> Start: clear queue (step by step)
>> find playlist

>> Randomly add songs to queue > "Playing radomly from Test1.m3u"> nothing happens > pressed PLAY nothing happens
(MPD emty queue)
>> Replace the queue > OK queue was replaced > a song can be started *
>> Add to queue > all (4) songs were added (as estimated) > a song can be started *

* consistently playing the same song

Wolfgang

[hondagx35]

[wpb52]

Danke Frank
und
ein gutes 2018 für alle.

Happy New Year to all.

Wolfgang