From 8b45b5c8465a2183aeb4ad7e8a136da15f040cda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Fred T. Hamster" <fred@feistymeow.org>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:25:26 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] adding debugging to track mp3 play issues

---
 scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh | 2 +-
 scripts/multimedia/sound_play.sh   | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh b/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
index 00e4a0bf..990d0296 100644
--- a/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ if [ "$NO_REPAIRS_NEEDED" == "true" ]; then
     source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/tty/terminal_titler.sh"
 
     # start up the xsecurelock screen saver if we are running x window system.
-    bash "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/start_xwin_screensaver.sh"
+#    bash "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/start_xwin_screensaver.sh"
 
     ##############
 
diff --git a/scripts/multimedia/sound_play.sh b/scripts/multimedia/sound_play.sh
index 8d3f7e74..a573073c 100644
--- a/scripts/multimedia/sound_play.sh
+++ b/scripts/multimedia/sound_play.sh
@@ -48,14 +48,19 @@ else
   echo "I don't know how to play mp3 files for this OS and sound system."
 fi
 
+echo "mp3 play cmd is: $MP3_PLAY_CMD"
+
 # play the sounds individually; some apps like playsound can handle multiple
 # files, but "/usr/bin/play" doesn't want to on some systems.
 for filename in $*; do 
+echo filename is $filename
   case "$filename" in
     *wav)
+echo treating $filename as wav/etc
     $BASIC_PLAY_CMD $filename >/dev/null 2>&1;
     ;;
     *mp3)
+echo treating $filename as mp3/etc
     $MP3_PLAY_CMD $filename >/dev/null 2>&1;
     ;;
     *)
-- 
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