Here is the FireFly log with the debuglevel set to 5:
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): Firefly Version svn-1586: Starting with debuglevel 5
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): Loaded plugin /usr/lib/mt-daapd/plugins/ssc-ffmpeg.so (ssc-ffmpeg/svn-1586)
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): Loaded plugin /usr/lib/mt-daapd/plugins/out-daap.so (daap/svn-1586)
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): Loaded plugin /usr/lib/mt-daapd/plugins/rsp.so (rsp/svn-1586)
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): No ssc program specified for script transcoder.
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): Error loading plugin /usr/lib/mt-daapd/plugins/ssc-script.so: plugin declined to load
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): Plugin loaded: rsp/svn-1586
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): Plugin loaded: daap/svn-1586
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): Plugin loaded: ssc-ffmpeg/svn-1586
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): Starting rendezvous daemon
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): Starting signal handler
2008-03-05 10:51:27 (b744c6c0): Initializing database
2008-03-05 10:51:28 (b744c6c0): Starting web server from /usr/share/mt-daapd/admin-root on port 3689
2008-03-05 10:51:28 (b744c6c0): Listening on port 3689
2008-03-05 10:51:28 (b744c6c0): Starting server thread
2008-03-05 10:51:28 (b744c6c0): Registering rendezvous names
2008-03-05 10:51:28 (b744c6c0): Serving 1547 songs. Startup complete in 1 seconds
Also, what source did you install from, and which package?
I installed the mt-daapd package from Ubuntu’s universe repository. Here is what I used to get started if it helps. http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-setup-itunes-compatible-media-server-in-ubuntu.html