Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Triode's plugins

2022-11-27 Thread rbl
mrw wrote: > I have the same/similar question. > > I'm sure it used to report better, X years ago. But my memory may be > faulty. Have you tried it with ethernet cable ? > > If it really was better, then I speculate that the Wifi card might be a > bit short of power - failing power supply

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Triode's plugins

2022-11-27 Thread rbl
Does anyone know about Triode's Network Test plugin? My SB3 is connected to LMS 8.3.0 on a Pi4 via WiFi. The Wifi is very good but the SB3 seems to think it is rubbish! 500kbps 100 100 1000kbs 68 75 2000kbs 33 60 I hvave no idea what these numbers mean to be honest. If I place my phone right

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Squeezelite -a ::: - can anyone explain this option?

2021-07-19 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > my basic understanding. > > PCM Audio is sent via ALSA interface to ALSA device driver. > > Audio samples are put into a ring buffer. > The ring buffer size is controlled by the buffer parameter. > The ring buffer is processed in terms of periods (i.e there x periods in > the

[SlimDevices: Plugins] Squeezelite -a ::: - can anyone explain this option?

2021-07-19 Thread rbl
Hi - running SqueezeLite and LMS 8.1.2 (latest versions) on my Pi4 I found there was serious rebuffering on my Pi and SB3s earlier this year when playing FLACs unless I specified "-a :::0". More recently I noticed some background/popping noise on the Pi's headphone jack unless I specified "-a

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] problem with popping sounds in squeezelite

2021-07-18 Thread rbl
Squeezelite working perfectly now with -a 120:4::0 I may post new thread to try and get a better understanding of this -a option Thank you very much for your help!! SB3 -> Quad 909 -> Quad Electrostatic speakers, Quad 405 -> TBI subwoofer 3 x SB3s + SB Radio LMS on Raspbian on a Pi4 Rotel

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] problem with popping sounds in squeezelite

2021-07-16 Thread rbl
It's not as I expected. If I use /etc/init.d/squeezelite stop/start, it doesn't seem to pick up the parameters from /etc/default/squeezelite, it still takes the params from ExecStart in /etc/systemd/system/squeezelite.service. If I change the ExecStart line then on re-starting squeezelite I get

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] problem with popping sounds in squeezelite

2021-07-15 Thread rbl
That's very helpful. So presumably if I update /etc/default/squeezelite with the -a 120:4::0, the soundcard, -C 5 etc., then I can change the auto start line in squeezelite.service simply to "ExecStart=/usr/bin/squeezelite"? But will /etc/default/squeezelite get overwritten every time I update

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] problem with popping sounds in squeezelite

2021-07-15 Thread rbl
My boot.txt is all HDMI stuff apart from "dtparam=audio=on" which looks pretty unexciting. I had tried the -a 120:4::0 suggested at the top of this thread which seems to work. I am just trying to understand what these numbers mean. I think I'll post a new more specific thread. I have also

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] problem with popping sounds in squeezelite

2021-07-15 Thread rbl
Yep - I already have that: ExecStart=/usr/bin/squeezelite -o plughw:CARD=Headphones,DEV=0 -n Pi_SqueezeliteService -C 5 -a :::0 I added the -a :::0 in January after a system update caused a lot of very significant rebuffering. No idea what the option does! This "popping" noise is fairly

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] problem with popping sounds in squeezelite

2021-07-15 Thread rbl
I found a 3.0A PSU, used a smaller fatter USB cable, and set “-a :::0”. I also put a power meter on the PSU, which drew a peak of 1.4A during boot up, and then ticked along at c1.2A. Amazingly removing the 2nd USB stick dropped the power consumption by 0.2A to 1.0A. Unfortunately the popping is

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] problem with popping sounds in squeezelite

2021-07-14 Thread rbl
Man in a van wrote: > @rbl > > What sort of flacs ? How were they ripped? > > > Where are they stored ? > > > How did you install squeezelite ? > > > Buster Desktop or Lite ? > > > Which power supply for the rpi ? > > > When

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] problem with popping sounds in squeezelite

2021-07-14 Thread rbl
ralphy wrote: > I would recommend using -o hw:CARD=D10,DEV=0 for the output device. > > If you are using the USB interface to the DAC try -a 120:4::0 > > If you still experience pops/clicks then try -a 16384:4096 I have been getting popping noises on my Pi4 headphone output when playing

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Squeezelite on rPi 3 suddenly not working

2021-04-01 Thread rbl
Upgrading to LMS 8.1.2 and SqueezeLite 1.9.9 seems to have done the trick ... thanks very much. SB3 -> Quad 909 -> Quad Electrostatic speakers, Quad 405 -> TBI subwoofer 3 x SB3s + SB Radio LMS on Raspbian on a Pi4 Rotel RSP1068 surround processor, Quad 707 -> B surround

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Squeezelite on rPi 3 suddenly not working

2021-03-27 Thread rbl
Man in a van wrote: > Why such an old version of LMS ? > > And is your squeezelite up to date? > > ronnie Good thinking. Should I upgrade to LMS 7.9.4? Or 8.? ? I guess 8.? is still experimental so 7.9.4 is probably better? I was running SqueezeLite 1.8 on the Pi4 so have upgraded 1.9.9

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Squeezelite on rPi 3 suddenly not working

2021-03-27 Thread rbl
I have also added -a :::0 after getting a lot of re-buffering after an update a month or two ago. But I still get occasional re-buffering. It works 100% perfectly on streaming radio, but when playing my FLACs every so often it locks up for about 30s, and eventually gets going again. This happens

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPlayer skip forward/backwards doesn't work

2020-11-10 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > > 1 min skip back is not worthwhile doing - the plugin thinks less than 1 > mins or less is just a delay by BBC. This was done because timestamp of > audio packet being played can be delayed by BBC. Skip back works on > actual time not relative time as packets in stream are

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPlayer skip forward/backwards doesn't work

2020-11-10 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > On Classical GUI It is the M menu on the Right Hand pane beside the > playing item > On material - click triple dots on RHS and then choose More > > > It should skip more than once. > On "Live " you can skip back usually up to about 3 hours. Most typical > use is to "skip back

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPlayer skip forward/backwards doesn't work

2020-11-10 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > >> & << are not used for ffwd / rew live streams. > > Skip forward & back of a live stream is only supported for DASH. > After I had implemented ffw & rew of a live stream, I trialled had a > version of the plugin which used >> & << to do the action. > However user feedback was

[SlimDevices: Plugins] iPlayer skip forward/backwards doesn't work

2020-11-10 Thread rbl
I'm running iPlayer 1.6.9 on a Raspberry Pi4 running LMS 7.9.2 - 1578996832. If, listening to say BBC Radio 4 live, I press << it just goes back about 1 second, and >> goes forward about 1 second (I think) . On listen again, clicking on the progress bar works as expected, but << and >> is

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPlayer - Radio 4 FM not showing icon or metadata

2020-05-01 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > Everything looks mostly as expected. > Using the "always display station icon" is not what is used by mist > people but it works OK when I've tried. > > The audio format setting are very old. BBC have not had FlashAAC > FlashMP3 content for a 3-4 years now - for best ongoing

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPlayer - Radio 4 FM not showing icon or metadata

2020-05-01 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > It should display as it is the same code as all the other BBC stations > and they work OK for me so there is no apparent BBC issue (although BBC > CDN network is distributed regionally so it is possible to have an issue > in one region). > > More info may help - if you want to try

[SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPlayer - Radio 4 FM not showing icon or metadata

2020-04-30 Thread rbl
Hi When using the iPlayer plugin for live or On Demand streaming, the BBC icon appears together with the metadata as expected. However in the case of live streaming BBC Radio 4 FM neither the icon nor the metadata appear for. BBC 4 FM On Demand works as expected, as do other channels such as

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] LMS BBC iPlayer radio not working with VPN on Windows 10 in London

2019-11-29 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > You haven't answered my questionb aboitu UK .non Uk. > > 1. All the metadata stuff is generic - it can be obtained no matter > where you are or what access is used. It doesn't really come from the > streaming part of their systems. > 2 If plugin is trying to the playing UK only

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] LMS BBC iPlayer radio not working with VPN on Windows 10 in London

2019-11-29 Thread rbl
castalla wrote: > FAIK the Beeb actively blocks 'known' commercial VPNs - maybe that's the > issue? You are right, it does, certainly for TV anyway. Hence I am adding the exceptions in my original post so the iPlayer radio should be bypassing the VPN (plus I am using a BBC "compliant" VPN

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] LMS BBC iPlayer radio not working with VPN on Windows 10 in London

2019-11-29 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > What is the VPN doing ? making a UK user appear in a non UK country ? If I click say Radio 2 when the VPN is connected, then the Radio 2 Icon appears, besides which it says - Jeremy Vine (i.e. name of the current radio show) - 29/11/2019 - BBC Radio 2 - 320kbps, VBR, AAC LC

[SlimDevices: Plugins] LMS BBC iPlayer radio not working with VPN on Windows 10 in London

2019-11-27 Thread rbl
Hi - does anyone know how to get BBC iPlayer radio working with a VPN (e.g. CyberGhost)? - CyberGhost is meant to work with iPlayer but the radio doesn't work. But that should be irrelevant since I have tried adding the following exception URLs (amongst others) which bypass the VPN altogether.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Hard to start iPlayer after waking Win10 PC

2019-06-17 Thread rbl
Well, this problem really does seem to have fixed itself now for both iPlayer and FLAC files. Not sure if the fix was one of the many recent Win 10 Pro updates, or because I updated to LMS 7.9.2 - 1556111457... rbl's

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Hard to start iPlayer after waking Win10 PC

2019-04-26 Thread rbl
You were right, it was wishful thinking. The original problem (of not being able to play the radio station that was playing when the PC went to sleep) is still there, it just seems to be intermittent. In fact today the radio stream automatically started playing all by itself, although it took a

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Hard to start iPlayer after waking Win10 PC

2019-04-23 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > Thanks at least I now know what to test at some point. > > My W10 PC has the same states but when I testing I have been using the > "power" control which offer "Sleep" , "Restart" or "shutdown!. No > indication what "Sleep" corresponds to - Hibernate, S3 or Hyrbid Sleep. > > My

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Hard to start iPlayer after waking Win10 PC

2019-04-23 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > I think this may be wishful thinking rather than actual improvement. > > > I cannot test until you tell me exactly how you shutdown and wake up the > players and systems. > Does the player shut the server down ? > Does the server shutdown out of inactivity ? > Is the server

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Hard to start iPlayer after waking Win10 PC

2019-04-23 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > Just did a >3 hr test. > > W10 was sleeping. Radio was off. Powered on Radio. Then woke up W10 > with keyboard . Stream starting playing on Radio with no other (e.g. > "rebuffering" )messages. Thanks and apologies for the delay in replying. Since I changed the Live Stream

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Hard to start iPlayer after waking Win10 PC

2019-04-17 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > If you are playing Live streams using pre 1.6.2 BBCiPlayer on LMS 7.9.0 > or older - this is most likely a LMS bug specific to Windows. You need > latest BBCiPlayer (1.6.5) but MUST have latest LMS (7.9.2). > > If not the Windows bug This sounds like a network / DNS issue so full

[SlimDevices: Plugins] Hard to start iPlayer after waking Win10 PC

2019-04-17 Thread rbl
After waking my Win10 64bit PC via LAN, it is hard to get iPlayer to start playing the radio station it was playing when the PC was put to sleep. I find I have to first play a different BBC radio station, then go back to the original one that was playing. A minor inconvenience, but it would be

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] How to install latest BBC iPlayer - presumably v1.6.0

2018-10-13 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > In WebUI Setting/Plugins at the bottom where it says "Additional > Repositories" - paste the following > HTTP://DOWNLOADS.SOURCEFORGE.NET/PROJECT/BPAPLUGINS/BETARELEASE-REPO.XML > > After pasting click Apply and possible restart LMS. > > Rather than be immediately activated

[SlimDevices: Plugins] How to install latest BBC iPlayer - presumably v1.6.0

2018-10-13 Thread rbl
I have a new Windows 10 Pr installation, and just reinstalled the iPlayer plugin via Settings->Plugin page, but it is saying it is version v1.3.1alpha3. I have found a 1.6.0 but how do I install it? I want to get it "right" first time as have had problems in the past. Is there a link anywhere

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPlayer only works with 2min delay

2018-08-21 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > Are you in the UK ? > > This should only affect live streams and by "old" problem - it is only > about 12-18 months. > > It is a problem only with Windows systems mainly 10 but I suspect also 8 > but oddly not all configurations. > I don't have a Windows 10 system so I can't

[SlimDevices: Plugins] iPlayer only works with 2min delay

2018-08-15 Thread rbl
To get BBC iPlayer to work well I have to set the "seconds to delay start live stream" to 2 minutes. If I set it to 1 minute the playback breaks up every few minutes. If I set it to 15 seconds not only does playback break up, but it also takes about 30 seconds to start playback at all. I think

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPLayer - how to get Now Playing information

2017-03-28 Thread rbl
FYI, and for anyone else reading this thread, it works even better with a 2 minute delay. With the 1 minute delay it would break up a couple of times over the first few minutes of listening and then played reliably. With a 2 minute delay I don't get any break up. It starts quickly and plays

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPLayer - how to get Now Playing information

2017-03-25 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > HLS is 1st preference and 1.4* and1.5.* are all about playing DASH and > playing setting only apply to DASH. HLS code has not changed from 1.3 > > > Change the Live and on Demand to > > DASH > HLS > MP3 > FlashAAC. That helped a lot! Thank you! I find, as you mentioned,

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPLayer - how to get Now Playing information

2017-03-24 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > Strange - the settings worked for other W10 users. > > What formats preferences have for Live set ? The delay settings only > work for DASH. Here are all the iPlayer settings .. 22373 +---+ |Filename: LMS

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPLayer - how to get Now Playing information

2017-03-24 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > This has been seen before - there is something weird with windows and > transcoding. It happens with some low end system but also some high end > but not middling !!. I have tried repodiuing on my i5 SSD 16Gb but I > think it may also be somehting to so with UK bit rates. > > The

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPLayer - how to get Now Playing information

2017-03-24 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > For windows use the 1.5.* - I haven't had time to to do a proper release > of the 1.5.3 but this is the URL > > http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/bpaplugins/V153testrelease-repo.xml > > You can look at the the 1.5.2 thread regarding features such as rew of > live streams. >

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPLayer - how to get Now Playing information

2017-03-24 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > The easiest way to play HLS with program info is to use the updated > BBCiPlayer plugin. > > What OS are you using ? Windows 10 64bit (Home) rbl's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPLayer - how to get Now Playing information

2017-03-24 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > The plugin can provide the info using the options as I described for > many versions. > What version are you using ? I am using LMS 7.7.5. BBC iPlayer (v1.3.1alpha3). BBC iPlayer Extras (v1.8) PlayHLS (v1.1) I am using the HLS streams... I have just noticed at the top of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPLayer - how to get Now Playing information

2017-03-24 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > There is no point saying another radio station has info so why not the > BBC. If you want info on possibilities you must give specific details > from the BBC iPlayer own web broswer based player playing HTML5. Time > is the problem - I don't have the time to look around to try to

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPLayer - how to get Now Playing information

2017-03-23 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > Are you talking about Live or On-demand ? > > With live - by "Now playing" do you mean the program name, program > content or the track info ? > Program name etc. arer available by enabling the "show onAir text" > opytion - it is also worthwhile disabling the "always show station >

[SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPLayer - how to get Now Playing information

2017-03-23 Thread rbl
I am using the HLS streams with the iPLayer plugin (the usual streams break up for some reason). The HLS streams work very well, but it would be nice to get programme information in Now Playing. Plenty of other radio stations provide this - is it possible to get it with the iPlayer? I am based

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] SqueezeLite - pops and crackles when syncing with SB3s

2016-04-23 Thread rbl
Mnyb wrote: > No they are not the same player . Odd since I "powered" down SqueezeLite and installed SqueezePlay. It saw the desktop server and mysqueezebox, failed to connect to the desktop, but switched SqueezeLite back on. Guess Ill give it another go...

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] SqueezeLite - pops and crackles when syncing with SB3s

2016-04-23 Thread rbl
Before I buy another SB3, I thought I'd just check if there are any other software solutions that may work? I believe SqueezePlay relies on SqueezeLite so I am presumably back to the same problem there? Are there any other software solutions to playing sync'd music on my desktop?

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] SqueezeLite - pops and crackles when syncing with SB3s

2016-04-19 Thread rbl
epoch1970 wrote: > And also because it is better, and looks glorious. I took the liberty of > sending you a PM yesterday about that. There's an Ebay.co.uk seller this > week who dumps a Boom, an SB3 (silver/white), and a TP (silver). All > looking very good. > > If you are saying there is a

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] SqueezeLite - pops and crackles when syncing with SB3s

2016-04-19 Thread rbl
epoch1970 wrote: > One more SB3 is never a bad choice I would say. > But given the environment you describe and the asking price for an SB > these days, I would take a 2nd hand/refurbished Airport Express > (2012-current model) and put that near the PC. You would get Airplay > line out for the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] SqueezeLite - pops and crackles when syncing with SB3s

2016-04-19 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > IIRC sync depends on an accurate clock on the audio hardware and many > PCs don't have good audio hardware but also sometime Windows can do a > lot of s/w processing (e.g. resample 44.1kHZ to 48 Khz) . > > On Windows there are a few different audio API and perhaps one may be >

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] SqueezeLite - pops and crackles when syncing with SB3s

2016-04-18 Thread rbl
epoch1970 wrote: > Well if you have AirPlay devices (not the shairplay software stuff but > hardware devices) you could sync an SB3 about perfectly, using the > AirPlay Bridge plugin. > Or you can let the SB3 drift (settings>your SB3>Synchronize menu) but I > have to say I never tried the

[SlimDevices: Plugins] SqueezeLite - pops and crackles when syncing with SB3s

2016-04-17 Thread rbl
I have two SB3s and SqueezeLite running on a Windows 10 desktop, all wired in. The syncing of SqueezeLite is usually out by a very noticeable split second. But more annoying is that the SqueezeLite causes crackles and pops in the SB3s, about once a minute. Presumably these occur as they all

[SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPlayer Listen Again not working

2016-02-03 Thread rbl
Hi - I am using BBC iPlayer which works, although I tend now to use the PlayHLS as it seems to stop/rebuffer less. However the Listen Again doesn't work at all. E.g. I go to Radio->BBC iPlayer->BBC Radio 4 FM -> Today and select a program. The program picture and description comes up, but it

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPlayer Listen Again not working

2016-02-03 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > "long time" is not specific ? > > When did BBCiPlayer Listen Again last work for you ? Yesterday ? last > week ? last month ? last year ? Jan 2015 ? Can't remember it has been > so long ? > > What version of BBCiPlayer are you using ? > When did you install it ? > When did you

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPlayer Listen Again not working

2016-02-03 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > BBC changed their feeds last year in OCT to start DASH support and > there was a patch to BBCiPlayer posted by utgg on the BBCiplayer thread > to fix this see > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?53229-Announce-BBCiPlayer-Plugin-(UK-only)=834111=1#post834111 > PlayHLS as

[SlimDevices: Plugins] Stream music from Android phone over WiFi

2015-12-20 Thread rbl
Hi - is there a way to stream music from my Android phone via the Squeezebox over the WiFi network? E.g. play tunes on my phone's SD card, or listen to the Spotify / Youtube apps? rbl's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBCiPlayer Plugins - an alternative quick fix guide

2015-09-04 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > Since we have been around this particular block just last June - I > wanted to do a bit more digging rather than repeat the same advice. > > My suggestion is to try the PlayHLS plugin which is used to play Apple > HLS m3u8 streams. This plugin uses ffmpeg (or avconv) to process

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBCiPlayer Plugins - an alternative quick fix guide

2015-08-26 Thread rbl
I still find live BBC radio stuttering a lot (usually for quite short periods now of just a few seconds). Are other people still finding this, and has anyone found a solution to this yet? rbl's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBCiPlayer Plugins - an alternative quick fix guide

2015-08-26 Thread rbl
it is a lot better than say a couple of months ago, but it has broken up a few times today (radio 2, 4). Radio 3 certainly breaks up too on occasion. I'd guestimate there is a break-up about 10-20 times a day, usually only for a few seconds... It definitely has its moments where it will break up

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBCiPlayer Plugins - an alternative quick fix guide

2015-08-26 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: There are a number of causes for stuttering/pause/gaps so more details always help. Does stuttering only happen with live streams or does it happen with on-demand/Listen Again ? Is the stuttering - gaps without loss of audio (i.e. pauses) or gaps without loss of audio ? What

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBCiPlayer Plugins - an alternative quick fix guide

2015-08-26 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: Are you playing the Mp3 or the HLS streams ? If it is the HLS then the pauses sound like the DNS problem - you don't say which mods you tried. IIRC You need to enable network.asyncdns to see what is happening and also check whether the mods have any effect. Depending on the OS

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-08-20 Thread rbl
Has anyone made any progress with these BBC streams? They still seem pretty rubbish to me ... Although I get the impression that the breakups are generally shorter these days ... rbl's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-07-08 Thread rbl
Verulamius wrote: I'm currently not experiencing any problems with triode' iplayer. I'm using the fmpg variation with tplink powerline homeplugs between my touch and my rpi2 which is hosting squeezeplug/max2play and a 6Meg broadband connection. That said, what does drop is the mp3

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-07-08 Thread rbl
I spoke to a buddy who uses his Sonos system to stream BBC Radio 4. He said it drops out about once every two weeks!! Which begs the question, what is wrong with the Logitech system!? rbl's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-30 Thread rbl
bonze wrote: Most are trying to get away from relying on the MP3 feeds though. of course, and I'd love to too, but they don't work! At least these mp3 streams are reasonably reliable. I'll give it another month or so and try the proper higher bitrate streams and see if the BBC have go their

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-29 Thread rbl
kesey wrote: try this: http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/mypicks/RadioFeedsSBS.zip I have been using this lately and it does seem a lot better. Bitrate 128Kbps except Radio 3 which is 320Kbps. rbl's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-19 Thread rbl
Well I think it is better, but still far from perfect. Whereas occasionally it re-buffers and no error is shown in the log, usually I get the following errors: [15-06-18 10:14:48.1603] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::HLS::_parsePL (199) merged chunklist now 4 chunks [15-06-18 10:14:48.1604]

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-15 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: Zip file is empty I'm not sure what you are logging but the following will track the most common issues.. Note time you start playing and also note time you get problems. network.asyncdns to INFO network.asynchttp to INFO plugin.bbciplayer to INFO I am now logging as above,

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-15 Thread rbl
bonze wrote: Switching off the two BBC iPlayer settings 'Show Live Text' and 'Show Slide Show' will stop RadioVis being used. Ok - have done that and will see what happens. I also changed Radio Station Buffer Seconds back to 3s to see if RadioVis is the problem. Now have to wait and see -

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-15 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: The log had two sorts of errors which triggered the rebuffering 1. Timeout - this timeout is controlled by WebUI Settings/Advanced/Network/Radio Station Timeout - if it is 3 or less can you try increasings it to say 10. 2. Failure to connect but there are Radiovis error

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-15 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: Justr in case - keep server.asynchhttp is set to INFO and check for timeout log message You had one in your log which means one of your 3 rebuffer was caused by timeout and it had no associated Radiovis error. The reason why I think 3 secs is too short is because BBC sends

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-15 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: Not the Radio Station Buffer Seconds the Radio Station Timeout Ah - Timeout was already set to 15. Buffer was set to 3. Sounds like that is all ok then. Well, I'll see how disabling Show Live Text and Show Slide Show helps things. Once again, thanks for your help...

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-13 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: I agree with this suggestion - you should post on an existing BBCiPlayer thread as this thread title doesn't highlight your issue is really rebuffering and not which hardware or URLs. There is some consensus on what can be done to reduce the rebuffering effect such as changing

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC iPlayer rebuffering

2015-06-13 Thread rbl
I have had this rebuffering problem for months now (BT Infinity broadband). I have changed the DNS server to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 this morning, which seems to have made no difference, as R4 has broken up several times already in the last 30 minutes. I only use Live radio.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-13 Thread rbl
R4 is better right now, but it dropped out a few minutes ago, a few seconds before 12.10.00 today. I had enabled logging, and the file is attached. There are errors at 12:10:23 but the dropout definitely happened before this. Any idea what this all means? 18264

[SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-11 Thread rbl
Sorry, but it is a nightmare digging through all the endless problems people have had over recent months with iPlayer / BBC Radio. Just wondering, what is the currently accepted best way to get BBC live radio for a UK listener? Currently using BBC iPlayer (v1.3.1alpha3) plugin, with a good

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-11 Thread rbl
Thanks. Good to know that at least I am running the right iPlayer version etc.. Am running LMS 7.7.5 on a Win7 64bit dual core 3.1GHz i3-2100 desktop with 8GB ram and SSD. It otherwise works very well! It seems that a lot of people are having buffering problems, and for me at least there are

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] What is the best way to get BBC Radio these days (from the UK)?

2015-06-11 Thread rbl
I never realised you can run a PI server. Is it easy to setup and does it run as well as a PC server (and likely to work with Squeezer on my phone)? Could be a good option ... rbl's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPlayer freezes occasionally

2015-01-14 Thread rbl
danco wrote: WMA works well for me. But as it will be cut off soon, it isn't a real solution. Have tried the WMA streams over the last few days and I find it still stops occasionally. BBC iplayer (video) seems a lot worse however ..

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPlayer freezes occasionally

2015-01-11 Thread rbl
danco wrote: I have had this issue for ages. No problem when BBC iPlayer is set to WMA only, but we are losing those streams soon. Other settings always lose the program from time to time. Usually gives me the message rebuffierng 5% but stops at 5% and shortly gives me a message Can't

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPlayer freezes occasionally

2015-01-10 Thread rbl
On a slightly different note, does any one get drop out with iPLayer video? I use my Samsung BDH6500 smart bluray player, and it freezes every 10 minutes or so, albeit only for a second or two. Odd as other services seem fine ..

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPlayer freezes occasionally

2015-01-09 Thread rbl
Do you and others have the same problem then? Seems odd to me that everyone else can make their streams work, radio and video, including tiny outfits, then why can't the mighty BBC? rbl's Profile:

[SlimDevices: Plugins] iPlayer freezes occasionally

2015-01-09 Thread rbl
I have used iPlayer for a long time and it is basically very good. However, every so often it freezes. Sometimes it kicks starts itself again after 10-30seconds, sometimes it doesn't. This happened on my old TalkTalk copper connection, but it still happens with my new BT fibre connection. I live

[SlimDevices: Plugins] SqueezeLite prevents sleep

2014-04-16 Thread rbl
Hi - I find if SqueezeLite is powered on then my PC won't sleep, even if no music is being streamed. If I turn it off with the power switch toggle (and leave the SB3s on) then the PC sleeps. Any idea why this may be? rbl's

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] SqueezeLite prevents sleep

2014-04-16 Thread rbl
Good point! Win7 64bit. Completely new install last week with nothing unusual installed that I can think of rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4517 View this thread:

[SlimDevices: Plugins] Moose / Squeezeslave stopped working

2012-04-16 Thread rbl
I used to use to run Squeezeslave so I could access the SB server on another PC on my local network. When I run Moose it says Connect to server (7.7.2) - Awaiting Player. I used to just select Player-Start Squeezeslave and all worked very well. Recently for no apparent reason it stopped. It just

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-12-19 Thread rbl
Got it - not sure how I missed it before! Thanks very much ... -- rbl rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4517 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91723

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-12-18 Thread rbl
ideas? -- rbl rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4517 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91723 ___ plugins mailing list

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-12-12 Thread rbl
stream output error: stream chain failed for `transcode{acodec=flac,channels=2}:std{access=file,' [023e20ec] main input error: cannot start stream output instance, aborting -- rbl rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-12-12 Thread rbl
Happy days - it works! A huge thank you for helping out here! I wouldn't have got there in a million years! -- rbl rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4517 View this thread: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-12-10 Thread rbl
stream output error: stream chain failed for `transcode{acodec=flac,ab=192,channels=2}:std{access=file,' [004c51cc] main input error: cannot start stream output instance, aborting -- rbl rbl's Profile: http

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-12-09 Thread rbl
else! -- rbl rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4517 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91723 ___ plugins mailing list

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-12-09 Thread rbl
Thank you! Have half worked out the problem. The SB3 will play the AAC file, I just couldn't see the tracks because Media Server was ignoring the tags that I had set up using mp3tag. Not sure why it ignores the tags, but at least the tracks are there -- rbl

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-12-09 Thread rbl
by closing the CMD window rather than using TASKKILL... -- rbl rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4517 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91723

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-12-09 Thread rbl
probably best to store it in FLAC format .. -- rbl rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4517 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91723

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-12-08 Thread rbl
around this? -- rbl rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4517 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91723 ___ plugins mailing list

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-11-22 Thread rbl
-playlist http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/listen/live/r3_aaclca.pls Any ideas? -- rbl rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4517 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91723

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Recording internet radio

2011-11-22 Thread rbl
Perfect - TASKKILL does just the job. All set to go - thanks very much! PS on radio 3 the listen again does seem quite a lot worse quality than the live HD stream which is very good. -- rbl rbl's Profile: http

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