Also now getting Live stream rebuffering / recovery with v2.0.2
Happens c.30 seconds after the start of most streams (a few seconds
after the transition to Track metadata) and infrequently after that.
Tried both Standard and Long buffer settings with no obvious difference.
TBH I'm not 100%
expectingtofly wrote:
> Ah ok, thanks, it looks like the Web socket connection does not work on
> your set up. That's essential. I suspect it is going to be a Windows
> issue. I'll dig out a windows machine and investigate .
I am having the same problem as staresy - I can't get anything
expectingtofly wrote:
> You can adjust the buffer length in the settings to "long", I'd be
> interested to know if that improves it for you.Changing buffer to "long"
> doesn't seem to improve things. For me it
seems to stop after around 20 or 40 seconds after a stream starts but
much less
staresy wrote:
> With debug on:
>
> [23-01-02 17:55:10.4683]
> Plugins::GlobalPlayerUK::WebSocketHandler::wsconnect (52) ++connect
> [23-01-02 17:55:10.4689]
> Plugins::GlobalPlayerUK::WebSocketHandler::wsconnect (77) Attempting to
> open SSL socket to wss://metadata.musicradio.com:443...
>
slartibartfast wrote:
> I just tried playing a few of the Capital stations and playback has
> stopped a few times, sometimes continuing after a short time and other
> times not restarting.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
You can adjust the buffer length in the settings to "long", I'd
slartibartfast wrote:
> I just tried playing a few of the Capital stations and playback has
> stopped a few times, sometimes continuing after a short time and other
> times not restarting.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
Yes - same here on Classic - been listening to it for most of
I just tried playing a few of the Capital stations and playback has
stopped a few times, sometimes continuing after a short time and other
times not restarting.
Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
slartibartfast's
staresy wrote:
> Lot's of repeated entries of:
>
> [23-01-02 17:50:36.4904] Slim::Utils::Misc::msg (1325) Warning:
> [17:50:36.4887] Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or
> string at
> C:\ProgramData\Squeezebox\Cache\InstalledPlugins/Plugins/GlobalPlayerUK/ProtocolHandler.pm
>
expectingtofly wrote:
> That's odd. Are there any obvious errors in server.log? If not, please
> can you turn on the global player debug logging, then try and play a
> live station from the menu and send me the server log. Thanks.
Lot's of repeated entries of:
[23-01-02 17:50:36.4904]
staresy wrote:
> I've installed this (v2.01/2.02) but can't seem to get the live streams
> to play:
>
> - Selecting any live stream results in no audio being played, no station
> artwork/meta data and my touch or SB radio just shows the radio mast
> logo with a brief message "fetching track
expectingtofly wrote:
> I've released a further beta test version, it includes :
> > > >
- A settings option to adjust the live radio buffer length
- A 20 second delay on station startup before it starts show track
> data so you get a chance to see the current programme information.
expectingtofly wrote:
> Please can I have some help testing this new version.
>
> Live radio handling has had a complete overhaul, there are a lot of
> technical changes:
>
> > > >
- The plugin now handles the live radio url itself (it was
> previously simply passing the url on for
Paul Webster wrote:
> Just found where I brought it up before
> https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109611-Extended-info-on-players-e-g-radio-programme-synopsis
It's an interesting suggestion, I might have a look at some point and
suggest a pull request. Although it feels like there
Just found where I brought it up before
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109611-Extended-info-on-players-e-g-radio-programme-synopsis
Paul Webster
author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),
planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc
Paul Webster wrote:
> That explains it.
> I do use your iPlayer plugin - but almost exclusively for BBC R4 so very
> few programmes with real tracks so I expect I did not notice.
>
> I do it a different way in my plugins.
> I put the aritst/title/cover/duration information in the matching LMS
expectingtofly wrote:
> Interesting. It is working the same as all my plugins.
That explains it.
I do use your iPlayer plugin - but almost exclusively for BBC R4 so very
few programmes with real tracks so I expect I did not notice.
I do it a different way in my plugins.
I put the
florca wrote:
> All working perfectly for me, tried Live LBC, Smooth Chill & Classic
> plus a couple of podcasts. Metadata / Track Info / Album Art work fine
> (LMS 8.3, Material Skin)
>
> Very impressive, thanks!
>
> Phil
That's good news, I am finding that there is occasional rebuffering
Paul Webster wrote:
> I have just tried "Gold".
> It is playing without a hitch - however, the song details are not
> parsed.
> So rather than distinct artist and title, I am seeing
> title of title by artist
> artist of ... the show name
> and the duration of the show rather than the
expectingtofly wrote:
> Please can I have some help testing this new version.
>
> Live radio handling has had a complete overhaul, there are a lot of
> technical changes:
All working perfectly for me, tried Live LBC, Smooth Chill & Classic
plus a couple of podcasts. Metadata / Track Info /
I have just tried "Gold".
It is playing without a hitch - however, the song details are not
parsed.
So rather than distinct artist and title, I am seeing
title of title by artist
artist of ... the show name
and the duration of the show rather than the track.
e.g.
Artist: Destination
This looks like an interesting set of changes.
I'll certainly try it out.
Paul Webster
author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),
planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc
australia and cbc/radio-canada
and, via the extra \"radio now playing\"
Please can I have some help testing this new version.
Live radio handling has had a complete overhaul, there are a lot of
technical changes:
- The plugin now handles the live radio url itself (it was previously
simply passing the url on for LMS to handle)
- The plugin is unpacking an
Paul Webster wrote:
> Try turning off https verification in LMS
>
> Your LMS might be too old to offer it though.
>
> LMS - Settings/Advanced/Security
Thanks for the suggestion Paul
I already had https verification turned off in LMS (so that I can get
automatic plugin updates from
Try turning off https verification in LMS
Your LMS might be too old to offer it though.
LMS - Settings/Advanced/Security
Paul Webster
author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),
planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, abc
australia and
expectingtofly wrote:
> It could be an SSL problem. 2.002 is quite old, I believe. The global
> player API could be refusing a connection due to that. I'm not sure
> what the process is for updating a ReadyNAS, hopefully someone will be
> able to point you in the right direction.
Hi
Byron wrote:
> I wonder if you can help a relative novice get Global Player plug-in to
> work (v1.1.0).
> I installed it about 1 week ago, but I always get "Connect Timed Out"
> when I select any of the 4 options: Radio, Catch Up, Playlists,
> Podcasts.
> I haven't managed to get it working at
I wonder if you can help a relative novice get Global Player plug-in to
work (v1.1.0).
I installed it about 1 week ago, but I always get "Connect Timed Out"
when I select any of the 4 options: Radio, Catch Up, Playlists,
Podcasts.
I haven't managed to get it working at all so far.
BBC Sounds,
florca wrote:
> Latest News Agents edition ("How damaging is Brexit?") now visible on
> the Global Player Android App but not on the LMS plugin...
Now there... about 10 minutes later. No idea when it was first available
on the app, only checked at around 17:45 so not that conclusive :(
florca wrote:
> Latest News Agents edition ("How damaging is Brexit?") now visible on
> the Global Player Android App but not on the LMS plugin...
Thanks for the prompt. Unfortunately, it is showing up for me. Is it
still not showing for you? If not it does look some web server side
expectingtofly wrote:
> . I'll keep an eye out to try and investigate, or you could prod me
> again when you notice it happening and I'll see if I can trace it
> through to confirm.
Latest News Agents edition ("How damaging is Brexit?") now visible on
the Global Player Android App but not
expectingtofly wrote:
> No, frequent checks are fine, it works on expiry, not timer. So it gets
> a fresh episode list if its not in the cache, the cache expires 10
> minutes after it was put in there.
OK, thanks...
Odroid HC1 / Armbian Bullseye LMS & LocalPlayer
4x Slim Devices SB3
florca wrote:
> One thought, without knowing how the code works... If you view the
> episode list, does this reset the timer without a refresh? So if I
> retried the list (say..) every 9 minutes would it never refresh? That
> might explain at least some of the behaviour I was seeing yesterday,
expectingtofly wrote:
>
> There is only a bit of caching going on in the plugin when you view a
> podcast list (for 10 minutes)
>
One thought, without knowing how the code works... If you view the
episode list, does this reset the timer without a refresh? So if I
retried the list
expectingtofly wrote:
> I also listen to "The Newsagents" podcast (excellent, isn't it!) and I
> also noticed that an episode was not appearing, . I'll keep an eye
> out to try and investigate, or you could prod me again when you notice
> it happening and I'll see if I can trace it
florca wrote:
> Hi Stuart - Thanks for all of the work you've done on this and the BBC
> Sounds plugins, probably the most used sources on my Squeezeboxes.
>
> During the recent UK turmoil I've been listening avidly to "The Rest is
> Politics" and "The Newsagents" Podcasts via your Global
castalla wrote:
> It's called The News Agents Search again?
Yes, my mistake and now updated in my post above, but the (correctly
named) series is saved as a Favourite and does, eventually, show the
full episode list via any route through the menus, but often with a
significant delay
florca wrote:
> Hi Stuart - Thanks for all of the work you've done on this and the BBC
> Sounds plugins, probably the most used sources on my Squeezeboxes.
>
> During the recent UK turmoil I've been listening avidly to "The Rest is
> Politics" and "The Newsagents" Podcasts via your Global
Hi Stuart - Thanks for all of the work you've done on this and the BBC
Sounds plugins, probably the most used sources on my Squeezeboxes.
During the recent UK turmoil I've been listening avidly to "The Rest is
Politics" and "The Newsagents" Podcasts via your Global Player plugin
but I'm finding
Jaca wrote:
> Just to add : classic skin on android browser (duck duck go) seek just
> fine, so
> Its combination of webview and material.
> Maybe? [emoji23]It only affects these catch up tracks which is very strange.
Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
Just to add : classic skin on android browser (duck duck go) seek just
fine, so
Its combination of webview and material.
Maybe? [emoji23]
3x Squeezebox Touch, 4x Squeezebox Radio, Squeezelite (RPi 3B with
HiFiBerry DAC+Pro on OSMC), Material Skin Apk, Squeeze Commander,
Logitech Media Server
Jaca wrote:
>
> So it looks like a smth to do with APK..
> If I remember correctly apk it's just wrapper so maybe it's webview
> issue.. Will try updating that if any avail
OK so I think now it's smth to do with webview.. As trying material on
android in browser also does not seek..
Updating
slartibartfast wrote:
> When you do update check if seeking in Material skin works. I find I get
> no sound after seeking on a Radio.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3a using TapatalkOK so I have updated LMS to latest 8.3.0
> from 4th Sept and catch up
works again.. Yay
In terms of seeking :
When
Jaca wrote:
> Oops my bad. Sorry celebrated too early. I have played podcast thru
> global plugin.. Actual catch up is still broken for me.. I guess I will
> have to update LMS [emoji2357]
That's probably important information that might of got lost in the
other chatter on the thread, for
slartibartfast wrote:
> When you do update check if seeking in Material skin works. I find I get
> no sound after seeking on a Radio.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3a using TapatalkWill do [emoji106].. Hopefully later
> today.. BTW yes I'm on material..
Mostly apk but browser too..
3x Squeezebox
Jaca wrote:
> Oops my bad. Sorry celebrated too early. I have played podcast thru
> global plugin.. Actual catch up is still broken for me.. I guess I will
> have to update LMS [emoji2357]When you do update check if seeking in Material
> skin works. I find I get
no sound after seeking on a
slartibartfast wrote:
> Are you using Material skin? Maybe it is just me with seeking issues.
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3a using TapatalkOops my bad. Sorry celebrated too early.
> I have played podcast thru
global plugin.. Actual catch up is still broken for me.. I guess I will
have to update
Jaca wrote:
> Thanks to everyone involved for sorting that out.. Just updated and all
> seems to be working fine, including seeking.Are you using Material skin?
> Maybe it is just me with seeking issues.
Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
Thanks to everyone involved for sorting that out.. Just updated and all
seems to be working fine, including seeking.
3x Squeezebox Touch, 4x Squeezebox Radio, Squeezelite (RPi 3B with
HiFiBerry DAC+Pro on OSMC), Material Skin Apk, Squeeze Commander,
Logitech Media Server Version: 8.2.0 with
slartibartfast wrote:
> Did you try with Material Skin?
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
Yes. As I say, seeking works for me (from any controller, Material
shouldn't be relevant here, but that's what I normally use). If you can
recreate it repeatedly and consistently and it is
expectingtofly wrote:
> I'm not aware of any problems that I can recreate, the catchup streams
> are Mp4 and this plugin is not doing anything with them apart from
> passing them onto LMS for managing with the LMS internal protocol
> handler, so all seeking will be handled by that.Did you try
slartibartfast wrote:
> Did you see my post about issues when seeking in catch up streams with
> material skin? Those streams are the only ones I know with the issue. A
> upnp player crashes and a Radio plays with no sound after seeking until
> I pause and unpause.
> This only happens with
expectingtofly wrote:
> Release 1.1.0 contains:
>
> NEW FEATURES> > >
- You can now favourite a series/presenter from the catchup menu so
> that they will then be accessible from your LMS favourites (requires
> LMS 8.2.0 or later)
- You can also favourite podcasts from the Global
Release 1.1.0 contains:
NEW FEATURES
- You can now favourite a series/presenter from the catchup menu so
that they will then be accessible from your LMS favourites (requires
LMS 8.2.0 or later)
- You can also favourite podcasts from the Global podcasts menu
- There are also some minor
staresy wrote:
> The fix detailed in this thread
> https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?115070-Global-Player-Remote-M4A-(containing-AAC)-streams-no-longer-working-in-LMS
> works perfectly.
>
> Thanks Stuart, @philippe_44 and Michael for coordinating, liaising and
> fixing so promptly
The fix detailed in this thread
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?115070-Global-Player-Remote-M4A-(containing-AAC)-streams-no-longer-working-in-LMS
works perfectly.
Thanks Stuart, @philippe_44 and Michael for coordinating, liaising and
fixing so promptly - your efforts are
expectingtofly wrote:
> As discussed in 'this thread'
> (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?115070-Global-Player-Remote-M4A-(containing-AAC)-streams-no-longer-working-in-LMS),
> this is being caused by an error in the MP4 stream that is causing the
> issue for LMS. There may be some
staresy wrote:
> Hi I noticed over the weekend that some (but not all) of the the Global
> Catch Up Streams don't seem to work via the plugin (they report "Problem
> can't connect to server for : Service Name XYZ...). They play OK via the
> Global Player android app - so looks like they are
expectingtofly wrote:
> Oh yes, thanks for the report. Unfortunately, this plugin is not doing
> anything with the stream urls apart from passing them on to LMS for
> playing. I'll see if I can work out why LMS can't play these
> particular MP4 stream, we may have to open an LMS bug. As the
staresy wrote:
> Hi I noticed over the weekend that some (but not all) of the the Global
> Catch Up Streams don't seem to work via the plugin (they report "Problem
> can't connect to server for : Service Name XYZ...). They play OK via the
> Global Player android app - so looks like they are
staresy wrote:
> Hi I noticed over the weekend that some (but not all) of the the Global
> Catch Up Streams don't seem to work via the plugin (they report "Problem
> can't connect to server for : Service Name XYZ...). They play OK via the
> Global Player android app - so looks like they are
Hi I noticed over the weekend that some (but not all) of the the Global
Catch Up Streams don't seem to work via the plugin (they report "Problem
can't connect to server for : Service Name XYZ...). They play OK via the
Global Player android app - so looks like they are streaming from their
end
Ah, pity. Never mind, thanks for the update.
Steve
expectingtofly wrote:
> Alas, it seems that I would need to know their secret algorithm for
> generating the "hdauth" key. This appears to be based on combining a
> sign in key (which I can get) and a number representing current time
>
Shozzer wrote:
> Enjoying using this plugin for Classic FM, thank you! I was just curious
> if you have made any headway with accessing higher bit rates?
>
>
>
> Steve
Alas, it seems that I would need to know their secret algorithm for
generating the "hdauth" key. This appears to be based
Enjoying using this plugin for Classic FM, thank you! I was just curious
if you have made any headway with accessing higher bit rates?
expectingtofly wrote:
> The bit rates of much of the content is disappointing. Their mobile
> app does make higher bit rates available with a sign-in.
mherger wrote:
> >> This might be the same problem as it was with the mixcloud plugin,
> >> Phillipe44 just fixed that one, that stream is also mp4.
> >> and it also stopped at around 20/30 mins...Yeah definitely sounds
> like same problem.. I wonder if Philippe fixed it
> > on" plugin or LMS
This might be the same problem as it was with the mixcloud plugin,
Phillipe44 just fixed that one, that stream is also mp4.
and it also stopped at around 20/30 mins...Yeah definitely sounds like same
problem.. I wonder if Philippe fixed it
on" plugin or LMS level " which could resolve issue on
cortegedusage wrote:
> This might be the same problem as it was with the mixcloud plugin,
> Phillipe44 just fixed that one, that stream is also mp4.
> and it also stopped at around 20/30 mins...Yeah definitely sounds like same
> problem.. I wonder if Philippe fixed it
on" plugin or LMS level
Jaca wrote:
> Thanks again, I started using global plugin bit more over last few days
> and possibly noticed problem with catch up service.. It happened now 3rd
> or 4th time so unlikely coincidence and more like a pattern.. After
> about 30min stream stops and loses its place. Has anyone
expectingtofly wrote:
> I think I've recreated this. We may have to raise an LMS bug. I'll see
> if I can get some logs from the LMS MP4 handling to see if that gives us
> a clue what's happening.Ohh I see it isn't just my setup. Phew ;p
Haven't yet had chance to test it more and not even
Jaca wrote:
> Hmm maybe smth with mp4 on my system then.. I will try to test it more
> over next few days.. Ohh sorry.. I'm on Version: 8.2.0 - 1609918678
> running in docker on Synology nas, thanks!
I think I've recreated this. We may have to raise an LMS bug. I'll see
if I can get some
expectingtofly wrote:
> That's interesting, most of the catchup streams are in MP4 format. (The
> plugin is just passing the URL to LMS for playing). MP4 support was
> a relatively recent addition to LMS. Which version of LMS are you
> using?Hmm maybe smth with mp4 on my system then.. I
Jaca wrote:
> Thanks again, I started using global plugin bit more over last few days
> and possibly noticed problem with catch up service.. It happened now 3rd
> or 4th time so unlikely coincidence and more like a pattern.. After
> about 30min stream stops and loses its place. Has anyone
Thanks again, I started using global plugin bit more over last few days
and possibly noticed problem with catch up service.. It happened now 3rd
or 4th time so unlikely coincidence and more like a pattern.. After
about 30min stream stops and loses its place. Has anyone experienced
that?
3x
vinnielo wrote:
> Both the menu and now playing.
I can change the former (although I am unlikely to invest time in that
as the benefit/time ratio is pretty low), but can't do anything about
the latter.
Stuart McLean
EXPECTINGTOFLY PLUGINS :
- *BBC Sounds* :
Both the menu and now playing. [image:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210412/eff84404911db821a873082486ae47a4.jpg]
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
*RadioFeeds UK & Ireland..* an up-to-date radio directory for your
Squeezebox/Transporter/UE Smart Radio.. available from the
vinnielo wrote:
> Would it be possible to switch to the RadioVIS logos?
> http://epg.musicradio.com/radiodns/spi/3.1/SI.xml
> The transparent ones just don't really work well with Squeezebox.
This plugin is really an integration into the GlobalPlayer API. The
availability of that API made it
Would it be possible to switch to the RadioVIS logos?
http://epg.musicradio.com/radiodns/spi/3.1/SI.xml
The transparent ones just don't really work.
*RadioFeeds UK & Ireland..* an up-to-date radio directory for your
Squeezebox/Transporter/UE Smart Radio.. available from the
mysqueezebox.com
vinnielo wrote:
> Where do you pick up the station logos from?
> The transparency doesn't really work well with many of the wallpaper
> choices.
Their API provides the links to them.
Stuart McLean
EXPECTINGTOFLY PLUGINS :
- *BBC Sounds* :
Where do you pick up the station logos from?
The transparency doesn't really work well with many of the wallpaper
choices.
*RadioFeeds UK & Ireland..* an up-to-date radio directory for your
Squeezebox/Transporter/UE Smart Radio.. available from the
mysqueezebox.com App Gallery.
Bonus: our
psketch wrote:
>
> BTW - one really minor thing which I only noticed because I was using
> Material. In Material, if you look at the settings, it shows you the
> help, and the help for the "Show in Radio Menu" says "Times Radio", not
> "Global Player"...
Oops! copy and paste fail! Thanks,
Thanks for working on this one - another great addition to the stable
:-) As you say, the limited bitrates are a real shame, but hopefully
you'll be able to sort out the signon and we'll have access to the
higher rates as well.
BTW - one really minor thing which I only noticed because I was
Jaca wrote:
> Wow that's great news, thank you [emoji106]
>
> Just installed it and thought it would be nice if possible to be able to
> save presenters from catch up or podcasts in favourites.. It seems
> already possible for episodes but once you listen to one you don't need
> it in favs..
expectingtofly wrote:
> I've created a plugin that integrates into the Global Player API.
>
> It makes available :
>
> > > >
- Live Radio (For all the Global brands)
- 7 Day Catch up for all Global stations
- Playlists (100's of looping stations playing genre playlists)
-
staresy wrote:
> I see you've already done it, cheers, good work.
No changes yet. I expect some of the catchup streams do have meta data.
Stuart McLean
EXPECTINGTOFLY PLUGINS :
- *BBC Sounds* :
https://github.com/expectingtofly/LMS_BBC_Sounds_Plugin
- *Virgin Radio (UK)* :
staresy wrote:
> I see you've already done it, cheers, good work.
No, no change yet. Some of the streams may be providing it. All the
playlist ones Dom
Stuart McLean
EXPECTINGTOFLY PLUGINS :
- *BBC Sounds* :
https://github.com/expectingtofly/LMS_BBC_Sounds_Plugin
- *Virgin
expectingtofly wrote:
> Yes, the live and playlist streams all provide nice meta data.
> Unfortunately, the catch up streams don't seem to, I'll see if I can put
> something in its place.
I see you've already done it, cheers, good work.
location 1: lms 8.0 on win 10 brix server, x2 sb
staresy wrote:
> Nice one, very useful, this is shaping up quite nicely with all the
> radio plugins.
>
> One minor observation, on catch up there is no station logo or presenter
> image displayed, any chance of slipping something in other than the
> default radio mast?
Yes, the live and
Nice one, very useful, this is shaping up quite nicely with all the
radio plugins.
One minor observation, on catch up there is no station logo or presenter
image displayed, any chance of slipping something in other than the
default radio mast?
location 1: lms 8.0 on win 10 brix server, x2 sb
cpd73 wrote:
> Thanks for providing a Material-like icon, looks great. However, I
> noticed it appears larger than others. Most icons, and this included,
> are 24px x 24px - but they have a border of about 2px before the icon
> starts. I've adjusted the icon slightly, and (to me at least) the
Thanks for providing a Material-like icon, looks great. However, I
noticed it appears larger than others. Most icons, and this included,
are 24px x 24px - but they have a border of about 2px before the icon
starts. I've adjusted the icon slightly, and (to me at least) the size
fits better.
I've created a plugin that integrates into the Global Player API.
It makes available :
- Live Radio (For all the Global Brands)
- 7 Day Catch up for all stations
- Playlists (100's of looping stations playing genre playlists)
- Podcasts Directory (with search)
The range of content
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