bpa wrote: > Problem are due to not using the sort of URL the Alarm expects - Alarm > code was written abour 10 years before streaming tech changes (chunked > http, http 1.0 vs 1.1) and also before playing restrictions were added > by BBC and other stations. > > 1. You cannot really use BBCiPlayer URLs with alarms becuase it is using > chunked http - alarms expects normal http stream and has mechanism to > handle temporary fault and the chunked http is probably confusing it. > 2. Use a BBC MP3 stream for alarms - it is normal http. Do not use a > URL with a time token otherwise stream will not restart (i.e pull the > playlist apart first and strip parameters from URLs) to avoid BBC > restriction mechanism > 3. The long delay messages means you have are getting poor service from > BBC with packets or have problems in local LAN. Stream is made up of 6 > sec chunks - instead of a packet arriving in about 80-100ms - yours are > taken 2-3 secs and ones was about 4.5sec - huge delays. The > disconnection are because packet were not received within a timelimit > and so stream was disconnected by BBC. > 4. What is the alarm duration setting for the alarm as shown on the > WebUI
Many thanks for the quick reply, as ever! 2 - the saved R4 MP3 stream that I sometimes use is < http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/mediaset/http-icy-mp3-a/format/pls/vpid/bbc_radio_fourfm.pls >. Would that work, or do I need to edit it before trying? 4 - <Alarm Timeout> is set to 0 minutes, which is said to mean "never stops playing". Is that the setting you mean? I also tried 90 minutes, but with the same 0817 "fault". BTW, after I opened the thread I noticed something a tad odd - maybe? - in the WebUI. For the Radio I'm using as an alarm, the REPEAT icon was blue. When I'm just playing various players, I always have REPEAT set to OFF. Is the blueness of the icon activated by my alarm setting, or had I somehow clicked on a troublesome repeat option? AGB Logitech Media Server Version: 7.7.6 - 1521467459 @ Thu Mar 29 16:46:01 WEDT 2018 Operating system: Windows 10 Music Library: external SD, exFAT (FLAC music; mp3 voice) USA: LinkSys WRT54GS Router, WPA2 1 x Touch, LAN (Firmware:7.7.3-r16676) Controller: 7.7.2-r9663 France: Sagem Livebox 2FR, or Freebox 1 x SB3, wireless. (Firmware 137) 2 x Touch, 1 wireless, 1 LAN. (Firmware:7.8.0-r16754) Controller: 7.7.1-r9557 3 x SB Radios [2 wireless, 1 usually LAN]: 7.7.3-r16676 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ agbagb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7034 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110274 _______________________________________________ Squeezecenter mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
