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 > > edit: > > I now see at top of log the alarm timeout of zero minutes.I use iPlayer URLs > for alarms and only very occasionally hear the disco beat at some point. If I remember correctly it would occur for a few days in a row at around the same time (same as the OP experiences) and then behave for weeks afterwards. Changed to Virgin now for week day alarms but still use BBC at weekends if required and cannot remember the last time the problem occurred.
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