iPlayer working on the N900 - Page 12 - maemo.org

gohan2091 | # 111 | 2010-01-23, 19:12 | Report

Originally Posted by casper27 View Post

Just type in iplayer then URL. Glad its sorted.

I think Jan explained the echo line to me in an earlier post, I will read.

I have a problem.... the video stops downloading at 98.3 percentage and when I attempt to play the video file, it gives me a playback error. Why is this?

I will try download again.

EDIT: Re-downloaded and works now! I am sooooo pleased.... thanks all.

Question: Can I substitute an iplayer URL for a URL from 4oD, ITV Player or FIVE player??

EDIT 2: Just tried 4oD URL:

Code:

~ $ iplayer http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/4od#3025237
This does not look like a programme ID or a recognised programme URL: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/4od#3025237
~ $

bah, I had to try though....

Last edited by gohan2091; 2010-01-23 at 20:12.

Anwarboy11 | # 112 | 2010-01-23, 21:59 | Report

Originally Posted by Big Phat Jan View Post

What's the exact error?

If you name the files you've tried to get I'll download one of them, we can compare file sizes and see whether it's a download issue or a playback issue.

Cheers,
Jan

try this one
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode..._the_Elements/

anything ive tried to download anyway has froze in the last couple of percents

gohan2091 | # 113 | 2010-01-23, 22:12 | Report

Not sure if this is a fault with my connection but often downloading a file would stop or timeout randomly (usually around 90%) I can resume the download and carry on from where it left off but almost always this results in a corrupt file that will cut off during playback. Out of 20 attempts of downloading 5 different files, only 2 successfully downloaded and played fully but this took multiple download attempts.

When a file only playback partially, I have to delete it and re-download it but as I just said above, the download may timeout or the file may again have a different playback issue. Anwarboy11 is having the same problem.

I always get the file working 100% at the end but it's very annoying having to download the same file 5 or 6 times.

Last edited by gohan2091; 2010-01-23 at 22:32.

noobmonkey | # 114 | 2010-01-23, 22:52 | Report

Originally Posted by gohan2091 View Post

Not sure if this is a fault with my connection but often downloading a file would stop or timeout randomly (usually around 90%) I can resume the download and carry on from where it left off but almost always this results in a corrupt file that will cut off during playback. Out of 20 attempts of downloading 5 different files, only 2 successfully downloaded and played fully but this took multiple download attempts.

When a file only playback partially, I have to delete it and re-download it but as I just said above, the download may timeout or the file may again have a different playback issue. Anwarboy11 is having the same problem.

I always get the file working 100% at the end but it's very annoying having to download the same file 5 or 6 times.

Hmmm it's interesting reading these, as so far not one download has failed (Except one time i tried on 3g - and it hit 94% and failed) - all the rest on wifi have had no problems...

could be quite a few variables causing the problems though

gohan2091 | # 115 | 2010-01-24, 01:25 | Report

AAARRGGHHHH!!! It's no longer working.... I added (maemo extras-devel) and it found lots of updates including rootsh so I updated and now xterminal says:

iplayer-dl: not found

I tried reading back the last few pages to see if I can get it working but without anyluck. I just read a message on a previous page warning about what I just done:

Originally Posted by

Originally Posted by casper27 View Post

Just a small word of warning if you are enabling Extras-dev repository to get rootsh or any other programme make sure you disable it afterwards before issuing
apt-get update
Saves a lot of heart ache.

... when I type in:

cat /home/user/.profile

it says:

Code:

Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
alias iplayer="iplayer-dl -d /home/user/MyDocs/.videos"
alias iplayer="iplayer-dl -d /home/user/MyDocs/.videos"
alias iplayer="iplayer-dl -d /home/user/MyDocs/.videos"
alias iplayer="iplayer-dl -d /home/user/MyDocs/.videos"

but typing iplayer in says not found. I re-ran the 4 commands:

Code:

BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 3:1.10.2.legal-1osso26+0m5) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

-sh: Reading: not found
-sh: Building: not found
-sh: Reading: not found
~ $ sudo gainroot
Root shell enabled


BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 3:1.10.2.legal-1osso26+0m5) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

/home/user # apt-get update
Hit https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Release.gpg
Hit http://repository.maemo.org fremantle Release.gpg
Ign https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Translation-en_GB
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free Translation-en_GB
Hit https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Release.gpg
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/non-free Translation-en_GB
Ign https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Translation-en_GB
Hit http://repository.maemo.org fremantle Release.gpg
Hit https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Release.gpg
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free Translation-en_GB
Ign https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Translation-en_GB
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/non-free Translation-en_GB
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/tools Release.gpg
Hit https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Release
Hit https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Release
Hit https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Release
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/tools/free Translation-en_GB
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/tools/non-free Translation-en_GB
Ign http://maemorepo.kaspernj.org fremantle Release.gpg
Ign http://maemorepo.kaspernj.org fremantle/main Translation-en_GB
Ign https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://repository.maemo.org fremantle Release
Ign https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Packages/DiffIndex                 
Hit https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Packages
Hit http://repository.maemo.org fremantle Release
Ign https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Packages/DiffIndex                 
Hit https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Packages                           
Hit https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com ./ Packages
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/tools Release
Ign http://maemorepo.kaspernj.org fremantle Release
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/non-free Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/non-free Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/tools/free Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/tools/non-free Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://maemorepo.kaspernj.org fremantle/main Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free Packages
Hit http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/non-free Packages
Hit http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free Packages
Hit http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/non-free Packages
Hit http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/tools/free Packages
Hit http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/tools/non-free Packages
Hit http://maemorepo.kaspernj.org fremantle/main Packages
Reading package lists... Done
/home/user # apt-get install iplayer-dl
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
iplayer-dl is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  lirc libspeex1 gstreamer0.10-plugins-good-extra
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded.
/home/user # echo 'alias iplayer="iplayer-dl -d /home/user/MyDocs/.videos"' >> /home/user/.profile
/home/user #

2 versions of Ruby are listed in app manager but I cannot uninstall the newest version without removing the old one first and it says the older version is dependent on iplayer-dl(0.01). What do I do? I managed to download 7 BBC videos before this happened.

Last edited by gohan2091; 2010-01-24 at 12:17.

cardiff-blues | # 116 | 2010-01-24, 01:30 | Report

I am not the most knowledgeable on this but I removed the two ruby installs from app manager and just enabled kaspernj's repository.

I think I just went through Jan's information then and it worked.

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phillane | # 117 | 2010-01-24, 08:09 | Report

Originally Posted by cardiff-blues View Post

I am not the most knowledgeable on this but I removed the two ruby installs from app manager and just enabled kaspernj's repository.

I think I just went through Jan's information then and it worked.

This worked for me too! thanks

stevet68 | # 118 | 2010-01-24, 09:54 | Report

Thanks guyx, followed instructions and installed perfectly first time.
I tried downloading a few videos and all failed over 3G on Orange UK. switched to wifi and all worked great!

cheers

gohan2091 | # 119 | 2010-01-24, 11:52 | Report

Originally Posted by phillane View Post

This worked for me too! thanks

It won't let me remove Ruby though for reasons I gave in my last message... what a pain!

Anwarboy11 | # 120 | 2010-01-24, 11:57 | Report

I'm using this now,
I think it is exactly the same thing as what we are accessing on the n900, but i find it much much faster to use this then transfer to the phone.
http://po-ru.com/projects/iplayer-downloader/

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