No specified modes

gary lists at lazygranch.com
Sat Aug 27 00:26:24 EDT 2011 


On 8/26/2011 8:22 PM, Carl Fletcher wrote:
> On 27/08/11 01:32, gary wrote:
>> I found get_iplayer on the repo. Not sure why I didn't find it before.
>> Anyway, I have two different "runs" with the same error. The first is
>> just running the get_iplayer.pl with perl. The second is using
>> get_iplayer from the opensuse repo. Same basic error.
>> ======================
>>
>>> perl get_iplayer.pl --get 420 --output="/windows/E/video/"
>>> --modes=flashvhigh
>>> get_iplayer v2.79, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
>>> This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use
>>> --warranty.
>>> This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
>>> certain
>>> conditions; use --conditions for details.
>>>
>>> Matches:
>>> 420: Newsnight - 22/08/2011, BBC Two, News,TV, default,
>>>
>>> INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
>>> INFO: Checking existence of default version
>>> INFO: No specified modes (flashvhigh) available for this programme
>>> with version 'default' (try using --modes=)
>>> ERROR: Failed to record 'Newsnight - 22/08/2011 (b013ytrz)'
>>> linux-dn9d:/usr/local/src/getiplayer/get_iplayer-2.79 #
>>> ===========================================================================
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Recording The Following Programmes
>>>
>>> BBC Channel Islands News - 26/08/2011 (b013qqqb)
>>>
>>>
>>> INFO Trying to stream pid using type tv
>>> INFO: pid found in cache
>>> Matches:
>>> 35: BBC Channel Islands News - 26/08/2011, BBC One, News,TV, default,
>>>
>>> INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
>>> INFO: Checking existence of default version
>>> ERROR: Failed to get iphone URL from iplayer site
>>>
>>> INFO: No specified modes
>>> (flashaachigh,flashaacstd,flashaudio,flashhigh,iphone,flashstd,flashnormal,realaudio,flashaaclow)
>>>
>>> available for this programme with version 'default' (try using --modes=)
>>> ERROR: Failed to record 'BBC Channel Islands News - 26/08/2011
>>> (b013qqqb)'
>>>
>>> Recording complete
>>>
>>> get_iplayer Web PVR Manager v0.71, ©2009-2010 Phil Lewis - Licensed
>>> under GPLv3
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/26/2011 5:18 AM, Carl Fletcher wrote:
>>> On 26/08/11 10:02, gary wrote:
>>>> I'm a new get_iplayer user. I've tried windows and linux. It works for
>>>> radio, but not video.
>>>>
>>>> I saw a post about a new (patched) get_iplayer.pl on the archives to
>>>> get
>>>> around the "no specified modes" error when downloading BBC video. I got
>>>> the latest get__iplayer.pl and still have the same problem.
>>>>
>>>> I run it just as a command line
>>>> (perl get_iplayer.pl --get 123 --options),
>>>> dumping the media to file. Any idea why I get the "no specified modes?"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> What version of Linux
>>>
>>> Normally it's
>>>
>>> get_iplayer --get 123
>>> (for standard mp4)
>>>
>>> or
>>> get_iplayer --get 123 --modes=flashvhigh
>>> (for HQ mp4)
>>>
>>> The main Linux disros have get_iplayer in their repos
>>>
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>>
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>
> Gary
>
> I use openSUSE and I'm an admin in the forum and help with get_iplayer
> in Packman. One of my Mod team actually packages it.
> Remove any trace you now have of get_iplayer in openSUSE, make sure you
> have the Packman repo (Can I assume this is 11.4?). Let me give you the
> commands to first see what you have:
> zypper lr -d
>
> Now, if you need to add a repo eg:
> su -
> zypper ar -f http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_11.4/ packman
>
> To install get_iplayer:
> su -
> zypper in get_iplayer
>
> To use it:
> Open a terminal (that has been set to unlimited scrolling) and type:
> get_iplayer
>
> Wait for it to produce the program list
> Download with:
> get_iplayer --get 123
>
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>

I deleted any versions I installed via source. I also used yast to 
delete what I had installed via the repo.

The repo you indicated is what I had used via yast. That is, I had that 
repository in yast. I skipped the step to add the repository since I 
wasn't sure what would happen if I tried to add a repo I already had.

I did the installation via zypper. Back in yast, it recognized the new 
installation and has this information in the change log:
=================================
get_iplayer - Downloads H.264 BBC IPlayer TV, Radio, and Podcast Programs

Sun Aug 7 05:00:00 2011
malcolmlewis at opensuse.org
- Updated to git version 3b26288 to fix various issues:
   + fixed regression as this broke the path used by get_iplayer
     for update.
   + Add Radio 4 Extra.
   + Output AAC as M4A for iTunes with metadata tags.
   + Add --aactomp3 option to force transcoding AAC to MP3.
   + Use File::Spec->rel2abs to sanitise output directory.
   + Ensure safe 32-bit date if timegm() fails.
   + Ensure output file extension changes with download mode.
   + Typo fixes.
   + Fix broken flashhd downloads.
   + Use File::Spec functions for programme/thumbnail file paths.
   + New tagging implementation.
   + Option to mux video as MKV instead of MP4.
   + Revamped --showoptions and search options initialisation.
   + Ensure that for loops always receive array even if only one
     episode.
   + Handle embedded param name in Akamai auth token.
   + Add MP3 VBR option for AAC transcoding.
- Update spec file Licence field from GPLv3 to GPL-3.0 to conform
   with spdx.org identifier.
Tue Jan 18 04:00:00 2011
malcolmlewis at opensuse.org
- Aditional fix to fillup
Tue Jan 18 04:00:00 2011
malcolmlewis at opensuse.org
- Fix fillup of sysconfig file
Sun Jan 16 04:00:00 2011
malcolmlewis at opensuse.org
- Add in pvr
Sat Jan 15 04:00:00 2011
malcolmlewis at opensuse.org
- Initial build
========================================

The results are no different:



787:    ZingZillas: Series 2 - 24. Where's The Bug?, CBeebies, 
Children's,Entertainment & Comedy,Learning,Pre-School,TV, default
788:    ZingZillas: Series 2 - 25. DJ Loose's Radio Show, CBeebies, 
Children's,Entertainment & Comedy,Learning,Pre-School,TV, default
789:    ZingZillas: Series 2 - 3. Bam-Boo!, CBeebies, 
Children's,Entertainment & Comedy,Learning,Pre-School,TV, default

INFO: 789 Matching Programmes
linux-dn9d:/usr/local # get_iplayer --get 266
get_iplayer v2.79, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
   This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use 
--warranty.
   This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under 
certain
   conditions; use --conditions for details.

Matches:
266:    HARDtalk - Steve Forbes, Chairman of Forbes Media, BBC News 24, 
News,TV, default,

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: No specified modes (flashhigh,flashstd,flashnormal) available for 
this programme with version 'default' (try using --modes=)
ERROR: Failed to record 'HARDtalk - Steve Forbes, Chairman of Forbes 
Media (b013pkqv)'
linux-dn9d:/usr/local #
=====================

I tried a few other program numbers with the same results.

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