Solution for "get_iplayer is not writable" error when doing --update on Windows

[M2]

Try to download Human Planet - 1. Oceans - Into the Blue (b00rrd81) and 
this is what I got after 90% :(

WARNING: Stream does not start with requested FLV frame, ignoring data...
WARNING: Stream does not start with requested FLV frame, ignoring data...
WARNING: Stream does not start with requested FLV frame, ignoring data...
WARNING: Stream does not start with requested FLV frame, ignoring data...
WARNING: Stream does not start with requested FLV frame, ignoring data...
WARNING: Stream does not start with requested FLV frame, ignoring data...
WARNING: Stream does not start with requested FLV frame, ignoring data...
WARNING: Stream does not start with requested FLV frame, ignoring data...
1114488.644 kB / 329.60 sec (9.3%)
Couldn't resume FLV file, try --skip 1

INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
ERROR: Failed to record 'Human Planet - 1. Oceans - Into the Blue 
(b00rrd81)'

C:\Program Files\get_iplayer>

Anyone any ideas?

M2 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> thanx all for the help.
> I have edited "get_iplayer.pl" in c:\Program Files\get_iplayer\ by 
> Notepad++ and removed //line 28 ($0 = 'get_iplayer';)
> //saved the file and run:
>
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> C:\Program Files\get_iplayer>get_iplayer --update
> 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.
>
> INFO: Current version is 2.79
> INFO: Checking for latest version from www.infradead.org
> INFO: No update is necessary (latest version = 2.79)
>
> C:\Program Files\get_iplayer>
>
> and --modes=flashhd works a treat. Thanx again.
>
>
> Shevek wrote:
>> On 19 January 2011 21:43, Shevek <shevek at shevek.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have attached a .patch file for my change
>>>
>>
>> Please ignore this patch.
>>
>> I had missed Andy's previous post
>> (http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/get_iplayer/2011-January/000701.html) 
>>
>> which fixes this issue much better than my fix
>>
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