Unable to record [SOLVED]

[Daniel Phillips]

Thanks guys for your help. Just found out I also needed an http proxy
(not socks) so after setting up polipo get_iplayer is a happy bunny.
Thanks Mapperz for putting me on the right track.

Dan

On 30 July 2011 20:19, Daniel Phillips <alleyoopster at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 30/07/11 07:56, Daniel Phillips wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have been battling with a problem since installing the git version
>>> (I have also tried the stable version) of get_iplayer through Arch
>>> linux package manager and have not been able to get it to work. I have
>>> tried a host of options to record programs but any program will give
>>> me the same error. It doesn't seem to matter what modes I try.
>>>
>>> I am running through Tor as I am currently in France which is working
>>> ok through the website.
>>>
>>> Can anyone give me some pointers?
>>>
>>> Below is the output of a typical record. I have set the parameters to
>>> include all modes as this seemed to be needed.
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>> get_iplayer 1 --get
>>> 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: User prefs dir: /home/arch/.get_iplayer
>>> INFO: System options dir: /etc/get_iplayer/options
>>> Current options:
>>>       ffmpeg = /usr/bin/ffmpeg
>>>       flvstreamer = /usr/bin/flvstreamer
>>>       lame = /usr/bin/lame
>>>       modes = iphone,flashhd,flashvhigh,flashhigh,flashstd,flashnormal,flashlow,n95_wifi,flashaac,flashaachigh,flashaacstd,flashaaclow,flashaudio,realaudio,wma
>>>       partialproxy = 1
>>>       proxy = http://127.0.0.1:9050
>>>       verbose = 1
>>>
>>> INFO: Search args: '1'
>>> INFO: Using Proxy http://127.0.0.1:9050
>>> INFO: Additionally getting cached programme data for tv
>>> INFO: Got 837 file cache entries for tv
>>> Matches:
>>> 1:    1911 Centenary Lecture - 1. David Lloyd George, BBC Parliament,
>>> Factual,History,Politics,TV, default
>>>
>>> INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
>>> INFO: Loaded history for first check.
>>> INFO: Loading recordings history
>>> INFO: Programme not in history
>>> INFO: Disabled proxy: http://127.0.0.1:9050
>>> INFO: Getting page http://feeds.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00xlklf
>>> INFO: Restored proxy to http://127.0.0.1:9050
>>> INFO: Disabled proxy: http://127.0.0.1:9050
>>> INFO: Getting page http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xlklf.rdf
>>> INFO: Restored proxy to http://127.0.0.1:9050
>>> INFO: iPlayer metadata URL = http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlist/b00xlklf
>>> INFO: Disabled proxy: http://127.0.0.1:9050
>>> INFO: Getting page http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlist/b00xlklf
>>> INFO: Restored proxy to http://127.0.0.1:9050
>>> INFO: Using Not Live standard TV and Radio: b00xlkhz
>>> INFO: Version: default, VersionPid: b00xlkhz, Duration: 3000
>>> INFO: Getting page
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/b00xlkhz?cb=77351
>>> INFO: iphone stream URL = http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer/episode/b00xlklf
>>> INFO: Getting page http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer/episode/b00xlklf
>>> DEBUG: Got iphone mediaselector URL:
>>> ERROR: Failed to get iphone URL from iplayer site
>>>
>>> DEBUG: No iphone redirect stream
>>> INFO: Disabled proxy: http://127.0.0.1:9050
>>> INFO: Getting page http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xlkhz.rdf
>>> INFO: Restored proxy to http://127.0.0.1:9050
>>> INFO: Loaded history for first check.
>>> INFO: Loading recordings history
>>> INFO: Programme not in history
>>> INFO: Will search for versions: default
>>> INFO: Mode list:
>>> iphone,flashhd,flashvhigh,flashhigh,flashstd,flashnormal,flashlow,n95_wifi,flashaac,flashaachigh,flashaacstd,flashaaclow,flashaudio,realaudio,wma
>>> INFO: Checking existence of default version
>>> INFO: Version = default
>>> INFO: No specified modes
>>> (iphone,flashhd,flashvhigh,flashhigh,flashstd,flashnormal,flashlow,n95_wifi,flashaac,flashaachigh,flashaacstd,flashaaclow,flashaudio,realaudio,wma)
>>> available for this programme with version 'default' (try using
>>> --modes=)
>>> ERROR: Failed to record '1911 Centenary Lecture - 1. David Lloyd
>>> George (b00xlklf)'
>>> INFO: Loaded history for first check.
>>> INFO: Loading recordings history
>>>
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>>
>> Are you here confirming you have in place the latest patched version?
>> https://github.com/dinkypumpkin/get_iplayer/wiki/instructions
>>
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> I can confirm that I am currently using the latest patched version
> from https://github.com/dinkypumpkin/get_iplayer/raw/master/get_iplayer.
>
> I have tried the stable, git and patched versions and all have the
> same problem. Is there anything else I can try to get some more info.
> It seems to be trying to download iphone URL for some reason. I have
> tried different modes with no difference in the final error message.
>
> thanks
>
> Dan
>