All failing today

Neill Mitchell neill at nlkmitchell.com
Thu Jun 6 09:22:54 EDT 2013 

Hi.

All get-iplayer downloads are failing for me today. Here's a typical
debug output:

496:    Mechanical Marvels - Clockwork Dreams, BBC Four, Arts,Arts
Culture & the Media,Factual,History,Science & Nature,Science &
Technology,Sign Zone,TV, default,signed

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
INFO: Programme not in history
INFO: Getting page http://feeds.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0229pbp
INFO: Getting page http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0229pbp.rdf
INFO: iPlayer metadata URL = http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlist/b0229pbp
INFO: Getting page http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlist/b0229pbp
INFO: Using Not Live standard TV and Radio: b0229p0k
INFO: Version: default, VersionPid: b0229p0k, Duration: 3600
INFO: Getting page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/b0229p0k?cb=14758
INFO: Getting page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/b0229p0k/iplayer_streaming_h264_flv_lo/limelight?cb=00919
INFO: Getting page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/b0229p0k/iplayer_streaming_h264_flv_lo/akamai?cb=16795
INFO: Getting page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/b0229p0k/iplayer_streaming_h264_flv/limelight?cb=12953
INFO: Getting page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/b0229p0k/iplayer_streaming_h264_flv/akamai?cb=41070
INFO: Getting page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/b0229p0k/iplayer_streaming_h264_flv_high/limelight?cb=98999
INFO: Getting page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/b0229p0k/iplayer_streaming_h264_flv_high/akamai?cb=24586
INFO: Found mode flashhigh1: (iplayer_streaming_h264_flv) rtmp h264
640x360 796kbps stream (CDN: akamai/10)
INFO: Found mode flashhigh2: (iplayer_streaming_h264_flv) rtmp h264
640x360 796kbps stream (CDN: limelight/5)
INFO: Found mode flashlow1: (iplayer_streaming_h264_flv_vlo) rtmp h264
400x224 396kbps stream (CDN: akamai/10)
INFO: Found mode flashlow2: (iplayer_streaming_h264_flv_vlo) rtmp h264
400x224 396kbps stream (CDN: limelight/5)
INFO: Found mode flashstd1: (iplayer_streaming_h264_flv_lo) rtmp h264
640x360 480kbps stream (CDN: akamai/10)
INFO: Found mode flashstd2: (iplayer_streaming_h264_flv_lo) rtmp h264
640x360 480kbps stream (CDN: limelight/5)
INFO: Found mode flashvhigh1: (iplayer_streaming_h264_flv_high) rtmp
h264 832x468 1500kbps stream (CDN: akamai/10)
INFO: Found mode flashvhigh2: (iplayer_streaming_h264_flv_high) rtmp
h264 832x468 1500kbps stream (CDN: limelight/5)
INFO: Found mode rtsphigh1: (iplayer_streaming_rtsp_h264_flv) rtmp h264
640x360 796kbps stream (CDN: limelight/5)
INFO: Found mode rtsphigh2: (iplayer_streaming_rtsp_h264_flv) rtmp h264
640x360 796kbps stream (CDN: akamai/10)
INFO: Found mode rtsplow1: (iplayer_streaming_rtsp_h264_flv_vlo) rtmp
h264 400x224 396kbps stream (CDN: limelight/5)
INFO: Found mode rtsplow2: (iplayer_streaming_rtsp_h264_flv_vlo) rtmp
h264 400x224 396kbps stream (CDN: akamai/10)
INFO: Found mode rtspstd1: (iplayer_streaming_rtsp_h264_flv_lo) rtmp
h264 640x360 480kbps stream (CDN: limelight/5)
INFO: Found mode rtspstd2: (iplayer_streaming_rtsp_h264_flv_lo) rtmp
h264 640x360 480kbps stream (CDN: akamai/10)
INFO: Found mode rtspvhigh1: (iplayer_streaming_rtsp_h264_flv_high) rtmp
h264 832x468 1500kbps stream (CDN: limelight/5)
INFO: Found mode rtspvhigh2: (iplayer_streaming_rtsp_h264_flv_high) rtmp
h264 832x468 1500kbps stream (CDN: akamai/10)
INFO: Found mode subtitles1: (captions) http stream (CDN: http/10)
INFO: Getting page http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0229p0k.rdf
INFO: Programme not in history
INFO: Will search for versions: default
INFO: Mode list: flashhd,flashvhigh,flashvhigh2,flashhigh,flashstd
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: Version = default
INFO:
flashvhigh1,flashvhigh2,flashvhigh2,flashhigh1,flashhigh2,flashstd1,flashstd2
modes will be tried for version default
INFO: Trying flashvhigh1 mode to record tv: Mechanical Marvels -
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams
INFO: Attempt number: 1 / 50
INFO: File name prefix =
Mechanical_Marvels_-_Mechanical_Marvels_Clockwork_Dreams_b0229pbp_default
INFO: /usr/bin/rtmpdump version 2.4
INFO: RTMP_URL:
rtmp://cp41752.edgefcs.net:1935/ondemand?_fcs_vhost=cp41752.edgefcs.net&undefined&auth=daEdxcNaidVcRcbdzaKascgc_b_cld9brdF-brSgLN-bWG-EpuDIqDpIDoHswI&aifp=v001&slist=secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4,
tcUrl:
rtmp://cp41752.edgefcs.net:80/ondemand?_fcs_vhost=cp41752.edgefcs.net&undefined&auth=daEdxcNaidVcRcbdzaKascgc_b_cld9brdF-brSgLN-bWG-EpuDIqDpIDoHswI&aifp=v001&slist=secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4,
application:
ondemand?_fcs_vhost=cp41752.edgefcs.net&undefined&auth=daEdxcNaidVcRcbdzaKascgc_b_cld9brdF-brSgLN-bWG-EpuDIqDpIDoHswI&aifp=v001&slist=secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4,
authString:
auth=daEdxcNaidVcRcbdzaKascgc_b_cld9brdF-brSgLN-bWG-EpuDIqDpIDoHswI&aifp=v001&slist=secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4,
swfUrl:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/revisions/18269_21576_10player.swf?revision=18269_21576,
file:
/home/user/iplayer/Mechanical_Marvels_-_Mechanical_Marvels_Clockwork_Dreams_b0229pbp_default.partial.mp4,
file_done:
/home/user/iplayer/Mechanical_Marvels_-_Mechanical_Marvels_Clockwork_Dreams_b0229pbp_default.mp4

INFO: Command: "/usr/bin/rtmpdump" "--port" "1935" "--protocol" "0"
"--playpath"
"mp4:secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4?auth=daEdxcNaidVcRcbdzaKascgc_b_cld9brdF-brSgLN-bWG-EpuDIqDpIDoHswI&aifp=v001&slist=secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4"
"--host" "cp41752.edgefcs.net" "--swfVfy"
"http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/revisions/18269_21576_10player.swf?revision=18269_21576"
"--tcUrl"
"rtmp://cp41752.edgefcs.net:80/ondemand?_fcs_vhost=cp41752.edgefcs.net&undefined&auth=daEdxcNaidVcRcbdzaKascgc_b_cld9brdF-brSgLN-bWG-EpuDIqDpIDoHswI&aifp=v001&slist=secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4"
"--app"
"ondemand?_fcs_vhost=cp41752.edgefcs.net&undefined&auth=daEdxcNaidVcRcbdzaKascgc_b_cld9brdF-brSgLN-bWG-EpuDIqDpIDoHswI&aifp=v001&slist=secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4"
"--pageUrl"
"http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0229pbp/Mechanical_Marvels_Clockwork_Dreams/"
"--resume" "-o"
"/home/user/iplayer/Mechanical_Marvels_-_Mechanical_Marvels_Clockwork_Dreams_b0229pbp_default.partial.mp4.flv"
"--timeout" "10" "--verbose"

RTMPDump v2.4
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
DEBUG: Protocol : RTMP
DEBUG: Hostname : cp41752.edgefcs.net
DEBUG: Port     : 1935
DEBUG: Playpath :
mp4:secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4?auth=daEdxcNaidVcRcbdzaKascgc_b_cld9brdF-brSgLN-bWG-EpuDIqDpIDoHswI&aifp=v001&slist=secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4
DEBUG: tcUrl    :
rtmp://cp41752.edgefcs.net:80/ondemand?_fcs_vhost=cp41752.edgefcs.net&undefined&auth=daEdxcNaidVcRcbdzaKascgc_b_cld9brdF-brSgLN-bWG-EpuDIqDpIDoHswI&aifp=v001&slist=secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4
DEBUG: swfUrl   :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/revisions/18269_21576_10player.swf?revision=18269_21576
DEBUG: pageUrl  :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0229pbp/Mechanical_Marvels_Clockwork_Dreams/
DEBUG: app      :
ondemand?_fcs_vhost=cp41752.edgefcs.net&undefined&auth=daEdxcNaidVcRcbdzaKascgc_b_cld9brdF-brSgLN-bWG-EpuDIqDpIDoHswI&aifp=v001&slist=secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4
DEBUG: live     : no
DEBUG: timeout  : 10 sec
DEBUG: SWFSHA256:
DEBUG: 75 6e f5 b1 b3 3f 59 e8 86 80 ba 06 bc bc 96 7e
DEBUG: 34 46 8c 82 11 9d f9 e3 78 99 65 51 3e 7e 57 f5
DEBUG: SWFSize  : 1023131
DEBUG: Setting buffer time to: 36000000ms
Connecting ...
DEBUG: RTMP_Connect1, ... connected, handshaking
DEBUG: HandShake: Client type: 03
DEBUG: HandShake: Client digest offset: 430
DEBUG: HandShake: Initial client digest:
DEBUG: 10 2c bd 47 06 1e a5 53 d8 1e aa fb bb 60 63 66
DEBUG: 6d 70 8b 59 78 d2 d0 b9 2e a4 3c 16 ee a4 db 41
DEBUG: HandShake: Type Answer   : 03
DEBUG: HandShake: Server Uptime : 2087658776
DEBUG: HandShake: FMS Version   : 4.5.2.1
DEBUG: HandShake: Calculated digest key from secure key and server digest:
DEBUG: e8 51 46 e6 b4 c2 8c 7c 69 48 1e 37 0e c5 94 54
DEBUG: d2 d0 02 22 0d df f0 91 bd 75 78 68 c6 84 82 9a
DEBUG: HandShake: Client signature calculated:
DEBUG: a9 37 53 29 7d b6 37 05 b3 55 72 0c a9 16 3d 2b
DEBUG: b4 85 79 c9 10 68 f0 2c ef db a3 bf 27 cb 21 fe
DEBUG: HandShake: Server sent signature:
DEBUG: 7f 72 d2 6f 80 87 3d ff ff 33 1b c2 b1 2f 8c 67
DEBUG: 54 19 19 b5 60 96 33 eb 3e 97 03 f2 07 3f e8 66
DEBUG: HandShake: Digest key:
DEBUG: 35 2f 10 4f f4 ec b2 3c 8c f5 29 f4 44 47 d9 9b
DEBUG: 0c 42 86 ff 1c b3 39 54 a2 8f 16 58 5b ee 39 ce
DEBUG: HandShake: Signature calculated:
DEBUG: 7f 72 d2 6f 80 87 3d ff ff 33 1b c2 b1 2f 8c 67
DEBUG: 54 19 19 b5 60 96 33 eb 3e 97 03 f2 07 3f e8 66
DEBUG: HandShake: Genuine Adobe Flash Media Server
DEBUG: HandShake: Handshaking finished....
DEBUG: RTMP_Connect1, handshaked
DEBUG: Invoking connect
INFO: Connected...
DEBUG: HandleServerBW: server BW = 1250000
DEBUG: HandleClientBW: client BW = 1250000 2
DEBUG: HandleChangeChunkSize, received: chunk size change to 4096
DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 240 bytes
DEBUG: (object begin)
DEBUG: (object begin)
DEBUG: Property: <Name:             fmsVer, STRING: FMS/4,5,2,524>
DEBUG: Property: <Name:       capabilities, NUMBER: 127.00>
DEBUG: Property: <Name:               mode, NUMBER:     1.00>
DEBUG: (object end)
DEBUG: (object begin)
DEBUG: Property: <Name:              level, STRING: status>
DEBUG: Property: <Name:               code, STRING:
NetConnection.Connect.Success>
DEBUG: Property: <Name:        description, STRING: Connection succeeded.>
DEBUG: Property: <Name:     objectEncoding, NUMBER:     0.00>
DEBUG: Property: <Name:               data, ECMA_ARRAY>
DEBUG: (object begin)
DEBUG: Property: <Name:            version, STRING: 4,5,2,524>
DEBUG: (object end)
DEBUG: (object end)
DEBUG: (object end)
DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <_result>
DEBUG: HandleInvoke, received result for method call <connect>
DEBUG: sending ctrl. type: 0x0003
DEBUG: Invoking createStream
DEBUG: HandleCtrl, received ctrl. type: 26, len: 3
DEBUG: HandleCtrl, SWFVerification ping received:
DEBUG: sending ctrl. type: 0x001b
DEBUG: Sending SWFVerification response:
DEBUG: 00 1b 01 01 00 0f 9c 9b 00 0f 9c 9b 8b 9f fd ba
DEBUG: e8 bf ac c5 1e e5 44 12 ae 7d a5 0a b8 ab 5a 5c
DEBUG: 2c a0 27 d6 17 65 70 73 47 3a a1 05
DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 21 bytes
DEBUG: (object begin)
DEBUG: Property: NULL
DEBUG: (object end)
DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <onBWDone>
DEBUG: Invoking _checkbw
DEBUG: RTMP_ClientPacket, received: invoke 29 bytes
DEBUG: (object begin)
DEBUG: Property: NULL
DEBUG: (object end)
DEBUG: HandleInvoke, server invoking <_result>
DEBUG: HandleInvoke, received result for method call <createStream>
DEBUG: SendPlay, seekTime=0, stopTime=0, sending play:
mp4:secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4?auth=daEdxcNaidVcRcbdzaKascgc_b_cld9brdF-brSgLN-bWG-EpuDIqDpIDoHswI&aifp=v001&slist=secure/1500kbps/MP/b0229p0k_1370142143.mp4
DEBUG: Invoking play
DEBUG: sending ctrl. type: 0x0003
DEBUG: RTMPSockBuf_Fill, recv returned -1. GetSockError(): 104
(Connection reset by peer)
Caught signal: 13, cleaning up, just a second...
ERROR: WriteN, RTMP send error 32 (42 bytes)
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
DEBUG: Closing connection.

Anyone else seeing this?

Thanks.

BTW, I've had an absolute nightmare sending this message to the list. It 
keeps getting rejected due to "suspicious header content" or links in 
text or "The list does not accept HTML". Is anyone actually monitoring 
the moderation queue?

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