Can't download radio progs ......

roadcone roadcone at gmx.com
Sat Dec 20 02:40:14 PST 2014


On 20/12/14 09:38, CJB wrote:
> I downloaded 2.90 and it opened just fine. I then wanted to test it
> and searched for Bob Harris Country Show.
>
> I clicked on record and I got this message:
>
> Recording The Following Programmes
> Bob Harris Country - A Christmas Country Special (b04tcxc4)
>
> INFO Trying to stream pid using type radio
> INFO: pid found in cache
> Matches:
> 10666:  Bob Harris Country - A Christmas Country Special, BBC Radio 2,
>
> INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
> INFO: Checking existence of default version
> INFO: No specified modes
> (flashaachigh,flashaacstd,flashaudio,flashaaclow) available for this
> programme with version 'default' (try using --modes=wma)
> ERROR: Failed to record 'Bob Harris Country - A Christmas Country
> Special (b04tcxc4)'
> Recording complete
>
> ===
>
> I also get this with the Nic Jones Live Concert prog.
>
> What is going wrong please?
>
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Change your mode to wma:

--mode=wma

and it will download. This means that for some reason, the flashaacstd 
and flashaaclow copies are not available but that a wma is.

I've just tried it from the Linux Terminal and got the same error as you 
but if I add the modes switch then it works.

Clive



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