No specified modes

Carl Fletcher kernelbasher at gmail.com
Sat Aug 27 00:53:03 EDT 2011


On 27/08/11 05:26, gary wrote:
>
>
> 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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Gary

I just tried it and had success
What does this show
get_iplayer --prefs-show



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