ERROR: stdout streaming isn't supported for mms streams

[Nigel Taylor]

On 10/13/11 11:47, Dan Bolser wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to stream a prog from radio 4 (because the iPlayer sucks
> CPU on my ageing laptop, causing all kinds of problems). Here is my
> invocation:
> 
> ./get_iplayer --stream --type=radio --pid=b015p8c0 | mplayer -cache 128 -
> 
> 
> and here is what I get:
> 
> get_iplayer v2.80, 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 Trying to stream pid using type radio
> INFO: pid found in cache
> Matches:
> 13025:	Today - 13/10/2011, BBC Radio 4, News,Radio
> 
> INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
> INFO: Checking existence of default version
> INFO: wma1 modes will be tried for version default
> INFO: Trying wma1 mode to record radio: Today - 13/10/2011
> INFO: File name prefix = Today_-_13_10_2011_b015p8c0_default
> ERROR: stdout streaming isn't supported for mms streams
> INFO: skipping wma1 mode
> ERROR: Failed to record 'Today - 13/10/2011 (b015p8c0)'
> 
> 
> Is this a fundamental problem, or is there some setting that I haven't
> figured out yet? Reading here:
> 
> http://linuxcentre.net/getiplayer/documentation
> 
> 
> Thanks for the excellent software, and thanks for any help,
> Dan.
> 
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Hi,

Try a different mode...

get_iplayer --stream --type=radio --radiomode=flashaaclow --pid=b015p8c0 | mplayer -cache 128 - 


Nigel