Continual Server Crashes at Beeb

[Chris J Brady]

I am wondering if this is a DOS attack - after all very powerful people were embarrassed by this programme. It aired a few weeks ago in the USA on PBS.

But now I am trying to get this prog. using get_iplayer. However the Beeb server keeps dropping packets. I've attempted this at least 30 times - with similar crashes.

I'm using the Windows-based version. Would the command-based version be better?

Here's the log:

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Recording The Following Programmes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p010jx3m/Why_Poverty_Park_Avenue_Money_Power_and_the_American_Dream/ - - (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p010jx3m/Why_Poverty_Park_Avenue_Money_Power_and_the_American_Dream/)

WARNING: Please download and run latest installer or install the XML::Simple perl module to use the Series and Brand pid parsing functionality
INFO: Trying pid: p010jx3m using type: tv
INFO Trying to stream pid using type tv
INFO: pid not found in tv cache
INFO: Checking existence of default version
ERROR: Failed to get iphone URL from iplayer site

INFO: flashhigh1,flashhigh2,flashstd1,flashstd2 modes will be tried for version default
INFO: Trying flashhigh1 mode to record tv:  - 

INFO: File name prefix = Why_Poverty_-_4._Park_Avenue_-_Money_Power_and_the_American_Dream_p010jx3m_default                 
RTMPDump v2.3
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
ERROR: RTMP_HashSWF: couldn't contact swfurl http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/10player.swf?revision=18269_21576 (HTTP error 301)
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
ERROR: HandleCtrl: Ignoring SWFVerification request, use --swfVfy!
Starting download at: 0.000 kB
INFO: Metadata:
INFO:   duration              3543.13
INFO:   moovPosition          28.00
INFO:   width                 640.00
INFO:   height                360.00
INFO:   videocodecid          avc1
INFO:   audiocodecid          mp4a
INFO:   avcprofile            77.00
INFO:   avclevel              30.00
INFO:   aacaot                2.00
INFO:   videoframerate        25.00
INFO:   audiosamplerate       24000.00
INFO:   audiochannels         2.00
INFO: trackinfo:
INFO:   length                88575000.00
INFO:   timescale             25000.00
INFO:   language              eng
INFO: sampledescription:
INFO:   sampletype            avc1
INFO:   length                85035008.00
INFO:   timescale             24000.00
INFO:   language              eng
INFO: sampledescription:
INFO:   sampletype            mp4a

#################### - THEN THE DOWNLOAD CRASHED <================

ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
Download may be incomplete (downloaded about 20.90%), try resuming
INFO: Command exit code 2 (raw code = 512)
WARNING: Retry recording for 'Why Poverty? - 4. Park Avenue - Money, Power and the American Dream (p010jx3m)'
ERROR: Failed to get iphone URL from iplayer site


INFO: File name prefix = Why_Poverty_-_4._Park_Avenue_-_Money_Power_and_the_American_Dream_p010jx3m_default                 
RTMPDump v2.3
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
ERROR: RTMP_HashSWF: couldn't contact swfurl http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/10player.swf?revision=18269_21576 (HTTP error 301)
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
ERROR: HandleCtrl: Ignoring SWFVerification request, use --swfVfy!
Resuming download at: 72529.729 kB / 742.120 sec (20.9%)
INFO: Metadata:
INFO:   duration              3543.13
INFO:   moovPosition          28.00
INFO:   width                 640.00
INFO:   height                360.00
INFO:   videocodecid          avc1
INFO:   audiocodecid          mp4a
INFO:   avcprofile            77.00
INFO:   avclevel              30.00
INFO:   aacaot                2.00
INFO:   videoframerate        25.00
INFO:   audiosamplerate       24000.00
INFO:   audiochannels         2.00
INFO: trackinfo:
INFO:   length                88575000.00
INFO:   timescale             25000.00
INFO:   language              eng
INFO: sampledescription:
INFO:   sampletype            avc1
INFO:   length                85035008.00
INFO:   timescale             24000.00
INFO:   language              eng
INFO: sampledescription:
INFO:   sampletype            mp4a
WARNING: Stream does not start with requested frame, ignoring data... 
WARNING: Stream does not start with requested frame, ignoring data... 

## <======== DOWNLOAD CRASHED AGAIN - THEN NOT RESTARTABLE 

ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
Download may be incomplete (downloaded about 21.00%), try resuming
INFO: Command exit code 2 (raw code = 512)
WARNING: Retry recording for 'Why Poverty? - 4. Park Avenue - Money, Power and the American Dream (p010jx3m)'
ERROR: Failed to get iphone URL from iplayer site

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