BBC live streaming stopped working

JCA 1.41421 at gmail.com
Fri Feb 21 15:42:25 EST 2014


Here is the output I am getting from

get_iplayer --verbose --stream
--modes=flashvhigh2,flashhigh2,flashstd2 --nopurge --type=livetv "BBC
News" --player="mplayer -vo xv -cache 128 -fs -stop-xscreensaver -zoom
-"

with the Unblock-Us stuff on:

get_iplayer v2.85, 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: User prefs dir: /home/jca/.get_iplayer
INFO: System options dir: /etc/get_iplayer/options
Current options:
        modes = flashvhigh2,flashhigh2,flashstd2
        nopurge = 1
        nowrite = 1
        player = mplayer -vo xv -cache 128 -fs -stop-xscreensaver -zoom -
        stdout = 1
        type = livetv
        verbose = 1

INFO: Search args: 'BBC News'
INFO: Got 9 file cache entries for livetv
INFO: Search term 'BBC News' is a substring
DEBUG: Search download_regex = BBC News
DEBUG: Search channel_regex = .*
DEBUG: Search category_regex = .*
DEBUG: Search versions_regex = .*
DEBUG: Search exclude_regex = ^ROGUE$
DEBUG: Search channel_exclude_regex = ^ROGUE$
DEBUG: Search category_exclude_regex = ^ROGUE$
DEBUG: Search since = 999999
DEBUG: Search before = -999999
Matches:
80002:  BBC News - live

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
INFO: iPlayer metadata URL = http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlist/bbc_news24
INFO: Getting page http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlist/bbc_news24
MPlayer 1.1-4.8.2 (C) 2000-2012 MPlayer Team

Playing -.
Reading from stdin...
Cache fill:  0.00% (0 bytes)   INFO: Using Live TV:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/simulcast/bbc_news24.xml
INFO: Version: default, VersionPid:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/simulcast/bbc_news24.xml, Duration:
INFO: Will search for versions: default
INFO: Mode list: flashvhigh2,flashhigh2,flashstd2
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: Version = default
INFO: Getting page http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/simulcast/bbc_news24.xml
Cache fill:  0.00% (0 bytes)   INFO: Getting page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/bbc_news24
Cache fill:  0.00% (0 bytes)   INFO: Found mode flashhigh1:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p005) rtmp h264 640x360
796kbps stream (CDN: akamai/20)
INFO: Found mode flashhigh2:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p005) rtmp h264 640x360
796kbps stream (CDN: limelight/10)
INFO: Found mode flashlow1:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p003) rtmp h264 384x216
368kbps stream (CDN: akamai/20)
INFO: Found mode flashlow2:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p003) rtmp h264 384x216
368kbps stream (CDN: limelight/10)
INFO: Found mode flashstd1:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p004) rtmp h264 512x288
496kbps stream (CDN: akamai/20)
INFO: Found mode flashstd2:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p004) rtmp h264 512x288
496kbps stream (CDN: limelight/10)
INFO: Found mode flashvhigh1:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p006) rtmp h264 704x396
1500kbps stream (CDN: akamai/20)
INFO: Found mode flashvhigh2:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p006) rtmp h264 704x396
1500kbps stream (CDN: limelight/10)
INFO: Found mode rtsphigh1:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p005) rtmp h264 640x360
796kbps stream (CDN: limelight/10)
INFO: Found mode rtsplow1:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p003) rtmp h264 384x216
368kbps stream (CDN: limelight/10)
INFO: Found mode rtspstd1:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p004) rtmp h264 512x288
496kbps stream (CDN: limelight/10)
INFO: Found mode rtspvhigh1:
(pc_stream_audio_video_simulcast_uk_v_lm_p006) rtmp h264 704x396
1500kbps stream (CDN: limelight/10)
INFO: flashvhigh2,flashhigh2,flashstd2 modes will be tried for version default
INFO: Trying flashvhigh2 mode to record livetv: BBC News - live
INFO: Attempt number: 1 / 50
INFO: File name prefix = BBC_News_live_2014-02-21_133525
INFO: rtmpdump version 2.4
INFO: RTMP_URL:
rtmp://bbcmedia.fc.llnwd.net:1935/ondemand?_fcs_vhost=bbcmedia.fc.llnwd.net&auth=as=adobe-hmac-sha256&av=1&te=connect&mp=s_newsch_inlet_480,s_newsch_inlet_176,s_newsch_inlet_396,s_newsch_inlet_1500,s_newsch_inlet_56,s_newsch_inlet_800&et=1393022127&fmta-token=6bbf218de886c4c8c33717b7bc3d109f2a3d5b389e75b90d4faa764d14e40e96&aifp=v001&slist=s_newsch_inlet_1500,
tcUrl: rtmp://bbcmedia.fc.llnwd.net:1935/bbcmedia?as=adobe-hmac-sha256&av=1&te=connect&mp=s_newsch_inlet_480,s_newsch_inlet_176,s_newsch_inlet_396,s_newsch_inlet_1500,s_newsch_inlet_56,s_newsch_inlet_800&et=1393022127&fmta-token=6bbf218de886c4c8c33717b7bc3d109f2a3d5b389e75b90d4faa764d14e40e96,
application: bbcmedia?as=adobe-hmac-sha256&av=1&te=connect&mp=s_newsch_inlet_480,s_newsch_inlet_176,s_newsch_inlet_396,s_newsch_inlet_1500,s_newsch_inlet_56,s_newsch_inlet_800&et=1393022127&fmta-token=6bbf218de886c4c8c33717b7bc3d109f2a3d5b389e75b90d4faa764d14e40e96,
authString: as=adobe-hmac-sha256&av=1&te=connect&mp=s_newsch_inlet_480,s_newsch_inlet_176,s_newsch_inlet_396,s_newsch_inlet_1500,s_newsch_inlet_56,s_newsch_inlet_800&et=1393022127&fmta-token=6bbf218de886c4c8c33717b7bc3d109f2a3d5b389e75b90d4faa764d14e40e96,
swfUrl: http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/releases/iplayer/revisions/617463_618125_4/617463_618125_4_emp.swf,
file: /home/jca/BBC_News_live_2014-02-21_133525.partial.mp4,
file_done: /home/jca/BBC_News_live_2014-02-21_133525.mp4

INFO: Command: "rtmpdump" "--port" "1935" "--protocol" "0"
"--playpath" "s_newsch_inlet_1500" "--host" "bbcmedia.fc.llnwd.net"
"--swfVfy" "http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/releases/iplayer/revisions/617463_618125_4/617463_618125_4_emp.swf"
"--tcUrl" "rtmp://bbcmedia.fc.llnwd.net:1935/bbcmedia?as=adobe-hmac-sha256&av=1&te=connect&mp=s_newsch_inlet_480,s_newsch_inlet_176,s_newsch_inlet_396,s_newsch_inlet_1500,s_newsch_inlet_56,s_newsch_inlet_800&et=1393022127&fmta-token=6bbf218de886c4c8c33717b7bc3d109f2a3d5b389e75b90d4faa764d14e40e96"
"--app" "bbcmedia?as=adobe-hmac-sha256&av=1&te=connect&mp=s_newsch_inlet_480,s_newsch_inlet_176,s_newsch_inlet_396,s_newsch_inlet_1500,s_newsch_inlet_56,s_newsch_inlet_800&et=1393022127&fmta-token=6bbf218de886c4c8c33717b7bc3d109f2a3d5b389e75b90d4faa764d14e40e96"
"--pageUrl" "" "--timeout" "10" "--verbose"

RTMPDump v2.4
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
WARNING: You haven't specified an output file (-o filename), using stdout
DEBUG: Protocol : RTMP
DEBUG: Hostname : bbcmedia.fc.llnwd.net
DEBUG: Port     : 1935
DEBUG: Playpath : s_newsch_inlet_1500
DEBUG: tcUrl    :
rtmp://bbcmedia.fc.llnwd.net:1935/bbcmedia?as=adobe-hmac-sha256&av=1&te=connect&mp=s_newsch_inlet_480,s_newsch_inlet_176,s_newsch_inlet_396,s_newsch_inlet_1500,s_newsch_inlet_56,s_newsch_inlet_800&et=1393022127&fmta-token=6bbf218de886c4c8c33717b7bc3d109f2a3d5b389e75b90d4faa764d14e40e96
DEBUG: swfUrl   :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/releases/iplayer/revisions/617463_618125_4/617463_618125_4_emp.swf
DEBUG: pageUrl  :
DEBUG: app      :
bbcmedia?as=adobe-hmac-sha256&av=1&te=connect&mp=s_newsch_inlet_480,s_newsch_inlet_176,s_newsch_inlet_396,s_newsch_inlet_1500,s_newsch_inlet_56,s_newsch_inlet_800&et=1393022127&fmta-token=6bbf218de886c4c8c33717b7bc3d109f2a3d5b389e75b90d4faa764d14e40e96
DEBUG: live     : no
DEBUG: timeout  : 10 sec
DEBUG: SWFSHA256:
DEBUG: b6 74 7f 89 f9 ec 6a 60 c1 a4 b5 8b b1 18 b0 fa
DEBUG: 65 18 86 24 c2 8a 1a a3 2f 72 0f 0b 80 59 dd 7f
DEBUG: SWFSize  : 595316
DEBUG: Setting buffer time to: 36000000ms
Connecting ...
Cache fill:  0.00% (0 bytes)

Sometimes it just hangs there forever, some others it exists after
adding the following:

 ERROR: RTMP_Connect0, failed to connect socket. 113 (No route to host)
DEBUG: Closing connection.

INFO: Command exit code 3 (raw code = 768)

INFO: Streaming failed with exit code 3
DEBUG: Record using flashvhigh2 mode return code: 'abort'
ERROR: aborting get_iplayer
Cache fill:  0.00% (0 bytes)

libavformat version 54.6.100 (internal)


Exiting... (End of file)

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:51 PM, dinkypumpkin <dinkypumpkin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 21/02/2014 19:39, dinkypumpkin wrote:
>>
>> On 21/02/2014 19:06, JCA wrote:
>>>
>>> Now you say 'No port 1935, no get_iplayer'. Do you mean to say that
>>> this port has to be open and correctly forwarded in my router as a
>>> necessary (but maybe not sufficient) condition for get_iplayer to work
>>> under Unblock-Us?
>>
>>
>> If you know you've blocked that port on your router, then yes, you need
>> to open it in order to use the test page.
>
>
> I should also add that even if the test page indicates that your machine can
> make outbound connections on port 1935, it doesn't mean that get_iplayer
> will work.  Unblock-Us isn't a full VPN, and I doubt they support the
> services get_iplayer accesses.  It's highly likely they would only support
> the BBC website.
>
>
>
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