get_iplayer: Failed to stream file

[tonjg]

fedora 13,
last night I installed get_iplayer v2.78 and everything worked fine, I downloaded a couple of videos from the bbc website. The following morning I'm trying to do exactly the same thing but getting the following failure:
get_iplayer v2.78, 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:
560: The Bear Family and Me - 3. Autumn, BBC Two, Factual,Highlights,Lifestyle & Leisure,Nature & Environment,Pets & Animals,Popular,Science & Nature,TV, default,

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
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: The Bear Family and Me - 3. Autumn
INFO: File name prefix = The_Bear_Family_and_Me_-_3._Autumn_b00x9zhc_default
RTMPDump v2.3
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file /home/tony/The_Bear_Family_and_Me_-_3._Autumn_b00x9zhc_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashhigh1 mode
INFO: Trying flashhigh2 mode to record tv: The Bear Family and Me - 3. Autumn
INFO: File name prefix = The_Bear_Family_and_Me_-_3._Autumn_b00x9zhc_default
RTMPDump v2.3
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file /home/tony/The_Bear_Family_and_Me_-_3._Autumn_b00x9zhc_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashhigh2 mode
INFO: Trying flashstd1 mode to record tv: The Bear Family and Me - 3. Autumn
INFO: File name prefix = The_Bear_Family_and_Me_-_3._Autumn_b00x9zhc_default
RTMPDump v2.3
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file /home/tony/The_Bear_Family_and_Me_-_3._Autumn_b00x9zhc_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashstd1 mode
INFO: Trying flashstd2 mode to record tv: The Bear Family and Me - 3. Autumn
INFO: File name prefix = The_Bear_Family_and_Me_-_3._Autumn_b00x9zhc_default
RTMPDump v2.3
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file /home/tony/The_Bear_Family_and_Me_-_3._Autumn_b00x9zhc_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashstd2 mode
ERROR: Failed to record 'The Bear Family and Me - 3. Autumn (b00x9zhc)'

The scroll shows that flashhigh1,flashhigh2,flashstd1,flashstd2 modes all fail. I trtied deleting swfinfo but it made no difference. Tried turning off the firewall but no difference. I heard about flvstreamer but Fedora doesn't recognise it. I checked I have plenty of free drive space. I then watched the process in wireshark and saw the following entry three times in a row:
Destination: a122.vi5g8.akafms.net...Destination unreachable (Host administratively prohibited). I'm not sure how to resolve this so thanks for any pointers.

[xushan2009]

Yes, I face the identical problems as you met now.
I installed get_iplayer yesterday, now it doesn't work.

[fiffer]

Hi all,

This is my first post.

I am having exactly the same problem under Windows.

It looks like BBC have somehow blocked get_iplayer. Hope someone can fix it............

---------- Post added at 01:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:21 PM ----------

Radio downloads still work at the moment

---------- Post added at 04:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:34 PM ----------

Strange, it's now working again

[soxwie]

get iplayer ( os windows)
it all started yesterday or the day before when the format i could download changed from 832x468 down to 640x360
and now all i get is the failed to read rtmp packet header error
please help
cheers

[fiffer]

After many attempts I managed to download
Stargazing_LIVE_-_Episode_3_b00xcp9n_default
but nothing else.

[soxwie]

and how did you manage that?
thaks

[fiffer]

It was on my PVR list and when I ran PVR it was the only file that would download. Not sure what's going on.

[bonedome]

yes I'm not sure what's going on either, I tried something simple this morning (bbc weather) flashvhigh and n95_wifi worked but nothing else.
I've also noticed there has not been an ipod (480x272) version available for a few weeks for anything, I downloaded "how not to live your life" when it was first on (couple of months back) as ipod version but the repeat which is available again now does not have an ipod version bbc cutbacks ?
keep checking here for an update http://www.infradead.org/get_iplayer/

[bonedome]

Hello
well it would appear that get_iplayer is still actively maintained, see http://git.infradead.org/get_iplayer.git only 3 days ago, second one down " Remove iphone mode from default modes list" there you have it iphone version does seem to have been dropped by the bbc.
I installed the latest git snapshot and tried it yesterday, still no joy, the other possibility is it's a problem with rtmpdump, so I think we'll just have to wait and see if anyone can fix, possibly the best piece of software ever
EDIT: just tried live streaming which works again

[simplification]

Having the same problem. Getting

"122: Click - 08/01/2011, BBC News 24, Factual,News,Science & Nature,Science & Technology,TV, default,

INFO: 1 Matching Programmes
ERROR: Failed to get iphone URL from iplayer site

INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: flashhigh1,flashhigh2,flashstd1,flashstd2 modes will be tried for version default
INFO: Trying flashhigh1 mode to record tv: Click - 08/01/2011

INFO: File name prefix = Click_-_08_01_2011_b00xjsg5_default
RTMPDump v2.3
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file C:\Users\Simon\Desktop\iPlayer Recordings/Click_-_08_01_2011_b00xjsg5_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashhigh1 mode
INFO: Trying flashhigh2 mode to record tv: Click - 08/01/2011

INFO: File name prefix = Click_-_08_01_2011_b00xjsg5_default
RTMPDump v2.3
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file C:\Users\Simon\Desktop\iPlayer Recordings/Click_-_08_01_2011_b00xjsg5_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashhigh2 mode
INFO: Trying flashstd1 mode to record tv: Click - 08/01/2011

INFO: File name prefix = Click_-_08_01_2011_b00xjsg5_default
RTMPDump v2.3
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file C:\Users\Simon\Desktop\iPlayer Recordings/Click_-_08_01_2011_b00xjsg5_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashstd1 mode
INFO: Trying flashstd2 mode to record tv: Click - 08/01/2011

INFO: File name prefix = Click_-_08_01_2011_b00xjsg5_default
RTMPDump v2.3
(c) 2010 Andrej Stepanchuk, Howard Chu, The Flvstreamer Team; license: GPL
Connecting ...
INFO: Connected...
ERROR: RTMP_ReadPacket, failed to read RTMP packet header
INFO: Command exit code 1 (raw code = 256)
WARNING: Failed to stream file C:\Users\Simon\Desktop\iPlayer Recordings/Click_-_08_01_2011_b00xjsg5_default.partial.mp4.flv via RTMP
INFO: skipping flashstd2 mode
ERROR: Failed to record 'Click - 08/01/2011 (b00xjsg5)'

Everything was fine up until the middle of last week then it appears to have stopped. Any thoughts

S

[zetetic]

Hi All,

get_iplayer (for windows) now working for me after:

Uninstall get_iplayer.

Download latest release 2.79

Install all components.

Delete SWINFO file

Found in C:\Documents and Settings\XXXXX\SWINFO File

Where XXXXX is your user name.

Good Luck.

[bonedome]

Strange how many windows users found this forum
Linux users, I downloaded 2.79 from here ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/get_iplayer/ right click on the file > extract here > right click on the extracted file > open terminal here, copy, paste this

chmod 755 get_iplayer

then

su -
password
cp /home/scooby/get_iplayer-2.79/get_iplayer /usr/local/bin/

I still got the same error so, I'm not sure what the linux equivalent to C:\Documents and Settings\XXXXX\SWINFO File is so I just went to my home folder and into .macromedia and deleted any file with bbc in the name and it's now working fine again

[ADW]

Originally Posted by bonedome

Strange how many windows users found this forum
Linux users, I downloaded 2.79 from here ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/get_iplayer/ right click on the file > extract here > right click on the extracted file > open terminal here, copy, paste this

chmod 755 get_iplayer

then

su -
password
cp /home/scooby/get_iplayer-2.79/get_iplayer /usr/local/bin/

I still got the same error so, I'm not sure what the linux equivalent to C:\Documents and Settings\XXXXX\SWINFO File is so I just went to my home folder and into .macromedia and deleted any file with bbc in the name and it's now working fine again

Just wanted to say thanks for this - it worked for me in fixing the same error that simplification described. Not sure if it was deleting the Flash temp files or updating to v2.79 which did it, but the combination of the two worked.

[sej7278]

2.79 doesn't fix anything for me - the ONLY way to use it now is to compile flvstreamer, although that seems to result in a joggy file at the end due to all the crypto errors.

[bonedome]

Hi
have you tried the rtmpdump from the repos, 2.3 is the latest, also I think I found the linux equivalent to SWINFO there's a hidden file in my home directory .swfinfo containing this

url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/10player.swf
ctim: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:44:50 GMT
date: Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:58:49 GMT
size: 000f9c9b
hash: 756ef5b1b33f59e88680ba06bcbc967e34468c82119df9e3789965513e7e57f5

I'd make a back up, delete it and see if that helps