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With VLC Media Player 0.8.6e, I can view the available Session Announcements in the playlist. However, with the same preferences set in 0.9.2, I don't get any sessions visible. I've trashed the prefs and reconfigured it from scratch, but I can consistently replicate it as working in the earlier version, and not working in the newer.

System: Intel iMac 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo
OS: Mac OS X 10.4.11 (with SecUpd 2008-006, QuickTime 7.5.5 applied)
RAM: 1GB
Network: Company LAN (not home network)

(VLC does not crash.)

The Messages in 0.9.2 are returned as follows:

main debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 FPU
main debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
main debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
main debug: thread 25189376 (Interaction control) created at priority 0 (interface/interaction.c:382)
main debug: thread started
main debug: waiting for thread initialization
main debug: thread started
main debug: thread 26418176 (preparser) created at priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:79)
main debug: waiting for thread initialization
main debug: thread started
main debug: thread 26424320 (fetcher) created at priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:108)
main debug: waiting for thread initialization
main debug: thread started
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 0 items, index -1
main debug: thread 26428416 (playlist) created at priority 0 (playlist/thread.c:117)
main debug: Add services_discovery sap
main debug: looking for services_discovery module: 1 candidate
main debug: using services_discovery module "sap"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 1.048 ms - Total 1.048 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.048 ms)
main debug: thread 25227776 (services_discovery) created at priority 0 (playlist/services_discovery.c:114)
main debug: thread started
main debug: net: opening 224.2.127.254 datagram port 9875
main debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
main debug: IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP multicast request
main debug: net: opening 239.195.255.255 datagram port 9875
main debug: IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP multicast request
main debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
main debug: net: opening 239.255.255.255 datagram port 9875
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.579 ms - Total 0.579 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.579 ms)
main debug: IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP multicast request
main debug: net: opening 224.0.0.255 datagram port 9875
main debug: IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP multicast request
main debug: thread started
main debug: thread 26456576 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
main debug: looking for interface module: 17 candidates
main debug: using interface module "signals"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.612 ms - Total 0.612 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.612 ms)
main debug: thread started
main debug: thread 26469888 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:168)
main: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
main debug: looking for interface module: 4 candidates
main debug: using interface module "macosx"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 79.589 ms - Total 79.589 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 79.589 ms)
main debug: thread started
main debug: thread 26480640 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:148)
main debug: no fetch required for Playlist (art currently (null))
macosx debug: notification received in VLC with name VLCOSXGUIInit and object VLCEyeTVSupport
sap debug: unknown SDP version: 1
sap debug: unknown SDP version: 1

(the last line then repeats ad nauseum)

Does VLC 0.9.2 implement a change to the supported SAP protocol or something?

In 0.8.6e, where it actually works, I get the following Messages:

main debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 FPU
main debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
main debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 42022400 (playlist) created at priority -47 (playlist/playlist.c:184)
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 42901504 (preparser) created at priority -47 (playlist/playlist.c:210)
main debug: looking for services_discovery module: 1 candidate
main debug: using services_discovery module "sap"
main debug: thread 42047488 (services_discovery) created at priority -47 (playlist/services_discovery.c:72)
main debug: net: connecting to '[]:0@[224.2.127.254]:9875'
main debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
main debug: looking for network module: 1 candidate
main debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
ipv6 debug: 224.2.127.254: No address associated with nodename
main debug: using network module "ipv6"
main debug: removing module "ipv6"
main debug: looking for network module: 1 candidate
main debug: thread 42929664 (interface) created at priority -47 (interface/interface.c:198)
ipv4 debug: resolving 224.2.127.254:9875...
ipv4 debug: resolving :0...
ipv4 debug: cannot configure socket (SO_RCVBUF: No buffer space available)
ipv4 debug: cannot configure socket (SO_SNDBUF: No buffer space available)
ipv4 debug: IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP multicast request
main debug: using network module "ipv4"
main debug: removing module "ipv4"
main debug: net: connecting to '[]:0@[239.195.255.255]:9875'
main debug: looking for network module: 1 candidate
ipv6 debug: 239.195.255.255: No address associated with nodename
main debug: using network module "ipv6"
main debug: removing module "ipv6"
main debug: looking for network module: 1 candidate
main debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates
ipv4 debug: resolving 239.195.255.255:9875...
ipv4 debug: resolving :0...
ipv4 debug: cannot configure socket (SO_RCVBUF: No buffer space available)
ipv4 debug: cannot configure socket (SO_SNDBUF: No buffer space available)
main debug: using interface module "macosx"
ipv4 debug: IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP multicast request
main debug: using network module "ipv4"
main debug: removing module "ipv4"
main debug: net: connecting to '[]:0@[239.255.255.255]:9875'
main debug: looking for network module: 1 candidate
main debug: thread 42913280 (manage) created at priority -47 (interface/interface.c:164)
ipv6 debug: 239.255.255.255: No address associated with nodename
main debug: using network module "ipv6"
main debug: removing module "ipv6"
main debug: looking for network module: 1 candidate
ipv4 debug: resolving 239.255.255.255:9875...
ipv4 debug: resolving :0...
ipv4 debug: cannot configure socket (SO_RCVBUF: No buffer space available)
ipv4 debug: cannot configure socket (SO_SNDBUF: No buffer space available)
ipv4 debug: IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP multicast request
main debug: using network module "ipv4"
main debug: removing module "ipv4"
main debug: net: connecting to '[]:0@[224.0.0.255]:9875'
main debug: looking for network module: 1 candidate
ipv6 debug: 224.0.0.255: No address associated with nodename
main debug: using network module "ipv6"
main debug: removing module "ipv6"
main debug: looking for network module: 1 candidate
ipv4 debug: resolving 224.0.0.255:9875...
ipv4 debug: resolving :0...
ipv4 debug: cannot configure socket (SO_RCVBUF: No buffer space available)
ipv4 debug: cannot configure socket (SO_SNDBUF: No buffer space available)
ipv4 debug: IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP multicast request
main debug: using network module "ipv4"
main debug: removing module "ipv4"
main debug: adding playlist item `7 Digital' ( udp://@239.2.0.10:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `7 HD Digital' ( udp://@239.2.0.11:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `Nine Digital HD' ( udp://@239.2.0.21:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `TEN HD' ( udp://@239.2.0.31:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `ABC1' ( udp://@239.2.0.1:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `TEN Digital' ( udp://@239.2.0.30:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `Nine Guide' ( udp://@239.2.0.22:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `Nine Digital' ( udp://@239.2.0.20:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `ABC DiG Jazz' ( udp://@239.2.0.6:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `SBS RADIO 1' ( udp://@239.2.0.44:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `ABC HDTV' ( udp://@239.2.0.2:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `ABC DiG Radio' ( udp://@239.2.0.5:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `SBS NEWS' ( udp://@239.2.0.46:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `ABC2' ( udp://@239.2.0.4:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `SBS 2' ( udp://@239.2.0.43:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `SBS' ( udp://@239.2.0.40:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `SBS RADIO 2' ( udp://@239.2.0.45:1234 )
main debug: adding playlist item `SBS HD' ( udp://@239.2.0.41:1234 )

rfc4566 Says that as of this moment only v=0 is defined. As such, your SDP announces over SAP are invalid.

I have no idea what that means.

Since I have no control over the server, only the client, we'll be staying on 0.8.6 which does work.

I have no idea what that means.

Since I have no control over the server, only the client, we'll be staying on 0.8.6 which does work.

It means the server which is sending these SDP announcements is broken and should be fixed.