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Server blocks VLC?
Posted: 28 May 2008 21:36
by Threetimes
Whet i try to open a mms stream like mms://pctv.chello.com/NL1 (Dutch television) with WMP 11, it works just as expected.
When i try to open it with VLC 0.8.6f Nothing happens for about 15 seconds, and after that i get this error:
Unable to open 'mms://pctv.chello.com/NL1'
Infotmation from the stream:
Can a server block VLC in some way, or is it something with the file format or the protocol?
Re: Server blocks VLC?
Posted: 28 Dec 2008 18:42
by rfrf
* bump *
I'm also having this problem. I'm using VLC 0.9.8a.
This is the message log:
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access_mms error: failed to open a connection (tcp)
access_mms error: failed to open a connection (tcp)
access_mms error: cannot connect to server
access_mms error: cannot connect to pctv.chello.com:80
main error: open of `mms://pctv.chello.com/BBC2' failed: could not create access
The stream works fine in WMP. Didn't try other players yet.
Re: Server blocks VLC?
Posted: 30 Dec 2008 17:42
by Jean-Baptiste Kempf
Give more messages with more verbosity.
Re: Server blocks VLC?
Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:09
by rfrf
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qt4 debug: New item: mms://pctv.chello.com/BBC2
main debug: adding item `mms://pctv.chello.com/BBC2' ( mms://pctv.chello.com/BBC2 )
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1
main debug: starting new item
main debug: processing request item mms://pctv.chello.com/BBC2 node null skip 0
main debug: resyncing on mms://pctv.chello.com/BBC2
main debug: mms://pctv.chello.com/BBC2 is at 0
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'mms://pctv.chello.com/BBC2'
main debug: waiting for thread initialization
main debug: thread started
main debug: `mms://pctv.chello.com/BBC2' gives access `mms' demux `' path `pctv.chello.com/BBC2'
main debug: creating demux: access='mms' demux='' path='pctv.chello.com/BBC2'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
main warning: no access_demux module matched "mms"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: creating access 'mms' path='pctv.chello.com/BBC2'
main debug: looking for access module: 1 candidate
access_mms debug: waiting for connection...
main debug: thread 5584 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:370)
qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 3
main debug: net: connecting to pctv.chello.com port 1755
main debug: connection: Resource temporarily unavailable
main warning: connection timed out
access_mms error: failed to open a connection (tcp)
access_mms debug: waiting for connection...
main debug: net: connecting to pctv.chello.com port 1755
main debug: connection: Resource temporarily unavailable
main warning: connection timed out
access_mms error: failed to open a connection (tcp)
access_mms error: cannot connect to server
main debug: net: connecting to pctv.chello.com port 80
main debug: connection: Resource temporarily unavailable
main warning: connection timed out
access_mms error: cannot connect to pctv.chello.com:80
main warning: no access module matching "mms" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 15005.001 ms - Total 15005.001 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 15005.000 ms)
main debug: waitpipe: object killed
main error: open of `mms://pctv.chello.com/BBC2' failed: could not create access
main debug: finished input
main debug: dying input
qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 8
main debug: dying input
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: thread times: real 0m15.104502s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 5584 joined (playlist/engine.c:244)
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'mms://pctv.chello.com/BBC2' : 15109.001 ms - Total 15109.001 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 15109.000 ms)
main debug: starting new item
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
For the record, the stream isn't DRM protected. When I record the stream with WM Recorder (so basically saving the network packets, not capturing rendered frames like fraps), it plays fine in VLC. Here's a sample:
http://members.upc.nl/r.leenheer1/BBC2.asf
Re: Server blocks VLC?
Posted: 01 Jan 2009 22:16
by Jean-Baptiste Kempf
main debug: net: connecting to pctv.chello.com port 1755
main debug: connection: Resource temporarily unavailable
THis is the issue. VLC doesn't seem to be able to open it.
Re: Server blocks VLC?
Posted: 02 Jan 2009 11:39
by Rémi Denis-Courmont
Either the server is not replying fast enough to TCP connection requests (see ipv4-timeout setting), or there is a bug in the TCP connection handler with the VLC port on your platform.
Re: Server blocks VLC?
Posted: 03 Jan 2009 20:47
by rfrf
The server replies fast enough on Windows Media Player, it starts to buffer well within a second. VLC shows the "Resource temporarily unavailable" almost directly after pressing the play button in the "Open network" window.
I'm using the Windows version of VLC, on both Windows XP Home 32bit and Vista Business x64.
Re: Server blocks VLC?
Posted: 15 Apr 2009 10:54
by primetv
You must enter rtsp://pctv.chello.com/BBC1 to record Chello stream with VLC. But there is small problem, VLC stop recording at about ~9MB.
