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Posted: **27 Jul 2011 22:08**

Hello everyone. I've been able to successfully stream music/video to multiple computers in my house using VLC. It's awesome! I've run into a little problem I was hoping you could help me with.

I have a Sirius subscription that I use with the SiriusXMStreamer. It's far superior to the web-based player as it doesn't time out every 30 minutes. It also acts as a server from what I understand. For example, I enter my Sirius credentials and it connects to Sirius and gives me access to all the channels. I can either use the built in player, or I can take one of the stream outputs and enter it into VLC or WMP. An example of the stream output options are, http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx or mms://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34. Entering wither of those in VLC or WMP works fine. The problem I'm having is when I try and use one of those in VLC using the Stream option. I want to stream it through RTP to multiple locations throughout my house. When I do that it just won't go. When I try with HTTP I get the error "main playlist: stopping playback." When I try the MMS I get "cannot connect to server." Same link works in WMP.

Is it possible to re-stream a stream so to speak? The main reason I want to use VLC instead of connecting directly to the SiriusXMPlayer is because VLC can keep everything in perfect sync.

Thanks

Posted: **28 Jul 2011 08:26**

Is it possible to re-stream a stream so to speak?

Yes. If vlc can open the stream, it probably can re-stream it.
Use sout like:
--sout '#rtp{mux=ts,sdp=rtsp://yourip:8554/mystream}'
For example.

Or any other output method.

Posted: **28 Jul 2011 21:03**

Thanks for the reply. I'm somewhat new to VLC so I'm not exactly sure where that sout command fits in. Here is what I'm currently doing. VLC version 1.1.11.

1) Click Media > Streaming.
2) Select Network tab and enter in "http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=25&format=asx" and click Stream.
3) On the Destinations tab I select RTP/MPEG Transport Stream and click Add.
4) Enter in 239.1.1.1 and port 5004 for the address.
5) Uncheck Transcoding.
6) Click Stream.
7) Nothing happens.

The debug window shows the following:
[0099c68c] main playlist: stopping playback
[0099c68c] main playlist: stopping playback

Would you be able to explain exactly what I need to do? Thanks for the help.

Posted: **29 Jul 2011 08:38**

show the complete logs when you open (without streaming) http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx in vlc
tools -> message -> verbosity = 2

Posted: **29 Jul 2011 19:57**

When I try to open up the stream as directed this is the result. Nothing actually ends up playing.

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qt4 warning: Input option: http-caching=1200
main debug: adding item `http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx' ( http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx )
qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1
main debug: processing request item http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx node Playlist skip 0
main debug: resyncing on http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx
main debug: http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx is at 0
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/input/input.c:220)
main debug: thread started
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
main debug: using timeshift path 'C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Local\Temp'
main debug: `http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx' gives access `http' demux `' path `127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx'
main debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' path='127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
main debug: no access_demux module matched "http"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: creating access 'http' path='127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx'
main debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates
access_http debug: http: server='127.0.0.1' port=51710 file='/sirius?channel=34&format=asx'
main debug: net: connecting to 127.0.0.1 port 51710
main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 1516)
main debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
access_http debug: protocol 'HTTP' answer code 200
access_http debug: Pragma: no-cache
access_http debug: Connection: keep-alive
access_http debug: this frame size=546
access_http debug: Content-Type: video/x-ms-asf
access_http debug: Server: 
main debug: using access module "access_http"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 431.000 ms - Total 431.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 431.000 ms)
main debug: Using AStream*Stream
main debug: pre buffering
main debug: received first data after 0 ms
main debug: pre-buffering done 546 bytes in 0s - 533203 KiB/s
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 2 candidates
main debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate
main debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms)
main debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' path='127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx'
main debug: looking for demux module: 52 candidates
playlist debug: found valid ASX playlist
main debug: using demux module "playlist"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.lua
main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.000 ms - Total 2.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.000 ms)
main debug: `http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx' successfully opened
main info: stopping playback
main debug: deleting item `http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx'
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module: 1 candidate
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.lua
main debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.000 ms - Total 2.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.000 ms)
main debug: removing module "lua"
main debug: searching art for Sirius 34 - Lithium
main debug: looking for art finder module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.lua
main debug: EOF reached
main debug: removing module "playlist"
main debug: removing module "stream_filter_record"
main debug: removing module "access_http"
main debug: waitpipe: object killed
main debug: thread ended
main debug: incoming request - stopping current input
main debug: dead input
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\04_musicbrainz.lua
main debug: no art finder module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 5.000 ms - Total 5.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 5.000 ms)
main debug: art not found for http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx
main debug: meta ok for Sirius 34 - Lithium, need to fetch art
main debug: thread times: real 0m0.442044s, kernel 0m0.015600s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: processing request item 1 Sirius 34 - Lithium node Playlist skip 0
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index 0
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for '1 Sirius 34 - Lithium'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/input/input.c:220)
main debug: thread started
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
main debug: using timeshift path 'C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Local\Temp'
main debug: `http://a264.l2896460475.c28964.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/264/28964/v0001/reflector:60475?aifp=abcd&partner=canada_online_player&stream=90salternative&auth=db.aYdKb7dKadbfdmb5dodDdiaWaHaUaWbC-bomVob-8-vga-lm7S9Txptcech-rjodtbs7rim7pdrfrbjcqPsdp6mfohlfq8ncsercr6ni&token=85ecf4fc39ecf340cadc52189eca9651&login_type=subscriber&login=5199904671&campaign=null&bitrate=high&wmcache=0&mswmext=.asx' gives access `http' demux `' path `a264.l2896460475.c28964.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/264/28964/v0001/reflector:60475?aifp=abcd&partner=canada_online_player&stream=90salternative&auth=db.aYdKb7dKadbfdmb5dodDdiaWaHaUaWbC-bomVob-8-vga-lm7S9Txptcech-rjodtbs7rim7pdrfrbjcqPsdp6mfohlfq8ncsercr6ni&token=85ecf4fc39ecf340cadc52189eca9651&login_type=subscriber&login=5199904671&campaign=null&bitrate=high&wmcache=0&mswmext=.asx'
main debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' path='a264.l2896460475.c28964.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/264/28964/v0001/reflector:60475?aifp=abcd&partner=canada_online_player&stream=90salternative&auth=db.aYdKb7dKadbfdmb5dodDdiaWaHaUaWbC-bomVob-8-vga-lm7S9Txptcech-rjodtbs7rim7pdrfrbjcqPsdp6mfohlfq8ncsercr6ni&token=85ecf4fc39ecf340cadc52189eca9651&login_type=subscriber&login=5199904671&campaign=null&bitrate=high&wmcache=0&mswmext=.asx'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
main debug: no access_demux module matched "http"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: creating access 'http' path='a264.l2896460475.c28964.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/264/28964/v0001/reflector:60475?aifp=abcd&partner=canada_online_player&stream=90salternative&auth=db.aYdKb7dKadbfdmb5dodDdiaWaHaUaWbC-bomVob-8-vga-lm7S9Txptcech-rjodtbs7rim7pdrfrbjcqPsdp6mfohlfq8ncsercr6ni&token=85ecf4fc39ecf340cadc52189eca9651&login_type=subscriber&login=5199904671&campaign=null&bitrate=high&wmcache=0&mswmext=.asx'
main debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates
access_http debug: http: server='a264.l2896460475.c28964.g.lm.akamaistream.net' port=80 file='/D/264/28964/v0001/reflector:60475?aifp=abcd&partner=canada_online_player&stream=90salternative&auth=db.aYdKb7dKadbfdmb5dodDdiaWaHaUaWbC-bomVob-8-vga-lm7S9Txptcech-rjodtbs7rim7pdrfrbjcqPsdp6mfohlfq8ncsercr6ni&token=85ecf4fc39ecf340cadc52189eca9651&login_type=subscriber&login=5199904671&campaign=null&bitrate=high&wmcache=0&mswmext=.asx'
main debug: net: connecting to a264.l2896460475.c28964.g.lm.akamaistream.net port 80
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'http://127.0.0.1:51710/sirius?channel=34&format=asx' : 435.000 ms - Total 435.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 435.000 ms)
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 1512)
access_http debug: protocol 'HTTP' answer code 200
access_http debug: Content-Type: video/x-ms-asf
access_http debug: Server: Cougar/9.5.6001.18223
access_http debug: this frame size=802
access_http debug: Pragma: no-cache, xResetStrm=1
access_http debug: Connection: close
main debug: using access module "access_http"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 458.000 ms - Total 458.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 458.000 ms)
main debug: Using AStream*Stream
main debug: pre buffering
main debug: received first data after 0 ms
main debug: pre-buffering done 802 bytes in 0s - 783203 KiB/s
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 2 candidates
main debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms)
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate
main debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' path='a264.l2896460475.c28964.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/264/28964/v0001/reflector:60475?aifp=abcd&partner=canada_online_player&stream=90salternative&auth=db.aYdKb7dKadbfdmb5dodDdiaWaHaUaWbC-bomVob-8-vga-lm7S9Txptcech-rjodtbs7rim7pdrfrbjcqPsdp6mfohlfq8ncsercr6ni&token=85ecf4fc39ecf340cadc52189eca9651&login_type=subscriber&login=5199904671&campaign=null&bitrate=high&wmcache=0&mswmext=.asx'
main debug: looking for demux module: 52 candidates
playlist debug: found valid ASX playlist
main debug: using demux module "playlist"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.lua
main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.000 ms - Total 2.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.000 ms)
main debug: `http://a264.l2896460475.c28964.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/264/28964/v0001/reflector:60475?aifp=abcd&partner=canada_online_player&stream=90salternative&auth=db.aYdKb7dKadbfdmb5dodDdiaWaHaUaWbC-bomVob-8-vga-lm7S9Txptcech-rjodtbs7rim7pdrfrbjcqPsdp6mfohlfq8ncsercr6ni&token=85ecf4fc39ecf340cadc52189eca9651&login_type=subscriber&login=5199904671&campaign=null&bitrate=high&wmcache=0&mswmext=.asx' successfully opened
main info: stopping playback
main debug: deleting item `1 Sirius 34 - Lithium'
main debug: EOF reached
main debug: incoming request - stopping current input
main debug: waitpipe: object killed
main debug: dying input
main debug: removing module "playlist"
main debug: removing module "stream_filter_record"
main debug: removing module "access_http"
main debug: thread ended
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module: 1 candidate
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.lua
main debug: dead input
main debug: thread times: real 0m0.468046s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.015600s
main debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.000 ms - Total 2.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.000 ms)
main debug: removing module "lua"
main debug: searching art for Sirius 34 - Lithium
main debug: looking for art finder module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\04_musicbrainz.lua
main debug: no art finder module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 5.000 ms - Total 5.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 5.000 ms)
main debug: art not found for 1 Sirius 34 - Lithium
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
main debug: TIMER input launching for '1 Sirius 34 - Lithium' : 468.000 ms - Total 468.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 468.000 ms)

Posted: **03 Aug 2011 02:53**

No joy?

Posted: **16 Aug 2011 08:32**

You have the actual URL opened by vlc in the logs.
You can restream that url.

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