Scrobbling issues

[CP1832]

Hi guys:

Since yesterday, I'm unable to scrobble to last.fm. This is the debug message I'm getting. The username and password are correct (double checked that) and also checked that I'm using the correct scrobbling url (post.audioscrobbler.com). Does anyone know why are these connections timing out? As a side note, I was able to scrobble correctly from the official last.fm scrobbler.

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audioscrobbler debug: Meta data registered main debug: Buffering 0% main debug: Buffering 8% mpeg_audio debug: MPGA channels:2 samplerate:44100 bitrate:128 main debug: Buffering 17% main debug: reusing audio output main debug: Buffering 26% directsound debug: Opening DirectSound Audio Output main debug: Buffering 34% main debug: Buffering 43% main debug: Buffering 52% main debug: Buffering 60% main debug: Buffering 69% main debug: Buffering 78% main debug: Buffering 87% main debug: Buffering 95% main debug: Stream buffering done (313 ms in 1 ms) directsound debug: Windows speaker config: Stereo and stream has 2 channels, using 2 channels main debug: output 'f32l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes main debug: looking for audio volume module matching "any": 2 candidates main debug: using audio volume module "float_mixer" main debug: input 'mpga' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1152 samples/1053 bytes main debug: looking for audio filter module matching "scaletempo": 14 candidates scaletempo debug: format: 44100 rate, 2 nch, 4 bps, fl32 scaletempo debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search scaletempo debug: 1.000 scale, 1323.000 stride_in, 1323 stride_out, 1059 standing, 264 overlap, 617 search, 2204 queue, fl32 mode main debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo" main debug: conversion: 'mpga'->'f32l' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo main debug: looking for audio converter module matching "any": 12 candidates main debug: no audio converter modules matched main debug: looking for audio converter module matching "any": 12 candidates mpgatofixed32 debug: mpga->f32l, bits per sample: 32 main debug: using audio converter module "mpgatofixed32" main debug: conversion pipeline complete main debug: conversion: 'f32l'->'f32l' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo main debug: conversion pipeline complete main debug: looking for audio resampler module matching "any": 3 candidates main debug: using audio resampler module "samplerate" main debug: End of audio preroll main debug: Decoder buffering done in 40 ms main debug: inserting 352 zeroes mpeg_audio debug: emulated startcode (no startcode on following frame) main debug: EOF reached main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty main debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty audioscrobbler debug: Song will be submitted. main debug: finished input audioscrobbler debug: Handshaking with last.fm ... main debug: creating access 'http' location='post.audioscrobbler.com/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.3&u=lastfm_username&t=1402505710&a=4b9889186cd8b40c1e3e4c7cc10df6c5', path='\\post.audioscrobbler.com\?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.3&u=lastfm_username&t=1402505710&a=4b9889186cd8b40c1e3e4c7cc10df6c5' main debug: looking for access module matching "http": 20 candidates access_http debug: querying proxy for http://post.audioscrobbler.com/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.3&u=lastfm_username&t=1402505710&a=4b9889186cd8b40c1e3e4c7cc10df6c5 access_http debug: no proxy access_http debug: http: server='post.audioscrobbler.com' port=80 file='/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.3&u=lastfm_username&t=1402505710&a=4b9889186cd8b40c1e3e4c7cc10df6c5' main debug: removing module "mpeg_audio" main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpga', 0 PES in FIFO main debug: removing module "samplerate" main debug: removing module "mpgatofixed32" main debug: removing module "scaletempo" directsound debug: closing audio device main debug: net: connecting to post.audioscrobbler.com port 80 main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 3220) main debug: removing module "float_mixer" main debug: keeping audio output main debug: removing module "es" main debug: removing module "mpeg_audio" main debug: removing module "record" main debug: removing module "filesystem" main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES main debug: dead input main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1) main debug: nothing to play qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input access_http debug: protocol 'HTTP' answer code 302 access_http debug: Connection: close access_http debug: Pragma: no-cache access_http debug: redirection to http://post.audioscrobbler.com/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.3&u=lastfm_username&t=1402505710&a=4b9889186cd8b40c1e3e4c7cc10df6c5 access_http debug: querying proxy for http://post.audioscrobbler.com/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.3&u=lastfm_username&t=1402505710&a=4b9889186cd8b40c1e3e4c7cc10df6c5 access_http debug: no proxy access_http debug: http: server='post.audioscrobbler.com' port=80 file='/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.3&u=lastfm_username&t=1402505710&a=4b9889186cd8b40c1e3e4c7cc10df6c5' main debug: net: connecting to post.audioscrobbler.com port 80 main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 3220) access_http debug: protocol 'HTTP' answer code 200 access_http debug: Pragma: no-cache access_http debug: Content-Type: text/plain;charset=ISO-8859-1 access_http debug: Connection: close access_http debug: Server: Jetty(8.1.11.v20130520) main debug: using access module "access_http" main debug: Using stream method for AStream* main debug: starting pre-buffering main debug: received first data after 0 ms main debug: removing module "access_http" audioscrobbler debug: Handshake successful :) audioscrobbler debug: Going to submit some data... main debug: net: connecting to post2.audioscrobbler.com port 80 main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 2524) audioscrobbler error: Authentication failed, handshaking again (HTTP/1.1 408 Request Timeout Connection: close Pragma: no-cache cache-control: no-cache Content-Type: text/html Content-Length: 514 )

[FractionalBob]

I've been having the same problem since sometime yesterday or the day before, with VLC 2.1.4 under OS X 10.9.3. Haven't understood (despite searching the forum and the web) how to get "debug logging" to give me any results to share: used VLC>Add interface>Debug logging, but not finding any extra messages or log files. But scrobbling has definitely stopped working, despite no changes in settings or last.fm password, and scrobbling from other sources (iTunes, Grooveshark) continuing to work. Help!

[FractionalBob]

Okay, sorry: figured out the debugging interface. Same timeouts problem, no idea why. Anybody?

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[0x1078fac50] main input debug: EOF reached [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x1078fac50] main input debug: waiting decoder fifos to empty [0x100317770] audioscrobbler interface debug: Song will be submitted. [0x100317770] audioscrobbler interface debug: Handshaking with last.fm ... [0x100317770] main interface debug: creating access 'http' location='post.audioscrobbler.com/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.4&u=wish_machine&t=1402663330&a=a15d5894ec08ad7e1c8ab00bf33737c5', path='(null)' [0x100548fe0] main access debug: looking for access module matching "http": 18 candidates [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: querying proxy for http://post.audioscrobbler.com/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.4&u=wish_machine&t=1402663330&a=a15d5894ec08ad7e1c8ab00bf33737c5 [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: no proxy [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: http: server='post.audioscrobbler.com' port=80 file='/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.4&u=wish_machine&t=1402663330&a=a15d5894ec08ad7e1c8ab00bf33737c5' [0x100548fe0] main access debug: net: connecting to post.audioscrobbler.com port 80 [0x100474870] main playlist debug: finished input [0x1010758b0] main decoder debug: removing module "flac" [0x1010758b0] main decoder debug: killing decoder fourcc `flac', 0 PES in FIFO [0x100827ab0] main audio resampler debug: removing module "ugly_resampler" [0x10080ccb0] main audio converter debug: removing module "audio_format" [0x1010538b0] main audio filter debug: removing module "scaletempo" [0x10080fcb0] main audio filter debug: removing module "equalizer" [0x100487340] macosx interface debug: releasing sleep blocker (3973) [0x10049f0c0] main volume debug: removing module "float_mixer" [0x100474870] main playlist debug: keeping audio output [0x100295040] main demux debug: removing module "flacsys" [0x1010adab0] main demux packetizer debug: removing module "packetizer_flac" [0x100294d70] main stream debug: removing module "record" [0x100542650] main access debug: removing module "filesystem" [0x1078fac50] main input debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES [0x100474870] main playlist debug: dead input [0x100474870] main playlist debug: changing item without a request (current 5/6) [0x100474870] main playlist debug: nothing to play [0x100548fe0] main access debug: connection succeeded (socket = 13) [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: protocol 'HTTP' answer code 302 [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: Connection: close [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: Pragma: no-cache [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: redirection to http://post.audioscrobbler.com/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.4&u=wish_machine&t=1402663330&a=a15d5894ec08ad7e1c8ab00bf33737c5 [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: querying proxy for http://post.audioscrobbler.com/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.4&u=wish_machine&t=1402663330&a=a15d5894ec08ad7e1c8ab00bf33737c5 [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: no proxy [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: http: server='post.audioscrobbler.com' port=80 file='/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=vlc&v=2.1.4&u=wish_machine&t=1402663330&a=a15d5894ec08ad7e1c8ab00bf33737c5' [0x100548fe0] main access debug: net: connecting to post.audioscrobbler.com port 80 [0x100548fe0] main access debug: connection succeeded (socket = 6) [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: protocol 'HTTP' answer code 200 [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: Pragma: no-cache [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: Content-Type: text/plain;charset=ISO-8859-1 [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: Connection: close [0x100548fe0] access_http access debug: Server: Jetty(8.1.11.v20130520) [0x100548fe0] main access debug: using access module "access_http" [0x100295040] main stream debug: Using stream method for AStream* [0x100295040] main stream debug: starting pre-buffering [0x100295040] main stream debug: received first data after 0 ms [0x100548fe0] main access debug: removing module "access_http" [0x100317770] audioscrobbler interface debug: Handshake successful :) [0x100317770] audioscrobbler interface debug: Going to submit some data... [0x100317770] main interface debug: net: connecting to post2.audioscrobbler.com port 80 [0x100317770] main interface debug: connection succeeded (socket = 6) [0x100317770] audioscrobbler interface error: Authentication failed, handshaking again (HTTP/1.1 408 Request Timeout Connection: close Pragma: no-cache cache-control: no-cache Content-Type: text/html Content-Length: 514 <html>Your request timed out. Please retry the request. </html>)

[FractionalBob]

Problem seems to have sorted itself out.

[CP1832]

Problem seems to have sorted itself out.

Same here, this was most likely a last.fm server issue that was solved...

[FractionalBob]

Seems likely to be true, although worth noting that other applications were scrobbling just fine in the same time period.

[CP1832]

Seems likely to be true, although worth noting that other applications were scrobbling just fine in the same time period.

That's surely because other applications must be using scrobbling protocol 2.0, while VLC uses scrobbling protocol 1.2.1, which seems to use different servers. Scrobbling 2.0 uses http://ws.audioscrobbler.com, while scrobbling 1.2.1 uses http://post.audioscrobbler.com.

[Disastron]

THANK YOU, CP1832. It's been a lot of effort to find out what the problem is. Now, I see that the old/secondary scrobble-server's address is embedded in ...\VLC\plugins\misc\libaudioscrobbler_plugin.dll. Is there a current dll/plugin to be had?

[CP1832]

THANK YOU, CP1832. It's been a lot of effort to find out what the problem is. Now, I see that the old/secondary scrobble-server's address is embedded in ...\VLC\plugins\misc\libaudioscrobbler_plugin.dll. Is there a current dll/plugin to be had?

As far as I know, no, there isn't a different plugin. But notice that the problem is now solved and scrobbling is working flawlessly.

[Agent24]

Why isn't VLC upgraded to use scrobbling 2.0?

Last.fm says the old protocol is depreciated, and it shows - VLC for me has never reliably scrobbled anything.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Nobody volunteered to update the code.

[MeGiant]

I'm having trouble scrobbling in 2.1.5 on Windows 8.1. In the debug window the audioscrobbler isn't even mentioned, like it doesn't even start. I've tried installing 2.0.5 but that didn't resolve the problem. Anyone knows what's the problem?