More help with Channels plugin

[panthepiper]

Hello! Wonderful software you guys have made. I love the concept.

I am generally able to get local video files to work. I switched over from the main build of PMS (what an unfortunately chosen acronym) due to the fact that MKV files would quit and result in an error code about 10 minutes in. I saw advice to switch to this fork from those forums.
I haven't attempted to test another mkv file recently, however I can definitely get local avi files working.

Having recently discovered your channels plugin, I have been trying to get it working from a 64bit Windows 7 source to a xbox 360 sink. Installed UMS, tried everything in the other thread on this forum and then the UMS server stopped showing up (I believe that was my fault, although I am unsure exactly what caused it).

I switched to PMS-SHB and noticed a typo preventing the channels list from being read - in the .conf file the channels directory should install as channels.path = (drive):\\(installfolder)\\extras\\channels not (installfolder)\\channels.

After I changed that, I exited and reloaded - the channel files parsed appropriately. Now, however, I can explore all of the channels, but not play any files. I navigated to naviX/sample playlist/debugging and testing playlist - and attempted to play files found there however received the all too familiar code "Can't play this content because it may not be supported. ... Status code: 69-C00D36C4" .

Any hints?

The lines after "the server should now appear to your renderer" in debug.log are:

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INFO  2012-07-26 00:51:41.049 [pool-8-thread-1] Renderer WMP found on this address: 192.168.1.4
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:41.065 [pool-8-thread-1] Starting ping -n 3 -l 64000 192.168.1.4
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:43.066 [SpeedStats Failsafe] Stopping process: ping-0
INFO  2012-07-26 00:51:43.321 [UPNPHelper] No IP filter specified, access granted to /192.168.1.6
INFO  2012-07-26 00:51:43.453 [pool-8-thread-1] Checking IP: 192.168.1.6 for Xbox 360
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:43.504 [New I/O server worker #1-3] DLNA changes for Xbox360
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:47.745 [UPNP-AliveMessageSender] Sending ALIVE...
INFO  2012-07-26 00:51:48.408 [pool-8-thread-1] Renderer Xbox 360 found on this address: 192.168.1.6
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:48.410 [pool-8-thread-1] Starting ping -n 3 -l 64000 192.168.1.6
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:50.411 [SpeedStats Failsafe] Stopping process: ping-1
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:54.350 [pool-11-thread-2] Starting "C:\PS3 Media Server-SHB\win32\mplayer.exe" -identify -endpos 0 -v -ao null -vc null -vo null -dvd-device E:\aptoncd-2012.03.26-CD1.iso dvd://1
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:54.676 [Thread-28] libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:54.676 [Thread-28] libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:54.676 [Thread-28] libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:54.677 [Thread-28] libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.BU.
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:54.677 [Thread-28] Can't open VMG info!
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:51:54.677 [Thread-28] No stream found to handle url dvd://1
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:52:00.094 [New I/O server worker #1-3] Could not parse sample rate from "48000 / 24000"
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:52:00.095 [New I/O server worker #1-3] Could not parse sample rate from "48000 / 24000"
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:52:04.351 [DVDISO Failsafe] Stopping process: mplayer.exe-2
INFO  2012-07-26 00:52:12.569 [Thread-30] renderer: 192.168.1.6, file: E:\movies\Mystery.Science.Theater.3000.The.Movie[1996].avi
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:52:13.542 [UPNP-AliveMessageSender] Sending ALIVE...
INFO  2012-07-26 00:52:31.162 [Thread-34] renderer: 192.168.1.6, file: E:\movies\Mystery.Science.Theater.3000.The.Movie[1996].avi
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:55:19.305 [UPNP-AliveMessageSender] Sending ALIVE...
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:56:16.678 [pool-15-thread-1] Retrieving http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=67080051%40N08&lang=en-us&format=rss_200
INFO  2012-07-26 00:57:11.866 [New I/O server worker #1-2] Starting transcode/remux of TWiT Live Stream - High Quality Stream TEST
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:57:11.877 [New I/O server worker #1-2] Creating pipe \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343278631875_81
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:57:11.885 [Thread-36] Waiting for pipe connection \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343278631875_81
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:57:12.281 [win32\mencoder.exe] Starting C:\PS3 Media Server-SHB\win32\mencoder.exe -msglevel all=2 -quiet -prefer-ipv4 -oac lavc -of lavf -lavfopts format=dvd -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vbitrate=4096:threads=2:acodec=ac3:abitrate=128 -ofps 25 -cache 16384 -vf harddup -user-agent Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; sv-SE; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100409 Firefox/3.6.3 -o \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343278631875_81 "http://bglive-a.bitgravity.com/twit/live/high"
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:57:12.506 [win32\mencoder.exe] Reading pipe: \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343278631875_81
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:57:13.092 [win32\mencoder.exe] Attaching thread: win32\mencoder.exe
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:57:17.187 [Thread-36] Result of \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343278631875_81 : true
INFO  2012-07-26 00:57:18.483 [Thread-41] renderer: 192.168.1.6, file: navix://channel?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbglive-a.bitgravity.com%2Ftwit%2Flive%2Fhigh&agent=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows%3B+U%3B+Windows+NT+6.1%3B+sv-SE%3B+rv%3A1.9.2.3%29+Gecko%2F20100409+Firefox%2F3.6.3
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:57:46.002 [Buffered IO End Checker] Stopping process: win32\mencoder.exe
INFO  2012-07-26 00:57:50.025 [Thread-45] renderer: 192.168.1.6, file: navix://channel?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbglive-a.bitgravity.com%2Ftwit%2Flive%2Fhigh&agent=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Windows%3B+U%3B+Windows+NT+6.1%3B+sv-SE%3B+rv%3A1.9.2.3%29+Gecko%2F20100409+Firefox%2F3.6.3
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:58:22.626 [UPNP-AliveMessageSender] Sending ALIVE...
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:54:12.203 [UPNP-AliveMessageSender] Sending ALIVE...
DEBUG 2012-07-26 00:57:14.938 [UPNP-AliveMessageSender] Sending ALIVE...
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:00:19.714 [UPNP-AliveMessageSender] Sending ALIVE...

[panthepiper]

Here is a server restart and attempting to view 2012 from a RapidShare source from IceFilms

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INFO  2012-07-26 01:08:16.835 [background-task-1-restart(1)] Sending BYEBYE...
INFO  2012-07-26 01:08:21.311 [background-task-1-restart(1)] Stopping server on host 192.168.1.3 and port 5001...
INFO  2012-07-26 01:08:22.540 [background-task-1-restart(1)] Using localhost address
INFO  2012-07-26 01:08:22.541 [background-task-1-restart(1)] Created socket: 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0:5001
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:08:22.547 [background-task-1-restart(1)] Sending ALIVE...
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:08:27.951 [New I/O server worker #3-1] DLNA changes for Xbox360
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:08:28.747 [background-task-1-restart(1)] task ended
INFO  2012-07-26 01:09:06.896 [New I/O server worker #3-2] Depth limit potentionally hit for Source #1 RapidShare
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:09:06.897 [New I/O server worker #3-2] setting folder lim ChannelPMSSaveFolder [id=2, name=Source #1 RapidShare, full path=0$11$7$3$2$15$2$2, ext=null, discovered=falsDEBUINFO  2012-07-26 01:09:49.339 [New I/O server worker #3-3] Starting transcode/remux of PLAY
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:09:49.351 [New I/O server worker #3-3] Creating pipe \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343279389351_222
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:09:49.357 [Thread-65] Waiting for pipe connection \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343279389351_222
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:09:49.653 [win32\ffmpeg.exe] Starting C:\PS3 Media Server-SHB\win32\ffmpeg.exe -v 0 -y -threads 2 -i "http://rs985p1.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=9C6AEEAF43044BD3D26380AB44C307D6C3C080CF279675D9464B2B1F6D745E50ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172AF5449FF5F05F24C5C59AA7915BD5D71BB537E0DDF28B8FE3A1E10DB9369DE012EDA9FDEEC801B42C296FA50E6C5AEF9BD5685BBC4BFEF4AA7A77E095A6F0DFFC" -threads 2 -target ntsc-dvd \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343279389351_222
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:09:49.847 [win32\ffmpeg.exe] Reading pipe: \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343279389351_222
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:09:50.524 [win32\ffmpeg.exe] Attaching thread: win32\ffmpeg.exe
INFO  2012-07-26 01:09:52.649 [win32\ffmpeg.exe] Process C:\PS3 Media Server-SHB\win32\ffmpeg.exe has a return code of 1! Maybe an error occured... check the log file
INFO  2012-07-26 01:09:56.196 [Thread-70] renderer: 192.168.1.6, file: http://rs985p1.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=9C6AEEAF43044BD3D26380AB44C307D6C3C080CF279675D9464B2B1F6D745E50ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172AF5449FF5F05F24C5C59AA7915BD5D71BB537E0DDF28B8FE3A1E10DB9369DE012EDA9FDEEC801B42C296FA50E6C5AEF9BD5685BBC4BFEF4AA7A77E095A6F0DFFC
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:09:58.698 [Buffered IO End Checker] Stopping process: win32\ffmpeg.exe
INFO  2012-07-26 01:10:00.202 [Thread-72] renderer: 192.168.1.6, file: http://rs985p1.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=9C6AEEAF43044BD3D26380AB44C307D6C3C080CF279675D9464B2B1F6D745E50ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172AF5449FF5F05F24C5C59AA7915BD5D71BB537E0DDF28B8FE3A1E10DB9369DE012EDA9FDEEC801B42C296FA50E6C5AEF9BD5685BBC4BFEF4AA7A77E095A6F0DFFC
ERROR 2012-07-26 01:10:09.141 [New I/O server worker #3-4] There is no inputstream to return for PLAY [PMSEncoder]
INFO  2012-07-26 01:10:27.160 [New I/O server worker #3-1] Starting transcode/remux of PLAY - No Subs
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:10:27.161 [New I/O server worker #3-1] Creating pipe \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343279427160_222
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:10:27.167 [Thread-74] Waiting for pipe connection \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343279427160_222
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:10:27.460 [win32\ffmpeg.exe] Starting C:\PS3 Media Server-SHB\win32\ffmpeg.exe -v 0 -y -threads 2 -i "http://rs985p12.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=918CB0A55269D68182DA62AA6ECB4996FA17E28E6CBB7EA19EE4E27454AFADC6ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172A6B8C9C8DA4B3460D3B4DA5C4B0433DA5C12086378A275CDEF1628B0836180FB8199258458CB7A08F58197D6E8A3102C1CAB3EBE2762F71D3A03AF0798033D1F9" -threads 2 -target ntsc-dvd \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343279427160_222
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:10:27.641 [win32\ffmpeg.exe] Reading pipe: \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343279427160_222
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:10:28.294 [win32\ffmpeg.exe] Attaching thread: win32\ffmpeg.exe
INFO  2012-07-26 01:10:29.295 [win32\ffmpeg.exe] Process C:\PS3 Media Server-SHB\win32\ffmpeg.exe has a return code of 1! Maybe an error occured... check the log file
INFO  2012-07-26 01:10:34.007 [Thread-79] renderer: 192.168.1.6, file: http://rs985p12.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=918CB0A55269D68182DA62AA6ECB4996FA17E28E6CBB7EA19EE4E27454AFADC6ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172A6B8C9C8DA4B3460D3B4DA5C4B0433DA5C12086378A275CDEF1628B0836180FB8199258458CB7A08F58197D6E8A3102C1CAB3EBE2762F71D3A03AF0798033D1F9
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:10:36.511 [Buffered IO End Checker] Stopping process: win32\ffmpeg.exe
INFO  2012-07-26 01:10:38.013 [Thread-81] renderer: 192.168.1.6, file: http://rs985p12.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=918CB0A55269D68182DA62AA6ECB4996FA17E28E6CBB7EA19EE4E27454AFADC6ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172A6B8C9C8DA4B3460D3B4DA5C4B0433DA5C12086378A275CDEF1628B0836180FB8199258458CB7A08F58197D6E8A3102C1CAB3EBE2762F71D3A03AF0798033D1F9
DEBUG 2012-07-26 01:10:43.097 [UPNP-AliveMessageSender] Sending ALIVE...

AND this is from the pmsencoder.log in the same timeframe:

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2012-07-26 01:09:49 [INFO|PMSEncoder|launchTranscode|New I/O server worker #3-3]: invoking matcher for: http://rs985p1.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=9C6AEEAF43044BD3D26380AB44C307D6C3C080CF279675D9464B2B1F6D745E50ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172AF5449FF5F05F24C5C59AA7915BD5D71BB537E0DDF28B8FE3A1E10DB9369DE012EDA9FDEEC801B42C296FA50E6C5AEF9BD5685BBC4BFEF4AA7A77E095A6F0DFFC
2012-07-26 01:09:49 [INFO|PMSEncoder|launchTranscode|New I/O server worker #3-3]: 0 matches for: http://rs985p1.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=9C6AEEAF43044BD3D26380AB44C307D6C3C080CF279675D9464B2B1F6D745E50ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172AF5449FF5F05F24C5C59AA7915BD5D71BB537E0DDF28B8FE3A1E10DB9369DE012EDA9FDEEC801B42C296FA50E6C5AEF9BD5685BBC4BFEF4AA7A77E095A6F0DFFC
2012-07-26 01:09:49 [INFO|PMSEncoder|callFinal|New I/O server worker #3-3]: calling finalize [Ljava.lang.String;@1926419
2012-07-26 01:09:49 [INFO|ProcessManager|finalizeArgs|New I/O server worker #3-3]: op OutputParams [aid=null, avidemux=false, forceFps=null, forceType=null, fromFrame=-1, header=null, hidebuffer=false, input_pipes=[net.pms.io.PipeProcess@1e9bba8, null], log=true, losslessaudio=false, lossyaudio=false, maxBufferSize=600.0, mediaRenderer=Xbox 360, minBufferSize=1.0, minFileSize=1.0, no_videoencode=false, noexitcheck=false, outputFile=null, output_pipes=[null, null], secondread_minsize=100000, shift_scr=false, sid=null, stdin=null, timeend=0.0, timeseek=0.0, toFrame=-1, waitbeforestart=6000, workDir=null]
2012-07-26 01:09:49 [INFO|ProcessManager|handleTranscode|New I/O server worker #3-3]: transcoder command: [C:\PS3 Media Server-SHB\win32\ffmpeg.exe, -v, 0, -y, -threads, 2, -i, "http://rs985p1.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=9C6AEEAF43044BD3D26380AB44C307D6C3C080CF279675D9464B2B1F6D745E50ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172AF5449FF5F05F24C5C59AA7915BD5D71BB537E0DDF28B8FE3A1E10DB9369DE012EDA9FDEEC801B42C296FA50E6C5AEF9BD5685BBC4BFEF4AA7A77E095A6F0DFFC", -threads, 2, -target, ntsc-dvd, \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343279389351_222]
2012-07-26 01:10:27 [INFO|PMSEncoder|launchTranscode|New I/O server worker #3-1]: invoking matcher for: http://rs985p12.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=918CB0A55269D68182DA62AA6ECB4996FA17E28E6CBB7EA19EE4E27454AFADC6ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172A6B8C9C8DA4B3460D3B4DA5C4B0433DA5C12086378A275CDEF1628B0836180FB8199258458CB7A08F58197D6E8A3102C1CAB3EBE2762F71D3A03AF0798033D1F9
2012-07-26 01:10:27 [INFO|PMSEncoder|launchTranscode|New I/O server worker #3-1]: 0 matches for: http://rs985p12.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=918CB0A55269D68182DA62AA6ECB4996FA17E28E6CBB7EA19EE4E27454AFADC6ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172A6B8C9C8DA4B3460D3B4DA5C4B0433DA5C12086378A275CDEF1628B0836180FB8199258458CB7A08F58197D6E8A3102C1CAB3EBE2762F71D3A03AF0798033D1F9
2012-07-26 01:10:27 [INFO|PMSEncoder|callFinal|New I/O server worker #3-1]: calling finalize [Ljava.lang.String;@1eda498
2012-07-26 01:10:27 [INFO|ProcessManager|finalizeArgs|New I/O server worker #3-1]: op OutputParams [aid=null, avidemux=false, forceFps=null, forceType=null, fromFrame=-1, header=null, hidebuffer=false, input_pipes=[net.pms.io.PipeProcess@d110c3, null], log=true, losslessaudio=false, lossyaudio=false, maxBufferSize=600.0, mediaRenderer=Xbox 360, minBufferSize=1.0, minFileSize=1.0, no_videoencode=false, noexitcheck=false, outputFile=null, output_pipes=[null, null], secondread_minsize=100000, shift_scr=false, sid=Sub: - / lang: null / flavor: null / ID: -1 / FILE: -, stdin=null, timeend=0.0, timeseek=0.0, toFrame=-1, waitbeforestart=6000, workDir=null]
2012-07-26 01:10:27 [INFO|ProcessManager|handleTranscode|New I/O server worker #3-1]: transcoder command: [C:\PS3 Media Server-SHB\win32\ffmpeg.exe, -v, 0, -y, -threads, 2, -i, "http://rs985p12.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/rsapi.cgi?sub=download&fileid=854673512&filename=2012.avi&dlauth=918CB0A55269D68182DA62AA6ECB4996FA17E28E6CBB7EA19EE4E27454AFADC6ECFBD787EE01DC252CC14C1C71AE172A6B8C9C8DA4B3460D3B4DA5C4B0433DA5C12086378A275CDEF1628B0836180FB8199258458CB7A08F58197D6E8A3102C1CAB3EBE2762F71D3A03AF0798033D1F9", -threads, 2, -target, ntsc-dvd, \\.\pipe\pmsencoder_transcoder_out_1343279427160_222]

[SharkHunter]

XBOX and web streaming is not on speaking terms at the moment. XBOX must get video in WMV format while the WEB streams are forced to mp2. So XBOX will most likely not work.
As for rapidshare it's unsupported by IceFilms these days and they uses looong delay so it is real tricky to get it to work...

[panthepiper]

Well thats a shame. I wish I knew more about file transcoding so I could at least consider a work around.

If you guys ever need help, I know web/graphic design and python and I am learning Java. I'd love to do whatever I can