• Streaming vob files from a ftp source doesnt work here anymore. It DOES work when I chose to play with DVDPlayer but it just doesnt work with MPlayer.

    Is this broken in the new build because XBMC Build Aug 28, 2006 plays the same file on the same location just fine.
    I'm using a softmoded Xbox 1.0 with the latest build of XBMC.

    I posted the debug info below when trying to play a vob file from a ftp location


  • touché


  • - 03-10-2006 fixed: ftp playback in mplayer where broken due to yet another url parsing mistake

    elupus corrected his mistake :)


  • wtf are you talking about.

    you can play media straight from stored rars.


  • Seeking hasnt worked in a while when doing the xbox2xbox ftp bookmarks. Like elupus said, it used to... then stopped.
    Rar's don't work either. You have to open the .avi (or whatever media format). There are programs to unrar on the actual xbox (99% sure) but I reckon it's easier to just unrar before transfer.


  • those filenames are truely whacked up

    Yes they are named by the Kiss recorder (PVR)
    BTW : I've tested it with short simple filenames like timeshift.vob and its exactly the same problem

    Again it worked great before this release, a shame support for this has been dropped while it was working fine.
    I can't see why ?


  • no,

    i just put a completely irrelevant comment in the thread ;D


  • Yes I see. I just don't understand why it isn't working anymore with such a big release while before it was working just fine (both MPlayer and DVDPlayer)

    Actually with this release it is even working but only if you choose manually to play it with DVDPlayer, but MPlayer just ignores it ? Maybe something that was overlooked?


  • Sorry, let me try to state my point more clearly:

    The previous version of XBMC I had installed (Oct '05?), when you played a movie from an FTP source, you could skip forward/back just like it was on the local drive. The default player when you opened a file on FTP source allowed seeking.

    XBMC 2.0: clicking on a file on FTP source doesn't do anything. No default player? File can be played by manually selecting player. "URL parsing bug" noted and fixed for next build.

    XBMC Oct-03-06 build: Files on FTP source open when clicked. But can't seek. Manually choosing 'DVD Player' for files allows seeking.

    So, what I'd like is, to be able to open & seek through files on an FTP source just like I used to. Is it a 'bug' that I can't? Or is it that way on purpose for some reason?

    Of course, if UPnP streaming becomes an option for xbox2xbox streaming, my nitpicking will be moot. Let me say again how awesome XBMC & everyone who contributes to the project is.



    Jeez, I don't know if I succeeded in stating ANYthing more clearly.


  • FYI; after 2.0.1 is ready and out, c0diq has promissed to look into implementing a UPnP-server into XBMC, if that goes aheat then that will be optimal for streaming audio and video between multiple Xboxes (as XBMC already have a built-in UPnP-client)


  • 07:19:07 M: 38506496 DEBUG: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory (ftp://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras)
    07:19:07 M: 38506496 DEBUG: ParentPath = [ftp://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/]
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: FileCurl::Open(D00A1D28) ftp://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Re-using existing connection! (#0) with host 192.168.5.103
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Connected to 192.168.5.103 (192.168.5.103) port 21
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug CWD /
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 250 OK. Current directory is /
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug CWD pvr
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 250 OK. Current directory is /pvr
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug CWD Extras
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 250 OK. Current directory is /pvr/Extras
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug PASV
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Connect data stream passively
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,5,103,55,76)
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Trying 192.168.5.103...
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Connecting to 192.168.5.103 (192.168.5.103) port 14156
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug TYPE A
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 200 TYPE is now ASCII
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug LIST
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 150 Accepted data connection
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Remembering we are in dir pvr/Extras/
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 226-Options: -l
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 226 2 matches total
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Connection #0 to host 192.168.5.103 left intact
    07:19:07 M: 38404096 DEBUG: FileCurl::Close(D00A1D28) ftp://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/
    07:19:08 M: 38510592 DEBUG: CApplication::OnKey: 271 pressed, action is 4
    07:19:09 M: 38510592 DEBUG: CApplication::OnKey: 256 pressed, action is 7
    07:19:09 M: 38498304 DEBUG: CPlayerCoreFactor::GetPlayers(ftp://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob)
    07:19:09 M: 37974016 INFO: mplayer play:ftpx://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream cachesize:2048
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: FileCurl::Open(D00A0390) ftp://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:/
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Re-using existing connection! (#0) with host 192.168.5.103
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Connected to 192.168.5.103 (192.168.5.103) port 21
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug CWD /
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 250 OK. Current directory is /
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug CWD pvr
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 250 OK. Current directory is /pvr
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug CWD Extras
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 250 OK. Current directory is /pvr/Extras
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug CWD Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 550 Can't change directory to Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:: No such file or directory
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Server denied you to change to the given directory
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 ERROR: GetSocketForIndex() invalid index:-1
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 ERROR: ReleaseSocket() invalid index:-1
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Connection #0 to host 192.168.5.103 left intact
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug QUIT
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 221-Goodbye. You uploaded 0 and downloaded 0 kbytes.
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 221 Logout.
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Closing connection #0
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 ERROR: CFileCurl:Open, didn't get any data from stream.
    07:19:09 M: 37871616 DEBUG: FileCurl::Close(D00A0390) ftp://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:/
    07:19:09 M: 37974016 DEBUG: FileCurl::Close(D00A0390)
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: set audio functions called
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: done
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 INFO: Using -subcp enca:__:CP1252 to detect the subtitle charset
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 INFO: Flipping bi-directional subtitles disabled
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: mplayer_init()
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: enable mplayer osd
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: MPlayer dev-CVS-060924-20:59 © 2000-2004 MPlayer Team
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Coppermine,Geyserville
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: (Family: 6, Stepping: 10)
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: Detected cache-line size is 32 bytes
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions:
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: MMX
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: MMX2
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg: SSE
    07:19:10 M: 31608832 DEBUG: msg:
    07:19:10 M: 31596544 DEBUG: msg:
    07:19:10 M: 31576064 DEBUG: msg: Creating config file: Q:systemplayersmplayerconfig
    07:19:10 M: 31576064 DEBUG: msg:
    07:19:10 M: 31264768 DEBUG: msg: 88 audio & 199 video codecs
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: mplayer_open_file(ftpx://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream)
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 INFO: Stating file ftpx://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream.conf
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Unsupported protocol: ftpx
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug unsupported protocol
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: FileCurl::Close(00B86D10) ftpx://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream.conf
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 INFO: Stating file Q:systemplayersmplayerExtras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream.conf
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: Playing ftpx://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream.
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: find subtitles
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: auto open Z:subtitle
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: protocol:ftpx
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: use standard file for protocol:ftpx
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: Option stream url: This URL doesn't have a port part.
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: Option stream url: This URL doesn't have a hostname part.
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: FileCurl::Open(00B86E40) ftp://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug About to connect() to 192.168.5.103 port 21
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Trying 192.168.5.103...
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Connected to 192.168.5.103 (192.168.5.103) port 21
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 220 FTP server ready.
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug USER anonymous
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 331 Any password will work
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 230 88100.0 Mbytes free disk space
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug PWD
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 257 "/" is your current location
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Entry path is '/'
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug CWD pvr
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 250 OK. Current directory is /pvr
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug CWD Extras
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 250 OK. Current directory is /pvr/Extras
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug PASV
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Connect data stream passively
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,5,103,168,218)
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Trying 192.168.5.103...
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Connecting to 192.168.5.103 (192.168.5.103) port 43226
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug TYPE I
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug SIZE Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 550 Can't check for file existence
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug RETR Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug 550 Can't open Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream: No such file or directory
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug RETR response: 550
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 ERROR: CFileCurl:Open, didn't get any data from stream.
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: FileCurl::Close(00B86E40) ftp://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Remembering we are in dir pvr/Extras/
    07:19:10 M: 31096832 DEBUG: Curl:: Debug Connection #0 to host 192.168.5.103 left intact
    07:19:10 M: 31199232 DEBUG: FileCurl::Close(00B86E40)
    07:19:10 M: 31199232 DEBUG: msg: File not found: 'pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream'
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: Failed to open ftpx://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: unable to open stream
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 ERROR: cmplayer::openfile() ftpx://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob?stream failed
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: mplayer_close_file()
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg:
    07:19:10 M: 31219712 DEBUG: msg: uninit_player
    07:19:10 M: 31543296 DEBUG: msg: uninit_player - done
    07:19:10 M: 31547392 DEBUG: Freeing FS segment @ 0xa835c0
    07:19:10 M: 37912576 ERROR: Playlist Player: skipping unplayable item: 0, path [ftp://192.168.5.103:21/pvr/Extras/Extras - Do 21-09-2006 21:55:00.vob]
    07:19:15 M: 38453248 INFO: XCURL::DllLibCurlGlobal::CheckIdle - Closing session to ftp://192.168.5.103


  • yea it may have worked when we used internal ftp client of mplayer, after we switched to curl instead, we were forced to turn of seeking otherwise mplayer wouldn't start at all. I still don't know what is going on.


  • the FTP protocol was never designed for streaming, see http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=Types_of_Bookmarks#FTP_.28File_Tra nsfer_Protocol.29_ClientXBMC also contains an FTP-client with which you can add bookmarks in all sections (except for My Program), however as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is not designed to stream audio/video data it is not recommended that you use it under the My Music nor in the My Videos sections.Trying to stream audio or video via FTP is not recommended. (Remember that the default FTP-port is usually 21).it was really only implemented into XBMC for file transfer/copying (under the file-manager)


  • worked fine for me atleast (not from another xbox, but that really shouldnt matter)


  • I will just assume that it will work for everything, not just vobs.

    Thanks for getting this fixed.

    Because of you guys frowning on ftp streaming I bought a server with over 1TB of space and setup an SMB server.

    Still, I have 250gb drives in all my xboxes so still need ftp streaming to work.
    Cheers.


  • no. seeking doesnt work properly with mplayer.

    if you rar first it does however


  • those filenames are truely whacked up


  • FYI: Installed Oct-3 build last night. Files play over FTP now when opened :o but you can't fast-forward or skip back. :(

    Manually choosing "Play Using->DVD Player" plays the file and you can skip around.

    Another slight parsing mistake?


  • spiff,

    when you say seeking via ftp streaming works when using RARs...do you mean when the avi file is broken into 10-20 small RARd parts all stacked ? or do you mean just RARing the entire video file in to one RAR file?

    im just trying to get seeking over ftp..

    tks.


  • - 03-10-2006 fixed: ftp playback in mplayer where broken due to yet another url parsing mistake

    elupus corrected his mistake

    So this means ftp streaming will be back in next build ? :)


  • when accessing the rar from another xbox over ftp?

    i take it back if it has been fixed in the new builds but that has never worked for me.







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