Squeezeplay on Native - BBC iPlayer buffering
Squeezeplay on Native - BBC iPlayer buffering
Hi is there anyone else running SqueezePlay natively on the stock OS, who's noticing that iPlayer streams tend to buffer a lot at the start, and even sometimes cut out for a few seconds during playback. Watching the buffering dialog, percentage creeps up to under 100% then resets, tries again, and again until finally commencing playback.
This is in direct comparison to my SqueezeSlave machine which picks up the streams immediately and does not suffer from any pauses.
This is a little niggling flaw with what is now a very stable setup.
This is in direct comparison to my SqueezeSlave machine which picks up the streams immediately and does not suffer from any pauses.
This is a little niggling flaw with what is now a very stable setup.
Re: Squeezeplay on Native - BBC iPlayer buffering
I occasionally have buffering problems with my kitchen Joggler using the native OS & have concluded it's a wifi-related problem due to the Joggler's cr*ppy wifi driver. Streaming is perfect using the same machine booting from any of the Ubuntu distros.
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I had some WiFi issues as well - solved it with a basic pair of homeplugs as - like dwl99 - I only use mine attached to a kitchen stereo and only used for audio. I did not require any generous bandwidth for it.
Perhaps worth trying?
Perhaps worth trying?
Re: Squeezeplay on Native - BBC iPlayer buffering
in that case I'll try the updated wifi kernel modules, ethernet's not an option due to the positioning.
thanks for the tip
thanks for the tip
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I tried the new wifi driver, didn't help - might be worth trying a cable connection temporarily to see if that fixes the problem then you would know for sure. A homeplug might also be a solution.
I didn't realise that Glasgow was such a hotspot for Jogglers!
I didn't realise that Glasgow was such a hotspot for Jogglers!
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My BBC channels only buffer at the beginning; I've not had drop-outs after that.
Broadband bandwidth may be the problem for some rather than the wi-fi driver, although I'm no expert.
Adding a little east Scotland balance.
Broadband bandwidth may be the problem for some rather than the wi-fi driver, although I'm no expert.
Adding a little east Scotland balance.
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Perhaps a bit of an expensive solution - one i did consider until i remembered that i had the homeplugs already - would be to add a wifi bridge near your joggler and run a cable from it.
Obviously not the most tidy set up but one that works nonetheless, assuming you trust your existing WiFi network enough to play with the settings!
Me on other hand - I cannot play the BBC streams at all through SqueezePlay....weird.
M
Obviously not the most tidy set up but one that works nonetheless, assuming you trust your existing WiFi network enough to play with the settings!
Me on other hand - I cannot play the BBC streams at all through SqueezePlay....weird.
M
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I can't believe it's either my WLAN or broadband bandwidth, it has to be related to the joggler or squeezeplay. Will spend some time on it over the weekend.
Re: Squeezeplay on Native - BBC iPlayer buffering
Read my post on the Plug'n'Pimp thread on this site. You need to install the BBC iPlayer plugin from the Squeezebox server web interface to get the BBC streams to work. The BBC plugin from mysqueezebox.com (the one in the App Gallery) doesn't work. The 'iPlayer Extras' plugin is also great but can only be downloaded from the Squeezebox server web interface.michaelm wrote:Perhaps a bit of an expensive solution - one i did consider until i remembered that i had the homeplugs already - would be to add a wifi bridge near your joggler and run a cable from it.
Obviously not the most tidy set up but one that works nonetheless, assuming you trust your existing WiFi network enough to play with the settings!
Me on other hand - I cannot play the BBC streams at all through SqueezePlay....weird.
M
Remember to SSH into your Joggler and run the 'chown... ' command mentioned in the thread; if you don't, you can't save the plugins.
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Not wanting one to be a scare monger, and it's not to get you to use the linux distributions i modified, but I do feel there is a risk using the internal flash of the Joggler. In fact, we should probably look at running the built in os off a cheap stick (would also run faster).
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I've had to return one Joggler because the internal flash went t*ts up and have had another mysteriously wipe itself on at least 3 occasions so I'm with you on that one. Are you volunteering?
EDIT - I tried flashing an image of the Joggler's native OS to a USB stick & booting from that but needless to say it just booted into the internal OS.
EDIT - I tried flashing an image of the Joggler's native OS to a USB stick & booting from that but needless to say it just booted into the internal OS.
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Have you tried the new AAC streams from the Beeb? They're listed under 'Special Events' at the bottom of the radio list; they always work incredibly quickly for me, although there's no 'currently playing' information at the moment.alcoheca wrote:I can't believe it's either my WLAN or broadband bandwidth, it has to be related to the joggler or squeezeplay. Will spend some time on it over the weekend.
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I'll give this a go tomorrow, never noticed them before
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Those AAC live streams buffer to the exact same degree as everything else on iPlayer. With squezeslave the programmes start instantly, with squeezeplay on joggler, they take 5-10 seconds to start, certainly not a massive problem, just an irritation!