Last.FM interrupts/stops (1 Viewer)

[jimSelf]

Hi,

I really love MediaPortals Last.FM plug-in, but I have some problems with it: after about 1-2 minutes, the connection usually interrupts for about 10-20 seconds. After about 5 minutes latest, the connection stops completely. I have a 20Mbit internet connection, my HTPC is connected via cable. Listening to alternate "standard" webradio streams works for hours with no or negligible interrupts. Also, listening to Last.FM via the browser works without stopping....

I would really love to listen to Last.FM using MediaPortal. So, did anybody else experience similar problems and has some hints for me, how to solve the issue?

Would appreciate it!


MediaPortal Version: 1.0.2
MediaPortal Skin: blue3
Windows Version: XP pro
1. TV Card: FireDTV

 

[rtv]

Do you use BASS as music player?

 

[Spragleknas]

How to gather log files
How to show System Specs
How to start support/bug thread

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Logs and system specs should always be added - just in case

 

[jimSelf]

rtv: yes, I use the BASS player

Spragleknas: sorry, logs are attached.

I just ran Last.FM again: after playing 42s of the first song it stopped and about 45s later the next song started. This song stopped after about 2minutes; 45s later the next song started...
In the log file this is reflected by

2009-08-04 22:02:12.875000 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.Process() player stopped...
2009-08-04 22:02:12.875000 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.OnEnded()
2009-08-04 22:02:12.875000 [Info.][MPMain]: RefreshRateChanger.AdaptRefreshRate: 'auto refreshrate changer' disabled
2009-08-04 22:02:12.890625 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.OnChanged()
2009-08-04 22:02:14.468750 [Info.][MPMain]: BASS: playback started
2009-08-04 22:02:14.468750 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.OnStarted() http://play.last.fm/user/916cf13fb0c343c9a5386b23eda00495.mp3 media:Radio

Any idea is appreciated, cause I don't want to miss that great feature.

 

[jimSelf]

Can nobody help me? I really love this mediaportal feature, but it is absolutely annoying, if the music stops in the middle of your favorite song...

 

[Spragleknas]

I'm not a log-expert, but:

2009-08-04 22:02:16.265625 [Info.][PoolThread32]: GUIRadioLastFM: Current playlist did not contain a 'title' - maybe an error of last.fm...
2009-08-04 22:02:16.484375 [Info.][Scrobbler nowplaying]: AudioscrobblerBase: Announcing current track: a=James&t=Protect+Me&b=Getting+Away+With+It+Live&l=186&n=&m=
2009-08-04 22:02:16.578125 [Info.][Scrobbler nowplaying]: AudioscrobblerBase: Action successfully completed.
2009-08-04 22:05:12.171875 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.Process() player stopped...
2009-08-04 22:05:12.171875 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.OnEnded()
2009-08-04 22:05:12.171875 [Info.][MPMain]: RefreshRateChanger.AdaptRefreshRate: 'auto refreshrate changer' disabled
2009-08-04 22:05:12.171875 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.OnChanged()
2009-08-04 22:05:13.812500 [Info.][MPMain]: BASS: playback started
2009-08-04 22:05:13.812500 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.OnStarted() http://play.last.fm/user/335c248d451917b708b16186b780aafa.mp3 media:Radio
2009-08-04 22:05:13.812500 [Info.][MPMain]: GUIRadioLastFM: Current track: Foo Fighters [In Your Honor] - DOA (4:13)
2009-08-04 22:05:13.828125 [Info.][Scrobbler event]: Audioscrobbler plugin: Detected new track as: Foo Fighters - DOA started at: 22:05:13
2009-08-04 22:05:15.265625 [Info.][PoolThread32]: MyMusic: Thumb successfully downloaded: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users\Anwendungsdaten\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Thumbs\Music\Artists\Foo FightersL.jpg
2009-08-04 22:05:16.562500 [Info.][PoolThread32]: GUIRadioLastFM: Current playlist did not contain a 'title' - maybe an error of last.fm...

First and last line seems strange....

Perhaps this might help someone with real knowledge help you

 

[jimSelf]

Yeah, that looks kinda strange...
Did some more test with log level set to debug. This is an extract for one cycle of automatic starting, playing and stopping.
Apparently, the streams somehow ends after a couple of minutes (at 21:44:29). But again: in the browser plug-in, Last.Fm plays for hours... May some log experts can help me out.

2009-08-18 21:42:29.468750 [Debug][MPMain]: StreamControl: Setting CurrentStreamState to starting
2009-08-18 21:42:29.468750 [Debug][MPMain]: CommandProcessor: add cmd: MediaPortal.TV.Recording.StopRadioCommand #1
2009-08-18 21:42:29.484375 [Debug][MPMain]: g_Player.Play(http://play.last.fm/user/7c32e514306325f953accc9a80151654.mp3)
2009-08-18 21:42:29.484375 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.OnChanged()
2009-08-18 21:42:29.562500 [Debug][MPMain]: BASS: Stop of stream 0
2009-08-18 21:42:29.562500 [Debug][MPMain]: BASS: HandleSongEnded - manualStop: True, CrossFading: False
2009-08-18 21:42:29.656250 [Debug][MPMain]: WinampViz: BassPlayer_PlaybackStateChanged from Ended to Init
2009-08-18 21:42:29.734375 [Debug][MPMain]: PlayerFactory: Successfully created player instance for file - http://play.last.fm/user/7c32e514306325f953accc9a80151654.mp3
2009-08-18 21:42:31.312500 [Debug][MPMain]: BASSAudio: Webstream found - trying to fetch stream -1342177274
2009-08-18 21:42:31.312500 [Info.][MPMain]: BASS: playback started
2009-08-18 21:42:31.312500 [Debug][MPMain]: WinampViz: BassPlayer_PlaybackStateChanged from Init to Playing
2009-08-18 21:42:31.312500 [Warn.][MPMain]: TagReader: Exception reading file http://play.last.fm/user/7c32e514306325f953accc9a80151654.mp3. URI-Formate werden nicht unterstützt.
2009-08-18 21:42:31.312500 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.OnStarted() http://play.last.fm/user/7c32e514306325f953accc9a80151654.mp3 media:Radio
2009-08-18 21:42:31.312500 [Info.][MPMain]: GUIRadioLastFM: Current track: Alphawezen [L'Après- Midi d'un Microphone] - Into The Stars (4:19)
2009-08-18 21:42:31.328125 [Debug][Last.FM event]: GUIRadioLastFM: Set Audioscrobbler track for http://play.last.fm/user/7c32e514306325f953accc9a80151654.mp3
2009-08-18 21:42:31.328125 [Debug][MPMain]: GUITVCropManager.g_Player_PlackBackStarted: media: Radio tv:False ts:False
2009-08-18 21:42:31.328125 [Debug][Last.fm XSPF fetcher]: GUIRadioLastFM: Update XSPF Playlist now...
2009-08-18 21:42:31.328125 [Info.][Scrobbler event]: Audioscrobbler plugin: Detected new track as: Alphawezen - Into The Stars started at: 21:42:31
2009-08-18 21:42:31.328125 [Debug][MPMain]: StreamControl: Setting CurrentStreamState to streaming
2009-08-18 21:42:31.859375 [Debug][PoolThread16]: MyMusic: Trying to get thumb: http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/5607342.jpg
2009-08-18 21:42:32.625000 [Info.][PoolThread16]: MyMusic: Thumb successfully downloaded: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users\Anwendungsdaten\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Thumbs\Music\Artists\AlphawezenL.jpg
2009-08-18 21:42:32.921875 [Debug][PoolThread16]: AudioscrobblerUtils: TryFilterBelowMinimumMatch removed 65 items which were not exact enough
2009-08-18 21:42:33.515625 [Info.][PoolThread16]: GUIRadioLastFM: Current playlist did not contain a 'title' - maybe an error of last.fm...
2009-08-18 21:42:33.515625 [Debug][PoolThread16]: GUIRadioLastFM: Playlist fetch successful - adding 5 songs from a list called 

2009-08-18 21:42:33.515625 [Debug][PoolThread16]: GUIRadioLastFM: Track 1 : Naoki Kenji - Osaka Dawn [3:52]
2009-08-18 21:42:33.515625 [Debug][PoolThread16]: GUIRadioLastFM: Track 2 : Fragile State - Every Day a Story [5:37]
2009-08-18 21:42:33.515625 [Debug][PoolThread16]: GUIRadioLastFM: Track 3 : Bent - As You Fall [3:39]
2009-08-18 21:42:33.515625 [Debug][PoolThread16]: GUIRadioLastFM: Track 4 : The Dining Rooms - Found Footage [6:02]
2009-08-18 21:42:33.515625 [Debug][PoolThread16]: GUIRadioLastFM: Track 5 : Tosca - Fuck Dub (Fila Brazilia mix) [6:21]
2009-08-18 21:42:33.531250 [Debug][PoolThread16]: ThreadPool.ProcessQueue() : total items processed: 3
2009-08-18 21:42:37.328125 [Info.][Scrobbler event]: Audioscrobbler plugin: Starting song length timer with an interval of 129 seconds
2009-08-18 21:42:39.328125 [Info.][Scrobbler nowplaying]: AudioscrobblerBase: Announcing current track: a=Alphawezen&t=Into+The+Stars&b=L'Apr%c3%a8s-+Midi+d'un+Microphone&l=259&n=&m=
2009-08-18 21:42:39.421875 [Info.][Scrobbler nowplaying]: AudioscrobblerBase: Action successfully completed.
2009-08-18 21:42:46.328125 [Debug][Scrobbler loader]: Audioscrobbler plugin: Waited 15 seconds for reinit of submit track
2009-08-18 21:42:46.328125 [Debug][Scrobbler loader]: Audioscrobbler plugin: Waited 0 seconds for lookup of current track
2009-08-18 21:42:46.328125 [Info.][Scrobbler loader]: Audioscrobbler plugin: Song loading thread sets submit song - Alphawezen - L'Après- Midi d'un Microphone (link: http://play.last.fm/user/7c32e514306325f953accc9a80151654.mp3)
2009-08-18 21:44:29.734375 [Debug][3]: BASS: PlaybackEndProc of stream -1342177274
2009-08-18 21:44:30.734375 [Debug][3]: BASS: PlaybackStreamFreedProc of stream -1342177274
2009-08-18 21:44:30.734375 [Debug][3]: BASS: HandleSongEnded - manualStop: False, CrossFading: False
2009-08-18 21:44:30.734375 [Debug][3]: WinampViz: BassPlayer_PlaybackStateChanged from Playing to Ended
2009-08-18 21:44:30.812500 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.Process() player stopped...
2009-08-18 21:44:30.812500 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.OnEnded()
2009-08-18 21:44:30.812500 [Info.][MPMain]: RefreshRateChanger.AdaptRefreshRate: 'auto refreshrate changer' disabled

 

[jimSelf]

Puh, that was a tough one!
Since I am using AMD "cool'n quiet" technology, I was supposed to select "Minimal Power Management" as power schema in the "Power Options Properties". In this setting, the operating system obviously is able to turn of the network adapter in order to save energy! And that caused the problem....

Just in case, somebody else experiences this (for me kind of annoying) feature, here is how to switch off this function:
Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Network Adapters > Power Management > "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"

Now I can relax and enjoy Last.FM without interruptions!

Just for completeness: The method described above unfortunately did not work reliably. Now, I have a batch script running in the background, that simply sends one ping to some address (in this case to www.lastfm.de ;-) every 5 seconds. That worked for several hours the last couple of days without freezing, so I'd say: that really "fixed" my problem reliably.
Obviously, it was some kind of strange combination of stream type (Last.FM), internet provider (KabelBW), application (MediaPortal) and network adapter causing the problem. BTW: youtube had the same problems, which are now solved.