Web Radio not working with uSirius

[scb147]

I'm trying to use Web Radio and uSirius together so I can listen to Sirius Internet Radio with GBPVR. uSirius logs a user into the system and gives either a mms URL (mms://), or an http URL (http://). Both the mms and http URLs work in WMP, so I'm not sure why it doesn't work with Web Radio.

What happens is once I enter Web Radio, it immediately exits me back to the main menu. This is what my RadioStations.xml looks like:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>

<Stations>

  <Station>
    <Type>Radio</Type>
    <Name>SIRIUS Hits 1</Name>
    <Icon>SIRIUS Hits 1.gif</Icon>
    <Target>http://66.25.10.68:19080/asx/asx?bandwidth=low&num=1&r=1205982035</Target>
    <Parameters></Parameters>
    <Description>SIRIUS Hits 1</Description>
    <HomeURL>http://66.25.10.68:19080</HomeURL>
    <CountryCode>us</CountryCode>
  </Station>

</Stations>

Attached are my PVRX2-native and PVRX2 logs.

[MixMan]

I'm trying to use Web Radio and uSirius together so I can listen to Sirius Internet Radio with GBPVR. uSirius logs a user into the system and gives either a mms URL (mms://), or an http URL (http://). Both the mms and http URLs work in WMP, so I'm not sure why it doesn't work with Web Radio.

What happens is once I enter Web Radio, it immediately exits me back to the main menu. This is what my RadioStations.xml looks like:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>

<Stations>

  <Station>
    <Type>Radio</Type>
    <Name>SIRIUS Hits 1</Name>
    <Icon>SIRIUS Hits 1.gif</Icon>
    <Target>http://66.25.10.68:19080/asx/asx?bandwidth=low&num=1&r=1205982035</Target>
    <Parameters></Parameters>
    <Description>SIRIUS Hits 1</Description>
    <HomeURL>http://66.25.10.68:19080</HomeURL>
    <CountryCode>us</CountryCode>
  </Station>

</Stations>

Attached are my PVRX2-native and PVRX2 logs.

The probelem seems to be the handling of the & character in the Target string "low&num"

<Target>http://66.25.10.68:19080/asx/asx?bandwidth=low&num=1&r=1205982035</Target>

Try to add amp; after the & char so it will look like this &amp;

<Target>http://66.25.10.68:19080/asx/asx?bandwidth=low&amp;1&amp;r=1205982035</Target>

[scb147]

Well, adding the &amp; let me enter the WebRadio screen. But uSirius doesn't recognize the URL now that I've added the &amp;

Is this a problem with the uSirius application, or is the &amp; something that can be worked around in a future release?

I've attached my logs, just in case.

[MixMan]

Well, adding the &amp; let me enter the WebRadio screen. But uSirius doesn't recognize the URL now that I've added the &amp;

Is this a problem with the uSirius application, or is the &amp; something that can be worked around in a future release?

I've attached my logs, just in case.

There are no URL parsing errors in the logs now.
But the stream can not be found....404 error.
If you paste that URL into WMP when you are logged in, can you hear the music getting played then?
If so, there is a problem resolving certain stream URLs with the plugin....I guess.

[scb147]

If I paste the URL with the &amp; into WMP, it doesn't play. So I guess I should contact the author of uSirius and have this fixed.

Thanks for looking into this.

[scb147]

OK, figured out everything with uSirius. Looks like part of the URL got chopped. My Target now looks like this:

Code:

<Target>http://66.25.10.68:19080/asx/asx?bandwidth=low&amp;num=1</Target>

Web Radio parses this correctly, and uSirius now sees the request to play it come in. But Web Radio won't play it. I can't use the direct link in WMP because it won't parse the &amp; part of the URL. But if I remove that, WMP plays perfectly.

Attached are my logs.

Also, what do the other XML tags in the RadioStations.xml do? Specifically, Type, HomeURL and CountryCode.

[sub]

Unfortunately I dont think I can try your radio station. It doesnt let me connect to that URL at all, in WMP or GB-PVR. Its probably because the service is only available to the US or something similar.

[scb147]

It's actually only available locally on my machine. uSirius is a application that allows a subscriber to Sirius Satellite Radio listen to the online stream without having to use the lame online player Sirius provides. uSirius will take your username/password and log into the site and then give you custom URLs to listen to the streams.

It works when I punch the URL into WMP, just not sure why it's not working with Web Radio...

[ryanmc]

i use it with streams instead of web radio i think i had trouble with webradio for some reason. also try to use your local ip address instead of your wan one if your using it locally i had to use local one from my lan

[Fatman_do]

Not sure if it is in any way related to these issues, but make sure you don't have the gbpvr UbuRadio plugin installed either. It identifies itself as Web Radio so there is a potential conflict.