Configuring radio streams with minimwatch

[simoncn]

(27-01-2015 19:02)NeilT Wrote:  I have attached two further log files showing the response to:
1. MinimServer log with stream type mp3 added to NAIM.zip
2. MinimServer log with transcoding added.zip

I still only get the odd couple of seconds playback - frustrating as it sounds excellent!

[Edit]
A further clue is that it streams to the tablet as a renderer OK! It's looking like some problem with the QED device.

Also, I can now get a few seconds of BBC streams from the transcoded links (first entry in the playlist), whereas the straight through links still give the error message. I guess that's the forced transcoding causing it to try.

The first log doesn't appear to have had mp3 added as the stream type. Did you restart MinimServer after making this change? Perhaps it is also necessary to power the QED off and on. I will set up a test to check whether adding the mp3 type is working correctly for me with this NAIM stream.

The second log shows that the renderer stopped reading the stream that the server was sending. After 2 seconds of the stream being blocked in this way, the server automatically terminated the connection.

These logs and the symptoms you have reported suggest to me that the QED might be trying to read and cache a large amount of audio data before it starts playing the stream. This is fine when the stream is for a local file but it could cause problems with a live radio stream because the data might not be available immediately when the renderer is requesting it. If the renderer isn't prepared for this possibility, it might cause the problems you are having.