[MPlayer-users] new realaudio codec? "got message from server"

[michael higgins]

Roberto Togni wrote:

> On 2004.03.28 23:24, Michael Higgins wrote:
> 
>> I was trying to access this stream and got this error.
[snip]
>> You need to obtain a new player to play this clip. Please point your  
>> web browser to http://www.real.com and download the latest RealOne  
>> Player from RealNetworks. Once you have installed it you should try  
>> this clip again.
> 
> The server thinks your player (MPlayer) is too old. It's not a codec  
> problem. Codec is DNET, and it's not new.
> 

Hmm. That info contradicts another reply. I'd _like_ this to be truth, 
though, and thus something I can work around.

Basically, I'm writing a simple wrapper to launch the radio program(me)s 
by name, rather than by url.

>> Is there something I can update/install to fix this? Everything else  
>> I've tried to access had no problem. '-)
> 
> I don't know how to fix it, but if the stream is also available as rtsp  
> (that's true for your link), yust replace pnm://... with rtsp://...

Well, I tried this, and it did not work for me. I'm not so familiar with 
all the various offerings I'm accessing, but, where exactly did you find 
the same stream? I didn't see it. If this were true it'd be a workaround 
for me as I could just replace the string if it occurs.

> BTW, your link fails also with xine (MPlayer pnm and rtsp stream code  
> was ported from xine).
> 

Oh. Good to know, I guess. I didn't think to try that & now I know not 
to. '-)

Thanks a bunch for your feedback.

-- mike higgins