New App: SopCast Player for Ubuntu

[hullpaul]

thank you, thank you thank you, couldnt get it to work no matter what i tried (tho i only switched to linux a week ago) but this loaded straight away and just in time for this weekends football, which has just been cancelled ffs!

[flyguy97]

thank you, thank you thank you, couldnt get it to work no matter what i tried (tho i only switched to linux a week ago) but this loaded straight away and just in time for this weekends football, which has just been cancelled ffs!

hullpaul,

Glad to hear it worked out for your and welcome to the Linux community.

Warm Regards,
Jason

[psablo]

Great App!
I was skeptical at first due to the third party repository but, what the heck I'll trust you.

[flyguy97]

Great App!
I was skeptical at first due to the third party repository but, what the heck I'll trust you.

psablo,

Glad to have you on board, I hope you like the app. Let me know if you have any troubles or any suggestions on how to improve SopCast Player.

Cheers,
Jason

[nicknefarious]

I tried to use MPlayer but there were serious issues with the sound and video becoming out of sync. VLC is able to remain in sync for a majority of the time and even when it does occasionally experience an out of sync condition it will self-correct.

The issue with the channel guide is that since you are using the zh_TW locale SopCast Player defaults to using http://channel.sopcast.com/gchlxml as the channel guide instead of http://www.sopcast.com/gchlxml. Please change the channel guide url in Edit -> Preferences, refresh the channel guide, and let me know if that fixes your issues.

Cheers,
Jason

I too am in China... (Taiwan is or isnt' a part of China - not my argument).

I installed Sopcast and had the problem that said the Channel server was down and changed from the http://www.sopcast.com/gchlxml to the http://channel.sopcast.com/gchlxml and channels seem to be working. I did have a problem when I tried to change to another channel the python package started eating up 100% of one of my processors I had to force quit it. Also I have two screens opening with the feed presented on both of them. How do I fix this? Or do I just need to read further?

Cheers,

Nick

[flyguy97]

Nick,

Did you install from my PPA. It sounds like your running an older version of SopCast Player. See the instructions at [http://code.google.com/p/sopcast-pla.../Installation] for detailed instructions on how to ensure your running the latest version of SopCast Player. Please let me know if this works for you.

Warm regards,
Jason

I too am in China... (Taiwan is or isnt' a part of China - not my argument).

I installed Sopcast and had the problem that said the Channel server was down and changed from the http://www.sopcast.com/gchlxml to the http://channel.sopcast.com/gchlxml and channels seem to be working. I did have a problem when I tried to change to another channel the python package started eating up 100% of one of my processors I had to force quit it. Also I have two screens opening with the feed presented on both of them. How do I fix this? Or do I just need to read further?

Cheers,

Nick

[nicknefarious]

Nick,

Did you install from my PPA. It sounds like your running an older version of SopCast Player. See the instructions at [http://code.google.com/p/sopcast-pla.../Installation] for detailed instructions on how to ensure your running the latest version of SopCast Player. Please let me know if this works for you.

Warm regards,
Jason

Hi Jason,

You were right. When I ran the update this morning your PPA kicked in and wanted to download and install your newer packages and this caused a conflict with the existing packages. I uninstalled and removed all. Reloaded and then reinstalled sopcast-player and sp-auth all from your PPA. Now the channel guide appears, it is able to update the channel database but most of the channels do not load. They are forever connecting.

I was able to open this - http://channel.sopcast.com/gchlxml in my browser (unable to surf to the default channel server) and retrieve a channel from it and use cut and paste it in the 'open' function of sopcast's menu and it worked - but I fear the same as chaopoch. I am unable to open them through the channel guide. One of the Chinese channels opened through the guide initially - but it took a LONG time - maybe 5 minutes and I think (sorry I am not sure) it was while I still had the default channel server url in.

Update: Just got National Geographic Page to load by finding the url in the browser page (as above) and cutting and pasting across. It still took 2 or 3 minutes though. It seems I cannot reconnect (added note - connected after 8 minutes) to this channel by clicking on the channel in the channel guide. So two questions... What is the problem with the channel guide? Is it normal for channels to take that long to connect? I used to use sopcast in XP also here in China and it was quick and quality. How can I fix this? Sorry I know that was three...

Cheers,

Nick

PS - Sorry I should have said that your new packages removed the two screen problem. The only problem I seem to have now is this channel loading time.

[flyguy97]

Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Channel Guide. Enter the address you stated that is working correctly, http://channel.sopcast.com/gchlxml, into the Channel Guide URL text box. Refresh and please let me know how that works for you.

Warm regards,
Jason

Hi Jason,

You were right. When I ran the update this morning your PPA kicked in and wanted to download and install your newer packages and this caused a conflict with the existing packages. I uninstalled and removed all. Reloaded and then reinstalled sopcast-player and sp-auth all from your PPA. Now the channel guide appears, it is able to update the channel database but most of the channels do not load. They are forever connecting.

I was able to open this - http://channel.sopcast.com/gchlxml in my browser (unable to surf to the default channel server) and retrieve a channel from it and use cut and paste it in the 'open' function of sopcast's menu and it worked - but I fear the same as chaopoch. I am unable to open them through the channel guide. One of the Chinese channels opened through the guide initially - but it took a LONG time - maybe 5 minutes and I think (sorry I am not sure) it was while I still had the default channel server url in.

Update: Just got National Geographic Page to load by finding the url in the browser page (as above) and cutting and pasting across. It still took 2 or 3 minutes though. It seems I cannot reconnect (added note - connected after 8 minutes) to this channel by clicking on the channel in the channel guide. So two questions... What is the problem with the channel guide? Is it normal for channels to take that long to connect? I used to use sopcast in XP also here in China and it was quick and quality. How can I fix this? Sorry I know that was three...

Cheers,

Nick

PS - Sorry I should have said that your new packages removed the two screen problem. The only problem I seem to have now is this channel loading time.

[nicknefarious]

Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Channel Guide. Enter the address you stated that is working correctly, http://channel.sopcast.com/gchlxml, into the Channel Guide URL text box. Refresh and please let me know how that works for you.

Warm regards,
Jason

Again apologies... I should have been more specific. I have already done this as per your previous instructions to Chaopoch and others.

The problem exists still. Even other sop links take forever or don't load at all.

Should I be able to open this in sopcast? - sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/77551 - I can't. Most of the others take a LONG time or don't open (most never open - just always connecting then retrying). Either through direct entry of the sop url or through the channel guide.

Cheers for your quick reply help too...

Nick

[max69]

Works a treat!!! Thanks a lot!!!!