Cannot play radio or Napster (local FLAC OK)

[david_syer]

I can't play either the radio or .wma from Napster. Local FLACs are OK (except that the vortexbox-player won't synch with my other players). Here's the log from SBS for the radio:


#tail /var/log/squeezeboxserver/server.log
...
[11-01-27 16:13:48.1351] Slim::Player::Song:pen (408) Error: Couldn't create command line for wma playback for [mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc_ami/radio4/radio4_bb_live_ep1_sl0?BBC-UID=441d04c139e993157558664171482c92b726d8cf10d031 f1f29273935494c5b5&SSO2-UID=]
[11-01-27 16:13:48.1472] Slim::Player::Song:pen (408) Error: Couldn't create command line for wma playback for [mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc_ami/radio4/radio4_bb_live_eq1_sl0?BBC-UID=441d04c139e993157558664171482c92b726d8cf10d031 f1f29273935494c5b5&SSO2-UID=]



Both types of media work fine on the other Logitech players driven from the same SBS, so it seems like definitely something wrong with VBP. Maybe I need to use squeezeslave on the VBA instead? It doesn't seem to come pre-installed. Any pointers?

[Ron Olsen]

Do you have the Play Windows Media plugin installed? You will need that to playback .wma streams on software players like vortexbox-player or squeezeslave.

[david_syer]

Is that a plugin in squeezeboxserver? I don't see it on the list. How would I install it? Why wasn't it pre-installed?

[david_syer]

Found it, thanks for the pointers. Anyone else wanting to play the radio in the UK (who wouldn't?): you need to check the "Show all 3rd Party Plugins" box in the Plugins page of SBS settings. Then all will be clear.