At the end of a download, I get this message:
ERROR: Thumbnail Download failed
The mp4 gets written to /root but my command line points elsewhere. eg:
Code:
/usr/bin/get_iplayer --get 757 --force "/home/Videos"
Does this make sense?
TIA
You need to use
Code:
--output=/home/Videos
, otherwise that path is just ignored. I don't know why it would not write to /root - I'm presuming you are logged in as root and that is your home directory. The thumbnail could just be broken. You don't say what programme you're downloading, so I can't check. If it still fails, try again with
Code:
--verbose --thumbnail-only
added. The output will include the thumbnail URL, which you can check for yourself.
Thank you. Much appreciated.
I tried the following command line:
$ /usr/bin/get_iplayer --get 779 --force --output=/home/Videos --verbose --thumbnail-only
The result was a download of 'New Tricks'and the same thumbnail error message as before.
Although I could not get any sound previously despite installing every codec file I could identify, uninstalling vlc and reinstalling it solved tha problem.
The tumbnail issue isn't life threatening, just an irritant.
Your thumbnail problem stems from the fact that you're using an obsolete version of get_iplayer. For that, and several other reasons, you should update to latest release 2.87. See the release notes in the wiki.
I'm running Mageia and had used the repo version (2.8.5)
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I uninstalled that and followed the excellent instructions on your Installation Guide and all is well (except the website spells it Mangeia(?). A spoonerism perhaps.
Thanks for an enjoyable piece of software.
It would seem the Mageia package has been abandoned. When I have a chance I'll add a health warning to the installation docs.
I don't see that misspelling, so please post the URL so that I can fix it.
Spelling corrected! It was on the 'downloads' page and I had spelt it incorrectly when I made some layout changes today.
Quote:<div class="d4p-bbp-quote-title">Quote:</div>It would seem the Mageia package has been abandoned. When I have a chance Iâll add a health warning to the installation docs.
Why? I found the instructions for Mageia 4 worked like a well-oiled machine.
Except that you get a partially-broken version of get_iplayer. The instructions need a warning to check the latest version against whatever is in repos.
Thumbnail not working in get_iplayer 2.87 (latest version)wrong thumbnail)