Stops playing after ~30 minutes

[chuckhacker]

For longer mixes (hour-long), this is super annoying. The media stops playing suddenly, causing Kodi to lose its place in the mix. I'm pretty sure this is not a connection problem. Are there logs I can look at to help debug this one?

[jaylinski]

@chuckhacker This was already reported in #19. I thought that I fixed it.

Which audio format have you selected in your plugin settings?

[chuckhacker]

So there's no way to refresh the session mid-playback?

[jaylinski]

So there's no way to refresh the session mid-playback?

As I explained in https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=346347, there is no easy way to fix this, since SoundCloud violates the HLS specification with their session timeouts.

I think it would be possible to refresh the session mid-playback, but there would be an audible pause, since the HLS stream has to be stopped and started again (in order to get a new session).

The only workaround for now is to use the mp3 (progressive) audio format.

[igitur]

Oh, that's what's happening! I noticed the playback stops. But I just kept working. After a while it just starts up again. Over and over. My wife even came to ask me what's going on with the music that's starting and stopping at long intervals. :-D

[pjotruk]

So there's no way to refresh the session mid-playback?

As I explained in https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=346347, there is no easy way to fix this, since SoundCloud violates the HLS specification with their session timeouts.

I think it would be possible to refresh the session mid-playback, but there would be an audible pause, since the HLS stream has to be stopped and started again (in order to get a new session).

The only workaround for now is to use the mp3 (progressive) audio format.

Hi @jaylinski I do not thing that changing mp3 (progressive) as audio format solves anything. I am constantly experiencing this drop outs. using 4.0.2 btw.

[jaylinski]

I am constantly experiencing this drop outs

@pjotruk Every 30 minutes or more often?

[pjotruk]

@jaylinski Approx. every 20 minutes.

[pjotruk]

I went through ~/.kodi/temp/kodi.log . Playback stopped at 12:14.
So if you want to dig into logs, you can do it here:
https://paste.kodi.tv/ifajifapuh.kodi

[BertK19]

Hello Jay, I also encounter this issue. Long tracks suddenly stutter and Kodi quits the track to go to the next :-( Has this issue a fix? Especially for SoundCloud I set up a Raspberry Pi with Kodi...

[jaylinski]

@BertK19 Sadly no. See #34 (comment) for a possible workaround.

[BertK19]

Hello, Instead of Kodi on the Rasberry Pi I tried HifiBerry OS, they offer a plugin with Logitech Media Server with possibility to enable SoundCloud module. I got it working today, and a long track is running now 1 hour, seems to work. Groeten, Bert Op woensdag 8 mei 2024 om 22:12:03 CEST schreef Jay Linski ***@***.***>: @BertK19 Sadly no. See #34 (comment) for a possible workaround. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>