Thread: iPlayer working on the N900
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rozel is offline rozel
2010-01-26 , 09:38
Posts: 15 | Thanked: 1 time | Joined on Jan 2010
#182
Originally Posted by Big Phat Jan View Post
Hi Rozel, earlier you said:



Which is what lead me to assume you already had the alias working correctly. Perhaps this was a typo, and you meant to say that you'd typed "iplayer-dl URL"? I suggest you never ever enter the command "iplayer-dl URL" unless you've read all of the posts in this thread and understand what that will do (and why it's a bad idea).

Alternatively perhaps you removed your .profile file (which I didn't say to do, but it's no problem).

Either way you should be able to just enter the echo command in a new terminal, but DO NOT type "sudo gainroot" first. This needs to be done as the normal user, not the root user.

There is no "usual" sudo gainroot command, you should only ever type this when explicitly told to, or difficulties are inevitable.

You're nearly there!
Jan
OK

MASSIVE PROBLEM NOW

First up - I meant in my earlier posts to say "iplayer" not found, NOT "iplayer-dl" - I got confused. Sorry.

In the absence of anything from you regarding whether my downloaded and installed versions of iplayer-dl and , in particular Ruby are correct I proceeded just now to insert the "echo" command.

It did not return any response whatsoever just returned me to the $ symbol.

I then tried to insert the command - iplayer URL - I went on the BBC site and looked for a HD programme and inserted a suitable address in place of URL, a URL representing Great British Railway Journeys - it returned not found.

Moments later I noticed that my Internet connection via my WiFi bombed out - IP could not retrieve server or something like that. I tried again after reconnecting my WiFi connection, again not found. However this was strange as I never had this before - ever.

Then I realised I had not amended the URL to include the word "mobile" so I tried again and several times I again had my internet connection bomb out, this was extremely worrying.

However each time I tried with a live connection, "not found" was returned.

Finally I decided to reset my N900.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh Myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It will not boot and my worst nightmare is now a real issue!!!!!!!!!!!!

Earlier this morning I was getting websites and all I've done subsequently is insert the echo command nothing more nothing less. I then exited the terminal and reopened to insert a download link subsequent to which for the first time ever, my phone will not restart.

I get the initial 5 white dots then the screen goes blank and hangs there.

Whatever have I done???? and how do I correct everything?????

This is a real worry now as I need my phone later

Please HELP!!!!!

roz
Last edited by rozel; 2010-01-26 at 09:55.