Attempting mp3 stream locks up PC.

mistamontiel · 9th March 2011, 11:17

Very frustrated. Really, it locks up bad. It forces me to hold the power button.

On my last awful XP PC I was tuning in perfectly. I'm now on 7 64-bit. No antivirus no nothing. Please advise..

Also..I can throw my gateway IP in my browser, and unblock port(s). Perhaps..? I haven't the slightest idea.

mistamontiel · 14th March 2011, 14:12

I was just curious to know. This is DI.FM stations. "Regular" ones from the front page, under "Listen Now".

This doesn't relate to SH0UTcast does it..? I've never heard of that until now.

I've awaited over a week, and this hit 2nd page. Pardon me for the bump.

DrO · 14th March 2011, 14:18

if the machine is locking up completely when trying to play one of the streams then i'd be more likely to think it's an issue with a driver or something like that as i've not seen any other reports of stream lockups - seeing how popular DI.FM is, if there was a major issue then i'd have expected to see loads of reports.

however, what stream exactly are you trying to access as they provide streams in a number of different formats and also from different server types so knowing that might make it easier to suggest something to try but i doubt there's much i can really suggest.

-daz

mistamontiel · 14th March 2011, 14:28

The .mp3 streams 96k. Lounge.

Another time I sat here for maybe a quarter to a half a minute, and regained control and stopped the stream attempt.

I bought this PC last year, end of summer. It's all factory. No drivers no codecs, nothing played with.

DrO · 14th March 2011, 14:37

assuming you're using 5.60x, i'd at least try installing http://download.nullsoft.com/shoutca...Stream_Fix.exe and see if that makes any difference (it's a patch for SHOUTcast v2 stream handling but may help especially from your comment about waiting ~15-30seconds).

otherwise, the Lounge stream works fine on what i can currently test on both in a classic skin and also with the Bento skin.

-daz

mistamontiel · 14th March 2011, 15:29

I installed the current Winamp version. Tried and still no good.

I installed the SH0UTcast patch and still no stream.

DrO · 14th March 2011, 15:41

last thing is to see what's in your Winamp install -> http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....161361#plugins (attach once run) and will see if anything jumps out from there, otherwise i'm out of ideas as i cannot reproduce the issue no matter what i've tried.

-daz

ujay · 14th March 2011, 16:07

If it's just that one stream, clear your internet cache to make sure you're not pulling up a corrupt playlist all the time.

UJ

MrSinatra · 14th March 2011, 17:42

can you post the link to the website and stream?

mistamontiel · 14th March 2011, 23:05

ujay, how do I clear internet cache ?

Website and stream..er..it's DI.FM

http://listen.di.fm/public3/lounge.pls

And the plugin list is attached I hope.

DrO · 15th March 2011, 00:01

from a quick look at the plug-ins list, the following are the ones i'd try disabling (renaming .dll to .off) to see if they make any difference though i'm wondering maybe if one of the additional input plug-ins is incorrectly trying to process the stream (i know in_vgm can do some streaming, no idea about in_spc and the rest don't from what i remember).

Mojo Master Visualizer [vis_MojoMaster.dll]
zsKnight and _Demo_ SPC Player v0.600(x86) [in_spc.dll]
VGM input plugin v0.35 [in_vgm.dll]
64th Note v1.2 beta 3 Mar 31 2007 [in_usf.dll]
Alpha-II SPC Player v3.3.4 (x86) [in_snes.dll]

-daz

mistamontiel · 15th March 2011, 00:44

I attempted to tune in with all those plugins disabled, yes renamed to .off and still same problem.

This is my only gripe with trashing my old XP PC. Cannot tune into di.fm

There's an odd folder here in the main Winamp folder. Microsoft.VC90.CRT containing a Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest and msvcr90.dll. The .dll seems familiar from somewhere else here..I haven't got a clue

DrO · 15th March 2011, 10:40

the Microsoft.VC90.CRT folder is fine as without that Winamp won't run.

the only other option i can think off is to try a clean install once you've backed up any skins, etc that you want to keep which is detailed on how to do in the following link -> http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....d=161361#clean and see if that makes any difference. otherwise i'm out of suggestions (just seems weird as there's no reason i can think off for it to not work with DI streams as no one else has reported an issue).

-daz

9th March 2011, 11:17	#1
mistamontiel Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami, FL, CUBA Posts: 36	Attempting mp3 stream locks up PC. Very frustrated. Really, it locks up bad. It forces me to hold the power button. On my last awful XP PC I was tuning in perfectly. I'm now on 7 64-bit. No antivirus no nothing. Please advise.. Also..I can throw my gateway IP in my browser, and unblock port(s). Perhaps..? I haven't the slightest idea.

14th March 2011, 17:42	#9
MrSinatra Forum King Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: WKPS, State College Posts: 3,827	can you post the link to the website and stream? PENN STATE Radio or http://www.LION-Radio.org/ -- BUG #1 = Winamp skips short tracks Wish #1 = Multiple Column Sorting Wish #2 = Add TCMP/Compilation editing

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14th March 2011, 14:12	#2
mistamontiel Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami, FL, CUBA Posts: 36	I was just curious to know. This is DI.FM stations. "Regular" ones from the front page, under "Listen Now". This doesn't relate to SH0UTcast does it..? I've never heard of that until now. I've awaited over a week, and this hit 2nd page. Pardon me for the bump.

14th March 2011, 14:18	#3
DrO - Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 22,210	if the machine is locking up completely when trying to play one of the streams then i'd be more likely to think it's an issue with a driver or something like that as i've not seen any other reports of stream lockups - seeing how popular DI.FM is, if there was a major issue then i'd have expected to see loads of reports. however, what stream exactly are you trying to access as they provide streams in a number of different formats and also from different server types so knowing that might make it easier to suggest something to try but i doubt there's much i can really suggest. -daz

14th March 2011, 14:28	#4
mistamontiel Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami, FL, CUBA Posts: 36	The .mp3 streams 96k. Lounge. Another time I sat here for maybe a quarter to a half a minute, and regained control and stopped the stream attempt. I bought this PC last year, end of summer. It's all factory. No drivers no codecs, nothing played with.

14th March 2011, 14:37	#5
DrO - Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 22,210	assuming you're using 5.60x, i'd at least try installing http://download.nullsoft.com/shoutca...Stream_Fix.exe and see if that makes any difference (it's a patch for SHOUTcast v2 stream handling but may help especially from your comment about waiting ~15-30seconds). otherwise, the Lounge stream works fine on what i can currently test on both in a classic skin and also with the Bento skin. -daz

14th March 2011, 15:29	#6
mistamontiel Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami, FL, CUBA Posts: 36	I installed the current Winamp version. Tried and still no good. I installed the SH0UTcast patch and still no stream.

14th March 2011, 15:41	#7
DrO - Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 22,210	last thing is to see what's in your Winamp install -> http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....161361#plugins (attach once run) and will see if anything jumps out from there, otherwise i'm out of ideas as i cannot reproduce the issue no matter what i've tried. -daz

14th March 2011, 16:07	#8
ujay Forum King Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London Posts: 5,987	If it's just that one stream, clear your internet cache to make sure you're not pulling up a corrupt playlist all the time. UJ

15th March 2011, 00:01	#11
DrO - Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 22,210	from a quick look at the plug-ins list, the following are the ones i'd try disabling (renaming .dll to .off) to see if they make any difference though i'm wondering maybe if one of the additional input plug-ins is incorrectly trying to process the stream (i know in_vgm can do some streaming, no idea about in_spc and the rest don't from what i remember). Mojo Master Visualizer [vis_MojoMaster.dll] zsKnight and _Demo_ SPC Player v0.600(x86) [in_spc.dll] VGM input plugin v0.35 [in_vgm.dll] 64th Note v1.2 beta 3 Mar 31 2007 [in_usf.dll] Alpha-II SPC Player v3.3.4 (x86) [in_snes.dll] -daz

15th March 2011, 00:44	#12
mistamontiel Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami, FL, CUBA Posts: 36	I attempted to tune in with all those plugins disabled, yes renamed to .off and still same problem. This is my only gripe with trashing my old XP PC. Cannot tune into di.fm There's an odd folder here in the main Winamp folder. Microsoft.VC90.CRT containing a Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest and msvcr90.dll. The .dll seems familiar from somewhere else here..I haven't got a clue

15th March 2011, 10:40	#13
DrO - Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 22,210	the Microsoft.VC90.CRT folder is fine as without that Winamp won't run. the only other option i can think off is to try a clean install once you've backed up any skins, etc that you want to keep which is detailed on how to do in the following link -> http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....d=161361#clean and see if that makes any difference. otherwise i'm out of suggestions (just seems weird as there's no reason i can think off for it to not work with DI streams as no one else has reported an issue). -daz