Transcoding AACs with LAME, only static

[mbroooks]

I'm trying to get unprotected AACs playing from my Mac to my TiVo, and I'm at a complete loss. I've downloaded the LAME source and compiled it from scratch, and it looks to be working fine (I can do lame --version and get the information output). I downloaded and ran the byteswapping script from showthread.php?t=298853, to no avail. I enabled the debugging, and in the Console, this is what I see:


2/22/09 4:09:22 PM [0x0-0x33a33a].com.apple.systempreferences[21989] java.net.SocketException: Broken pipe
2/22/09 4:09:22 PM [0x0-0x33a33a].com.apple.systempreferences[21989] at java.net.SocketOutputStream.socketWrite0(Native Method)
2/22/09 4:09:22 PM [0x0-0x33a33a].com.apple.systempreferences[21989] at java.net.SocketOutputStream.socketWrite(SocketOutputStream.j ava:92)
2/22/09 4:09:22 PM [0x0-0x33a33a].com.apple.systempreferences[21989] at java.net.SocketOutputStream.write(SocketOutputStream.java:13 6)
2/22/09 4:09:22 PM [0x0-0x33a33a].com.apple.systempreferences[21989] at com.tivo.calypso.CalypsoHTTPServer.handleDocument(CalypsoHTT PServer.java:849)
2/22/09 4:09:22 PM [0x0-0x33a33a].com.apple.systempreferences[21989] at com.tivo.calypso.CalypsoHTTPServer.doTiVoRequest(CalypsoHTTP Server.java:882)
2/22/09 4:09:22 PM [0x0-0x33a33a].com.apple.systempreferences[21989] at com.tivo.calypso.CalypsoHTTPServer.handleRequest(CalypsoHTTP Server.java:177)
2/22/09 4:09:22 PM [0x0-0x33a33a].com.apple.systempreferences[21989] at com.tivo.calypso.CalypsoHTTPServer.run(CalypsoHTTPServer.jav a:74)
2/22/09 4:09:22 PM [0x0-0x33a33a].com.apple.systempreferences[21989] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:613)
2/22/09 4:11:26 PM [0x0-0x33a33a].com.apple.systempreferences[21989] Error writing mp3 output
2/22/09 4:11:27 PM [0x0-0x33a33a].com.apple.systempreferences[21989] Error writing mp3 output
2/22/09 4:15:33 PM [0x0-0x34a34a].com.apple.systempreferences[22111] Error writing mp3 output


My TiVo Desktop version is 1.94 (055), and LAME is 3.98.2 .

Anyone have any clues?

Thanks!

--Matt

[westside_guy]

You're talking about 256kbps AAC files (iTunes Plus), right? When they first came out several of us found that the latest version of lame doesn't work correctly for this. You need to install the previous version.

I'll post a link to the previous discussion as soon as I find it.

Edit: Here it is (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=415746). Use lame 3.97 instead.

[mbroooks]

Yes, that's solved it! I downloaded the 3.97 tarball, did all the mumbo-jumbo again (stop TD, build, install, re-install byteswapper, start TD), and my iTunes Plus files are playing now!

Thank you!

[westside_guy]

Yes, that's solved it! I downloaded the 3.97 tarball, did all the mumbo-jumbo again (stop TD, build, install, re-install byteswapper, start TD), and my iTunes Plus files are playing now!

Thank you!

You're welcome!

You mention byteswapper. I'm just curious - does that mean you're using a PPC Mac?