Dear Linux users of Rivendell,

I for one have experienced issues with the Rivendell music stream (i.e. random stops), so here is a simple workaround I came up with. First of all you need to install a media player called 'mpv' (useful in many other cases in addition to this). In *buntu and its derivatives this can be done by running a command 'sudo apt install mpv'. Once installed, run the following command (in terminal) to play the stream:

while true; do mpv http://radiorivendell.ddns.net:8000/128kbit.mp3; sleep 1; done

This command is a simple infinite loop that plays the music stream even if the stream keeps cutting for some reason. If you want to stop listening, just close the terminal that the command was executed in.

Best Regards,

Teisei

Updated 12 August 2017 (14:26)

Posted by TeiseiDear Linux users of Rivendell,I for one have experienced issues with the Rivendell music stream (i.e. random stops), so here is a simple workaround I came up with. First of all you need to install a media player called 'mpv' (useful in many other cases in addition to this). In *buntu and its derivatives this can be done by running a command 'sudo apt install mpv'. Once installed, run the following command (in terminal) to play the stream:while true; do mpv http://radiorivendell.ddns.net:8000/128kbit.mp3; sleep 1; doneThis command is a simple infinite loop that plays the music stream even if the stream keeps cutting for some reason. If you want to stop listening, just close the terminal that the command was executed in.Best Regards,Teisei

This is a command-line solution that is parallel to a workaround I mentioned in a comment to a front-page announcement.

... The workaround I have found is to set VLC to "repeat one" and then it will keep trying to reconnect, and it does for the next song. ...

Many (most?) Linux users love to live on the command line (like my officemate/sysadmin). But for those (lazy?) few of us who prefer GUI, using VLC on "repeat one" should be OK. For me, it has been OK on Mac and Windows, at least. "Repeat one" has the same logical effect as the command line Teisei mentions (keep loading/playing this MP3 source ad infinitum). Lately the stream has been a lot better about disconnects, but they still happen, albeit infrequently. So whether you're on command line Linux or GUI (like VLC), this is good advice to keep around.

VLC is free and open source, and it is readily available for Linux.

Updated 16 August 2017 (23:27)

Posted by Khazar-KhumI can't get VLC to run without opening my computer to potential risks. Any ideas?

What "potential risks" are you talking about? But nearly any music/media player will do -- you don't have to use VLC.