-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 06:19:22PM +0200, [email protected] wrote: > On 22.2.2009, at 20.38, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 04:08:15PM +0200, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> Possible work-arounds: >>> 1) adjust source-timeout in icecast.xml >>> >>> 2) use encoder in managed bit rate mode (set a minimum bit rate) >> >> Which of the workarounds would you consider best? > > Difficult to say. I used the source-timeout adjustment for my local > uses (source is on the same box). I adjusted it to 30 minutes > (obscenely high), but I tested further and I believe 50-60 seconds > would be enough. The drawback: a timed-out source can't reconnect > during the timeout period. > > The managed bit rate work-around... legend says that it degrades the > audio quality slightly, the encoder uses more cpu, and it's a waste of > bandwidth.
Sounds like just setting a timeout is best approach, then. > Feel free to experiment yourself: > # create 10 minutes of silence > dd if=/dev/zero bs=44100 count=2400 | oggenc -r -o silence.ogg - > # stream it > <silence.ogg oggfwd localhost 8000 hackme /test.ogg > > (Also play with the managed bit rate options of oggenc) Thanks for the test. I must admit that currently I have no icecast running myself. I maintain the package (i.e. make sure it conforms to Debian packaging standards) but would very much like more people to help with the actual icecast functionality. That's why I asked if you perhaps would want to join our little team. I guess your not commenting on that means that you are not interested. Fair enough. >> Could you perhaps >> provide a proposed patch? > > I believe that's a job for the upstream. > > Nevertheless, I created a patch. It doesn't disconnect if there are > still bytes left in the queue (I have *no* idea if this counter goes to > zero on a regular timeout). I don't know how it affects the timeout > behaviour of real-world situations. Thanks. Your help with this is much appreciated! Kind regards, - Jonas - -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist og Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkmkJIMACgkQn7DbMsAkQLiuBQCdGOpr+DdZ8EENG6cilsph5VyE GicAnAuZW4TODHTw+dJZvevObWQkNsd0 =kShn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
