2013-01-14, 12:23
SOLUTION: I found that Hulu is working for me with the following settings. I am in Korea. I use OpenVPN to connect. I used the following settings, but have not tried the others. I believe it working poperly is due to my switch to OpenVPN UDP (vice TCP) connection.
> Use the 720 option for quality.
> Use the Akamai (not looking, can't remember exactly)
> No adds
After I switched to UDP instead of TCP, it has been working fantastically.
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Hello. I hope someone is able to help me out.
I have been trying to trouble shoot this problem with the Hulu plugin.
I am running XBMC 11 (eden) on Ubuntu 12.04. I am using the build from the repository. I have added the XBMC-Team PPA; however, no files are present.
I am overseas; however, I utilize a VPN and have a connection to the states. I am able to run Hulu Desktop application just fine from Ubuntu 12.04, so the VPN is working and I am not region blocked.
Key notes about the Hulu Plugin:
* I am able to access my account, browse shows, que, etc.
* Initially the plugin showed a couple of seconds of the "ABC" pre commercial. No videos or commercials played.
* Now, the plugin reports failed.
I suspect that some other .py / .pyc file may be present that conflicts with the plugin. The key portions of the log file are:
Thanks much.
> Use the 720 option for quality.
> Use the Akamai (not looking, can't remember exactly)
> No adds
After I switched to UDP instead of TCP, it has been working fantastically.
--------------------------------------------------------
Hello. I hope someone is able to help me out.
I have been trying to trouble shoot this problem with the Hulu plugin.
I am running XBMC 11 (eden) on Ubuntu 12.04. I am using the build from the repository. I have added the XBMC-Team PPA; however, no files are present.
I am overseas; however, I utilize a VPN and have a connection to the states. I am able to run Hulu Desktop application just fine from Ubuntu 12.04, so the VPN is working and I am not region blocked.
Key notes about the Hulu Plugin:
* I am able to access my account, browse shows, que, etc.
* Initially the plugin showed a couple of seconds of the "ABC" pre commercial. No videos or commercials played.
* Now, the plugin reports failed.
I suspect that some other .py / .pyc file may be present that conflicts with the plugin. The key portions of the log file are:
Code:
12:25:35 T:2640145216 ERROR: /home/arick/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.hulu/resources/lib/_menu.py:172: FutureWarning: The behavior of this method will change in future versions. Use specific 'len(elem)' or 'elem is not None' test instead.
if data:
12:25:56 T:2640145216 NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
12:25:56 T:2640145216 NOTICE: addoncompat.py: XBMC Revision not available - Version String: 11.0 Git:Unknown
12:25:56 T:2640145216 NOTICE: ['plugin://plugin.video.hulu/', '0', '?url="60103458"&mode="TV_play"&videoid="385113"&eid="-5-raB_XmTgf9Bpoe78PHQ"']
12:25:56 T:2640145216 NOTICE: start of HULU plugin
12:25:56 T:2640145216 NOTICE: HULU--> common.args.mode -- > TV_play
12:25:58 T:2640145216 NOTICE: HULU --> Posted view
12:25:58 T:2640145216 NOTICE: HULU --> common :: getFEED :: url = http://r.hulu.com/videos?eid=-5-raB_XmTgf9Bpoe78PHQ&include=video_assets&include_eos=1&_language=en&_package_group_id=1&_region=US
12:25:59 T:2640145216 NOTICE:
<AdRequest Pod="0" SessionState="" ResponseType="VAST" Timestamp="1358101559">
<Distributor Name="Hulu" Platform="Desktop"/>
<Visitor IPV4Address="" BT_RSSegments="null" UserId="2408642" MiniCount="" MiniDuration="" ComputerGuid="BB0C11233671BE7728EF37B4F2876280" AdFeedback="null" PlanId="0" FlashVersion="WIN 11,1,102,55" State=""/>
<KeyValues>
<KeyValue Key="env" Value="prod"/>
<KeyValue Key="version" Value="Voltron"/>
</KeyValues>
<SiteLocation>
<VideoPlayer Url="http://download.hulu.com/huludesktop.swf" Mode="normal">
<VideoAsset PId="NO_MORE_RELEASES_PLEASE_60103458" Id="60103458" ContentLanguage="en" BitRate="650" Width="320" Height="240"/>
</VideoPlayer>
</SiteLocation>
<Diagnostics/>
</AdRequest>
12:25:59 T:2640145216 NOTICE: HULU --> common :: getFEED :: url = http://p.hulu.com/getPlaylist?kv=1&iv=iDp8eR5TMuiq52qrOYr1Rw%3D%3D
12:26:01 T:2640145216 NOTICE: <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<vast version="2.0" timestamp="1358101559">
<ad id="1">
<inline>
<adsystem version="1.0">
ArthurDent
</adsystem>
<adtitle>
<![CDATA[International Trailer Slate - Blank]]>
</adtitle>
</inline>
</ad>
</vast>
12:26:01 T:2640145216 ERROR: Error Type: <type 'exceptions.TypeError'>
12:26:01 T:2640145216 ERROR: Error Contents: 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'
12:26:02 T:2640145216 ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/arick/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.hulu/default.py", line 57, in <module>
modes ( )
File "/home/arick/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.hulu/default.py", line 38, in modes
stream_media.Main()
File "/home/arick/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.hulu/resources/lib/stream_hulu.py", line 74, in __init__
addcount = admodule.PreRoll(video_id,self.GUID,self.queue)
File "/home/arick/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.hulu/resources/lib/ads.py", line 27, in PreRoll
succeeded = self.playAD(video_id,addcount,GUID)
File "/home/arick/.xbmc/addons/plugin.video.hulu/resources/lib/ads.py", line 120, in playAD
self.sstate = playlistSoup.find('sessionstate')['value']
TypeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'
12:26:02 T:3014834880 ERROR: Playlist Player: skipping unplayable item: 0, path [plugin://plugin.video.hulu/?url="60103458"&mode="TV_play"&videoid="385113"&eid="-5-raB_XmTgf9Bpoe78PHQ"]
12:26:02 T:3014834880 WARNING: Attempt to set unplayable index 0
Thanks much.