So despite updating to the latest MPD-Rune and FFMPEG-Rune I still couldn’t get the BBC stations to play in their new HLS format - there's a lot going on there and its not just a case of it being an m3u8 file.
Anyway in the search for answers I stumbled across MinimServer – the work of Simon Nash – and his efforts to get the HLS BBC streams working on the MinimServer forums for a number of different players. He’s published some guides on his
website. Keen to implement the solution myself I went about adapting Simon's instructions for Rune Audio and Arch Linux. Below are the steps I’ve taken to get the BBC HLS streams up and running on my pi. It works really well and does not interfere with Rune Audio at all. It’s a bit of faff in the first instance but once it’s up and running it seems to just keep on working. I’ve had it running for a few days now without any problems.
First we need to refresh the packages list:
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pacman -Syy
Next we need to install java:
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pacman -S jre7-openjdk-headless
Check that it’s installed:
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java -version
Now we need to set up the playlist ready.
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mkdir /Radio
cd /Radio
nano BBCRadio.m3u
Copy and paste (you may as well include them all at this stage as you add them individually into the Rune UI later):
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#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,[*R1] BBC Radio 1
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_one.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*R1X] BBC Radio 1Xtra
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_1xtra.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*R2] BBC Radio 2
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_two.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*R3] BBC Radio 3
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_three.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*R4] BBC Radio 4 FM
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_fourfm.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*R4X] BBC Radio 4 Extra
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_four_extra.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*R4L] BBC Radio 4 LW
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_fourlw.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*R5] BBC Radio 5 Live
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_five_live.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*R5X] BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*R6] BBC Radio 6 Music
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_6music.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*AN] BBC Asian Network
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_asian_network.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*SC] BBC Radio Scotland FM
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_scotland_fm.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*SCM] BBC Radio Scotland MW
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_scotland_mw.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*NG] BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_nan_gaidheal.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*UL] BBC Radio Ulster
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_ulster.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*FO] BBC Radio Foyle
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_foyle.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*WA] BBC Radio Wales
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_wales_fm.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*CY] BBC Radio Cymru
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_cymru.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*BE] BBC Radio Berkshire
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_berkshire.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*BR] BBC Radio Bristol
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_bristol.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*CA] BBC Radio Cambridge
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_cambridge.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*CO] BBC Radio Cornwall
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_cornwall.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*CW] BBC Radio Coventry Warwickshire
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_coventry_warwickshire.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*CU] BBC Radio Cumbria
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_cumbria.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*DE] BBC Radio Derby
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_derby.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*DV] BBC Radio Devon
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_devon.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*ES] BBC Radio Essex
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_essex.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*GL] BBC Radio Gloucestershire
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_gloucestershire.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*GU] BBC Radio Guernsey
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_guernsey.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*HW] BBC Radio Hereford Worcester
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_hereford_worcester.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*HU] BBC Radio Humberside
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_humberside.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*JE] BBC Radio Jersey
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_jersey.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*KE] BBC Radio Kent
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_kent.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*LA] BBC Radio Lancashire
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_lancashire.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*LE] BBC Radio Leeds
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_leeds.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*LC] BBC Radio Leicester
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_leicester.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*LI] BBC Radio Lincolnshire
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_lincolnshire.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*LO] BBC Radio London
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_london.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*MA] BBC Radio Manchester
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_manchester.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*ME] BBC Radio Merseyside
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_merseyside.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*NE] BBC Radio Newcastle
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_newcastle.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*NO] BBC Radio Norfolk
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_norfolk.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*NH] BBC Radio Northampton
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_northampton.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*NT] BBC Radio Nottingham
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_nottingham.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*OX] BBC Radio Oxford
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_oxford.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*SH] BBC Radio Sheffield
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_sheffield.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*SR] BBC Radio Shropshire
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_shropshire.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*SL] BBC Radio Solent
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_solent.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*SS] BBC Radio Somerset Sound
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_somerset_sound.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*ST] BBC Radio Stoke
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_stoke.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*SK] BBC Radio Suffolk
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_suffolk.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*SU] BBC Radio Surrey
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_surrey.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*SX] BBC Radio Sussex
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_sussex.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*TE] BBC Radio Tees
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_tees.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*3C] BBC Radio Three Counties
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_three_counties_radio.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*WI] BBC Radio Wiltshire
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_wiltshire.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*WM] BBC Radio West Midlands
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_wm.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*YO] BBC Radio York
http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_york.m3u8
#EXTINF:-1,[*WS] BBC World Service
http://bbcwsen-lh.akamaihd.net/i/WSEIEUK_1@189911/master.m3u8
Save and exit.
Now we need to install MinimServer:
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wget http://minimserver.com/download3/MinimServer-0.8.3c-linux-armhf.tar.gz
tar xf MinimServer-0.8.3c-linux-armhf.tar.gz
Now we need to set it up:
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minimserver/bin/setup
Yes we want to change the settings so say “y”es. And “y”es again to enable automatic startup of MinimServer.
Now we want to set it running and point it at the BBCRadio.m3u playlist:
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minimserver/bin/startc
Enter /Radio as the directory.
Type "exit"
MinimServer will stop – we want it to keep running in the background when we exit the shell so enter:
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minimserver/bin/startd
Now you need to install MinimWatch on whatever computer you’re using. This allows us to install the MinimStreamer plugin.
Download it from this page:
http://minimserver.com/downloads/index.htmlOnce MinimWatch is installed right click its icon and select properties > packages and install MinimStreamer. Select Relaunch.
Go to the Rune UI and select My Webradios.
Add a new radio station in this format:
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http://0.0.0.0:9790/minimstreamer/*/R1/
Replace 0.0.0.0 with the IP address of your Pi. Other stations share the same format - just alter the R1 shortcode to the shortcodes taken from the playlist file. BBC World Service would be WS for example.
Enjoy your BBC Radio stations at (approx) 320 kbps.