Mplayer can play the following mms link,
mms://stream.mosaiquefm.net/mosaique64k
but Rhythmbox can't.

The connection info from mplayer might be useful.
As you can see, mplayer can't make the connection through the mms port 1755,
but the port 80 works.


***LOG***
weichen$ mplayer mms://stream.mosaiquefm.net/mosaique64k
MPlayer UNKNOWN-4.4.1 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote
control.

Playing mms://stream.mosaiquefm.net/mosaique64k.
STREAM_ASF, URL: mms://stream.mosaiquefm.net/mosaique64k
Resolving stream.mosaiquefm.net for AF_INET6...
Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: stream.mosaiquefm.net
Resolving stream.mosaiquefm.net for AF_INET...
Connecting to server stream.mosaiquefm.net[193.95.93.146]: 1755...
connect error: Connection refused
Resolving stream.mosaiquefm.net for AF_INET6...
Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: stream.mosaiquefm.net
Resolving stream.mosaiquefm.net for AF_INET...
Connecting to server stream.mosaiquefm.net[193.95.93.146]: 80...
Resolving stream.mosaiquefm.net for AF_INET6...
Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: stream.mosaiquefm.net
Resolving stream.mosaiquefm.net for AF_INET...
Connecting to server stream.mosaiquefm.net[193.95.93.146]: 80...
Cache size set to 64 KBytes
Cache fill:  0.00% (0 bytes)



2009/11/9 Damien Wendlinger <email address hidden>

> I'm also experiencing this behavior (ubuntu 9.10), but with a singular
> thing :
> When launching Rhythmbox, if I try to read '
> http://network.absoluteradio.co.uk/core/audio/ogg/live.pls?service=vcbb',
> it will
> work. Then, if I try to listen to 'mms://stream.mosaiquefm.net/mosaique64k'
> it DOES work. Then, with 'mms://vipmms9.yacast.net/encoderrireetchansons',
> I get an error with 'Impossible de démarrer le pipeline de lecture', and
> then NO OTHER media (eg 1st tried web-radio, nor an mp3 song) works, unless
> I quit Rhythmbox and restart it.
>
> packages installed (with 'gstreamer' and 'mms' filters in Synaptic) :
> libmms0
> mimms
> gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
> phonon-backend-gstreamer
> gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3
> gstreamer0.10-pitfdll
> gstreamer0.10-tools
> gstreamer0.10-nice
> gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio
> gstreamer0.10-alsa
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-base
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-base
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
> gstreamer0.10-x
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
> bluez-gstreamer
> gnome-codec-install
> libgstreamer0.10-0
> libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0
> gnome-app-install
> totem-gstreamer
> libgnome-media0
> libgnome-media0
> ubuntu-restricted-extras
> totem
> pulseaudio
>
> hope this helps !
>
> --
> rhythmbox can't play mms radio
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370860
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in The Rhythmbox Music Management Application: New
> Status in “rhythmbox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: rhythmbox
>
> I can't play mms radio in rhythmbox. But mplayer and Amarok work well.
>
> OS: Kubuntu 9.04
>
> wayne@Wayne-laptop:~/tmp$ uname -a
> Linux Wayne-laptop 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59 UTC
> 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> wayne@Wayne-laptop:~$ dpkg-query --show rhythmbox
> rhythmbox0.12.0-0ubuntu4
>
> wayne@Wayne-laptop:~$ rhythmbox
> Could not read packet header: Success
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>  File "/usr/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/artdisplay/__init__.py", line 371, in
> playing_entry_changed
>    self.set_entry(entry)
>  File "/usr/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/artdisplay/__init__.py", line 383, in
> set_entry
>    self.art_db.get_pixbuf(db, entry, self.on_get_pixbuf_completed)
>  File "/usr/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/artdisplay/CoverArtDatabase.py", line
> 168, in get_pixbuf
>    rb.Coroutine (self.image_search, db, st_album, st_artist, entry,
> callback).begin ()
>  File "/usr/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/rb/Coroutine.py", line 57, in begin
>    self._resume ()
>  File "/usr/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/rb/Coroutine.py", line 46, in _resume
>    self._continuation.next ()
>  File "/usr/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/artdisplay/CoverArtDatabase.py", line
> 192, in image_search
>    engine.search (db, entry, plexer.send ())
>  File "/usr/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/artdisplay/LocalCoverArtSearchGIO.py",
> line 85, in search
>    enumfiles =
> parent.enumerate_children(attributes="standard::fast-content-type,access::can-read,standard::name")
> gio.Error: The specified location is not supported
>