Podcast download not working due 'Operation not supported'

[Guilherme Alberto de Moraes]

I cannot download any episode from the following podcast: 'https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/história-fm/id1465480973?uo=4', and I am not sure why.

I have launched rhythmbox with the following command and tried to download one episode: `rhythmbox -D podcast 2>rblogfile`

And the log file content:

(10:09:07) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [rb_podcast_manager_constructed] rb-podcast-manager.c:299: podcast timestamp file already exists
(10:09:07) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [rb_podcast_manager_start_update_timer] rb-podcast-manager.c:615: last periodic update at 1615378855, interval 3600, time
is now 1615381747
(10:09:07) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [rb_podcast_manager_start_update_timer] rb-podcast-manager.c:623: next periodic update in 708 seconds
(10:09:07) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [podcast_posts_view_sort_order_changed_cb] rb-podcast-source.c:135: sort order changed
(10:09:07) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [rb_podcast_source_do_query] rb-podcast-source.c:275: showing all feeds in browser
(10:09:07) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [podcast_posts_view_sort_order_changed_cb] rb-podcast-source.c:135: sort order changed
(10:09:07) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [rb_podcast_source_do_query] rb-podcast-source.c:293: only showing matching feeds in browser
(10:09:07) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [podcast_posts_view_sort_order_changed_cb] rb-podcast-source.c:135: sort order changed
(10:09:07) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [rb_podcast_source_do_query] rb-podcast-source.c:293: only showing matching feeds in browser

(rhythmbox:33817): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:09:07.404: actionhelper: action app.play-repeat can't be activated due to parameter type mismatch (parameter typ
e NULL, target type b)

(rhythmbox:33817): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:09:07.404: actionhelper: action app.play-shuffle can't be activated due to parameter type mismatch (parameter ty
pe NULL, target type b)
(10:09:20) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [podcast_download_action_cb] rb-podcast-source.c:418: Add to download action
(10:09:20) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [rb_podcast_manager_download_entry] rb-podcast-manager.c:512: Adding podcast episode https://anchor.fm/s/ac0f2b0/podcast/p
lay/28098822/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-2-6%2F7a6378ca-424d-e66b-7eac-d58438398d70.mp3 to download list
(10:09:20) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [rb_podcast_manager_next_file] rb-podcast-manager.c:737: looking for something to download
(10:09:20) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [rb_podcast_manager_next_file] rb-podcast-manager.c:759: processing https://anchor.fm/s/ac0f2b0/podcast/play/28098822/http
s%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-2-6%2F7a6378ca-424d-e66b-7eac-d58438398d70.mp3
(10:09:20) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [read_file_cb] rb-podcast-manager.c:790: started read for https://anchor.fm/s/ac0f2b0/podcast/play/28098822/https%3A%2F%2F
d3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-2-6%2F7a6378ca-424d-e66b-7eac-d58438398d70.mp3
(10:09:20) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [download_error] rb-podcast-manager.c:701: error downloading https://anchor.fm/s/ac0f2b0/podcast/play/28098822/https%3A%2F
%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-2-6%2F7a6378ca-424d-e66b-7eac-d58438398d70.mp3: Operation not supported
(10:09:20) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [rb_podcast_manager_next_file] rb-podcast-manager.c:737: looking for something to download
(10:09:20) [0x55d8a027d4a0] [rb_podcast_manager_next_file] rb-podcast-manager.c:748: download queue is empty

(rhythmbox:33817): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:09:23.423: Can't set a parent on widget which has a parent

[crvi (crvi)]

This is due to gvfs bug: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/-/issues/486

This is fixed in rhythmbox git ( move from gvfs to libsoup ). But the changes are too huge to be patched in Ubuntu. So, you'll have to wait for the next Rhythmbox release.

[crvi (crvi)]

Upstream rhythmbox bug: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/rhythmbox/-/issues/1728

[crvi (crvi)]

This issue is mostly seen only if you're downloading podcasts hosted by anchor.fm.