Crashing

[Woowoo2]

You either need extended download service (usually an added $9.99), or what many users do is keep older versions.
You can even set aside a USB storage stick in at least 8, 16, 32, or 64 GB size. And dedicate it to saving older SF versions.

Thanks Stan, that’s a good idea to save them.

I don’t feel like paying any extra money because right now I feel like I’m not getting my money’s worth with StreamFab, because it never seems to be working properly. I’m getting sick of it.

[Stan001]

Thanks Stan, that’s a good idea to save them.

I don’t feel like paying any extra money because right now I feel like I’m not getting my money’s worth with StreamFab, because it never seems to be working properly. I’m getting sick of it.

At least one of the many admins or mods of the forum seems to object to users posting links to older SF versions, I am guessing because of the money.
They will probably pass it off as someone infecting them with a virus, yet on all SF versions, the checksums could be checked.

[Woowoo2]

At least one of the many admins or mods of the forum seems to object to users posting links to older SF versions, I am guessing because of the money.
They will probably pass it off as someone infecting them with a virus, yet on all SF versions, the checksums could be checked.

Yeah but the bottom line is we’re paying for a software that doesn’t work. Are they going to compensate us at all I wonder?

[Sky West]

Wilson.Wang , I observe similar: 6221 does not suffer from non-deterministic crashes, so whatever changed after that is the cause

I now can't get 6.2.2.1 to work with U either. When I select a video, there's a pause and then I get a "Well This Is Embarrassing" message from the website and a button to refresh the video (which just leads to the same error).

I tried the same video in a different browser and it plays fine.

I tried U in 6.2.3.6 and managed to get 3 episodes added to a queue before StreamFab crashed (and I was then able to download them when I restarted StreamFab).

[Germania]

I now can't get 6.2.2.1 to work with U either. When I select a video, there's a pause and then I get a "Well This Is Embarrassing"
message from the website and a button to refresh the video (which just leads to the same error).

I see the same error


I thought it was because of the outdated Widevine CDM 2830
but for me 6220 still works after copy 4.10.2891.0
to SF subdir \cdm\widevinecdm before the start of SF

I observe similar: 6221 does not suffer from non-deterministic crashes, so whatever changed after that is the cause

SF 6221 was the last release with Qt5 dlls .. (info Qt)
.. all newer releases uses Qt6 dlls - info e.g. Qt XML

[Sky West]

Thanks Germania. I tried 6222 but didn't think to go back to 6220 but that works perfectly with U.

I didn't understand this: "after copy 4.10.2891.0 to SF subdir \cdm\widevinecdm before the start of SF" but just installed 6220 as normal.

Do you think this is the key to why the later versions crash

"SF 6221 was the last release with Qt5 dlls .. (info Qt)
.. all newer releases uses Qt6 dlls - info e.g. Qt XML

and if so, do you think it would be difficult for the developer to fix it?

[Germania]

I didn't understand this: "after copy 4.10.2891.0 to SF

I just thought that was the reason why 6221 wasn't working.


> Do you think this is the key to why the later versions crash

I'm pretty sure the "Crashing" is related to the upgrade to Qt6.


> and if so, do you think it would be difficult for the developer to fix it?

There is nothing to fix, because the problem is caused by u.co.uk - not SF.
From my last link:

Qt 6 enforces XML 1.0 rules more strictly than Qt 5

I think there mpd are not fully XML compatible.


Please note that DRM MPD Downloader is no VIP service ..
.. it is universal and not individual and I have never had a crash of this downloader
with another provider, so the DRM MPD Downloader works without (Qt) problems.

[Sky West]

Thanks Germania. So what you're saying is there's not point sending reports/logs to StreamFab and the only hope is that eventually u.co.uk will update their website?

It's not the answer I was hoping for but at least it clears up the mystery and I have 6220 for the moment so I'll target the bits I wanted, as it's not a site I use very often.

Thanks again as always.

[Germania]

.. the only hope is that eventually u.co.uk will update their website?

correct

[Woowoo2]

Right, can somebody here please help me to understand why this shitty program STILL isn't working?!

They informed me weeks ago that "issue was known" and that they are "working on it." Well low and behold...it STILL isn't working.

I am so pissed off with it now because I am basically paying them for a service that's permanently broken!

[Germania]

Right, can somebody here please help me to understand why this shitty program STILL isn't working?!

Because the “shitty” provider obviously cannot adhere to generally applicable standards - see post #37

> I am so pissed off with it now because I am basically paying them for a service that's permanently broken!

The DRM Downloader is not broken, when it works at all others supported sites.

[Woowoo2]

Because the “shitty” provider obviously cannot adhere to generally applicable standards - see post #37

> I am so pissed off with it now because I am basically paying them for a service that's permanently broken!

The DRM Downloader is not broken, when it works at all others supported sites.

Well it doesn’t work at all sites. So as far as I’m concerned it is broken.

[Germania]

Well it doesn’t work at all sites. So as far as I’m concerned it is broken.

Then name another provider that uses DRM MPD downloader and crashes SF
(with StreamFab.log please)

In any case, I haven't discovered any others so far.
And where are the DRM MPD crash reports from the other providers?

[Woowoo2]

Then name another provider that uses DRM MPD downloader and crashes SF
(with StreamFab.log please)

In any case, I haven't discovered any others so far.
And where are the DRM MPD crash reports from the other providers?

What’s the point in arguing with me? It IS broken...because it doesn’t work properly.