2010-03-22, 12:06
I would like to be able to playback rarsets as I am downloading them.
Sort of streaming.
On windows; XBMC requires to have exclusive access to all files from the rarset.
Even those it is not yet playing from.
This tends to be a problem when you are still downloading them, as the download software claims the exclusive access.
XBMC also needs ALL files of the rarset to be atleast present (they can be 0-byte).
I use:
to create these 0-byte files as a quick and dirty hack right now.
And when XBMC can get exclusive access to all files, with the .rar or the .part1.rar being present;
XBMC starts playback just fine, and you can continue the download.
XBMC will then play the whole file, or stop when it comes to a point that has not been downloaded yet.
This method works, but as you can see, it's not really user friendly.
So what I am looking for, is a less strict option for RAR playback;
not requiring exclusive rights, and not requiring all files to be present yet.
Preferably as a configuration option in the System page.
Sort of streaming.
On windows; XBMC requires to have exclusive access to all files from the rarset.
Even those it is not yet playing from.
This tends to be a problem when you are still downloading them, as the download software claims the exclusive access.
XBMC also needs ALL files of the rarset to be atleast present (they can be 0-byte).
I use:
Code:
touch `cut -d" " -f1 ./sample.sfv`And when XBMC can get exclusive access to all files, with the .rar or the .part1.rar being present;
XBMC starts playback just fine, and you can continue the download.
XBMC will then play the whole file, or stop when it comes to a point that has not been downloaded yet.
This method works, but as you can see, it's not really user friendly.
So what I am looking for, is a less strict option for RAR playback;
not requiring exclusive rights, and not requiring all files to be present yet.
Preferably as a configuration option in the System page.
