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New Youtube URL isn't cacheable


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New Youtube URL isn't cacheable
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Dear Kulbir,

Seems youtube had new url and video_id mechanism,
and it's break videocache ability to cache it.

Could you solve it ?

Tx
//budi

http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v7.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v20.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v11.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v7.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v2.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v11.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v2.lscache1.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v18.lscache1.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v5.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v4.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v11.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v20.cache1.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v7.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v21.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v18.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v20.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v12.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v15.cache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v5.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache1.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v4.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v18.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v7.cache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v18.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v18.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v18.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v10.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v3.cache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v4.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v3.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v2.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v4.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v11.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v18.lscache2.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache1.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v11.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v8.lscache1.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v19.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v5.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v14.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v22.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v4.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v14.lscache2.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v12.lscache2.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache1.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v1.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v12.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v4.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v11.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v7.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v1.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v12.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v14.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v7.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v22.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v4.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache1.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v4.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v2.lscache2.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v4.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v2.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache1.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v1.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v22.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v4.lscache2.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v3.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v12.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v14.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v20.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v11.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v23.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v11.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v11.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v9.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v11.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v5.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache1.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v1.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v10.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://tc.v20.cache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v3.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v3.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v6.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v17.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v2.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v2.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v15.lscache5.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?
http://v2.lscache4.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?

clovanzo (not verified)

I have same prob here and add some patch manualy like this:

on squid conf:
http://pastebin.com/fbbb6cc0

and on videocache.py :
http://pastebin.com/f35ea8d3

works good so far

~Lst (not verified)

Yes, it works...
Salute for you my friends!

Rgds,
--
~Lst

andisaputro (not verified)

but i'm not working eith 1.9.2 and your patch, here's the log :
----
2009-09-07 12:37:45,481 3178 - - SCHEDULEDER - Download Scheduler starting.
2009-09-07 12:38:10,221 3173 172.16.13.105 - REQUEST - http://v19.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?ip=0.0.0.0&sparams=id%2C...
2009-09-07 12:38:10,222 3173 172.16.13.105 466e61a8a491e682 URL_HIT YOUTUBE http://v19.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?ip=0.0.0.0&sparams=id%2C...
2009-09-07 12:38:10,222 3173 172.16.13.105 466e61a8a491e682 CACHE_MISS YOUTUBE Requested video was not found in cache.
2009-09-07 12:38:10,224 3173 172.16.13.105 466e61a8a491e682 NEW_URL YOUTUBE http://v19.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?ip=0.0.0.0&sparams=id%2C...
2009-09-07 12:38:11,184 3178 172.16.13.105 466e61a8a491e682 SCHEDULED YOUTUBE Video scheduled for download.
2009-09-07 12:38:11,184 3226 172.16.13.105 466e61a8a491e682 DOWNLOAD_ERR YOUTUBE An error occured while retrieving the video.
-----

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Hi!

Did you try it with version 1.9.2?

Thank You!

andisaputro (not verified)

yes it's 1.9.2

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Andisaputro,

Here is a small checklist,

1. Please check your proxy variable in videocache.conf .
2. Is you proxy server able to access internet via itself?
3. Permissions on directory /var/spool/videocache/ and /var/log/videocache/ ?

Thank You!

andisaputro (not verified)

halo admin thank you for your time ...

here is the list :
1. proxy variable in videocache.conf
cache_host = 10.10.10.4
proxy = http://10.10.10.4:3128/
base_dir = /video/

2. yes the proxy server capable to connect to the internet.

3. the permission on videocache directory [i changed it to /video] :

root@proxy:/# ls -lh | grep video
drwxr-xr-x 19 nobody nogroup 448 2009-09-04 14:11 video

root@proxy:/var/log# ls -lh |grep video
drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody nogroup 272 2009-09-01 22:24 videocache

the log maybe concern like this :
--------
2009-09-14 17:54:08,423 18820 172.16.13.105 37d91d1d7ac9605f SCHEDULED YOUTUBE Video scheduled for download.
2009-09-14 17:54:08,424 19578 172.16.13.105 37d91d1d7ac9605f DOWNLOAD_ERR YOUTUBE An error occured while retrieving the video.
--------

by means i thought it perl capable to TAG the file, but when download it error occured.

hopefully any clue i get from you, thank you.

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andisaputro,

We have a problem in third point. The permissions are not correct.

If you are on a Red Hat or dervitive linux, the permissions should be squid:squid and if you are on a Debian derivative linux, ther permissions should be proxy:proxy.

Please try change permissions to that.

Thank You!

andisaputro (not verified)

dear admin,

by means on your videocache script
you put it user name fixed squid:squid or proxy:proxy ?

andisaputro (not verified)

but still after i changed it's permission to proxy:proxy

root@proxy:/# ls -lh | grep video
drwxr-xr-x 19 proxy proxy 448 2009-09-04 14:11 video

root@proxy:/# ps axu | grep squid
root 22890 0.0 0.0 4360 780 ? Ss 17:58 0:00 /usr/local/squid/sbin/squid
proxy 22892 0.2 0.8 27860 17980 ? Sl 17:58 0:01 (squid)
root 22977 0.0 0.0 3008 776 pts/1 S+ 18:06 0:00 grep squid

the videocache still error to download, here is the log :
-----
2009-09-15 17:59:43,446 22893 172.16.13.105 8370bb0c4088d235 NEW_URL YOUTUBE http://74.125.15.82/videoplayback?ip=0.0.0.0&sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2C...
2009-09-15 17:59:47,084 22894 172.16.13.105 8370bb0c4088d235 SCHEDULED YOUTUBE Video scheduled for download.
2009-09-15 17:59:47,084 22944 172.16.13.105 8370bb0c4088d235 DOWNLOAD_ERR YOUTUBE An error occured while retrieving the video.
-----

by any words it's videocache still give me this report :
"An error occured while retrieving the video"

what would that be ?

Anonymous (not verified)

frnd i hav prob that when i down load long vedios from you tube via dap it requires user name password on tc.v17.cache6.c.youtube.com plz help and explain in brief i am new to computer.........

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Anon,

Are you using videocache on your own machine or it is being used on your organization's proxy server?

Thank You!

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hello,
pastebin.com is seem down, can you help me another link to patch squid.conf and videocache.py

thx

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Akustik,

There are a lot of online services like http://pastie.org/ and http://pastie.org/ .

Thank You!

Ez (not verified)

hi admin i have problem in videocache i configured it well and its not showing any error in its log but no request found in videocace log

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Hi Ez,

Can you please share your /etc/videocache.conf and videocache.log file so that we can have an overview of the problem?

Thank You!

Ez (not verified)

Thankx for ur reply now my cache working fine but here i found some problem after 24hours videocache log not running even i kill the pythong service.?

Other wise its very cool for us Thanks for share ur creation.

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Hi Ez,

What does your logfile (videocache.log) says? Before and after killing python processes.

Thank You!

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