Instructions for Receving the Broadcast

Instructions for Windows platforms

Instructions for Linux platforms

Step 1: Get QuickTime player

Install QuickTime player version 5 or 6 for Windows, available at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download.

Step 2: Download ESM software

Current release of ESMSetup (~ 2 MB).
Open it to install the ESM software

Important: If you participated in our previous trial runs (prior to this broadcast), please upgrade your ESM software to the latest version.

For T1 / DSL / Cable Modem users -- Start Here
or
For Ethernet with 10BaseT or above -- Start Here

1. You can watch the overlay tree in action. This tree shows you the current participants in the broadcast. Please be patient when the tree is loading.You can also see the number of participants since the beginning of the broadcast.
2. If you have trouble getting audio/video, try to click on the "Pause" button in QuickTime player, and then click on "Play". If that doesn't help, check out the Troubleshooting page.
3. Note: The ESM software collects performance statistics of the broadcast and returns them to Carnegie Mellon for research purposes.

Step 4: End your broadcast

To stop receiving the broadcast, close the QuickTime Window Only!
The command prompt window will close by itself after you close QuickTime.

After that, please answer the questions in our feedback form.

Introduction

The End System Multicast streaming tool is built on top of Apple's Quicktime streaming technology; unfortunately, Apple currently does not provide a Quicktime player for Linux. We have looked into open source or freeware media players for Linux. Unfortunately, so far we have not found a player that can handle RTP streaming and the necessary Quicktime audio/video codecs. If you know of any suitable player, please email us at esm-help@lists.andrew.cmu.edu, we will greatly appreciate your suggestions.

In the meantime, in order to enable Quicktime in Linux, we will leverage the CodeWeavers CrossOver Plugin software to allow a standard Quicktime player for Microsoft Windows to run under Linux. Please use the following instructions to set it up.

Step 1: Instaling CodeWeavers Crossover Plugin

• Download the CodeWeavers Crossover Plugin (~ 8MB) from
  http://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover/download_demo.php?dl=1
  
  
• Make sure you are not performing the following instructions as the superuser (root). Superuser (root) installation is not supported.
  
  
• Go to where it was downloaded and
  Type: sh install-crossover-plugin-1.1.3-demo.sh
  
  
• When prompted about installing for a single user
  Click: "Yes"
  
  
• Read the license agreement. This is a demo version that you may use for up to 30 days. We are looking into open source or freeware Quicktime player alternatives but currently none give us the seamless integration we are looking for.
  
  
• If you agree with their EULA
  Click: "I agree"
  
  
• Next, you must select the install path. You can install it anywhere you like with some words of caution. We've had problems installing it on AFS and we suspect this may hold true for other remote file systems, so try to install it locally if at all possible.
  
  
• After selecting the installation path
  Click: "Begin install" to begin the installation
  
  
• Next, it will say "Congratulations the installation was successfully completed!"
  Click: “Configure now” and continue on to the next section

Step 2: Configuring CodeWeavers Crossover Plugin

• The installer will exit and then load up the configuration utility for Crossover Plugin
  
  
• Read the welcome screen then
  Click: “Next”
  
  
• The installation of the plugin into your web browsers doesn’t affect ESM’s use of CodeWeavers Crossover Plugin so
  Click: “Next”
  
  
• The next screen asks if you have any proxies, again this information will not affect ESM’s use of CodeWeavers Crossover Plugin so
  Click: “Next”
  
  
• If QuickTime 6 isn't highlighted (it’s highlighted by default) click on it and then
  Click: “Add”
  
  
• A dialog will appear describing what is about to be installed.
  Click: "Install"
  
  
• CodeWeavers Crossover Plugin’s configuration utility should now download Apple QuickTime 6 for Windows from apple.com. After the download completes the Windows QuickTime installer should then launch and look like a standard Windows installer.
  
  
• Go through the QuickTime install just as you would in Windows, but when asked where the install should go make sure you don’t change the destination from its default
  C:\Program Files\QuickTime
  
  
• After the installation has been completed Crossover will then display an installation report just
  Click: "Ok" and continue on
  
  
• Quicktime should now be installed. In the "PluginSetup" window, Quicktime's status should be "Installed."
  Click: "Finish" to exit the Crossover Plugin Setup utility
  
  

Step 3: Download ESM software

Current release of esm.tar.gz.
Run tar xfz esm.tar.gz; cd esmdir
Follow the instructions in the README file to complete the installation of the ESM software

Important: If you participated in our previous trial runs (prior to this broadcast), please upgrade your ESM software to the latest version.

Step 4: Choose your connection's bandwidth to begin the broadcast

For T1 / DSL / Cable Modem users -- Start Here
or
For Ethernet with 10BaseT or above -- Start Here

1. You can watch the overlay tree in action. This tree shows you the current participants in the broadcast. Please be patient when the tree is loading.You can also see the number of participants since the beginning of the broadcast.
2. If you have trouble getting audio/video, try to click on the "Pause" button in QuickTime player, and then click on "Play". If that doesn't help, check out the Troubleshooting page.
3. Note: The ESM software collects performance statistics of the broadcast and returns them to Carnegie Mellon for research purposes.

Step 5: End your broadcast

To stop receiving the broadcast, close the QuickTime Window Only!
The command prompt window will close by itself after you close QuickTime.

After that, please answer the questions in our feedback form.