QuickTime Streaming Server: Error Codes

Streaming Errors

-5400 - qtsBadSelectorErr
-5401 - qtsBadStateErr
-5402 - qtsBadDataErr
-5403 - qtsUnsupportedDataTypeErr
-5404 - qtsUnsupportedRateErr
-5405 - qtsUnsupportedFeatureErr
-5406 - qtsTooMuchDataErr

Network Errors

-5420 - connection failed (couldn't connect to the server)

Open Transport

(Mac only: -3150 to -3180, -3200 to -3285) Look for the full range of Open Transport error codes in OpenTransport.h)

-3150 - kOTBadAddressErr - a bad address was specified
-3170 - kOTBadNameErr; couldn't do name lookup

Windows only

10061 - couldn't connect to server

Mac Toolbox Errors

Streaming could return all QuickTime and Mac Toolbox errors. Common ones returned are:

QuickTime Errors
Many of the client reported errors have been replaced with the text of the error.
-223 - siInvalidCompression; codec not installed

Windows Specific Errors
-2092 - componentDllEntryNotFoundErr; Windows specific error when component is loading

RTSP Errors

Most of these error codes are the same as for HTTP. These errors are usually generated from the server.

3xx - redirect
400 - bad request
401 - unauthorized
402 - payment required
403 - forbidden
404 - not found (specified movie not found on server side)
405 - method not allowed
406 - not acceptable
407 - proxy authentication required
408 - request time-out
409 - conflict
410 - gone
411 - length required
412 - precondition failed
413 - request entity too large
414 - request URI too large
415 - unsupported media type
451 - parameter not understood
452 - conference not found
453 - not enough bandwidth
454 - session not founds
455 - method not valid in this state
456 - header field not valid for resource
457 - invalid range
458 - parameter is read only
459 - aggregate operation not allowed
460 - only aggregate operation allowed
461 - unsupported transport
462 - destination unreachable
500 - internal server error
501 - not implemented
502 - bad gateway
503 - service unavailable
504 - gateway timeout
505 - version not supported
551 - option not supported