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Include ERROR: no fmt_url_map or conn information found in video info in FAQ

Philipp Hagemeister 14 years ago
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@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ Once the video is fully downloaded, use any video player, such as [vlc](http://w
 
 
 The URLs youtube-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct cookies. Use the `--cookies` option to write the required cookies into a file, and advise your downloader to read cookies from that file.
 The URLs youtube-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct cookies. Use the `--cookies` option to write the required cookies into a file, and advise your downloader to read cookies from that file.
 
 
+### ERROR: no fmt_url_map or conn information found in video info
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+youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl -U`.
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 ## COPYRIGHT
 ## COPYRIGHT
 **youtube-dl**: Copyright © 2006-2011 Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez. The program is
 **youtube-dl**: Copyright © 2006-2011 Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez. The program is
 released into the public domain by the copyright holder. This README file was
 released into the public domain by the copyright holder. This README file was
@@ -87,4 +91,4 @@ originally written by Daniel Bolton (<https://github.com/dbbolton>) and is
 likewise released into the public domain.
 likewise released into the public domain.
 
 
 ## BUGS
 ## BUGS
-Bugs should be reported at: <https://github.com/phihag/youtube-dl/issues>
+Bugs and suggestions should be reported at: <https://github.com/phihag/youtube-dl/issues>