[linux-dvb] Re: DEC 2000-t - anybody in Germany successfull?

[Peter Daum <gator@cs.tu-berlin.de>]

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004, Roland Gersch wrote:

> On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 20:27:03 +0200 (MEST)
> Peter Daum <gator@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote:
>
> > - trying to read any data directly from
> > "/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0" (via
> >   mplayer, xine, test_dvr or simply "cat") doesn't work -
> >   no error, but no data either.
>
> This one is new. Are you certain you executed "tzap -r
> <channelname>" and tried to cat dvr0 while tzap is still
> running?

... you're right - at least right after the box has been started,
reading the device file still works, as long as "tzap -r" is running
(whereas 'mplayer dvb://channel' only works if tzap is first stopped)

> Regarding the box crashing after switching channels:
> Why do you need to switch, anyways? After all, if you hook
> the box to your computer, it's to record something, and then
> you know in advance which channel it's on, right?

http://www.linuxtag.de/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=hardware;action=display;num=1086084200
... looks like not too long ago you also still had such strange desires ;-)

Regards,
                  Peter