[vdr] Re: Neutrino Stream catching ?

[Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@citd.de>]

On Sun, Aug 04, 2002 at 04:21:10AM +0000, Rene Bartsch wrote:
> Am Mon, 2002-07-29 um 20.56 schrieb Matthias Schniedermeyer:
> > > Moin,
> > > no, this question/suggestion has got nothing to do with physics.
> > > 
> > > Neutrino is the nickname for the Linux replacement OS and application in a 
> > > Premiere Pay TV box of Kirch media.
> > > 
> > > It is easy possible to 'stream' sideodata from such a PayTV Box over 
> > > Ethernet TCP/IP, the dbox2 takes a job of streaming server.
> > > 
> > > My suggestion is to implement an plugin/addition/patch (or what ever), 
> > > which sees the settop box 'dbox2' running under 'Neutrino' as additional 
> > > 'DVB-s' Card.
> > > 
> > > This post does not suggest to hack or crack any PayTV content. The dbox2 
> > > is a legal Premiere Receiver using legal Smartcards.
> > > 
> > > IMHO it is cheaper to buy a new dbox2 due overproduction than a crypt 
> > > module for a dvb-s card... (my expiernce, I own both).
> > 
> > I'm also interested if you have success. :-)
> > 
> > I use my dbox2 with Neutrino for "daily watching".
> > My 2 VDR-machines are "only" recording (and playback) "slaves".
> > 
> > If i could record with the dbox2 too, it would help in the few cases
> > when there are 3 recordings at the same time. :-)
> > 
> > My dbox2 boots via Network. And i have successfully used self-compiled
> > versions. So i don't have problems to (beta-)test different things if
> > you need help.
> > 
> > 
> 
> If I do remind right dbox2 has a SCSI-interface. What about putting DVD
> and harddisk (maybe with SCSI2IDE-adaption) to the interface? You could
> put the /boot-directory into the flash and run your linux-distro from
> HDD. And if someone integrates the driver for the dbox2-tuner into
> Convergence's DVB-driver the dbox2 would become a full VDR-machine ...

dbox1 = SCSI
dbox2 = ethernet




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