[vdr] Re: Problem with console plugin vdr-console-0.1.0

["Jan Rieger" <jan@ricomp.de>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org] 
> On Behalf Of Mario Aistleitner
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:34 PM
> To: vdr@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [vdr] Problem with console plugin vdr-console-0.1.0
> 
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I have just another question about the console plugin. 
> Normally I control VDR 
> with LIRC and I run VDR in the Background. But I would also 
> like to use the 
> Console-Plugin controlled by my keyboard.
> 
> I tried the following settings (which were already announced 
> in the list):
> 
> * compile the Plugin with REMOTE=LIRC or REMOTE=NONE
> * using vdr --terminal=/dev/tty12 or -P'remote -t /dev/tty12'
> * using -Pconsole or -P'console -r'
> 
> But it didn't work at all!
> 
> I can now control VDR with my keyboard on tty12 with 
> Pconsole, but as soon as 
> i start the console plugin with P'console -r', VDR tells me 
> to learn the new 
> keys, but this is impossible. There is no reaction on the 
> keyboard on tty12 
> and even no reaction on my remote.
> Without the -r switch I can navigate to the plugin and start 
> a new console 
> and see the text "login:" but i can't write anything. The "K" 
> on the top 
> right appears but I can only use the keyboard for the normal 
> VDR-Commands 
> (example: 'm' to quit the menu)
> 
> I hope that somebody can help me with my problem!

If you use REMOTE=KBD or -P'remote -t /dev/tty12' together with
the console plugin, then there are two instances that try to
read from the stdin concurrently. The instance of them that
get the chance to read the data first, wins, and the other
can't function correctly.
In your case it seems that the remote plugin is the winner and
gets the key strokes before the console plugin has the chance
to process it.

I'm using REMOTE=LIRC, -P"console -r" and --terminal=/dev/tty12 .
In this constellation, I can control VDR via remote control and
via keyboard at the same time. If I open a console, the keyboard
is captured (I can see the K symbol) and the stdin is redirected
to the current console.

The -r switch of the console plugin sould replace REMOTE=KBD and
the -P"remote -t /dev/tty12" plugin. Please try --terminal=???
instead of the remote plugin.

Hope this helps.

Jan



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