[vdr] Re: VDR version 1.2.5pre2 pre-release

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Lauri Tischler wrote:
> 
> Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> 
> > Lauri Tischler wrote:
> >
> >>Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>VDR/HISTORY:
> >>>
> >>>2003-08-03: Version 1.2.2
> >>>
> >>>...
> >>>- Fixed selecting the device, because sometimes an FTA recording terminated a
> >>>  CA recording (thanks to Emil Naepflein).
> >>>
> >>>This fix has changed the device selection in VDR/device.c quite a bit.
> >>>
> >>>Are you saying that things have gone bad, or was this just an observation?
> >>
> >>A bit both, in my particular case bad.
> >>Mainly because for some reason I still can't get good recording
> >>(or viewin) on NOVA-T.
> >>I dont want to use the NOVA at all, unless I must.
> >>If I record something, I want that to happen on NEXUS, so I have a good
> >>recording, if I want to watch something else at the same time, then
> >>I can/must tolerate the shitty picture of NOVA or I can switch to analog.
> >>
> >>A different selection algo for T/C and S, maybe...
> >
> >
> > You can change the selection to suit your particular situation
> > by modifying cDevice::GetDevice() (the second one in device.c).
> >
> > I wouldn't want to do a general change here, since VDR expects the
> > devices to work - if they don't, the driver or whatever is responsible
> > should be fixed.
> 
> Hmmm... What effect the setting of 'PrimaryLimit = 0|1' has then ?

This parameter was implemented at a time where a recording on a full
featured DVB card was _only_ possible when that card received the
channel to be recorded in live mode. This was perhaps not wanted,
therefore the PrimaryLimit parameter. Valid range is 0..99.

Klaus


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