[vdr] Re: Still problems with streamdev-0.3.1

["Sebastian Frei" <sebastian@schnapsleichen.de>]

> On Friday 27 February 2004 19:50, Sebastian Frei wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > even with the new version of the streamdev plugin, my problem persists:
> >
> > After a watching a while tv on my streamdev-client (today 1h), the
server
> > plugin stops delivering a stream.
> > I know this because rebooting the client gives me "channel not
available".
> > I have to restart the server.
> > Trying to get a stream with the VDR streamingcontrol tool doesn't work
too.
> >
> > The server is a dual card system (FF1.6, Nova) and the client has a
dxr3.
> >
> > When the error on the client occured, no one was using the server. This
> > error is very annoying, especially
> > when it occurs at 20:16 and I can't interrupt the server.
> >
> > Looking at the log files shows that at a certain point the Pid streamer
> > thread just doesn't want to start anymore.
>
> Hi,
>
> In streamdev/server/connection.c I changed the call:
>
> cDevice *cServerConnection::GetDevice( .. )
>
> to be just:
>
> return cDevice::GetDevice( Channel,
> Priority > -1 ? Priority + 1 : Priority , NULL );
>
>
> The Priority+1 thing allows me change transponders with channel up/down
> buttons, and the server will still get the higher priorities for
recordings.
> It also fixed the case you described when the client restarts the server
does
> not allow it to change transponders at all even though nothing needs the
> card. (i.e. no recordings, server is suspended, no other clients).
>
> However my server is headless, so in your case you should keep the
original
> streamdev cServerConnection::GetDevice because it takes into account the
> suspend state of the server.
>
> I haven't tested this but I'd guess you'd change (in this function):
>
>         if (!device->ProvidesChannel(Channel, Priority))
>             continue;
>
> to:
>
>         if (!device->ProvidesChannel(Channel,
> Priority > -1 ? Priority + 1 : Priority))
>             continue;
>
> The -1 priority is when the server itself changes channels (except for
> timers), in my case I want the client to be authoritive. A simple
"Priority +
> 1" might already do the trick for you.
>
> It works for me :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Dennis
>
I have tried this hack but it hasn't solved my problems. I expected this,
because my problem is different. I don't
get a signal anymore after a certain time. It's a bug in the
streamdev-server.

S.



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