[vdr] Re: Termination when recording encrypted channels

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

Dan Ratner wrote:
> 
> Since no one responded to section of my mail about termination when
> recording encrypted channels, can I assume that no one has resolved this
> issue?
> 
> I am no programmer but I gather that because the plugin for encryption kicks
> takes a few seconds to 'work' that during that time VDR senses no useful
> data and therefore terminates.
> 
> If that is the case seems like there should be easy to add a timer or that
> would increase the time before termination. Maybe this is too simplistic.
> LIke I said, I am no programmer.
> 
> Your thoughts?
> 
> -Dan

You could change the line

#define MAXNONUSEFULDATA (10*1024*1024)

in VDR/remux.c to allow more non useful data before the emergency exit.

Klaus

> Subject: [vdr] Termination when recording encrypted channels
> 
> I read in the archives that people have problems with recording encrypted
> channels. From what I read, there wasn't a solution but those messages were
> kind of old. Just wondering if this has been addressed recently and if there
> is a workaround.
> 
> The following is the output of the error:
> 
> [dan@typhoon-class-server dan]$ cat error.msg
> Mar 26 09:52:29 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: switching to channel 496
> Mar 26 09:52:47 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: timer 1 (496 0952-1252
> '@TITLE EPISODE') start
> Mar 26 09:52:47 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: record
> /video/@Three^As_Company__/2004-03-26.09:52.50.99.rec
> Mar 26 09:53:20 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: ERROR: no useful data seen
> within 10490964 byte of video stream
> Mar 26 09:53:20 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: ERROR: no useful data seen
> within 10496980 byte of video stream
> Mar 26 09:53:20 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: initiating emergency exit
> Mar 26 09:53:21 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: emergency exit requested -
> shutting down
> Mar 26 09:53:24 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: ERROR: thread 3434 won't end
> (waited 3 seconds) - cancelling it...
> Mar 26 09:53:24 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: timer 1 (496 0952-1252
> '@Three's Company  ') stop
> Mar 26 09:53:27 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: ERROR: thread 3434 won't end
> (waited 3 seconds) - cancelling it...
> Mar 26 09:53:33 typhoon-class-server last message repeated 2 times
> Mar 26 09:53:33 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: saved setup to
> /video/setup.conf
> Mar 26 09:53:36 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: ERROR: thread 3434 won't end
> (waited 3 seconds) - cancelling it...
> Mar 26 09:53:39 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: ERROR: thread 3434 won't end
> (waited 3 seconds) - cancelling it...
> Mar 26 09:53:39 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: stopping plugin: sc
> Mar 26 09:53:40 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: stopping plugin: remote
> Mar 26 09:53:40 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: exiting
> Mar 26 09:53:40 typhoon-class-server vdr[3434]: emergency exit!
> 
> [dan@typhoon-class-server dan]$
> 
> VDR terminates without recording anything. From a programming standpoint why
> does the lack of useful data cause an exit? What is the danger if it doesn't
> exit, I guess is what I am asking.
> 
> TIA
> 
> -Dan


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