[vdr] Re: Termination when recording encrypted channels

[a.share@t-online.de (Andreas Share)]

> 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

Wich driver version do you use?

If you use dvb-kernel, try to set "hw_sections=0" in av7110.c .
hw_sections=1 seems to be broken in the dvb-kernel driver at the moment.

Andreas Share



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