[vdr] Re: Wishlist: running status

[Lauri Tischler <lwgt@iki.fi>]

Klaus Schmidinger wrote:

> Lauri Tischler wrote:
>
> > VPS uses running status.  Unfortunately Finnish Digita does not
> > use VPS, but, they do send 'running status', sort of...
> > They appear allways to send 'running' (status 4) but never any
> > other type.
> > This could be used with Timers, like...
> > - switch to appropiate channel using Timer Info
> > - start recording when running status goes running
> > - stop recording when next running status on this channel goes active.
>
> VDR sets the running status accordingly, so that at any given time there
> is only one event with running status 4.
>
> Are you sure that the stations you are talking about actually switch
> the running status when the broadcast begins or ends, respectively?
> RTL, for instance, switches the RS at times that are only loosely
> related to the actual begin or end of a broadcast.
Propably need to 'grep' some logfiles to see actual usage..

Only start status appears to be sent, some log here...

--- Timer starts recording...
Apr 11 16:58:00 vdr vdr[2998]: switching device 1 to channel 4
Apr 11 16:58:01 vdr vdr[3135]: transfer thread started (pid=3135, tid=1589346)
Apr 11 16:58:01 vdr vdr[3136]: receiver on device 1 thread started (pid=3136, tid=1605731)
Apr 11 16:58:01 vdr vdr[2998]: timer 5 (4 1658-1809 'Amyn lailla') start
Apr 11 16:58:01 vdr vdr[2998]: Title: 'Amyn lailla' Subtitle: 'Yllätysvieras. Maxinen veli Richard ottaa vuosien tauon jälkeen yllättäen yhteyttä. 
Amerikkalainen draamasarja.'
Apr 11 16:58:01 vdr vdr[2998]: record /video/Amyn_lailla/2004-04-11.16:58.50.50.rec
Apr 11 16:58:01 vdr vdr[2998]: creating directory /video/Amyn_lailla
Apr 11 16:58:01 vdr vdr[2998]: creating directory /video/Amyn_lailla/2004-04-11.16:58.50.50.rec
Apr 11 16:58:01 vdr vdr[2998]: recording to '/video/Amyn_lailla/2004-04-11.16:58.50.50.rec/001.vdr'
Apr 11 16:58:01 vdr vdr[3138]: recording thread started (pid=3138, tid=1622116)

-- actual running status for channel 4 changes here, recording should really start here..
Apr 11 17:00:00 vdr vdr[3002]: channel 4 (Nelonen) event 17:00 'Amyn lailla' status 4
Apr 11 17:10:02 vdr vdr[3002]: channel 6 (Subtv) event 17:10 'Vetelehtijät' status 4

-- next program for channel 4 starts here, recording should stop here..
Apr 11 18:00:01 vdr vdr[3002]: channel 4 (Nelonen) event 18:00 'West Wing' status 4
Apr 11 18:00:02 vdr vdr[3002]: channel 6 (Subtv) event 18:00 'Buffy, vampyyrintappaja' status 4
Apr 11 18:00:03 vdr vdr[2998]: timer 5 (4 1658-1809 'Amyn lailla') set to event 11.04.2004 18:00-18:59 'West Wing'
Apr 11 18:09:00 vdr vdr[3138]: recording thread ended (pid=3138, tid=1622116)
Apr 11 18:09:00 vdr vdr[2998]: buffer stats: 0 (0%) used
Apr 11 18:09:00 vdr vdr[2998]: cTS2PES got 0 TS errors, 1 TS continuity errors
Apr 11 18:09:00 vdr vdr[2998]: cTS2PES got 0 TS errors, 1 TS continuity errors
Apr 11 18:09:00 vdr vdr[2998]: buffer stats: 77832 (1%) used

-- timer started recording stops...
Apr 11 18:09:00 vdr vdr[2998]: timer 5 (4 1658-1809 'Amyn lailla') stop
Apr 11 18:09:00 vdr vdr[2998]: deleting timer 5

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