[vdr] Re: No clock setting with vdr 1.3.6

[Helmut Auer <vdr@helmutauer.de>]

Hello

> > I've noticed, that my plain vdr 1.3.6 doesn't correct the clock. I've
> > enabled it in the settings and as the "clock"-transponder I've choosen "Sat1". With
> > this settings, vdr 1.0.x, 1.1.x, 1.2.x worked as expected. But vdr 1.3.6
> > (I've never tested vdr 1.3.1-1.3.5 for more than a few hours) doesn't correct
> > the clock, even if I watch or record Sat1 for a few hours. There are no log
> > entries in the syslog (the well known "system time = xyz & local time = xyz").
> > So I think this procedure isn't called.
> >
> > For testing purposes I've adhusted my time 3 hours away from the right time,
> > so vdr should recognize that there is something wrong...
> >
> > Have anyone the same behaviour noticed?
> >    
> The problem is line 274 in file eit.c:
> ISTRANSPONDER(Transponder(), Setup.TimeTransponder)) is always false,
> because Setup.TimeTransponder is a _frequency_, not a _transponder_.
>
> A quick fix would be to compare the frequencies only.
> Nevertheless, this is not a good solution, because frequencies are not
> necessarily unique across satellites...
>
>  
Here is a quick fix. It sets the value in setup.conf to the transponder 
value, not the frequency.
After compiling you have to set the TimeTransponder in the setup menu 
again, then it will work.

------
Helmut


--- menu.c.org    2004-04-27 13:16:51.000000000 +0200
+++ menu.c    2004-04-27 13:18:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
  transponder = *Value;
  cChannel *channel = Channels.First();
  while (channel) {
-        if (!channel->GroupSep() && ISTRANSPONDER(channel->Frequency(), 
*Value)) {
+        if (!channel->GroupSep() && 
ISTRANSPONDER(channel->Transponder(), *Value)) {
           number = channel->Number();
           break;
           }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
  number = *value;
  cChannel *channel = Channels.GetByNumber(*value);
  if (channel)
-     transponder = channel->Frequency();
+     transponder = channel->Transponder();
  *value = transponder;
  return state;
}



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