vdr January 2010

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[OT] mini-PCIE with Broadcom Crystal HD Hardware Decoder (BCM970012) for HD playback with free drivers
by Paul Menzel 09 Jan '10

09 Jan '10

Dear list, I just share something I read on the XBMC [1] Web site. The Broadcom Crystal HD Hardware Decoder (BCM970012) seems to be an alternative for HD playback with free drivers [2]. You can get it at as an mini-PCIE card at eBay for 22 $ [3]. If this is all true in my opinion these are fantastic news. Thanks, Paul [1] http://www.xbmc.org/ [2] http://www.xbmc.org/davilla/2009/12/29/broadcom-crystal-hd-its-magic/ [3] http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320436937576#ht_2174wt_1…

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[Patch] Allow to limit SVDRP port to given IP
by Manuel Reimer 09 Jan '10

09 Jan '10

Hello, the INSTALL file in the VDR source code says: WARNING: DUE TO THE OPEN SVDRP PORT THIS PROGRAM MAY CONSTITUTE A ======= POTENTIAL SECURITY HAZARD! IF YOU ARE NOT RUNNING VDR IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, YOU MAY WANT TO DISABLE SVDRP BY USING '--port=0'! This is a solution, but it also makes it impossible to use svdrpsend.pl on the local VDR and so makes scripts fail, which want to send status messages to VDR and makes it impossible to to remap the power key to call "svdrpsend.pl HITK POWER". A much better solution would be to allow to just open the SVDRP port on "localhost", so only local software is able to use it and the port is not accessible from network. I've attached a patch, which makes the following command line a valid command line for VDR: vdr -p 127.0.0.1:2001 Any other IP may be specified, too, for example to get VDR to listen only on one NIC on a machine with multiple NICs. The patch is only a proof of concept. It uses a global variable to hold the IP, as this was the minimally invasive way to modify VDR. This should be modified in a final version of the patch. I'll make a nicer version, if Klaus thinks, that this feature may be interesting for VDR. The patch can be applied to VDR 1.6.0-2 with or without extensions patch and VDR 1.7.10. I didn't try 1.7.11, but most probably the patch will work there, too. Yours Manuel Reimer -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - gegen HTML-Mail answers as html mail will be deleted automatically! Antworten als HTML-Mail werden automatisch gelöscht! Jetzt kostenlos herunterladen: Internet Explorer 8 und Mozilla Firefox 3.5 - sicherer, schneller und einfacher! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/chbrowser

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vdr-xine 0.9.3 audio problems
by Simon Baxter 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

Hi I've just upgraded from vdr-xine 0.8.0 to 0.9.3 (well overdue) and I'm having audio problems. When each of the following lines appeared in std-out, it coincides with skips in audio and gaps in audio sync buffered 6.3 frames (v:10.9, a:6.3) buffered 7.1 frames (v:13.5, a:7.1) buffered 8.5 frames (v:14.5, a:8.5) buffered 9.1 frames (v:15.1, a:9.1) buffered 10.3 frames (v:16.7, a:10.3) buffered 11.1 frames (v:17.3, a:11.1) buffered 12.2 frames (v:18.8, a:12.2) buffered 13.5 frames (v:19.7, a:13.5) buffered 14.1 frames (v:20.2, a:14.1) buffered 15.4 frames (v:21.0, a:15.4) I might have to revert back to vdr-xine-0.8.0 again - this was the same problem I had with all versions beyond 0.8.0, and previous attempts to upgrade Any ideas?

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Re: [vdr] PVRinput Ideas..
by Martin Dauskardt 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

Am Donnerstag, 7. Januar 2010 04:10:21 schrieb Rob Davis: > Would it be possible to get the pvrinput plugin to be able to create > different channels line which all call the same s-video channel this works: Test1:1:PVRINPUT|SVIDEO1:P:0:301=2:300:305:0:9012:0:0:0 Test2:1:PVRINPUT|SVIDEO1:P:0:301=2:300:305:0:9013:0:0:0 Test3:1:PVRINPUT|SVIDEO1:P:0:301=2:300:305:0:9014:0:0:0 > but also > call the channel change script? I will think about a possibility to call an external script (e.g. /usr/local/bin/extern_channelswitch.sh) in SetChannelDevice() with two parameters: card-number (e.g. 1 if the available pvrinput device that will be used is /dev/video1) and the SID (Service-Id, e.g. 9012 for channel 12 in your receiver) > All it would need to do would be execute the program dct6200 (which > could be in the /etc/vdr/plugins/pvrinput directory) with the argument > of 41 or 08 and the cable box would change. This would also work for > someone using an irblaster with a SkyBox and a PVR card. you would need to write a bash-Script (extern_channelswitch.sh) that executes your dct6200 binary with the needed commands. Should be simple. Please contact me privately with an example how your dct6200 binary has to be called. Is "dct6200 12" sufficient to switch to channel 12? This solution could indeed be useful for other users, as it is not limited to your box. The script could execute lirc irsend or whatever. I can't promise too much but I have an idea and will see if I get it working. Greets, Martin

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PVRinput Ideas..
by Rob Davis 07 Jan '10

07 Jan '10

Having moved away from the world of Euro DVB-S, I'm trying to confront an American setup with Cable rather than Satellite. I have a PVR250 and two ATSC cards. The ATSC cards will do Clear QAM, which means I get my local channels in HD using the ATSC cards from the cable coming into the house, as well as some analogue cable channels through the PVR250 and the pvrinput plugin. However, I now have an HD cable box plugged in by s-video into the PVR. The quality is pretty good, although SD only. I can change the channel on the box by a firewire cable and a little program from the freevo/mythtv projects. Would it be possible to get the pvrinput plugin to be able to create different channels line which all call the same s-video channel but also call the channel change script? At the moment my channel line is: S-Video 1-NTSC;wirbelscan:1:PVRINPUT|SVIDEO1|NTSC:P:0:301:300:305:0:9001:0:0:0 I am wondering about something like Fox News;wirbelscan:1:PVRINPUT|SVIDEO1|NTSC|dct6200|41:P:0:301:300:305:0:9041:0:0:0 And CNN;wirbelscan:1:PVRINPUT|SVIDEO1|NTSC|dct6200|08:P:0:301:300:305:0:9008:0:0:0 All it would need to do would be execute the program dct6200 (which could be in the /etc/vdr/plugins/pvrinput directory) with the argument of 41 or 08 and the cable box would change. This would also work for someone using an irblaster with a SkyBox and a PVR card. This would mean I can put epg data on all my available channels and record/watch them on VDR and Vomp from anywhere in the house. Unfortunately, my programming skills probably don't allow me to make this happen. I could see this being useful for all local inputs as opposed to tuners. Rob

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[PATCH] GOTOX patch and vdr-1.7.10
by Ales Jurik 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

Last version of this patch from is applicable and functioning also with vdr-1.7.10. See http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/vdr/2009-April/020248.html. Regards, Ales

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Re: [vdr] Play-only client with a FF card or dlink 320rd
by Travel Factory S.r.l. 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

> > Comprises a plugin for VDR, a Windows/Linux client and as a firmware > for > the Hauppauge MediaMVP thin-client device. Hi Gavin, thank you for your answer. I own(ed) a Happauge MVP but it is now "lost" somewhere... I remember that the MVP uses a custom version of the VNC protocol for the menu system... I will have a look if the media transport is compatible. Francesco

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Using vdr to share my TV watching
by Dale Lane 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

Hi all Thought people might be interested to see a vdr-related side project I am playing with : http://dalelane.co.uk/tvscrobbling/ If you know what last.fm is... think last.fm for TV :-) Big thanks to everyone involved in supporting vdr Kind regards D

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Play-only client with a FF card or dlink 320rd
by Travel Factory S.r.l. 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

I finally setup a vdr server with a Skystar II and a usb dvb-t stick, running vdr 1.4.7, display with xine plugin... and probably some minor patches I don't remember. I now need to watch live and/or recorded tv programs on other screens and I have 2 possibilities: - dlink dsm-320rd (a uPnP system that is able to replay mpeg2 streams) - a client vdr with a FF card Does anybody know how to setup a working configuration ? Links to howto and guides are welcome. Francesco

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Re: [vdr] [ANNOUNCE] VDR developer version 1.7.11
by Travel Factory S.r.l. 06 Jan '10

06 Jan '10

> There was a patch for HVR-3000 with was make by EDDI: > http://tux.dpeddi.com/lr319sta/downloads/vdr_1.4.5_eddi-multiple-frontend_v… > Regards, > Tomasz I was not able to setup a dvb-t only HVR-3000... I could not use dvbscan either... Does this patch helps to have it working ? Do you have a link for some HVR-3000 documentation ? Thanks Francesco

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