VDR installation - Revision history

Monroe: new VDR hompage

2009-10-14T17:49:44Z

new VDR hompage

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	{\|		{\|
	\| [1]		\| [1]
-	\| http://www.~~cadsoft~~.de/~~vdr~~	+	\| http://www.tvdr.de/
	\| VDR homepage		\| VDR homepage
	\|-		\|-
	\| [2]		\| [2]
-	\| ftp://ftp.~~cadsoft~~.de/vdr/~~Developer~~	+	\| ftp://ftp.tvdr.de/vdr/
	\| VDR download directory		\| VDR download directory
	\|-		\|-
	\| [3]		\| [3]
-	\| http://www.~~cadsoft~~.de~~/vdr~~/remote.htm	+	\| http://www.tvdr.de/remote.htm
	\| Remote Control Unit for VDR		\| Remote Control Unit for VDR
	\|-		\|-

145.99.144.33 at 14:33, 7 March 2009

2009-03-07T14:33:42Z

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	</pre>		</pre>

-	If the manual pages are ~~disired~~	+	If the manual pages are desired
	<pre>		<pre>
	gzip -c vdr.1 > /usr/man/man1/vdr.1.gz		gzip -c vdr.1 > /usr/man/man1/vdr.1.gz
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	==Configuration==		==Configuration==
	===Invocation===		===Invocation===
-	At startup VDR needs to know where all the ~~file~~ are and should go	+	At startup VDR needs to know where all the files are and should go
	<pre>		<pre>
	vdr --video=/var/spool/video \		vdr --video=/var/spool/video \

212.159.115.88: /* Network */

2007-11-12T17:20:18Z

Network

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	===Network===		===Network===
	VDR offers the possibility to be controlled over the network with the help of the [[svdrp\|SVDRP]] protocol. In the configuration file ''svdrphosts.conf'' every host and/or network is listed that is allowed to access to VDR. Only ''localhost'' is allowed in the standard configuration.		VDR offers the possibility to be controlled over the network with the help of the [[svdrp\|SVDRP]] protocol. In the configuration file ''svdrphosts.conf'' every host and/or network is listed that is allowed to access to VDR. Only ''localhost'' is allowed in the standard configuration.
-
-	There is a project which is '''work in progress''' aims to provide a network remote control. It has just started and it's very buggy but it shouldn't take long for it to be more stable. It is called '''vdr-netremote''' and you can find it [http://pattryn.blogspot.com/search/label/vdr here].

	===Miscellaneous===		===Miscellaneous===

193.113.57.161: /* Network */

2007-10-10T08:50:53Z

Network

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	VDR offers the possibility to be controlled over the network with the help of the [[svdrp\|SVDRP]] protocol. In the configuration file ''svdrphosts.conf'' every host and/or network is listed that is allowed to access to VDR. Only ''localhost'' is allowed in the standard configuration.		VDR offers the possibility to be controlled over the network with the help of the [[svdrp\|SVDRP]] protocol. In the configuration file ''svdrphosts.conf'' every host and/or network is listed that is allowed to access to VDR. Only ''localhost'' is allowed in the standard configuration.

-	There is a project which is '''work in progress''' aims to provide a network remote control. It has just started and it's very buggy but it shouldn't take long for it to be more stable. ~~You~~ can find it [http://pattryn.blogspot.com/search/label/vdr here ~~vdr-netremote~~].	+	There is a project which is '''work in progress''' aims to provide a network remote control. It has just started and it's very buggy but it shouldn't take long for it to be more stable. It is called '''vdr-netremote''' and you can find it [http://pattryn.blogspot.com/search/label/vdr here].

	===Miscellaneous===		===Miscellaneous===

193.113.57.161: /* Network */

2007-10-10T08:50:15Z

Network

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	===Network===		===Network===
	VDR offers the possibility to be controlled over the network with the help of the [[svdrp\|SVDRP]] protocol. In the configuration file ''svdrphosts.conf'' every host and/or network is listed that is allowed to access to VDR. Only ''localhost'' is allowed in the standard configuration.		VDR offers the possibility to be controlled over the network with the help of the [[svdrp\|SVDRP]] protocol. In the configuration file ''svdrphosts.conf'' every host and/or network is listed that is allowed to access to VDR. Only ''localhost'' is allowed in the standard configuration.
		+
		+	There is a project which is '''work in progress''' aims to provide a network remote control. It has just started and it's very buggy but it shouldn't take long for it to be more stable. You can find it [http://pattryn.blogspot.com/search/label/vdr here vdr-netremote].

	===Miscellaneous===		===Miscellaneous===

62.78.173.117: typo

2006-08-03T17:47:33Z

typo

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	\|-		\|-
	\|bgcolor=#efefef\|REMOTE=[[LIRC]]		\|bgcolor=#efefef\|REMOTE=[[LIRC]]
-	\| ''"Linux Infrared Remote Control"''. ~~Infrarot~~ receiver for Linux (see [http://www.lirc.org])	+	\| ''"Linux Infrared Remote Control"''. Infrared receiver for Linux (see [http://www.lirc.org])
	\|-		\|-
	\|bgcolor=#efefef\|VFAT=1		\|bgcolor=#efefef\|VFAT=1

86.137.136.87: added initial note

2006-04-24T22:52:31Z

added initial note

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		+	This page explains how to compile and install VDR on your linux system (if you don't want to have it done for you by your distro's package manager).
		+
	==Requirements==		==Requirements==
	{{Box Info\|		{{Box Info\|

Monroe: /* Requirements */

2006-03-12T12:48:07Z

Requirements

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	==Requirements==		==Requirements==
-	{{Box ~~Hint~~\|	+	{{Box Info\|
	The variable ''$SOURCEDIR'' stands for the directory where all the sources archives should be decompressed. Common directories are ''/usr/local/src'', ''/usr/src'' and the home directory of the user.		The variable ''$SOURCEDIR'' stands for the directory where all the sources archives should be decompressed. Common directories are ''/usr/local/src'', ''/usr/src'' and the home directory of the user.
	}}		}}

193.195.0.101 at 01:04, 8 October 2005

2005-10-08T01:04:34Z

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	ln -s /usr/src/linux $SOURCEDIR/DVB		ln -s /usr/src/linux $SOURCEDIR/DVB
	</pre>		</pre>
		+	or use your distribution's kernel headers package.

	For everything concerning the DVB driver see [[DVB installation]].		For everything concerning the DVB driver see [[DVB installation]].

-	Also the [[JPEG]] library has to be present on the system. In a typical distribution, the library and the development headers are in separate packages, ~~and~~ you~~'re likely~~ to ~~have the library and not the development headers~~, ~~which~~ you~~'ll~~ need ~~to install~~. If you want or need to install it from source:	+	Also the [[JPEG]] library has to be present on the system. In a typical distribution, the library and the development headers are in separate packages; to be able to compile VDR, you need both (though to run it, you need only the library). If you want or need to install it from source:
	<pre>		<pre>
	cd $SOURCEDIR		cd $SOURCEDIR
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	{{Box Warning\|		{{Box Warning\|
-	VDR ~~currently doesn~~'t work with NPTL (''Native Posix Thread Library'').	+	VDR 1.2.x and older 1.3.x don't work with NPTL (''Native Posix Thread Library''). Either don't use NPTL, or set the environment variable LD_ASSUME_KERNEL by entering
-	Either don't use NPTL, or set the environment variable LD_ASSUME_KERNEL by entering	+

	<nowiki>export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.1</nowiki>		<nowiki>export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.1</nowiki>

	before running VDR.		before running VDR.
		+
		+	VDR 1.3.27 and later do not appear to have any problems with NPTL.

	Also, please make sure your environment is NOT set to use UTF-8 or any other multibyte character representation. If so, it should be replaced by something like iso8859-1. Depending on the distribution the variables LANG and LC_CTYPE could be in different locations. These have to be set before starting VDR		Also, please make sure your environment is NOT set to use UTF-8 or any other multibyte character representation. If so, it should be replaced by something like iso8859-1. Depending on the distribution the variables LANG and LC_CTYPE could be in different locations. These have to be set before starting VDR

62.255.32.10: Spelling corrections

2005-05-22T10:10:32Z

Spelling corrections

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	First of all a recent version of [[VDR]] is required. There are two releases to choose from, the stable release with an even version number (like 1.2.x) and the developer release with a odd version number (like 1.3.x).		First of all a recent version of [[VDR]] is required. There are two releases to choose from, the stable release with an even version number (like 1.2.x) and the developer release with a odd version number (like 1.3.x).

-	Which version to choose? The developer release has more features, but for the stable release more plugins are available. Both stable and ~~developement~~ packages can be downloaded from [ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/vdr/]	+	Which version to choose? The developer release has more features, but for the stable release more plugins are available. Both stable and development packages can be downloaded from [ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/vdr/]

	==Installation==		==Installation==
-	The source is ~~decomplessed~~ in the ''$SOURCEDIR'' and a symbolic link vo ''VDR'' is created	+	The source is decompressed in the ''$SOURCEDIR'' and a symbolic link to ''VDR'' is created
	<pre>		<pre>
	cd $SOURCEDIR		cd $SOURCEDIR
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	mkdir /usr/lib/vdr		mkdir /usr/lib/vdr
	</pre>		</pre>
-	These directory are for the recordings, for the EPG data, the configuration files and for the plugins. The directory can of course be altered to the personal likings. Especially the from the video directory ~~seperated configutation~~ directory has the advantage of using different VDR versions with different configurations, but with one directory for the recordings.	+	These directory are for the recordings, for the EPG data, the configuration files and for the plugins. The directory can of course be altered to the personal likings. Especially the from the video directory separated configuration directory has the advantage of using different VDR versions with different configurations, but with one directory for the recordings.

	Now the needed files must be copied over		Now the needed files must be copied over
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	==Configuration==		==Configuration==
-	===~~Invovation~~===	+	===Invocation===
	At startup VDR needs to know where all the file are and should go		At startup VDR needs to know where all the file are and should go
	<pre>		<pre>
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	===Network===		===Network===
-	VDR offers the possibility to be controlled over the network with the help of the [[svdrp\|SVDRP]] ~~protokoll~~. In the ~~configutation~~ file ''svdrphosts.conf'' every host and/or network is listed that is allowed to access to VDR. Only ''localhost'' is allowed in the standard configuration.	+	VDR offers the possibility to be controlled over the network with the help of the [[svdrp\|SVDRP]] protocol. In the configuration file ''svdrphosts.conf'' every host and/or network is listed that is allowed to access to VDR. Only ''localhost'' is allowed in the standard configuration.

	===Miscellaneous===		===Miscellaneous===