[linux-dvb] Suggested (minor) change for channels.conf

[Dave Chapman <dave@dchapman.com>]

Hello,

I know that Klaus is rightly very resistent to changes to the channels.conf 
file, but here is a suggestion for a backwards-compatible extension 

The documentation for VDR ("FORMATS") states that the "conditional access" 
field contains "0" for FTA, "1" - can be decrypted by first card, "2" - can 
be decrypted by the second card etc.

If I am understanding VDR correctly, this documentation could be changed to 
say:

" "0" means the channel can be received on all installed cards, "1" means the 
channel can only be received on the first card, "2" means the channel can 
only be received on the second card etc "

This seems a more logical explanation to me.

My suggested change would then be to extend the conditional access field to 
contain a comma-separated list of DVB cards that that channel can be received 
from.  This wouldn't break any existing channels.conf, but would give more 
flexibity to users with multiple cards or LNBs (including mixtures of DVB-S, 
DVB-C and (hopefully) DVB-T).

I am happy to write the appropriate patch for VDR if Klaus (and others) feel 
that this is a useful addtion to VDR.  

Regards,

Dave.


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