[linux-dvb] Re: strange things happening...

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Rainer Zocholl wrote:
> 
> Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de(Klaus Schmidinger)  02.09.01 21:10
> 
> Once upon a time Klaus Schmidinger shaped the electrons to say...
> 
> >Rainer Zocholl wrote:
> 
> >> Hm, why can't the record start with "default", and when
> >> the EPG arrives the file is renamed?
> 
> >It's easier this way - and the 10 seconds waiting doesn't really hurt,
> >does it?
> 
> Hm, if the one timer stops and the next timer starts in the same
> second, wouldn't be there a 10sec gap in the recording?

Only if there is no EPG data present at that time.
Otherwise it will start immediately.

If you don't want to wait 10 seconds, you can modify

#define MAXWAIT4EPGINFO 10 // seconds

in menu.c accordingly.

> >> This may be used to "tag" actual record start?
> >> (Still dreaming of "poor man VPS" ;-))
> 
> >What does this have to do with the naming of the recording?
> 
> Almost nothing :-)  I though:
> If the software waits for the EPG, and (if) the EPG
> switches (advances) with the beginning of the actual transmission
> ("if", i do not know) it could be possible to write an entry in the
> index: "Probally start here" or so.

I guess what you mean is related to the "running status" of an event.
Since this is not supported really good by all stations I haven't
used that yet. But maybe later...

Klaus
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