[linux-dvb] Re: "cat >/dev/video" doesn't work anymore

[Carsten Koch <Carsten.Koch@icem.de>]

Hello Frank,

regrettably, that feature got removed.
It is no longer supported by the driver.

If I remember correctly, there was a post from the driver
developers explaining why they did it and how you could
write a short program that recreates a similar effect.
You may want to search the list archives for that.

All I can recommend is to use vdr to replay recordings.


Carsten.



Frank Meurer wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> maybe my email I sent at 2001-08-31 was not read due to the traffic on
> this list or maybe noone could help me.
> If the second case matches: Who can help me? Maybe I should write a PM to
> one of the developers of the driver, shouldn't I?
> 
> regards,
> Frank Meurer
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 17:45:54 +0200 (MET DST)
> From: Frank Meurer <Frank.Meurer@gmd.de>
> Reply-To: Frank Meurer <meurer@gmx.de>
> To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [linux-dvb] cat file.mpg >/dev/video doesn't work anymore
> 
> Hello,
> 
> we (me and a workmate) use a linux-pc with a DVB-card.
> The first card did work fine (Siemens,linux-2.2.17,dvb 0.81?,vdr 0.71?).
> Now my workmate uses an other card with a SAA7146 (IMHO hauppauge).
> Now this card also works (VDR too):
> 
> frank$ls -l
> insgesamt 8
> drwxr-xr-x    7 frank    frank        4096 Aug 30 18:47 DVB
> drwxr-xr-x    5 frank    frank        4096 Aug 30 19:47 VDR
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 frank    frank           3 Aug 30 18:47 siemens_dvb-0.9-20010822-DVB -> DVB
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 frank    frank           3 Aug 31 17:24 vdr-0.93 -> VDR
> frank$uname -a
> Linux XXXXXX 2.4.9-ac3fm1 #4 Don Aug 30 18:02:14 CEST 2001 i686 unknown
> 
> With the new card/driver these commands fail:
>   cat 001.vdr >/dev/video
>   cat /dev/video >1.vdr
> Recording/replaying with VDR works fine.
> 
> Are the video-devices not supported on other cards than Siemens?
> Any other suggestions?
> Do you need to know the exact type of the card? Well, then I have to open
> the PC. ;-)
> 
> regards,
> Frank Meurer
> 
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