[linux-dvb] Re: Future of linux dvb

[Honza Petrous <hop@unibase.cz>]

 Hi Marcus,

On St, 2002-08-14 at 14:58, mocm@metzlerbros.de wrote:
> Honza Petrous writes:
>  >  Hi,
>  > 
>  > On St, 2002-08-14 at 14:31, mocm@metzlerbros.de wrote:
>  > > =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Harri_Pietil=E4?= writes:
>  > >  > Hi all!
>  > >  > 
>  > >  > I was just wondering what is the future of linux dvb?
>  > >  > 
>  > >  > Mainly my concerns are (at the moment):
>  > >  > 
>  > >  > - will the NEWSTRUCT -branch be the api that all use? (companies,
>  > >  > individuals, projects, ...) Many companies refer to the linux dvb api,
>  > >  > will the change to version 2?
>  > > 
>  > > Hopefully, it will be accepted once it is finished.
>  > > It's not like the API is to be viewed as given, but rather as open for
>  > > discussion. So, if people have suggestions for changes or additions
>  > > they should discuss it on the mailing list. The only major changes in
>  > > the NEWSTRUCT branch concerned the frontend (and the no longer
>  > > existent sec) device.
>  > > 
>  > 
>  > I have a question regarding possibility to decode MORE channels
>  > (my concern is about more radio stations) at once.
>  > 
>  > My be I'm wrong, but using DMX_SET_PES_FILTER ioctl call on /dev/ost/ca
>  > is limited to only one PID per type, isn't it?
>  > 
> 
> You need to use DMX_PES_OTHER. The types  DMX_PES_VIDEO and
> DMX_PES_AUDIO can only be used once. This is some of the things that
> will have to be handled differently in the new API version. 
> 

Is it ever working on current driver? I just tried to use dvbstream for
streaming more audio channels, but the second channel is quiet at all :(

Anyway, thanks for your quick answer, I will play a little bit more
with it.

/Honza



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