[vdr] Re: Problem with console plugin vdr-console-0.1.0

[Mario Aistleitner <liste@humpen.at>]

Hi!

Thanks a lot! Now I found the problem! I started with both options (-Premote 
and -t ....). So I started without -Premote and everything does fine!

Am Mittwoch 27 November 2002 21:37 schrieben Sie:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org]
> > On Behalf Of Mario Aistleitner
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:34 PM
> > To: vdr@linuxtv.org
> > Subject: [vdr] Problem with console plugin vdr-console-0.1.0
> >
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > I have just another question about the console plugin.
> > Normally I control VDR
> > with LIRC and I run VDR in the Background. But I would also
> > like to use the
> > Console-Plugin controlled by my keyboard.
> >
> > I tried the following settings (which were already announced
> > in the list):
> >
> > * compile the Plugin with REMOTE=LIRC or REMOTE=NONE
> > * using vdr --terminal=/dev/tty12 or -P'remote -t /dev/tty12'
> > * using -Pconsole or -P'console -r'
> >
> > But it didn't work at all!
> >
> > I can now control VDR with my keyboard on tty12 with
> > Pconsole, but as soon as
> > i start the console plugin with P'console -r', VDR tells me
> > to learn the new
> > keys, but this is impossible. There is no reaction on the
> > keyboard on tty12
> > and even no reaction on my remote.
> > Without the -r switch I can navigate to the plugin and start
> > a new console
> > and see the text "login:" but i can't write anything. The "K"
> > on the top
> > right appears but I can only use the keyboard for the normal
> > VDR-Commands
> > (example: 'm' to quit the menu)
> >
> > I hope that somebody can help me with my problem!
>
> If you use REMOTE=KBD or -P'remote -t /dev/tty12' together with
> the console plugin, then there are two instances that try to
> read from the stdin concurrently. The instance of them that
> get the chance to read the data first, wins, and the other
> can't function correctly.
> In your case it seems that the remote plugin is the winner and
> gets the key strokes before the console plugin has the chance
> to process it.
>
> I'm using REMOTE=LIRC, -P"console -r" and --terminal=/dev/tty12 .
> In this constellation, I can control VDR via remote control and
> via keyboard at the same time. If I open a console, the keyboard
> is captured (I can see the K symbol) and the stdin is redirected
> to the current console.
>
> The -r switch of the console plugin sould replace REMOTE=KBD and
> the -P"remote -t /dev/tty12" plugin. Please try --terminal=???
> instead of the remote plugin.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Jan

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