[vdr] Re: VDR feature request - Keyboard led indicators.

["Johannes Schoeller" <schoeller@izeman.net>]

>> >I have nearly completed my VDR STB, but would like to have LED indicator
>> >when ever I have a recording active.
>> >
>> >I can use the setleds, which came with my RH 7.3 distribution, but it
>seems
>> >it does not have toggle capabilities, maybe some script would do, but if
>I
>> >have simultanious rercording of multiple programs, those leds, just wont
>> >work as they should.
>>
>> I soldered up a little "circuit" with two leds connected to the parallel
>> port. They indicate "VDR on" and "recording in progress", just like you
>> want. To actually control the "recording led" I made a minimal little
>> plugin that get status info from VDR about started/stopped recordings and
>> which then turns the led on/off as appropriate. Works extremely well. As
>> for using the keyboard leds, well, it should just be a matter of changing
>> one system() call to instead call your "setled" or similar program.
>
>Yes, I think that this solves my problem concerning recording LED, but what
>about replay LED?. I believe you are rreferring to vdr-led-0.2.tar.gz.

do you think that this could be made possible via serial port?
my parallel port is already connected to an lcd (via lcdproc plugin)

servus hannes!

Johannes Schoeller
<schoeller@izeman.net>




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