[vdr] Re: another EPG scan issue

[Michael Reinelt <reinelt@eunet.at>]

Hi Klaus, Hi List,

> > --- eitscan.c.orig      2003-07-03 05:57:28.000000000 +0200
> > +++ eitscan.c   2003-08-03 14:40:54.000000000 +0200
[...]
> > -                  if (!(Device->Receiving(true) || Device->Replaying())) {
> > +                  if (!(Device->Receiving() || Device->Replaying())) {
> I'm afraid this will have unwanted side effects on systems with more than one
> DVB card. On such a system, a non-primary card might have the CAM connected to
> it, and the user may be viewing an encrypted live programme in Transfer Mode.
> Since with more than one DVB card the EPG scan kicks in after a short while of
> no user interaction, and a Transfer Mode receiver connects to the receiving
> device with priority -1 (as do all other receivers that don't actually record),
> the receiving end of the Transfer Mode would be cut off with your change.
> I have to admit, though, that I haven't tested this explicitly, it's just
> what I assume would happen.
Ok, I understand. I didn't know that there seems to be a lot smaller 
timeout for EPG scans with multiple DVB cards.

OTOH, if a encrypted channel always has a receiver attached to, does 
that mean if I go to bed with the last channel watched being an 
encrypted one, EPG scan will never happen? This would be bad, too.

If the EPG scan timeout would be high enough (>= the "min user 
inactivity"), EPG should always kick in, no matter if there's encryption 
or not. The high timeout means, that there are good chances nobody is 
watching at the moment, so switching channels won't hurt.


> > @Klaus: would you accept an entry to your 1.3 wishlist "forced EPG scan via OSD
> > and/or SVDRCP (VDRadmin)?"
> Yes, this will be implemented.
Thanks a lot in advance!

bye, Michael

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