[vdr] Re: Feature Req: Disable Recording

[Brian_Dorling@t-online.de (Brian)]

Tilo Renkl wrote:
> Sergei Haller schrieb:
>
> > On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, Tilo Renkl (TR) wrote:
> >
> > TR> Hi,
> > TR> TR> I am running two instances of VDR on may System, just to have 
> > two frontends on
> > TR> two TV-sets.
> > TR> One of the main Problems here is, that I have to use two different
> > TR> timers.conf, one fpr each instance.
> > TR> I would prefer to have only one timers.conf for both VDR's. This 
> > would be
> > TR> possible if one VDR
> > TR> handles timers as usual, but the other one can edit tomers.conf, 
> > but does NOT
> > TR> record at all.
> >
> > use the same timers.conf, but different setup.conf. Set "primary 
> > record limit" (or similar) to the maximum in one of the instances. 
> > then no timer with a lower priority will be recorded on that instance.
> >
> >  
> That was a really good hint. Thanx a lot. I never thought about that 
> parameter.
>
> Tilo
Hi,
although that was a very good hint, I would also like to see some 
enhancements in this area sometime........But its not killing me yet.
I would really like to run >1 instances of VDR with them all sharing a 
single timers.conf.
Why, well then both my FF cards could be used to satisfy all recording 
requests (I currently use two sat dishes), but I could also really use 
the two cards to view 2 programs at the same time. I have a 2 channel 
modulator hooked up to the two composite outputs, as well as s-video 
connected to the J2 of the primary card.
Currently we can only view on the one card, and sometime I will get 
round to setting up VDR to run two instances. But when I do that, then I 
will run into the same problems mentioned, which I could solve with 
Sergei's tip, but will then lose the ability to record on both sats at 
the same time.
What I would really like, would be for a VDR instance to mark (somehow) 
in timers.conf that it is recording that timer, and therefore any other 
instance of VDR that happens to be active, and using that timers.conf, 
would just ignore it.
I also know there would be a lot to consider here, e.g. make sure a 
single VDR looks at the timer before the other one does (locking), what 
if the one doing the recording breaks? then you would like the other one 
to take over if possible, etc.etc.etc.
So I am not holding my breath.

But I am still happy with what I have got.