vdr August 2014

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xmltv2vdr.pl
by Dominic Evans 14 Aug '15

14 Aug '15

I don't know if anyone else still uses the xmltv2vdr.pl perl script for piping XMLTV data into VDR's epg, but I've been keeping a version of it updated with some additional function here: https://github.com/oldmanuk/xmltv2vdr These are the changes since the last version (1.0.9) was released on the mailing list - Add support for XMLTV episode-num. Currently gets added as EPG entry 'sub-title', if no existing subtitle has been found, in the form sXXeXX (e.g., Bones~s01e01). - Change default SVDRP port number to 6419. - Better support for ATSC/PVRINPUT EPG sources. - Allow multiple channels to have the same XMLTV channel id, useful for multi input (e.g., DVB-T, DVB-S) systems where you want to feed VDR the same info. Previously only a 1:1 mapping was permitted. I've also received a pull request from someone who rewrote the whole script to be a lot more readable and to use full XML parsing (rather than just line-by-line scraping), but I still need to investigate what the performance penalty is before accepting that in.

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VDR & Multiple frontends
by Eddi 25 Jul '15

25 Jul '15

Hi, I wrote a patch to Steve Toth hvr3000 repository, so my FlyDVB Trio can use multiple frontend. So I get: /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0 /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux1 /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr1 /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend1 /dev/dvb/adapter0/net0 /dev/dvb/adapter0/net1 The bus of the two frontend is shared, isn't possible to get access to both frontend simultaneously, so I get an -EBUSY error by trying accessing frontend1 if frontend0 is in use. VDR doesn't support yet the second frontend, and it try to get exclusive access on both frontend on start, so the second frontend is inusabile. Vdr should probe for multiple frontend at start, and access frontend only on channel change. Please can someone give me an help to wrote a patch for this issue? Best Regards, Eddi

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Raspberry Pi, Streamdev + rpihddevice
by Norm Dressler 21 Dec '14

21 Dec '14

Hi all, I just set up a couple of RPI's with the configuration of a Raspberry Pi, rpihddevice and streamdev-client. Works great but a couple of questions. When I'm watching TV with one of the RPI's and want to move to the other RPI, I cannot change the channel from what the first RPI was viewing. I am not sure how to tell streamdev to stop streaming so that I can watch TV on the other RPI? I hope I've been clear with that - it does sound a bit confusing. I know there is a mainmenu entry that says suspend server, but it didn't seem to do anything, unless its done in the background. In relation to this, the RPI doesn't have a power switch so shutting it down is a pain because when you do the halt -p it doesn't actually power off and in order to restart it you must cycle the power to the unit. I'm interested to know what others have been able to accomplish with this configuration to make it work better for them. I've added a number of plugins to improve the viewing pleasure and everything has been fast and clear. In regards to the rpihddevice I am seeing some tearing or 'flutter' when there is high motion with 1080 HD. Its not so bad that it isn't usable - it most certainly works 99% of the time just fine. The one feature I miss with the rpihddevice that softhddevice had was the automatic zoom - hoping that gets added to the wish list at some point. Thanks Norm

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[Announce] Permashift 1.0 - permanent timeshift in RAM (AKA live buffer)
by Eike 22 Nov '14

22 Nov '14

Hello, Permashift has been largely rewritten and is now published in version 1.0. On popular demand, it does not do automatical disc recordings anymore, but records live TV to a RAM buffer which is used for rewinding or inclusion in recordings. Permashift needs a patch to the VDR (and is incompatible with the old patch!). Patch, plugin and more information are available on the homepage: http://ein-eike.de/vdr-plugin-permashift-english/ Ciao, Eike

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Problem with subtitles: not showing in HD channels
by Pasi Juppo 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

Hi, VDR 2.06 (yavdr 0.50 distro) does not show subtitles in HD channels (Yle channels in Finland). In SD version of the same channels subtitles are working fine. TV shows subtitles fine. I've tried HD softdevice and normally using xineliboutput. Various different settings but none have had any effect in this. The card is TBS6285 and according to manufacturer's support this should not be a driver issue. Any ideas what could be the problem and more importantly how to solve this? Br, Pasi

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[ANNOUNCE] ExtRecMenu v1.2.4
by Andreas Mair 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

Hi, a small update for ExtRecMenu has been released. You can get it from http://projects.vdr-developer.org/projects/plg-extrecmenu Have fun! Andreas *** Changes from v1.2.3 to v1.2.4 *** [amair] Reduced delay when opening the recordings menu if "menu category" feature is used.

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softhddevice fails to compile
by cedric.dewijs＠telfort.nl 16 Aug '14

16 Aug '14

Hi All, I am trying to compile softhddevice. how can I solve below error? Kind regards, Cedric /vdr-plugin-softhddevice$ make Makefile:115: CFLAGS not set Makefile:118: CXXFLAGS not set cc -I/usr/include/alsa -DPLUGIN_NAME_I18N='"softhddevice"' -D_GNU_SOURCE -DAV_INFO -DAV_INFO_TIME=3000 -DUSE_PIP -DUSE_VDR_SPU -DUSE_ALSA -DUSE_OSS -DUSE_VDPAU -DUSE_SCREENSAVER -DGIT_REV='"4a4de36"' -g -W -Wall -Wextra -Winit-self -Wdeclaration-after-statement -c -o video.o video.c cc -I/usr/include/alsa -DPLUGIN_NAME_I18N='"softhddevice"' -D_GNU_SOURCE -DAV_INFO -DAV_INFO_TIME=3000 -DUSE_PIP -DUSE_VDR_SPU -DUSE_ALSA -DUSE_OSS -DUSE_VDPAU -DUSE_SCREENSAVER -DGIT_REV='"4a4de36"' -g -W -Wall -Wextra -Winit-self -Wdeclaration-after-statement -c -o audio.o audio.c cc -I/usr/include/alsa -DPLUGIN_NAME_I18N='"softhddevice"' -D_GNU_SOURCE -DAV_INFO -DAV_INFO_TIME=3000 -DUSE_PIP -DUSE_VDR_SPU -DUSE_ALSA -DUSE_OSS -DUSE_VDPAU -DUSE_SCREENSAVER -DGIT_REV='"4a4de36"' -g -W -Wall -Wextra -Winit-self -Wdeclaration-after-statement -c -o codec.o codec.c codec.c: In function ‘Codec_get_buffer’: codec.c:217:2: warning: ‘age’ is deprecated (declared at /usr/include/libavcodec/avcodec.h:1063) [-Wdeprecated-declarations] codec.c:248:2: warning: ‘age’ is deprecated (declared at /usr/include/libavcodec/avcodec.h:1063) [-Wdeprecated-declarations] codec.c: In function ‘CodecAudioDecode’: codec.c:1474:5: warning: ‘avcodec_decode_audio3’ is deprecated (declared at /usr/include/libavcodec/avcodec.h:4131) [-Wdeprecated-declarations] cc -I/usr/include/alsa -DPLUGIN_NAME_I18N='"softhddevice"' -D_GNU_SOURCE -DAV_INFO -DAV_INFO_TIME=3000 -DUSE_PIP -DUSE_VDR_SPU -DUSE_ALSA -DUSE_OSS -DUSE_VDPAU -DUSE_SCREENSAVER -DGIT_REV='"4a4de36"' -g -W -Wall -Wextra -Winit-self -Wdeclaration-after-statement -c -o ringbuffer.o ringbuffer.c g++ -I/usr/include/alsa -DPLUGIN_NAME_I18N='"softhddevice"' -D_GNU_SOURCE -DAV_INFO -DAV_INFO_TIME=3000 -DUSE_PIP -DUSE_VDR_SPU -DUSE_ALSA -DUSE_OSS -DUSE_VDPAU -DUSE_SCREENSAVER -DGIT_REV='"4a4de36"' -g -W -Wall -Wextra -Winit-self -Werror=overloaded-virtual -shared softhddevice.o softhddev.o video.o audio.o codec.o ringbuffer.o -lasound -lvdpau -lxcb-screensaver -lxcb-dpms -lxcb -lrt -lavcodec -lX11-xcb -lX11 -lxcb-icccm -lxcb -o libvdr-softhddevice.so /usr/bin/ld: softhddevice.o: relocation R_ARM_THM_MOVW_ABS_NC against `Remotes' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC softhddevice.o: could not read symbols: Bad value collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [libvdr-softhddevice.so] Error 1

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cedarX on allwinnerA20, vdr-sxfe uses more CPU than mplayer
by cedric.dewijs＠telfort.nl 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

Hi All, I have an olimex AllwinnerA20 board. I have used the following guide to enable cedarx: https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=3560.0 This works fine, I can now watch big bugs bunny and the sintel trailer in 1080p. Next, I have played the same mpeg2 SD recording by both mplayer and vdr-sxfe. vdr-sxfe uses a lot more CPU than mplayer. (about 70% vs 14% @600MHz) When I look at the messages by vdr-sxfe, it see vdr-sxfe does use vdpau: $ vdr-sxfe -f vdr-sxfe 1.0.90-cvs (build with xine-lib 1.2.1, using xine-lib 1.2.2) Fullscreen mode VDR server not given, searching ... [18147] [discovery] Replacing broadcast source address 192.168.31.106 with server-given address 127.0.0.1 Found VDR server: host 127.0.0.1, port 37890 [18147] [scrnsaver] Failed to open connection to bus: Unable to autolaunch a dbus-daemon without a $DISPLAY for X11 [VDPAU SUNXI] VE version 0x1623 opened. vo_vdpau: vdpau API version : 1 vo_vdpau: vdpau implementation description : sunxi VDPAU Driver vo_vdpau: VideoSurface doesn't support chroma type 4:2:2, sorry. xv_set_property: property=6, value=528408 [18147] [vdr-fe] Detected 2 CPUs [18147] [vdr-fe] Enabling FFmpeg multithreaded video decoding input_bluray: (bluray_class_get_instance:1455) bluray_class_get_instance input_bluray: (bluray_class_get_instance:1455) bluray_class_get_instance [18147] [input_vdr] Connecting (control) to tcp://127.0.0.1:37890 ... [18147] [input_vdr] Server greeting: VDR-1.7.28 xineliboutput-1.0.90-cvs READY [18147] [input_vdr] Connected (control) to tcp://127.0.0.1:37890 [18147] [input_vdr] Connecting (data) to pipe:///var/lib/vdr/plugins/xineliboutput/pipes.2875/pipe.0 [18147] [input_vdr] Data stream connected (PIPE) [18147] [input_vdr] WARNING: xine-engine setting "engine.buffers.audio_num_buffers":230 is too low for HD-playback! Please use values between 500-1000! How can I lower the PCU usage of vdr-sxfe? I have seen a german guide to use cedarx and softhddevice, is this a better solution? http://www.vdr-wiki.de/wiki/index.php/Cubieboard_2_-_Installationsanleitung… Kind regards, Cedric

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Debian, howto get the latest and greatest VDR (source) packages?
by cedric.dewijs＠telfort.nl 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

Hi All, I have installed VDR on debian. This works OK, but the version of vdr in debian is a bit dated: $ vdr -V Aug 10 14:38:11.807 [general.debug] using new 1.7.11+ capture code vdr (1.7.28/1.7.28) - The Video Disk Recorder epgsearchonly (0.0.1) - Direct access to epgsearch's search menu quickepgsearch (0.0.1) - Quick search for broadcasts streamdev-server (0.6.0) - VDR Streaming Server xineliboutput (1.0.90-cvs) - X11/xine-lib output plugin conflictcheckonly (0.0.1) - Direct access to epgsearch's conflict check menu sc (1.0.0pre-HG-29b7b5f231c8+) - A software emulated CAM live (0.2.0) - Live Interactive VDR Environment epgsearch (1.0.1) - search the EPG for repeats and more I have tried to use svn-buildpackage, as stated on the vdr wiki, but that gets me an even older version (vdr_1.6.0 and vdr_1.2.6) http://www.linuxtv.org/vdrwiki/index.php/DEBIAN_Compiling_VDR_Source_Packag… How can I get, compile, package and install the latest versions on debian? Kind regards, Cedric

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Solved: vdr-sxfe: select soundcard
by cedric.dewijs＠telfort.nl 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

Hi All, I have figured out howto change the soundcard vdr-sxfe uses: Sound via first soundcard: $ vdr-sxfe --audio=alsa:hw:0,0 Sound via second soundcard: $ vdr-sxfe --audio=alsa:hw:1,0 Hope this is useful for anyone, Kind regards, Cedric

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