[linux-dvb] Re: New Hauppauge Nova-s

[Marcus Metzler <mocm@metzlerbros.de>]

chrisb writes:
 > On Monday 09 December 2002 11:42, Holger Waechtler wrote:
 > 
 > > I'll add the required modifications and to the BSRU6 driver to CVS soon,
 > > so just now you'll have to use the patch posted previously for now.
 > 
 > I applied the patch already (actually, I created a new uni_stv0299.[co]) and 
 > the card is just working fine.
 > 
 > > The dvr device will only get a stream if you set up the Demux
 > > appropriatly, e.g. by calling
 > >
 > > $ szap -r zdf
 > >
 > > then let it run in one console and call
 > >
 > > $ cat /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 | ts2ps 0x65 0x66 | mplayer -cache 2048  -
 > >
 > > in another one.
 > 
 > It took me a day or so to find out that you have to run both commands at the 
 > same time 8-) Being used to KWinTV and others this isn't a very intuitive 
 > way.
 > I think I will write a HOWTO-Budget-Cards after I found out what to do to get 
 > it all running. The above solution is not very userfriendy and I try to get 
 > some more infos about useable applications (where you can swap channels 
 > without restarting mplayer). I would even write them myself if I would know 
 > where to start...
 > 

Try rtuxzap -m, this should start mplayer and pipe the mpeg stream
into it automatically. You can switch channels on the console, or with
an IR remote, if you have one that works with lirc.
I haven't tested it a lot, though.
You need the rtuxzap from http://www.metzlerbros.org/dvb.

Marcus

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