[linux-dvb] Re: some newbie questions concerning VDR 0.71 & DVB 0.82

[Carsten Koch <Carsten.Koch@icem.de>]

Nils Heidorn wrote:
....
> (1) in the new 0.71 the "Red" and "Green" keys are not showing EPG info for
> the current channel anymore, am i missing something or is this wanted ??

I believe that this function existed in a previous version, 
but according to the VDR 0.71 MANUAL, no color button has
a function in "normal" mode.

I think it would be a good idea to have a consistent way
to get a "Summary" info in all applicable modes.
What I mean is: we should define ONE key for that.
Pressing that same key in "Normal" mode gives us the EPG
summary of the program currently being watched, in "Timer"
mode it displays the summary entry for the current timer,
in "Recordings" mode it displays the summary entry for the
current recording. In "Replay" mode it displays the summary 
entry for the recording being replayed.

What do people think about that idea?

What would be a suitable key? 
We already use "Blue" for that in "Recordings" mode.
Maybe we should put this function on "Blue" also in the
other modes?
For "Normal", there would be no collision.
For "Replay", we could move the "Stop" function to "Red".
Any ideas about "Timer"?

If everyone agrees, I would volunteer to implement that mod.



> (2) could one kind soul give me a script to load the dvb drivers ? I still
> use "make insmod" which seems clumsy to me.But stupidly i cannot get to work
> my own script ( simply derived from the output of "make insmod" as it
> crashes the whole system although i cannot see a difference between my
> script and what "make insmod" does ?!?!

Neither can I.
Why are you not just using "make insmod"?
Are you getting an error message in the shell window 
or in /var/log/messages?



> (3) As i just jumped into Linux again, after 10 years of not Unixing ( last
> experience: machOS on NeXTStaion ) i have problems locating a proper startup
> script, where to initialize lirc, DVB driver and start the VDR demonized,
> could you hint me to something ??

I am using the following:

#! /bin/sh
cd /usr/local/DVB/driver
make insmod
while(true)
do
   date
   cd /usr/local/VDR
   su cko -c "/usr/local/VDR/vdr -v /video -c ."
   killproc -TERM /usr/local/VDR/vdr
   cd /usr/local/DVB/driver
   sleep 10
   make reload
done



This also restarts vdr in case it crashes.
I also modified vdr to end itself after it has been idle
for an hour, so the driver gets reloaded every now and then.
If I do not reload the driver often, it tends to show strange
effects, like changing OSD colors or resetting the ARM every 
few minutes.


> (4) Currently i run a simple system with one DVB-s Card, connected to 2
> CAM's ( SEKA & IRDETO ).
> If i add more DVB-s cards, will they be able to use the existing CAM's for
> recording PAY-TV broadcasts or will each added DVB-s Card need its own set
> of CI-Module & CAM's ???

VDR has a "transfer mode" where you can use an encrypted
program on one card using the CAM connected to the other 
card. Note that this occupies both DVB cards.


> (5) I have a strange Problem with my CAM's ... whenever i leave the System
> on prolonged ( like 24 hours ) it happens quite often that the System
> doesn't decrypt anymore -> Pay-TV channels leave me with black screen ... I
> have to reinsert the CAM Modules to make it work again, and the CAM Modules
> are not only slightly hotter "hand-temperature"... anyone experiencing this
> too ?? Any solutions/workarounds ??? Would a CI-Reset ( which is not
> implemented in VDR right now ) help ???

Reloading the driver often (see above) might help.


> (6) before upgrading to 2.4.x kernel: does DVB 0.82 & VDR 0.71 compile &
> work under 2.4.x ???


Have not tried that yet.
On my VDR PC, I am still using 2.2.16.

In a recent message on this list, Ralph has announced, that he
will split the driver development into a main branch that will
only work under 2.4 and a "maintenance mode" branch that will
only receive bug fixes and continue to worrk under 2.2.


Carsten.


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