[vdr] Re: AW: Re: DVB-C and 2 x DVB-S CARD in one VDR System

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Bernd Burg wrote:
> 
> ->-----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> ->Von: kls@cadsoft.de [mailto:kls@cadsoft.de]Im Auftrag von Klaus
> ->Schmidinger
> ->Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. September 2001 23:34
> ->An: vdr@linuxtv.org
> ->Betreff: [vdr] Re: DVB-C and 2 x DVB-S CARD in one VDR System
> ->
> ->
> ->Bernd Burg wrote:
> ->>
> ->> Hi everybody,
> ->>
> ->> I've got 1 DVB-C card in my current system. I would like to
> ->change to
> ->> satellite with a DVB-S card.
> ->> Question
> ->> Is ist possible to use the DVB-C card as a mpeg-decoder and
> ->use the stream
> ->> of a "cheap" DVB-S card like the NOVA to get the stream
> ->from the satellite
> ->> or do i have to buy a "expensive" DVB-S card ?
> ->
> ->You do need only one card with an MPEG decoder to view recordings,
> ->and you can even transfer the live data from the second card
> ->to the first
> ->card to view it. A problem might arise if your DVB-C card
> ->doesn't get a
> ->signal any more (in case you intend to completely drop your
> ->cable connection).
> ->
> ->Klaus
> ->--
> 
> My Idea behind all this is to use DVB-C card only as MPEG decoder without
> connection to the cable, use a NOVA as "primary card" to watch TV and use a
> DVB-S card with CI Interface for recordings and to whatch PW in the future.
> 
> I tried the Setup with the DVB-C card and the DVB-S card (Nova not available
> yet). I connected the DVB-C to the TV. I compiled VDR with DEBUG_OSD=1 to be
> able to handle the menue from the PC-screen.
> 
> And now the problem start. Making DVB-C to the primary interface brings
> problemes because no signal available on the IN side. Makong DVB-S card as
> the primary is ok if you connect the TV to the DVB-S card.
> 
> I tried to find a solution in the mailinglist but i couldn't find one. So
> perhaps anyone of you could help me.
> 
> So again:
> 
> DVB-C card which is Interface 1 shall show the mpeg stream (directly if
> possible) of Interface 2 (DVB-S)
> Remote control shall switch the Interface 2 and the OSD shall work on
> Interface 1.

The solution would probably be to set the 'Ca' parametr of all channels
to '2', thus making them all only receivable by the second card. Then
live viewing would always go via the transfer mode.

Klaus
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