[vdr] Re: Multiple Card Setup Problem

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

Reinhard Walter Buchner wrote:
> 
> Hi Klaus, all,
> 
> As stated in another posting, I now have a second
> (& third) DVB card here.
> 
> My setup:
> Primary DVB: card 1 (Rev 1.3 & no CI)
> Secondary card 2: Rev 1.6 + CI
> 
> CICAM:
> Card 1:
> FTA
> FTA
> 
> Card 2:
> Premiere World
> Premiere World
> 
> Now here is what I *don't* like:
> 
> If I start the first recording, VDR decides to use the secondary
> card. If I now add (or rather try) a second recording which is
> *not* FTA. VDR whines that the channel is locked. Of course
> this is true because VDR uses the secondary interface to record
> the FTA channel and blocks itself from recording the crypted
> movie.
> 
> Wouldn't it be wiser to check which DVB card has the CAM
> attached and use *this* card for encrypted recordings and
> the other one for FTA? I.e. VDR should check if recording
> #1 is FTA, if so, then record on the card(s) w/o CI. If it's an
> encrypted channel it should use DVB #2 (in my case). If
> you then add a second recording it should check if it is
> possible to record this on the first DVB. If it is either
> encrypted or cannot be recorded (due to channel settings)
> only then should VDR record it on the DVB#2 (again for
> my setup). If it *is* possible to add this recording to the
> "FTA" card, it should do so  However, VDR should *not*
> use the second DVB card, just because it happens to be
> free. Otherwise you won't be able to record an FTA
> channel first and later add a secondary, encrypted,
> channel. I did play around with the priority setting (as I
> was hoping this would do the trick), but it didn't help.
> Or am I missing something (like RTFM ;o))

Actually it's supposed to work as you describe.
What's the value of your "Primary Limit"?

Klaus
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