vdr February 2005

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"device 1 has no lock, can't attach receiver", how to diagnose the problem?
by Lucian Muresan 21 Feb '05

21 Feb '05

Hi folks, I'm pulling mai hair off with this. I have only installed a new gentoo (stock gentoo 2.6.10 kernel, DVB drivers for my Nova-S from this kernel), nptl enabled (I still have the old gentoo on another partition, nptl-enabled, too, where VDR works, for what I'm doing with VDR until now, I never had these famous NPTL-related problems), only this time udev-enabled. Well, after figuring out how to setup the dvb devices with udev in /dev/dvb/, I thought all was set, I copyed my old /etc/vdr configuration files over from the old partition and expected VDR (tried 1.3.18, 1.3.20, 1.3.21) to just work. But it doesn't. I'm either getting "Channel unavailable" on the OSD, or "device 1 has no lock, can't attach receiver" in the log file. With dvbscan from dvb-apps I can generate a channels.conf from each of the 4 LNBs attached to my diseqc switch (Amos, Sirius, Eutelsat W2 and Astra), and I didn't change anything in the VDR's diseqc.conf. Well, I do not actually know if the fact that I can scan the transponders with dvbscan means that everything should be OK. How/what could I test further? I was thinking of using szap to tune to a channel and check if mplayer works, but I can't find out how to tell szap to choose one of the LNBs. So what any other ideas do you guys have? What other information do you need to know, as I'm so frustrated right now I didn't manage to think of all information needed? Thanx a lot in advance Lucian

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can't get lock on Astra 19.2
by tony 21 Feb '05

21 Feb '05

Hi, I watched some German TV a few days ago while playing with config stuff. I can no longer get a lock on anything at 19.2E. I guess that it is just me but still... Can't understand what might have gone wrong Tony Grant

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can't get xine plugin to work
by Simon Baxter 20 Feb '05

20 Feb '05

I've installed the vdr-xine plugin "2005-02-13: Version 0.7.1" When xine starts I can see some vdr references : xine --verbose=2 load_plugins: plugin /usr/local/lib/xine/plugins/1.0.0/post/xineplug_post_vdr.so found load_plugins: plugin /usr/local/lib/xine/plugins/1.0.0/xineplug_inp_vdr.so found but when vdr starts, there's an error. I start xine in one window then ./vdr -w 60 -Pxine and /var/log/messages looks like : Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: VDR version 1.2.6 started Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: loading plugin: ./PLUGINS/lib/libvdr-xine.s o.1.2.6 Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: loading /fifty/video/sources.conf Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: loading /fifty/video/channels.conf Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: found 1 video device Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: initializing plugin: xine (0.7.1): Software based playback using xine Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: setting primary device to 1 Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: device 1 has no MPEG decoder Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: trying device number 2 instead Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: setting primary device to 2 Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: SVDRP listening on port 2001 Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: starting plugin: xine Feb 20 20:06:54 nzbaxters vdr[6491]: ERROR: remote control XineRemote not ready! then I have to CTRL-c the ./vdr app. Also, even though the xine patches were applied to the xine-ui, I don't see the vdr keys on the xine app. Should I? if I start vdr without the plugin, it does : Feb 20 20:17:48 nzbaxters vdr[6583]: VDR version 1.2.6 started Feb 20 20:17:48 nzbaxters vdr[6583]: loading /fifty/video/sources.conf Feb 20 20:17:48 nzbaxters vdr[6583]: loading /fifty/video/channels.conf Feb 20 20:17:48 nzbaxters vdr[6583]: found 1 video device Feb 20 20:17:48 nzbaxters vdr[6583]: setting primary device to 1 Feb 20 20:17:48 nzbaxters vdr[6583]: device 1 has no MPEG decoder Feb 20 20:17:48 nzbaxters vdr[6583]: SVDRP listening on port 2001 ??

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vdr 1.3.21
by Simon Baxter 20 Feb '05

20 Feb '05

I've complied a new version of VDR. Am running FC3 and executed the following just as a test : [root@nzbaxters vdr-1.3.21test]# cat $LANG en_GB.iso8859-1 export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.1 export LC_CTYPE="en_GB@euro" ulimit -Sc1000000000 ./vdr vdr: please turn off UTF-8 before starting VDR Is UTF-8 being referenced somewhere else?

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scan sat / update channels.conf
by OlfaX 20 Feb '05

20 Feb '05

hi all, i want to scan sat to generate an update channels.conf for vdr, "usage: scan [options...] [-c | initial-tuning-data-file] " if i use "-c" scan current transponder, when i don't know how to scan all transpornder, i must precise "initial-tuning-data-file", but i dont know what to give for astra or hotbird. please help olfax No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.1.0 - Release Date: 18/02/2005

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latest VDR src ??
by Simon Baxter 20 Feb '05

20 Feb '05

where can I get the latest sourcecode for vdr?

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vdr 1.2.6 and 1.3.17
by Simon Baxter 20 Feb '05

20 Feb '05

This is the first time I'v tried to get VDR working. Have a budget card (with no decoder) so had to extend xine with the vdr plugins. This seems to be working. when I run "xine --verbose=2" I can see the vdr drivers being loaded. Next step get VDR working I've followed all the xine plugin directions and got as far as ./runvdr "'-Pxine -r'" in the INSTALL [root@nzbaxters VDR]# ./runvdr "'-Pxine -r'" /bin/sh: line 0: cd: /usr/src/linux-2.6.9-rc4: No such file or directory head: cannot open `/fifty/data/Packages/video/DVB/driver/DVB/include/linux/dvb/version.h' for reading: No such file or directory /bin/sh: line 0: cd: /usr/src/linux-2.6.9-rc4: No such file or directory Makefile:113: /fifty/data/Packages/video/DVB/driver/Rules.make: No such file or directory make: *** No rule to make target `/fifty/data/Packages/video/DVB/driver/Rules.make'. Stop. [root@nzbaxters VDR]# I'm not sure why it's trying to call linux-2.6.9-rc4 but suspect I needed to get a new VDR source and start again. Since first playing with all this I have moved from FC2 to FC3 and changed kernels several times, until getting the DVB card working properly (as tested with xine natively and mplayer, tzap, scan, etc etc). In looking for a new vdr source, saw the vdr-1.3.17-0.16.rpm was available, so rpm -Uvh'd it. I now have 1.2.6 complied and available in one directory, and 1.3.17 rpm'd and installed in /usr/bin When I try running the same commands: [root@nzbaxters bin]# pwd /usr/bin [root@nzbaxters bin]# ./runvdr "'-Pxine -r'" ./runvdr: line 32: cd: ../DVB/driver: No such file or directory make: *** No rule to make target `insmod'. Stop. bash: ./vdr: No such file or directory Sat Feb 19 15:13:28 GMT 2005 restarting VDR ./vdr: No such file or directory ./runvdr: line 42: cd: ../DVB/driver: No such file or directory make: *** No rule to make target `rmmod'. Stop. make: *** No rule to make target `insmod'. Stop. Sat Feb 19 15:13:38 GMT 2005 bash: ./vdr: No such file or directory Sat Feb 19 15:13:38 GMT 2005 restarting VDR ./vdr: No such file or directory [root@nzbaxters bin]# vdr vdr: warning: NPTL is active - there may be problems vdr: please turn off UTF-8 before starting VDR [root@nzbaxters bin]# Any suggestions? Should I get a recent 1.3.x VDR source and patch in the xine plugin? Can I get the 1.3.17 working 'out of the box' ?

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LNB-sharing for DiSEqC [BETA]
by Matthias Lötzke 20 Feb '05

20 Feb '05

Hello! Due to public demand I included DiSEqC support into the configurable LNB-sharing patch. This feature is beta and still needs testing. Please try the patch at: http://www.xn--ltzke-jua.de/dvb/VDR_LNB_sharing_patch/BETA2-configurableLNB… The developement depends on your detailed feedback, because I have no posibility to test the patch myself. Matthias.

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RE: [vdr] OT: Best DVI Video Card for Xine
by jori.hamalainen＠teliasonera.com 19 Feb '05

19 Feb '05

> I'm getting a 43" Pioneer 435XDE plasma TV delivered and want > to connect to it using the HDMI connection - obviously it > will be much better quality and capable of delivering High > Definition. Has anyone done this before? Yes. With DVI/HDMI the quality is superb. All the defects of DVB-picture are _too_ visible. With HDTV material system is great.. :-) But just to note, your display cannot make HDTV 720p resolution. Native resolution is 1024x768, 720p is 1280x720. But they advertise it being HD ready, so it should understand HDTV timings. > What's the best way to do it and the best video card (I guess > a DVI based card with a DVI->HDMI cable??) I use NVIDIA cards, which have full XXMC / XVMC acceleration with X11. My system is DVI->DVI cable to Sony projector. I tried Radeon 9200 -card with DVI, but I could not get picture with 10m cable. NVIDIA worked instantly. > Do people generally use X11 to display the output from VDR > xine, or do people use framebuffer? If so, which card has > acceleration best supported? I'd say NVIDIA card has best acceleration (MPEG-playback) support for X servers. It includes 2048x2048 XV overlays for HDTV support if card is new enough (Geforce 3 I think is the oldest model, but I might be wrong). Lot of people are running with G400 series card, but I think it doesn't allow accelerated HDTV playback. But for SDTV it is ok. > Are there any problems with aspect ratio, how does this work > and what's the best X11 set-up if using X? Is the desktop > properly hidden? vdr-xine manages aspect ratios automatically. And on full screen mode desktop is hidden. I hope VDR could do aspect ratio thing this via signal tweaking (dreambox always 16:9-mode) or WSS-signals. My setup isn't the best, I run standard KDE desktop and it works. But it is a bit heavy system.. :-) Initial trials I made with TVWM which worked ok. You just need to make a decision how you want to drive your plasma TV: - 1080i, probably TV's deinterlacer generates progressive frames with low VDR cpu - 720p, xine has to make deinterlace => eats cpu cycles - native 1:1 resolution of plasma TV => same as 720p Also Europeans sucked at defining 50Hz HDTV-modes (IMHO), not neccessarily you TV-set supports that. Major HDTV material is 60Hz or 24fps, and now for us it needs to be downconverted, because it was decided by 'idiots'. With PAL we got a larger resolution with 50Hz system compared to NTSC on similar video bandwidth. But with 720p/50 or 1080i/50 we do not gain anything. Just degraded quality. Ok, enough whining. So your plasma might not support 1080i @ 50Hz, so euro-DVB video might judder. This information should be found on manual or net. SMPTE 296M-2001 (720p/50Hz) modeline is already archived at vdr mailing list. I also have SMPTE 274M timings (1080i/50). ATSC 60Hz modelines are available on multiple places at Net. Best regards, Jori

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vdr 1.3.21 & bitstreamout
by Esa Viitala 19 Feb '05

19 Feb '05

Hi, Has anyone patched bitstreamout 0.61f to work with vdr 1.3.21 (or any version after .18)? ..Esa

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