vdr April 2005

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dxr3 glitches - buffer problem?
by Prakash Punnoor 18 Apr '05

18 Apr '05

Hi, I am using vdr 1.3.23 with dxr3-0.2.3-cvs20050323. Furthermore my machine is diskless, ie I run via nfs root. There are two problems I am experiencing: 1) On channel switches first pc and sound plays ok, then usually the pic/sound seems to stop for a brief time and come back resyncing. This happens once or twice just after ch switch, then everything is ok. (I also experienced this with vdr-1.3.6 and dxr3-0.2.2) 2) Since this newer setup runs much more stable I tried timeshifting as well. Here I have the same problem as in 1), but it happens in between which is very annoying, esp as with higer probability I loose a/v sync to a slight degree. Just recording and just watching the recording is no problem though. I have a 100mbit connection and it shouldn't be a problem to handle this. Most of the time timeshifting is ok, just a few times above problem happens. So my idea was to try to increase some buffer, if poossible. I know that filling a bigger buffer will make channel switching slower, but I'd be happy if switching would be smooth... Furthermore if timeshifting goes smooth, I'd be even more happy. So, could anybody give me a pointer where to look in the source files? I should note, I am using pretty low-end hardware: AMD K6-2 at 500MHz with crappy Via MVP3 chipset. The chipset is know to do lousy busmastering, so this could be a trouble maker as well. But as I wrote above, I'd first try to make buffers bigger. I once used a Athlon with KT133 Chipset and still had Problem 1), so this wouldn't be entirely hw related. I never tried timeshifting then though... -- Prakash Punnoor

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dxr3, segfault at start/end
by Prakash Punnoor 17 Apr '05

17 Apr '05

Hi, I didn't have this problem with vdr 1.3.6 and dxr3 0.2.2, but now with vdr 1.3.23 and dxr3-0.2.3-cvs20050323. I remember I had a similar one with vdr and dxr plugin with versions in between, but I have removed those versions then... First problem: 1) If I start vdr with -Pdxr3 (and using linux-threads, using NPTL failure is more probable) starting will usually die with "Ungültiger Maschinenbefehl", ie unkown maschine instruction or alike. Sometime vdr manages to start though, interesting enough, first try is usually succesful. (If I abort with ctrl-c and try again I will have a hard time starting it again.) I managed to get it started now more reliable: in dxr3memcpy.c I commented out the benchmarking and simply set dxr3_memcpy = linux_kernel_memcpy; as this is fastest anyway on that system. Now I have no problem starting, even with NPTL. Interesting enough: If I start with unmodified dxr3, but using strace, vdr starts up normally, as well. So I think there is an issue in threading. 2) vdr won't correctly end. I will *always* get *** glibc detected *** free(): invalid pointer: 0xb7baabc0 *** Any idea, how to find out, who is the trouble maker? I just use dxr3 plugin and vdr. Will gdb help? (Though I have nearly no experience using gdb...) Cheers, -- Prakash Punnoor

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Could I get decoded Vidoe/Audio data in raw format?
by Chang Renjer 17 Apr '05

17 Apr '05

Hello, Nice to write you! I am not familar with VDR.But i want to know whether i can get decoded Video/Audio data in raw format? Video in YUV,Audio in PCM? Thanks! Yours sincerely,Renjer --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? 150万曲MP3疯狂搜，带您闯入音乐殿堂美女明星应有尽有，搜遍美图、艳图和酷图 1G就是1000兆，雅虎电邮自助扩容！

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[Fwd: [Oberseminar] April 19th: Oberseminar Kryptographie/Computeralgebra TU Darmstadt]
by Manuel Hartl 17 Apr '05

17 Apr '05

hi this is a little bit off-topic. but i think by forwarding this to the mailing list this receives a lot of interested people.. . bye.

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Vdr-1.3.x, AMD64 in 64-bit mode, and working EPG?
by Ari Huttunen 16 Apr '05

16 Apr '05

I'm still running an old 1.2.x version of VDR, and my EPG is still not working (empty). There was another guy with a similar problem, but I didn't notice any replies to his question either. So.. Are there people who are running the 1.3 successfully in 64-bit mode and kernel 2.6.x? Maybe I should change now? Is the latest 1.3 stable? Ari Huttunen

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ProSiebenSat1 HDTV, aynone?
by Harald Milz 16 Apr '05

16 Apr '05

Hi, MIB-II last weekend was apparently sent in HDTV on separate PIDs. According to http://www.golem.de/0504/37384.html, the parameters were ASTRA 1F Transponder Nr. 16 Frequenz : 11.4355 GHz Polarisation: vertikal Symbolrate : 22 MS/s QPSK FEC : 5/6 Network ID: 0x0085 Original Network ID: 0x0085 Transport StreamID: 0x0006 Service ID: 0x0292 PMT PID: 0x0060 Video PID: 0x00FF 1920x1080i, 50Hz PCR PID: 0x00FF Audio PID: 0x0103 DolbyDigital Service Name: ProSieben HD Service Provider: ProSiebenSat1 channels.conf line, anyone? My VDR didn't seem to find the channel itself. Should ProSiebenHD;ProSiebenSat.1:11435:v:S19.2E:22000:255:256;259:0:0:658:133:6:0 work? I am not sure about the normal audio PID (if there is any, anyways). -- Signs of crime: screaming or cries for help. -- from the Brown Security Crime Prevention Pamphlet

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iframeassembler full with dvd plugin
by C.Y.M 16 Apr '05

16 Apr '05

After updating to the latest cvs of the dvd plugin, I am getting these strange errors in my syslog (using vdr-1.3.23). Apr 15 22:24:35 sid vdr[6779]: dvd-plugin thread started (pid=6779, tid=950280) Apr 15 22:24:35 sid vdr[6779]: dvd-plugin: BitStreamOutActive=0, HasBitStreamOut=0 (0) Apr 15 22:24:35 sid vdr[6779]: dvd-plugin: SoftDeviceOutActive=0, HasSoftDeviceOut=0 Apr 15 22:40:12 sid vdr[6779]: ERROR: dvd-plugin iframeassembler full 524772 Apr 15 22:40:12 sid last message repeated 11 times Best Regards,

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New Version SVDRP-Patch for Control plugins
by Hardy Flor 15 Apr '05

15 Apr '05

Hello, a new version of the svdrp-patch is available at http://www.fast-info.de/vdr/svdrp-0.0.2.tgz new svdrp-commands: - LSTP [ <number> | <name> ] List (loaded) plugins. Without option, all plugins are listed. Otherwise the name, version and the numbers of commands for the given plugin are listed. - PLAY STOP | <number> [ BEGIN | <position> ] Play the recording with the given number. Before a recording can be played, an LSTR command must have been executed in order to retrieve the recording numbers. The keyword 'STOP' is for stop a replaying. For <position> use hh:mm:ss[.ff] or framenumber. - PLUG <name> | <number> [ HELP ] <cmd> [ <option> ] This command allow the access to the plugins With HELP a list for allowed commands is displayed Use 'HELP cmd' for detail infos for the 'cmd' Note: not all plugins are enabled for access from SVDRP. - STRP <name> | <number> Start the MainMenuAction for the plugin with <number> or <name>, for a list all plugins use the LSTP command. control the plugin with the new methods: virtual bool ParseSVDRP(cSVDRP *SVDRP, const char *Cmd, const char *Option); virtual const char **SVDRPHelpPages(void); Hardy

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[ANNOUNCE] vdr-epgsearch.0.9.3
by cwieninger＠gmx.de 15 Apr '05

15 Apr '05

Hi, here's a new release of the epgsearch plugin. You can find it here: http://people.freenet.de/cwieninger/html/vdr-epg-search__english_.html wget: http://people.freenet.de/cwieninger/vdr-epgsearch-0.9.3.tgz What's new? 2005-04-14: Version 0.9.3 - implemented direct SVDRP communication (no more need for svdrpsend.pl. For now, the old external method can still be used when you pass it with -f as parameter, if you omit -f the internal method is used) - added buttons '<<' and '>>' in detailed epg view (summary) to jump to the previous/next event of the menu behind (schedule, now, next, ..., search results) - new feature to use epgsearch for searching from other plugins or scripts (see the README 'Usage from other plugins or scripts') - shifting displayed time with FF, FR or by toggling with '0' is now also available in schedule menu - added a setup option to set a default for handling pay tv channels when searching (does not affect search timers) - fixed day check in searchtimer scan with respect to changes in vdr-1.3.23 - changed detection of existing timers to reduce superfluous timer modifications. - added channel name and subtitle to parameters for custom commands - small change in input logic of 'from channel' when editing a search entry - updated screen shots on project homepage What is it about? EPG-Search can be used as a replacement for the default schedules menu entry. It looks like the standard schedules menu, but adds some additional functions: - Commands for EPG entries with 5 built-in commands like 'show repeats', 'create search'. One can add own commands for other needs, like adding a VDRAdmin auto-timer. - Add up to 4 user-defined times to 'now' and 'next' - Searching the EPG: Create reusable queries, which can also be used as 'search timers'. - Search timers: Search for broadcasts in the background and add a timer if one matches (similar to VDRAdmin's auto-timers) or simply make an annoucement about it via OSD - Progress bar in 'What's on now' and 'What's on next' - Shift the time displayed by keypress, e.g. 'What's on now' + 30 minutes - Start menu can be setup between 'Schedule' or 'What's on now' - background check for timer conflicts (requires a recent timeline plugin) - detailed epg menu (summary) allows jumping to the next/previous event Works only for vdr-1.3.x (x>=7). Tested on 1.3.10 to 1.3.23. Parts of the sources are based on the repeating-EPG patch from Gerhard Steiner, who gave me the permission to use them (thanks for his work!). Best regards, Christian

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[ANNOUNCE] bitstreamout plugin 0.83a (sound loop through sound card)
by Dr. Werner Fink 15 Apr '05

15 Apr '05

Hi, just a simple bugfix release to get the mute function back without loosing the current AC3 audio channel ;^) Werner -- AC3 loop through sound card http://bitstreamout.sourceforge.net/ Howto http://www.vdr-portal.de/board/thread.php?threadid=1958 ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool." -- Edward Burr

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