vdr February 2010

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Re: [vdr] vdr htpc + xine = dropped frames warning
by Jiri Dobry 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Hello, Dropped frames with xine/xineliboutput + vdr is real problem. And suppress warning messages is not solution. Dropped frames is visible. Sometimes less, sometime more. This steps little help: Option "TripleBuffer" "true" in xorg.conf in Screen section In xine configuration file: video.processing.ffmpeg_pp_quality:0 video.processing.ffmpeg_skip_loop_filter:all engine.decoder_priorities.vdpau_h264:1 engine.decoder_priorities.vdpau_mpeg12:1 engine.decoder_priorities.vdpau_mpeg12:1 Disable VSYNC synchronization will reduce CPU usage dramaticaly to 0-8% on mpeg2/h264, with small effect to dropped frames: xvattr -a XV_SYNC_TO_VBLANK -v 0 If you have AMD/integrated graphic, force minimum frequency for scaller to 1.8Ghz, it have bandwidth problem: echo 1800000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq During 4 month I was try everything. Over 20 different version of xinelib, over 20 version of ffmpeg, 4 different computers. Nothing was 100% solution. I was try to create thread on nvnews server, but sometime I thing tha I am alone who is able too see this problem. (http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2134207) Jiri > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 09:40:24 -0800 > From: VDR User <user.vdr(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [vdr] vdr htpc + xine = dropped frames warning > To: VDR Mailing List <vdr(a)linuxtv.org> > Message-ID: > <a3ef07921002050940k59c2a22fp9fb14dde78371d09(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 4:23 AM, martinez <martinez(a)embl.de> wrote: > >> I am running a htpc with vdr 1.7.11 + xine >> >> I was using oxine where there is no problem with warnings but unfortunately it does not support vdpau and doesn't seem to be regularly maintained. >> >> I have disabled dropped frames warning in xine but somehow I still get from time to time a window telling me that xine is dropping some frames. >> Since the HTPC is not connected to a mouse the only work around is to press the power button on the remote (which is mapped to a script that kills xine and returns to the main menu) >> >> I would appreciate if somebody could point me to a sure way to get rid of all warnings in xine, in fact I do not want xine to display anything other than the vdr osd and the ts stream. >> Is easy to patch the xine source code to act more suitably to an htpc? >> > > Make sure you are _not_ running xine when you edit ~/.xine/config, and > make sure you edit the correct one. Meaning if you start xine as > root, login as root and edit the config file. If you start it as a > user, login with that user name and edit, etc..... > > The correct setting would be: > gui.dropped_frames_warning:0 > > > >

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XBMC and vdr
by martinez＠embl.de 06 Feb '10

06 Feb '10

Dear Petri, XBMC works for the ORIGINAL Xbox (aka xbox1) not for the XBOX 360 Art Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:02:01 +0200 From: Petri Helin <phelin(a)googlemail.com> Subject: Re: [vdr] XBMC and vdr To: VDR Mailing List <vdr(a)linuxtv.org> Message-ID: <4B6C7939.3030208(a)googlemail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 02/05/2010 04:16 PM, martinez wrote: To the best of my knowledge XBMC can only be compiled for xbox1 It is always best not to rely on flawed knowledge, but try to find out the truth instead: http://xbmc.org/about/ -Petri

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Tuning USB
by Markus Fritsche 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Hello, I am using (or trying to) vdr on an Eee PC 701. vdr is set up to be headless, just used for network streaming and (hopefully) recording. I am facing some issues with the USB connection though. Some details on my setup: - Eee 701 - Ubuntu Server 9.10 - Ubuntu VDR and dvb drivers - USB Hauppauge Nova-T Stick 3 - USB Harddisks for storage The issue I'm facing is that all three external USB ports of the Eee 701 are wired to the same hub (at least, that's what I think ;-)). Live TV via network streaming (vdr-plugin-streamdev-server) is fine and works like a charm. Recording, though, cancels after 30 seconds, saying that "ERROR: video data stream broken". I already set the autosuspend of USB to off, changed the cpufreq govenor to performance. Are there any other tweaks you can think of that will allow vdr to record & store the stream while being on the same USB HUB? Or is this a lost cause? Best regards, Markus

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XBMC and vdr
by martinez 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

To the best of my knowledge XBMC can only be compiled for xbox1 Anyway for a linux program to 'pretend' to be a Windows Media Center so the xbox 360 is happy talking to it? or any vdr plugin that can do the job? On Feb 5, 2010, at 2:46 PM, Scott Waye wrote: > Have you looked at XBMC? > > -- > Scott

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vdr htpc + xine = dropped frames warning
by martinez 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

I am running a htpc with vdr 1.7.11 + xine I was using oxine where there is no problem with warnings but unfortunately it does not support vdpau and doesn't seem to be regularly maintained. I have disabled dropped frames warning in xine but somehow I still get from time to time a window telling me that xine is dropping some frames. Since the HTPC is not connected to a mouse the only work around is to press the power button on the remote (which is mapped to a script that kills xine and returns to the main menu) I would appreciate if somebody could point me to a sure way to get rid of all warnings in xine, in fact I do not want xine to display anything other than the vdr osd and the ts stream. Is easy to patch the xine source code to act more suitably to an htpc? cheers Art Martinez

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Dolby audio on DasErste
by Falk Spitzberg 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Hello, I asked for this topic a while back. When i select Dolby audio, VDR uses the Dolby digital track on all channels but "DasErste". I know that they name their dolby track non standard and i know that i can edit the channels.conf to name the pid correctly. But for other reasons i need to turn on automatic PID update, and now I have to select the Dolby track manually, each time when i switch to that channel, because the automatic update overwrites my manual change. Is there another possibility to tell VDR to use the dd Track although it has a non standard name? Any help is greatly appreciated. -- Falk Spitzberg E-Mail: post(a)spitzberg.de

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Re: [vdr] vdr and xbox 360
by Scott Waye 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Have you looked at XBMC? -- Scott ----- Reply message ----- From: "martinez" <martinez(a)embl.de> Date: Fri, Feb 5, 2010 12:30 Subject: [vdr] vdr and xbox 360 To: <vdr(a)linuxtv.org> I have an xbox 360 able to run unsigned code and to interact (as all xbox 360s) with a microsoft media center. I have no microsoft media center, nor any interest in setting up one. Is there some way I can get the xbox 360 to stream video and/or recordings from my linux htpc which is running vdr 1.7.11 Cheers, Art Martinez

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vdr and xbox 360
by martinez 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

I have an xbox 360 able to run unsigned code and to interact (as all xbox 360s) with a microsoft media center. I have no microsoft media center, nor any interest in setting up one. Is there some way I can get the xbox 360 to stream video and/or recordings from my linux htpc which is running vdr 1.7.11 Cheers, Art Martinez

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DM-8000S or HTPC ?
by Gregoire Favre 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Hello, I'd like to buy/create a new dual-DVB-s2 system, WAF compatible. I thought about the DM-8000S http://www.dm8000.co.uk/ which is quiete expensive... My other choice would be to create a new HTPC with something like an Asus P7H57D-V EVO http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=CadI5xNLwMYopFyJ or another H57 mainboard like http://geizhals.eu/?cat=mbp4_1156&asuch=H57 with an Intel "Clarkdale"-CPUs (i3-xxx or i5-6xx) such that I don't need a graphic card. And of course a dual DVB-S2 card, like a Mystique TV Homepage - SaTiX, CaBiX, TeRiX, HDTV, S2, H.264 http://www.mystique-tv.de/ and a good HD and a good case. Such a config would of course cost less than the DM-8000S and would be much more full of power (and allow to use VDR) any thought about it ? Thank you :-) -- Grégoire Favre, Chemin de Mallieu 15, 1009 Pully, +41 21 550 61 93 prof -> Gymnase de Chamblandes, Avenue des Désertes 29, 1009 Pully sip -> 310546(a)sip.freesip.ch / gsm -> +41 78 765 65 00 http://www.gycham.vd.ch/~greg / netvoip.ch : +41 21 544 77 44

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1.7.12 w/ FF card on old Linux + S2API wrapper
by Gavin Hamill 04 Feb '10

04 Feb '10

I've been using the same 1.4.7 setup for over 2 years and thought I'd dip my toe in the 1.7.x world. I'm using Ubuntu dapper (mid 2006) so my DVB kernel/header setup is still at API level 3, hence I've been using Udo Richter's S2API wrapper. Compile was ok, but even trying the simplest setup of "./vdr -Pdvbsddevice" I'm unable to get a picture or OSD through the FF card. Is this supposed to work with the S2API patches, or are those purely for input only? Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] VDR version 1.7.12 started Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] codeset is 'UTF-8' - known Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] found 25 locales in ./locale Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] loading plugin: ./PLUGINS/lib/libvdr-dvbsddevice.so.1.7.12 Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] loading /video/setup.conf Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] loading /video/sources.conf Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] loading /video/channels.conf Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] loading /video/timers.conf Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] loading /video/svdrphosts.conf Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] loading /video/remote.conf Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] loading /video/keymacros.conf Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] ERROR: unknown plugin 'screenshot' Jan 31 16:59:01 telly vdr: [10843] ERROR: empty key macro Jan 31 16:59:02 telly vdr: [10843] reading EPG data from /video/epg.data Jan 31 16:59:02 telly vdr: [10844] video directory scanner thread started (pid=10843, tid=10844) Jan 31 16:59:02 telly vdr: [10845] video directory scanner thread started (pid=10843, tid=10845) Jan 31 16:59:02 telly vdr: [10844] video directory scanner thread ended (pid=10843, tid=10844) Jan 31 16:59:02 telly vdr: [10845] video directory scanner thread ended (pid=10843, tid=10845) Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] probing /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] creating cDvbDevice Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] new device number 1 Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] frontend 0/0 provides DVB-T ("Conexant CX22702 DVB-T") Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] probing /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0 Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] creating cDvbDevice Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] new device number 2 Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10847] tuner on frontend 0/0 thread started (pid=10843, tid=10847) Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10848] section handler thread started (pid=10843, tid=10848) Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] frontend 1/0 provides DVB-C ("VLSI VES1820 DVB-C") Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] found 2 DVB devices Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] initializing plugin: dvbsddevice (0.0.3): SD Full Featured DVB device Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] setting primary device to 2 Jan 31 16:59:03 telly vdr: [10843] device 2 has no MPEG decoder Of course, device 2 VLSI VES1820 DVB-C definitely does have an MPEG decoder? Do I really need to upgrade the OS to use newer VDR? I tried both the existing dvb-ttpci-01.fw and the new TS-enabled one, with the same results. Cheers, Gavin. [1] http://www.udo-richter.de/vdr/patches.en.html#dvb-api-wrapper

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