vdr August 2013

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VDR on Beaglebone Black
by Bruce MacIntyre 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

Hello Everyone, This is my second post regarding putting VDR on a BBB. I was a little disappointed that no one responded to my first posting. Since then I have poured over google to find as much as I can about what I want to do. On Ubuntuforums I found a user that installed VDR using apt-get install vdr <and 4 xine plugins>. I was amazed that it all installed without any errors and when I rebooted the BBB it was running VDR automatically. I updated some of the configuration files but when I did apt-get install vdr-plugin-hdhomerun (to support my HDHomeRun Dual) I received an error that it wanted a newer version of VDR, but the version, 1.7.22 is newer than the plugin??? I was also hoping to get VDR version 2 because it seems to have support for HD TV and ATSC that I think I need here in the US. It seems that recording TV from the HDHR to disk is an easy task, if I can find the software to do it. My question is, does anyone think it is possible to get VDR 2 running on a BeagleBone Black (running Ubuntu 12.04) with a Silicon Dust HDHomeRun Dual as the tuner? I'm an experienced user, but new to Linux. I've already spent several weeks learning and I have no problem learning more to see this finished. But am I beating a dead horse? Internet wisdom seems to indicate that MYTHTV is the way to go for the HDHomerun. But I like everything I have read about VDR. I look forward to your suggestions. Thanks Bruce

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[Announce] New plugin peer-0.0.1
by Frank Schmirler 12 Aug '13

12 Aug '13

Hi again, I've planned to do this for years, now I finally made it: Here's the first release of the new peer plugin. The plugin is meant for those who don't have a client/server environment (i.e. all recordings done on one server) but rather peer-to-peer (multiple VDRs, all with their own DVB cards). But also for the client/server guys the plugin might include some handy features. Download from http://vdr.schmirler.de. These are the features: * Add/edit/remove timers on local and peer VDR or move timers between them (using remotetimers-plugin) * Access menu of peer (using remoteosd-plugin) * Send an OSD message to peer * Show device status of peer * Get notified next time replay finishes on peer * Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to peer Some things surely could be expanded further (like the device status) or are just a proof of concept (replay finished notification). The requirements of this plugin heavily depend on the features you want to use. To use all features, you would have to grant SVDRP access for all peers and install the the plugins peer, remotetimers, remoteosd, svdrposd and svdrpservice on all peers. Check the README for the exact requirements by feature. At least remotetimers/remoteosd version 1.0.0 is required for use with peer. Upon request I can provide patches for older versions of remotetimers/remoteosd.j In the peer sources a Makefile for VDR < 1.7.36 is included, however I don't know how far peer will be compatible with older VDR versions. Have fun! Frank

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[Announce] remotetimers-1.0.1
by Frank Schmirler 12 Aug '13

12 Aug '13

Hi, I just released remotetimers-1.0.1 on http://vdr.schmirler.de There are two new features: Conflicts from epgsearch are shown in the timers list. This of course requires epgsearch to be installed: on the server for serverside conflicts, on the client if the clients is able to do local recordings. A "%" as second character in the timers list indicates a conflict. Edit the timer to get more details about the conflict. The other new features are custom EPG times just like in epgsearch. In remotetimer's setup you can define up to four times. In addition to "What's on now/next?" the "Program" menu will show the EPG for the configured times. Just keep hitting the "Green" button. The special time 00:00 disables the feature. To see the schedule for midnight, please use 00:01 or 23:59 instead. Changelog: - Fixed channel name width in schedule menus (reported by hummel99@vdrportal) - Added custom schedule times in addition to "Now" and "Next" as in epgsearch (suggested by hummel99@vdrportal) - Show timer conflicts reported by epgsearch in timers menu (suggested by Manfred Heindl) Cheers, Frank

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Test
by sani.broyeur＠free.fr 11 Aug '13

11 Aug '13

Test

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irsend
by JJussi 10 Aug '13

10 Aug '13

Hi! Is there any means to connect "batch file" or execute external command to lirc/vdr input event? What I want to do is, when I press "Power"-key on my VDR remote, it would run two irsend commands: irsend SEND_ONCE LG Power irsend SEND_ONCE ProCaster Power So I get TV and Amplifier power on and I don't need to get my hands on those remotes.. Of course, if I can do that.. Then I could set my VDR:s output volume permanently to MAX and use irsend to change volume on amp... -- JJussi

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