I tried a complete vanilla VDR from scratch, without any output device (NO xine) or any plugins latest hg-v4l-dvb drivers same effect: (ok here we see a timeout)
Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31690] timer 21 (36 1650-1730 'X:enius') set to event Don 12.03.2009 16:55-17:25 (VPS: 12.03 16:54) 'X:enius' Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31690] switching device 1 to channel 36 Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31690] timer 21 (36 1650-1730 'X:enius') start Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31690] Title: 'X:enius' Subtitle: 'Wissensmagazin: Walforschung' Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31690] record /video/X:enius/2009-03-12.16.50.36-0.rec Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31690] cFileName::SetOffset: removing zero-sized file /video/X:enius/2009-03-12.16.50.36-0.rec/00001.ts Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31690] recording to '/video/X:enius/2009-03-12.16.50.36-0.rec/00001.ts' Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31734] recording thread started (pid=31690, tid=31734) Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31733] TS buffer on device 1 thread ended (pid=31690, tid=31733) Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31732] buffer stats: 119004 (5%) used Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31732] receiver on device 1 thread ended (pid=31690, tid=31732) Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31735] receiver on device 1 thread started (pid=31690, tid=31735) Mar 12 17:15:43 Coruscant vdr: [31736] TS buffer on device 1 thread started (pid=31690, tid=31736) Mar 12 17:15:44 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:44 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:44 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:44 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:44 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:44 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:45 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:45 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:45 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:45 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:45 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:45 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:46 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:46 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:46 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:46 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:47 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:47 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:47 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:47 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:48 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:48 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:48 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:48 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:49 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:49 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:49 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:49 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:50 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:50 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:50 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:50 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:50 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:50 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:51 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:51 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:51 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:51 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:51 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:51 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:52 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:52 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:52 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:52 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:53 Coruscant vdr: [31730] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 36, tp 111361 Mar 12 17:15:53 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:53 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:53 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:53 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:54 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:54 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:54 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:54 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:54 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:54 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:55 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:55 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:55 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:55 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:55 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:55 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:56 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:56 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:56 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:56 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:57 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:57 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:57 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:57 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:58 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:58 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:58 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:58 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:15:59 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:15:59 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:15:59 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:15:59 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:00 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:00 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:00 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:00 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:01 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:01 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:01 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:01 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:02 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:02 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:02 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:02 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:03 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:03 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:03 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:03 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:04 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:04 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:04 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:04 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:05 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:05 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:05 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:05 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:05 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:05 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:05 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:05 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:06 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:06 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:06 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:06 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:07 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:07 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:07 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:07 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:08 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:08 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:08 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:08 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:09 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:09 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:09 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:09 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:10 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:10 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:10 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:10 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:11 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:11 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:11 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:11 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:11 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:11 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:11 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:11 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:12 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:12 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:12 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:12 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:13 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:13 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:13 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:13 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant vdr: [31734] ERROR: video data stream broken Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant vdr: [31734] initiating emergency exit Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant vdr: [31690] emergency exit requested - shutting down Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant vdr: [31734] recording thread ended (pid=31690, tid=31734) Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant vdr: [31690] buffer stats: 0 (0%) used Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant vdr: [31690] timer 21 (36 1650-1730 'X:enius') stop Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant vdr: [31690] saved setup to /etc/vdr/setup.conf Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant vdr: [31736] TS buffer on device 1 thread ended (pid=31690, tid=31736) Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant vdr: [31735] buffer stats: 0 (0%) used Mar 12 17:16:14 Coruscant vdr: [31735] receiver on device 1 thread ended (pid=31690, tid=31735) Mar 12 17:16:15 Coruscant vdr: [31731] section handler thread ended (pid=31690, tid=31731) Mar 12 17:16:15 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:15 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:15 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:15 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:15 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Mar 12 17:16:15 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31730] tuner on device 1 thread ended (pid=31690, tid=31730) Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1611000 Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant kernel: stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1610982 Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] ===================== Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] EPG bugfix statistics Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] ===================== Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] IF SOMEBODY WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE EPG DATA FOR ONE OF THE LISTED Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] CHANNELS READS THIS: PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE FUNCTION cEvent::FixEpgBugs() Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] IN VDR/epg.c TO LEARN WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR DATA, AND FIX IT! Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] ===================== Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] Fix Hits Channels Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] 3 29 Sonnenklar TV, ANIXE HD, DAS VIERTE, DSF Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] 6 60 tv.gusto, GIGA, CLASSICA, YAVIDO CLIPS, DAS VIERTE, DISNEY CHANNEL, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, ... Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] 8 40 Sonnenklar TV, HSE24, DAS VIERTE, Q TV SHOP, Alpengl�hen TVX, TIER.TV, E.CLIPS (P), ... Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] 9 40 Sonnenklar TV, HSE24, DAS VIERTE, Q TV SHOP, Alpengl�hen TVX, TIER.TV, E.CLIPS (P), ... Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] 10 16 Sonnenklar TV, HSE24, E.CLIPS (P), YAVIDO CLIPS, KINOWELT TV (P), 1-2-3.tv, AXN (a/P), ... Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] 11 16 Sonnenklar TV, HSE24, E.CLIPS (P), YAVIDO CLIPS, KINOWELT TV (P), 1-2-3.tv, AXN (a/P), ... Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] ===================== Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] max. latency time 2 seconds Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] emergency exit! Mar 12 17:16:16 Coruscant vdr: [31690] exiting, exit code 1