Hi,

I use vdr with TechniSat SkyStar 2 DVB-S card revision 2.6D. I run vdr 1.3.44 as recording server at background without output devices: # vdr v /mnt/pub/video -c /etc/vdr -L /usr/lib/vdr/ In a minute vdr starts to switch channels randomly. If I run vdr with actuator plugin: # vdr v /mnt/pub/video -c /etc/vdr -L /usr/lib/vdr/ -Pactuator my dish starts to "walk" with the satellite on the satellite. Here a part of mine log:

Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] VDR version 1.3.44 started Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] loading /etc/vdr/setup.conf Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] loading /etc/vdr/sources.conf Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] loading /etc/vdr/diseqc.conf Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] loading /etc/vdr/channels.conf Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] loading /etc/vdr/timers.conf Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] loading /etc/vdr/svdrphosts.conf Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] loading /etc/vdr/keymacros.conf Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] ERROR: empty key macro Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] found 1 video device Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] ERROR: invalid primary device number: 2 Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] ERROR: no primary device found - using first device! Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] setting primary device to 1 Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] SVDRP listening on port 2001 Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] loading /etc/vdr/themes/sttng-default.theme - Last output repeated twice - Mar 22 21:41:13 [vdr] [25010] ERROR: no OSD provider available - using dummy OSD! - Last output repeated twice - Mar 22 21:41:33 [vdr] [25010] switching to channel 3110 Mar 22 21:41:33 [vdr] [25010] ERROR: no OSD provider available - using dummy OSD! Mar 22 21:41:42 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 3110, tp 203675 Mar 22 21:42:23 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 68, tp 111823 Mar 22 21:42:44 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 72, tp 112054 Mar 22 21:43:05 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 89, tp 112169 Mar 22 21:43:26 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 122, tp 112245 Mar 22 21:43:47 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 161, tp 112322 Mar 22 21:44:08 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 185, tp 112399 Mar 22 21:44:29 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 219, tp 112476 Mar 22 21:44:50 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 241, tp 112643 Mar 22 21:45:11 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 66, tp 211172 Mar 22 21:45:32 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 67, tp 211517 Mar 22 21:45:53 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 37, tp 211727 Mar 22 21:46:14 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 113, tp 212226 Mar 22 21:46:35 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 139, tp 212303 Mar 22 21:46:56 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 191, tp 212456 Mar 22 21:47:17 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 224, tp 212520 Mar 22 21:47:38 [vdr] [25014] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 238, tp 212607

VDR 1.3.40 and 1.3.42 work similarly. VDR 1.3.34 works normally. I did not try other versions.

Sorry for my bad english.

With the best regards. Monchenko Vladimir.