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==Installation==
==Installation==
To install libmad
To install libmad
cd $SOURCEDIR
<pre>
tar xvzf libmad-<VERSION>.tar.gz
cd $SOURCEDIR
tar xvzf libmad-<VERSION>.tar.gz
cd libmad-<VERSION>
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
cd libmad-<VERSION>
make
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
make install
ldconfig
make install
ldconfig
</pre>


and libsndfile
and libsndfile
cd $SOURCEDIR
<pre>
tar xvzf libsndfile-<VERSION>.tar.gz
cd $SOURCEDIR
tar xvzf libsndfile-<VERSION>.tar.gz
cd libsndfile-<VERSION>
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
cd libsndfile-<VERSION>
make
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
make install
ldconfig
make install
ldconfig
</pre>


For the plugins, see [[plugin installation]].
For the plugins, see [[plugin installation]].
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==Configuration==
==Configuration==
A ''vboxuser.conf'' file has to be created in the ''/etc/vdr/plugins'' configuration directory, consisting of a line
A ''vboxuser.conf'' file has to be created in the ''/etc/vdr/plugins'' configuration directory, consisting of a line
myserver:port:user1:passwort1:pin1
<pre>

myserver:port:user1:passwort1:pin1
</pre>
for every user. The pin is not used yet, but has to be there, set it to 0000.
for every user. The pin is not used yet, but has to be there, set it to 0000.
Port can be -1, then the standard vboxd port is used.
Port can be -1, then the standard vboxd port is used.

Revision as of 23:05, 30 November 2004

Description

The vbox plugin is a frontend to the isdn answering machine vbox2.

The following features are supported

  • Lists all calls recorded by vbox
  • Plays the call through the DVB card.
  • Multiple users (vboxes) supported
  • Support the vbox-ctrls Stop, Answer all, Answer, Reject , Suspend
  • Notifies of new calls recorded by vbox, while you are watching tv.
  • Can resolve name from number with help of a script

Hardware requirements

  • ISDN card

Software requirements

  • libmad
  • libsndfile
  • vbox2

Installation

To install libmad

cd $SOURCEDIR
tar xvzf libmad-<VERSION>.tar.gz
cd libmad-<VERSION>
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
make install
ldconfig

and libsndfile

cd $SOURCEDIR
tar xvzf libsndfile-<VERSION>.tar.gz
cd libsndfile-<VERSION>
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
make install
ldconfig

For the plugins, see plugin installation.

Configuration

A vboxuser.conf file has to be created in the /etc/vdr/plugins configuration directory, consisting of a line

myserver:port:user1:passwort1:pin1

for every user. The pin is not used yet, but has to be there, set it to 0000. Port can be -1, then the standard vboxd port is used.

Try the vbox console client to test, if you can connect to the server before creating the conf file and running vdr.

Parameter

Parameter (short) Parameter (long) Description
-r SCRIPT --resolvenumber=SCRIPT Script to resolve names from numbers

Problems

Links

[1] http://linvdr.org/download/vdr-vbox Plugin homepage
[2] http://www.underbit.com/products/mad libmad homepage
[3] http://www.zip.com.au/~erikd/libsndfile libsndfile homepage