Stygen wrote: > > > I have just done some wiki updates. Hope they are appropriate. > > -Stygen > Look great - thank you very much! Provide that extra detail that people will need to explain the options.
Especially the kernel and distro information :D > > > >> >> Stygen wrote: >>> Never mind. All it needed was a simple update of drivers! >>> >>> Rather than just close the thread unceremoniously, hows about I >>> describe how to play and record simultaneously with dual DVB cards? >>> >>> >>> Right. Assuming your DVB is working and you know how to watch with >>> one card in freevo, do the following in the TV section of >>> local_conf.py; >>> >>> VIDEO_GROUPS = [ >>> #VideoGroup[0] >>> VideoGroup( >>> vdev='/dev/video0', #For the benefit of >>> lockfiles >>> adev=None, >>> input_type='tuner', >>> input_num=1, >>> desc='DVB Viewer', >>> group_type='dvb', >>> record_group=1), >>> #VideoGroup[1] >>> VideoGroup( >>> vdev='/dev/null', #For the benefit of >>> lockfiles >>> adev=None, >>> input_type='tuner', >>> input_num=2, >>> desc='DVB Recording', >>> group_type='dvb', >>> record_group=None) >>> ] >>> >>> VCR_CMD = CONF.mplayer + ' -dumpstream -dumpfile %(filename)s >>> "dvb://[EMAIL PROTECTED](channel)s" ' >>> >>> >>> >>> This will use the second head to record (designated as dvb://[EMAIL >>> PROTECTED] ) >>> and viewing will use the default head (being the first one). This >>> is a much better way to do this than I have previously, as it does >>> not require laborious modification to tv.guide.py or >>> recordserver.py. The wiki doesnt really have a good description >>> of multituner support for dvb, hopefully the above helps. I am >>> looking forward to a smarter recordserver that will allow >>> simultaneous recording, and booting you off watching if a recording >>> is about to start on the last available tuner. >>> >>> Please note that the above was done with a DVICO dual DVB-T. >>> Unfortunate side-effect of simltaneous use of the tuners is that >>> signal quality decreases significantly when both tuners are in use. >>> >>> >>> -Stygen >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:12:09 +0800, Stygen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> This may be slightly OT as it is not directly a Freevo problem. >>>> Hoping >>>> some experience on the list will provide the answer. >>>> >>>> I have setup many systems with the DVICO dual head DVB-T card, and >>>> they >>>> 'just worked'. The most recent one though, is behaving strangely. I >>>> suspect there is a permissions or a udev problem behind it, but >>>> cannot be >>>> sure. DMESG shows both heads as loading up nicely, and /dev/dvb is >>>> populated with both adapters. However, to illustrate the problem with >>>> tzap; >>>> >>>> scan -a /dev/dvb/adapter0 config --- works for the first head (PCI) >>>> scan -a 0 config --- also works for the first head (PCI) >>>> >>>> scan -a /dev/dvb/adapter1 config --- works for the second head (USB) >>>> scan -a 1 config --- does not work for the second heah (USB) !!! >>>> >>>> I suspect that whatever allows you to use the -a option with the >>>> device >>>> number rather than /dev/ location is what my problem is. When >>>> involking >>>> the individual cards you would do it as such : mplayer >>>> dvb://[EMAIL PROTECTED] and clearly this will work for the first >>>> adapter, but not the second (dvb_streaming_read, attempt N. 6 >>>> failed with >>>> errno 0 when reading 2048 bytes ... etc). >>>> >>>> If this rings a bell to anyone that can suggest how to fix it, I would >>>> most appreciative. Otherwise Freevo 1.7.2 appears to be using the >>>> dual >>>> head setup very effectively without having to modify tvguide.py or >>>> recordserver.py as I have had to do in the past. >>>> >>>> >>>> Many thanks, >>>> >>>> Justin >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >>>> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >>>> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >>>> http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Freevo-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >>> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >>> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. 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