On Fri, 2011-03-04 at 09:47 +0100, Bastian wrote: > On 25.Feb.11 09:50 +0000, Adam Charrett wrote: > > First off Freevo doesn't have anywhere near the flexibility/features of > > a mythtv recording backend. A client can only talk to 1 record server > > and a record server can only record one program at a time (even if it > > has multiple tuners) this is something that _will_ be fixed in v2, but > > that's a way away. > > Well than, I would like to wait for v2. Could you explain in brief, what > the current status of v2 is? I could use the time to get in touch with > freevo v2.0. (Architecture, Configuration, ..). > Probably I could contribute. Best way to describe v2.0 is in development.... Coming along nicely but still a way to go before it will be ready.
> > A Shared (NFS) file system is what I use for both recorded and ripped > > content. > Does freevo v2 utilize some streaming libs? Or is it planned? > > > Freevo currently doesn't do this, let me clarify that slightly, well it can > > do it if you are receiving digit tv and use dvbstreamer, but you'll likely > > need 1 tuner per client and 1 for recording. > > Freevo can do livepause on a client without a tv tuner if you either use > > dvbstreamer (and the livepause app) or use the livepauseserver (again > > needs livepause) helper with an ivtv card. > Thanks for pointing to dvbstreamer. I have downloaded 2.0.0, but it does > not compile [1]. Ahh, odd mind you its been so long since I uploaded that, try using the 2.1.0 release that I've just uploaded with this and several other fixes. > Does dvbstreamer support DVB-S multiplexing? I mean tuning one DVB card to > a transponder and getting multiple streams from it? Exactly you can extract any number of services from a single transponder. > I did not find any docs about livepause. I assume it uses dvbstreamer to > get the stream and writes it to a tempfile, from which it streams to the > client, right? If yes, these two tools provide basic functionality for > a _very_ coarse PVR - EPG data is also fetched. Livepause is from the same sourceforge project (I'm the developer of both), and yes that is exactly how it works in freevo 1.x > [1] http://paste.debian.net/109538 > > > > To give an example, my recordserver is in the loft where the tv signal is > > less degraded and I have cat5 to my frontend in the living room. I use > > dvbstreamer to stream the digital tv to the frontend and also a second > > instance to record. > The setup is similar to mine. My Server is in the cave equipped with > three DVB-S cards, which serves <6 clients with TV and recordings. DVB-S > multiplexing is also very usefull with that. I have 1GE to all rooms. > Also streaming via wifi is possible (10Mbit/s for an average stream). > > > As beeing a debian user I have to question, if you have in mind to make > freevo v2 only runnable and supportable in conjunction with a special > customized linux distribution? No absolutely not, I just use ubuntu for the ease of use and the fact that its more up-to-date than debian. > I want to say I really do not intend to switch to ubuntu. Ok, it might be > worth doing this for the server(s), but not for the clients. Clients are > partly used for daily work. > > > > Thanks, > Bastian Cheers Adam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
