[vdr] Timeouts and lost locks
Good morning, I see logging like this all the time in my syslog file: May 22 06:36:45 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 31, tp 298 May 22 06:37:06 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 33, tp 322 And: May 22 09:59:58 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 lost lock on channel 41, tp 338 May 22 09:59:59 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 regained lock on channel 41, tp 338 May 22 10:00:01 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 lost lock on channel 41, tp 338 May 22 10:00:01 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 regained lock on channel 41, tp 338 What does this mean? The channels referred to (31, 33 and 41) are channels that we never, ever watch as they are encrypted. Normally these three or neighbor channels are referred to in the error logging. We almost never use channels above 20. So, why does VDR try to tune into them and why would it fail? We have two FF cards but we still would like them both to do something that benefits us, not go randomly tune into uninteresting channels. :) Best regards, Jan Ekholm -- Stercus, stercus, stercus, moriturus sum. -- Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
[vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
Last week arrived to me new hard disk I ordered so I reinstalled my os. My goal is to have a updated linux system which let me see vdr throw xineliboutput or xine. I have a Skystar 1 and a Hauppauge HVR4000. I did many tests without any success: - Debian Sid 64(problem with alsa and remote) - Archlinux 64 (problem with remote and no image throw xineliboutput) - Sidux 32(problem with remote and no image throw xineliboutput) I tried vdr version 1.7.0 and 1.7.7 with s2api driver. I think my main problem is evdev and xorg: evdev let every device under /dev/input/event* input in X: this mean that remote controlled by HVR4000's ir can input directly to X. Someone knows how to tell evdev to skip a particular /dev/input/event* ? or how to disable evdev? ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
2009/5/22 Fabio Bordin fabio.bordin...@gmail.com: Someone knows how to tell evdev to skip a particular /dev/input/event* ? or how to disable evdev? Configure vdr to not use keyboard input. Instead use the remote plugin which can be configured with a specific input device. In general, there's no perfect distro for bleeding edge vdr at the moment, you'll need to compile most stuff. -- -Tor ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
Il 22/05/2009 09:32, Torgeir Veimo ha scritto: 2009/5/22 Fabio Bordinfabio.bordin...@gmail.com: Someone knows how to tell evdev to skip a particular /dev/input/event* ? or how to disable evdev? Configure vdr to not use keyboard input. Instead use the remote plugin which can be configured with a specific input device. My problem is that vdr and remote plugin wont configure at statup. I explain better: Fresh install, I copy *.conf file from vdr source dir to video dir. There is no remote.conf file. I start vdr from vdr-source dir with this comman: ./vdr -Pxinelibpouput -p -Premote -i /dev/input/eventX where eventX is the device i want to use to control my remote. Vdr start but let me see only a black screen with no signal No remote.conf created. If I copy the remote.conf from xineliboutput's wiki, vdr let me use keyboard if I start without remote plugin. If I start with remote plugin vdr let me see only no-signal. Last night even without remote plugin, vdr did not want to let me see tv. In general, there's no perfect distro for bleeding edge vdr at the moment, you'll need to compile most stuff. ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
check out the remote.conf file and see if the device is already configured. If it is already configured, will not ask to learn them again. On 22/05/2009, Fabio Bordin fabio.bordin...@gmail.com wrote: Il 22/05/2009 09:32, Torgeir Veimo ha scritto: 2009/5/22 Fabio Bordin fabio.bordin...@gmail.com fabio.bordin...@gmail.com: Someone knows how to tell evdev to skip a particular /dev/input/event* ? or how to disable evdev? Configure vdr to not use keyboard input. Instead use the remote plugin which can be configured with a specific input device. My problem is that vdr and remote plugin wont configure at statup. I explain better: Fresh install, I copy *.conf file from vdr source dir to video dir. There is no remote.conf file. I start vdr from vdr-source dir with this comman: ./vdr -Pxinelibpouput -p -Premote -i /dev/input/eventX where eventX is the device i want to use to control my remote. Vdr start but let me see only a black screen with no signal No remote.conf created. If I copy the remote.conf from xineliboutput's wiki, vdr let me use keyboard if I start without remote plugin. If I start with remote plugin vdr let me see only no-signal. Last night even without remote plugin, vdr did not want to let me see tv. In general, there's no perfect distro for bleeding edge vdr at the moment, you'll need to compile most stuff. ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
Ok but if remote.conf don't exist or is empty it should start the learn process. My vdr with empty remote.conf or inexistent remote.conf DON'T start the learn process. Something I missed to tell: every vdr is patched with zulu's extension patch. Il 22/05/2009 10:03, Theunis Potgieter ha scritto: check out the remote.conf file and see if the device is already configured. If it is already configured, will not ask to learn them again. On 22/05/2009, *Fabio Bordin* fabio.bordin...@gmail.com mailto:fabio.bordin...@gmail.com wrote: Il 22/05/2009 09:32, Torgeir Veimo ha scritto: 2009/5/22 Fabio Bordinfabio.bordin...@gmail.com mailto:fabio.bordin...@gmail.com: Someone knows how to tell evdev to skip a particular /dev/input/event* ? or how to disable evdev? Configure vdr to not use keyboard input. Instead use the remote plugin which can be configured with a specific input device. My problem is that vdr and remote plugin wont configure at statup. I explain better: Fresh install, I copy *.conf file from vdr source dir to video dir. There is no remote.conf file. I start vdr from vdr-source dir with this comman: ./vdr -Pxinelibpouput -p -Premote -i /dev/input/eventX where eventX is the device i want to use to control my remote. Vdr start but let me see only a black screen with no signal No remote.conf created. If I copy the remote.conf from xineliboutput's wiki, vdr let me use keyboard if I start without remote plugin. If I start with remote plugin vdr let me see only no-signal. Last night even without remote plugin, vdr did not want to let me see tv. In general, there's no perfect distro for bleeding edge vdr at the moment, you'll need to compile most stuff. ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org mailto:vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
[vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1126258 For the remote control problem you mention, see my howto and the remote control part, you basically have to specify an exception in HAL so that it does not try to configure your remote as a keyboard ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] lyngsat/kingifsat 2 vdr script
Thanks for the perl script! It generates channels.conf like this: Canal + Dcine:11436:vC23:S19.2E:22000:160:81:0:0:29903:0:0:0 TVC Internacional:11686:v:S19.2E:22000:161:84:0:0:30201:0:0:0 Will VDR 1.7.7 be able to read them and update them to the current format? ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
Hello, On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 09:29:04AM +0200, Fabio Bordin wrote: Last week arrived to me new hard disk I ordered so I reinstalled my os. My goal is to have a updated linux system which let me see vdr throw xineliboutput or xine. I have a Skystar 1 and a Hauppauge HVR4000. I did many tests without any success: - Debian Sid 64(problem with alsa and remote) - Archlinux 64 (problem with remote and no image throw xineliboutput) - Sidux 32(problem with remote and no image throw xineliboutput) I tried vdr version 1.7.0 and 1.7.7 with s2api driver. I think my main problem is evdev and xorg: evdev let every device under /dev/input/event* input in X: this mean that remote controlled by HVR4000's ir can input directly to X. Someone knows how to tell evdev to skip a particular /dev/input/event* ? or how to disable evdev? You have to configure xorg with the option Option AutoAddDevices no in the ServerLayout section. This will force xorg no to add all evdev automaticly and you can (you must) configure them manually. You must then add something like this: Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard0 Driver evdev Option XkbModel evdev Option XkbLayout de Option XkbVariant nodeadkeys Option Device /dev/input/by-id/usb-Dell_Dell_USB_Keyboard_Hub-event-kbd Option CoreKeyboard EndSection I have attached my xorg.conf as example. This is a multi seat setup with 2 independent video cards, 2 keyboards and 2 mouses. Regards, Artem Section ServerLayout Identifier Layout0 Screen 0 Screen0 0 0 InputDeviceKeyboard0 CoreKeyboard InputDeviceMouse0 CorePointer Option AutoAddDevices no EndSection Section ServerLayout Identifier Layout1 Screen 0 Screen1 0 0 InputDeviceKeyboard1 CoreKeyboard InputDeviceMouse1 CorePointer Option AutoAddDevices no EndSection Section Files FontPath/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled FontPath/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled FontPath/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled FontPath/usr/share/fonts/Type1 FontPath/usr/share/fonts/Speedo FontPath/usr/share/fonts/100dpi FontPath/usr/share/fonts/75dpi EndSection Section Module Load dbe Load dri Load extmod Load glx Load record Load bitmap EndSection Section ServerFlags Option AllowMouseOpenFail Option BlankTime 10 Option StandbyTime 15 Option SuspendTime 20 Option OffTime 30 Option PM On Option DPMS On Option Xinerama Off EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard0 Driver evdev Option XkbModel evdev Option XkbLayout de Option XkbVariant nodeadkeys Option Device /dev/input/by-id/usb-Dell_Dell_USB_Keyboard_Hub-event-kbd Option CoreKeyboard EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard1 Driver evdev Option XkbModel evdev Option XkbLayout de Option XkbVariant nodeadkeys Option Device /dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd Option CoreKeyboard EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse0 Driver evdev Option CorePointer Option Device /dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_Optical_USB_Mouse-event-mouse Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse1 Driver mouse Option CorePointer Option Protocol Microsoft Option Device /dev/ttyS0 Option Emulate3Buttons true EndSection Section Device Identifier Device0 Driver nvidia VendorName NVIDIA Corporation BoardName GeForce 8600 GT #Option NoDDC Option FlatPanelProperties Scaling=Native Option ConnectedMonitor DFP-0, DFP-1 BusID PCI:3:0:0 EndSection Section Device Identifier Device1 Driver nvidia VendorName NVIDIA Corporation BoardName GeForce 8300 Option NoDDC true Option IgnoreEDID true Option UseEdidDpi false Option UseEdidFreqs false Option FlatPanelProperties Scaling=Native Option ConnectedMonitor DFP-0 Option UseDisplayDevice DFP-0 Option CustomEDID DFP-0:/etc/X11/LG-edid.bin BusID PCI:2:0:0 EndSection Section Screen Identifier Screen0 Device Device0 DefaultDepth24 Option DPMS Option TwinView 1 Option MetaModes 1920x1080 1920x1200 SubSection Display Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Section
[vdr] Initial release of vdr-plugin-imonlcd
Hello, her is a initial release of vdr-plugin-imonlcd This is plugin for the Video Disc Recorder and shows information about the current state of VDR on iMON LCD. More details at: http://projects.vdr-developer.org/wiki/plg-imonlcd Core feature: * native integration, to show VDR states * use freetype fonts * UTF-8 support Enjoy, Andreas ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Timeouts and lost locks
On 22.05.2009 09:07, Jan Ekholm wrote: Good morning, I see logging like this all the time in my syslog file: May 22 06:36:45 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 31, tp 298 May 22 06:37:06 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 33, tp 322 And: May 22 09:59:58 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 lost lock on channel 41, tp 338 May 22 09:59:59 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 regained lock on channel 41, tp 338 May 22 10:00:01 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 lost lock on channel 41, tp 338 May 22 10:00:01 hex vdr: [31292] frontend 0 regained lock on channel 41, tp 338 What does this mean? The channels referred to (31, 33 and 41) are channels that we never, ever watch as they are encrypted. Normally these three or neighbor channels are referred to in the error logging. We almost never use channels above 20. So, why does VDR try to tune into them and why would it fail? We have two FF cards but we still would like them both to do something that benefits us, not go randomly tune into uninteresting channels. :) Well, I'm still working on the code that reads the user's mind and determines what they might find interesting ;-) You can turn off the EPG scan to keep VDR from tuning through the various transponders. Klaus ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Timeouts and lost locks
On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:22:16 +0200 Klaus Schmidinger klaus.schmidin...@cadsoft.de wrote: Well, I'm still working on the code that reads the user's mind and determines what they might find interesting ;-) Have you thought about a keyed logging system? It would also be nice if VDR had a logfile to itself instead of syslog. -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Timeouts and lost locks
Tony Houghton wrote: It would also be nice if VDR had a logfile to itself instead of syslog. Fix your syslogd and RTFM :) -l level, --log=level Set logging to level. 0 = no logging, 1 = errors only, 2 = errors and info, 3 = errors, info and debug. The default logging level is 3. If logging should be done to LOG_LOCALn instead of LOG_USER, add '.n' to LEVEL, as in 3.7 (n=0..7). ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
Fabio Bordin ha scritto: Last week arrived to me new hard disk I ordered so I reinstalled my os. My goal is to have a updated linux system which let me see vdr throw xineliboutput or xine. I have a Skystar 1 and a Hauppauge HVR4000. I did many tests without any success: - Debian Sid 64 (problem with alsa and remote) - Archlinux 64 (problem with remote and no image throw xineliboutput) - Sidux 32 (problem with remote and no image throw xineliboutput) I tried vdr version 1.7.0 and 1.7.7 with s2api driver. I think my main problem is evdev and xorg: evdev let every device under /dev/input/event* input in X: this mean that remote controlled by HVR4000's ir can input directly to X. Someone knows how to tell evdev to skip a particular /dev/input/event* ? or how to disable evdev? ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr Hi Fabio, most of the VDR italian community guys, like me, are using Arch Linux since it's simple, light and stable (just KISS). I use it only the terminal to control it (local keyboard or SSH) and the output is going out from the integrated connector in my SS1 to the TV. If you are italian and wanna more support you can join us on http://vdr-italia.phpbb24.com/forum/portal.php or just follow the guide related edev and the plugin remote on my wiki: http://gringo.netsons.org/wiki/doku.php?id=vdr:public:hardware:telecomando_terratec_1400 Hope this can help you, Bye -- Member of the Italian VDR Wiki http://vdr.spaghettilinux.org/ ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
My preference, and many guys I know are using Debian. Also a few Gentoo guys in there. ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
Gentoo. ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
Gentoo On 22/05/2009, Albert Gall ss3...@gmail.com wrote: Gentoo. ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Timeouts and lost locks
On Fri, 22 May 2009 16:38:36 +0300 Lauri Tischler l...@iki.fi wrote: Tony Houghton wrote: It would also be nice if VDR had a logfile to itself instead of syslog. Fix your syslogd and RTFM :) -l level, --log=level Set logging to level. 0 = no logging, 1 = errors only, 2 = errors and info, 3 = errors, info and debug. The default logging level is 3. If logging should be done to LOG_LOCALn instead of LOG_USER, add '.n' to LEVEL, as in 3.7 (n=0..7). It's a start. Do you happen to know whether any of the abstract ietf properties rsyslog can filter on correspond to the ident parameter passed to openlog()? -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
Hi, On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 05:14:58PM +0200, Theunis Potgieter wrote: Gentoo On 22/05/2009, Albert Gall ss3...@gmail.com wrote: Gentoo. I am also using gentoo ;) Regards, Artem ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 05:14:58PM +0200, Theunis Potgieter wrote: Gentoo On 22/05/2009, Albert Gall ss3...@gmail.com wrote: Gentoo. I've used Fedora since 2004 and vdr-1.3.x ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] What is the best linux distribution for VDR?
I demand that Diego Pierotto may or may not have written... !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN html head [snip] One with a patched Thunderbird/Icedove which refuses to send HTML mail or, failing that, complains loudly and annoyingly about it. -- | Darren Salt | linux at youmustbejoking | nr. Ashington, | Toon | Debian GNU/Linux | or ds,demon,co,uk| Northumberland | Army | + Generate power using sun, wind, water, nuclear. FORGET COAL AND OIL. Money no longer talks - it just goes without saying. ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
