Beiträge von Edster

I am having a play with a Nova DVB-T card to see what it does.

I have installed it and tested it. I know my drivers (for the card) are right as I have done a scan and it works.
I then went a stage further and did :

/usr/local/src/DVB/apps/szap/tzap BBC ONE
/usr/local/src/DVB/dvbstream/dvbstream -o -ps -qam 16 -cr 3_4 600 601 | mplayer -

This works fine (a little slow and jerky but I get the picture).

I setup VDR 1.26 (and 1.3.12 just to try it with that).
I used softdevice 0.0.7pre2 (installed to use frame buffer)

Frame buffer is working on the machine (the box boots up in 1024x768 framebuffer console).

When I run vdr it reads all the files and starts fine. The frame comes up on the screen. The log file says switching to channel 1 and then it crashes with a segmentaion fault error for the VDR program.

If I remove '-Psoftdevice' it works fine and carries on running (or I assume it does as I can not see it on the screen).

What am I doing wrong ?

[edit] I forgot to add the tty8 screen where the messages come up from the vdr process has this :

Warning, allocating 0 bytes
Warning, allocating 0 bytes
Warning, allocating 0 bytes
Warning, allocating 0 bytes
Warning, allocating 0 bytes
Warning, allocating 0 bytes
Bad picture start code
header damaged

[edit 2] If I unload the DVB drivers and run vdr without them the softdevice works fine. I can cycle through the menus. This all seems to happen when it tunes to a channels and tries to pipe that through the softdevice.

Hello Daveangel (I've seen you elsewhere ;D)

The plugin installs very easily and has all the files. If it is reporting missing files on compile then it needs other packages installed in the system.
What is it asking for ? What sort of setup are you using (eg is it a pc or an activy box) ?

People pick e-builds and rpms and emerges and all the other metods because they are quick and easy.

The reasons NOT to use ebuilds -
1. You do not learn how the software works and clips together
2. It is setup the way someone else likes it. You can not do much cusomisation on it.
3. You do not get all the options. Most easy install build of vdr do not include most of the plugins.

If you are starting off on the vdr path then use Ronnys script. It is *great*

Sorry I have to reply in English my German is pretty bad (I understand quite a bit but my replies are bad

I thought this would be a nice middle ground between doing nothing at all and messing with everything. If you want to add more channels but not mess with the good ones you have I guess you could make a copy of your channels.conf file and run it on 'add new channels' for 10 minutes.
Then copy the old file back and add on the extra ones that you found.
Maybe I'll do that as my next patch.

Ed.

Newer Versions of VDR come with auto PID scanning.
The menu allows you to select how you want to do this. The options are

[0] = ("no");
[1] = ("names only");
[2] = ("names and PIDs");
[3] = ("add new channels");
[4] = ("add new transponders");

The option I wanted was missing. I was after an update that kept the PIDs up to date but did not change the names.... so I added it in.

The menu now contains :

[0] = ("no");
[1] = ("names only");
[2] = ("PIDs only");
[3] = ("names and PIDs");
[4] = ("add new channels");
[5] = ("add new transponders");

And the update code works with these numbers.

The patch file is available to download if anyone else would like this add on.

Thank you Ronny

I have changed the wget line to point to the script off the real server so it should stay up to date now.

What is the bit about the 'kernel stuff'.
This seems to be a script to compile the kernel ?
I do not have this file. Where is it on your pc ?

I'm always keen to play with new boxes. Mine is ordered and should be here tomorrow.
I'll let you know how I get on with it.

The MVP options looks like the best one to me.
What do you mean by " it can't handle recordings" ?
Does it not play them at all or does it get broken up ?

I do it using the install script as you can tweak the options that way. You can do it using the ebuilds too

and this was added on by Christian :

There are also ebuilds for gentoo.
Add this line at /etc/make.conf

SYNC="rsync://rsync16.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-merged"

Now make an emerge rsync.
At this point you have the official gentoo ebuilds and the ebuilds from gentoo.de

ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge -p vdr
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge vdr

LOL - I guess your english is better than mine if you can sum it up that quick.

The idea was to give people a follow through guide where it lists all the bits you need for VDR - but I guess your version takes up less disk space

Here is a basic guide to get linux up and running and ready for VDR (which is installed at the end using a menu install script)

Boot up off Gentoo disk 1

If needed run net-setup eth0

passwd to set the root password
/etc/init.d/sshd - If you wish to do this from another pc

run fdisk /dev/hda (Follow the instructions in Gentoo section 6)
For me this was -
n / p / 1 / ENTER / +50M
n / p / 2 / ENTER / +500M
t / 2 / 82
n / p / 3 / ENTER / ENTER
a / 1
p
w

Now format the partitions
mke2fs -j /dev/hda1
mkswap /dev/hda2
mke2fs -j /dev/hda3

and mount them
swapon /dev/hda2
mount -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot
mount -t ext3 /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot

Start installing:
cd /mnt/gentoo
tar -xvjpf /mnt/cdrom/stages/stage2-*.tar.bz2
mount -o bind /proc /mnt/gentoo/proc
cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf

Climb into your new system:
chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
env-update
source /etc/profile

Get everything up to date:
emerge sync
export CONFIG_PROTECT="-*"
export USE="-* bootstrap build"
emerge portage
etc-update
unset USE

edit /etc/make.conf and set the USE line to :
USE="alsa dvd perl usb tiff gif avi jpeg mpeg -X -kde -gnome"

And now start bringing down all the system files you need :
emerge -p system
emerge system - This line will take a *long* time

Make sure it is up to date:
emerge sync
emerge -up world
emerge -u world

Set the timezone to your local time (for me this was)
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/GB /etc/localtime

Get the 2.4 Kernel source code and then compile it
emerge sys-kernel/vanilla-sources

cd /usr/src/linux
source /etc/profile
make clean
make menuconfig
(Code maturity level options / Prompt for development drivers = "*")
(add in a module for your network card as 'M')
(add in Multimedia / video for Linux as 'M')
(add in Filesystems / Ext3 + dos / MSDos + Vfat and '/dev' and 'mount at Boot' all as 'M')

make dep && make bzImage
make modules && make modules_install
cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.4.26 (change name to fit version number)

Now install GRUB - the boot loader and configure it
emerge grub
grub
root (hd0,0)
setup (hd0)
quit

cd /boot/grub
nano -w grub.conf

Fill the file with -

default 0 
timeout 15 
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz 


title=Gentoo Linux 
root (hd0,0) 
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.4.26 root=/dev/had3

Install a system logger
emerge app-admin/metalog
rc-update add metalog default

Install Cron (runs commands at set times)
emerge sys-apps/fcron
rc-update add fcron default

Edit the FSTAB file
nano -w /etc/fstab
Change the lines to show where your drives are eg
/dev/BOOT becomes /dev/hda1
/dev/SWAP becomes /dev/hda2
/dev/ROOT becomes /dev/hda3

set root passwd
passwd

set machine hostname
echo pvr-pc > /etc/hostname

Setup the network
nano -w /etc/conf.d/net - this is where you put DHCP or your ip addresses
rc-update add net.eth0 default
rc-update add sshd default

basic setup
nano -w /etc/rc.conf - setup things like keyboard type

The system is now ready to boot and test.
etc-update
update-modules
exit
reboot

Log back in (if you have problems booting then boot off disk 1 again and go back to the 'mount' step)

Emerge useful packages
emerge lynx
emerge vim

Install ALSA from http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/alsa-guide.xml
grep audio /proc/pci - look for the model name of the card
env ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" ALSA_CARDS='intel8x0' emerge alsa-driver - replace intel8x0 with your card

to support future recompiles add the following line to your /etc/make.conf file
ALSA_CARDS='intel8x0'

env ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" ALSA_CARDS='intel8x0' emerge alsa-oss

nano -w /etc/modules.d/alsa [b] Fill it with :

## ALSA portion alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0 update-modules

[b]env ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge alsa-utils

rc-update add alsasound boot
/etc/init.d/alsasound start

amixer set Master 100 unmute
amixer set PCM 100 unmute

Emerge packages needed for the VDR install
emerge dialog

Now get the VDR install script
cd /root
wget ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/vdr/Tools/vdr-install-script-0.5.8.run
and run it
sh *.run
Download the parts you would like and the script does the rest.

People have been playing with these for a while now. I know they have altered the boot roms so it come up in Linux and they get control (I guess they have compiled a basic Linux OS to work the machine).
As far as I know they have not got to the stage where it will run apps yet - probably due to the drivers for the graphics / network etc. But it is being worked on.

This is better (size wise) than the same project that took over the Microsoft X-Boxes a while ago and booted them into Linux. You can get a few different things to run on an Xbox now (including VDR of course)

[Edit] I've just had another look round and there are two different projects working on this.
This version turns your main vdr pc into a server and the MVP box connects to it and shows the pictures that way.
There is another project called mvpdevice which compiles vdr to work under a mini cut down linux version and puts that on the box so you have a full system (I guess you still need another pc for the storage / DVB card etc)

Zitat

Original von randy
thats my opinion, too. the ml is supposed to be a "developer mailinglist", not a platform for "beginners" and "advanced" users...

Randy - I agree....

It is not helpful to have a mailing list which is used by the developers (who work in both German and English) flooded with posts about "How do I get sound ?" or "How do I turn on the lights ?".
These sort of posts work better in a forum.

Maybe the answer is -
Keep the mailing list 'as it is'
Keep the forum 'as it is' for news / releases
but also add on an English 'help me' forum
(and before I get whacked for suggesting that forums are good - you do not need to use them if you do not want to. Stay on the ML if that is good for you)

This is the place for anouncements and news and always will be. It would be good to have a section for English posts for all of us non-German speekers

If people need help in English then they can always check PVR Guide for help and how-to guides on VDR and other PVRs

I've got several requests for this patch in last few days.

The new address is:

http://cs78142198.pp.htv.fi/vd…-0.95-FixFor-vdr-1.3.diff

PS. should work with vdradmin-0.96 also...

Teemu