I have just finished putting together a new Linux (Ubuntu Edgy Server) Slimserver / AlienBBC / DVB-T streaming solution (which should also support DVB-S radio streaming) using icecast and a very neat and efficient piece of software called dvbshout - http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~njh/dvbshout/ . This has replaced my old DAB Wavefinder / DABBar solution and has the major benefit over other DVB-T/S solutions Ive seen in that it will serve an entire multiplex concurrently eg one client can listen to BBC Radio 3, another to Radio 4 and (using Streamripper) a Radio 2 show could be recorded.
Im using it with a current Hauppauge Nova-T card but I guess it would work with all DVB-T/S/C cards supported by current Linux kernels. It takes selected channels from a tuned Multiplex and fires them at an icecast2 server, from where they can be received by Squeezebox(es) (or any other Shoutcast-compatible client such as foobar2000, ITunes, Winamp or Windows Media Player). Unlike my old solution, which needed separate boxes Win98 for Wavefinder / DABBar and XP for Slimserver, this brings it all together on one system, which seems much snappier and, so far, more stable than the old combination. Other benefits over DAB are that the station bitrates are higher (>better quality) and changing channels is snappier. I think something similar could be done using VLC, but after lots of time with Google it looks like VLC would be far more resource hungry. My setup all runs quite happily on an old 733MHz PIII. There is a submitted Debian dvbshout package available at http://sponsors.debian.net/viewpkg.php?id=286 . Its not 100% clean (the Perl script to build the required config file had some minor bugs) but once running its been completely stable. A DVB-S (Nova-S) solution would deliver more radio stations in a single multiplex but for now the DVB-T card is good to work with. My next challenge is to setup some Streamripper jobs to record and tag my favourite shows so that I have full quality versions of Late Junction etc. to complement the AlienBBC / Listen Again complete 7-day archive, and figure out the best way to file them in Slimserver. If theres any interest in more detailed instructions, or if someone has any ideas for a better capture / archive / Slim database solution (Ive considered a minimal MythTV install) then let me know Brgds Phil -- florca ------------------------------------------------------------------------ florca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7486 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29703 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
