Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo on Hauppauge Media MVP
A more organised version of the info... http://www.dforsyth.net/mvp/ details on getting a modified dongle.bin file to work. - Original Message - From: "Mark Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 2:12 PM Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo on Hauppauge Media MVP > For anyone interested in getting freevo working on the MVP check this link > > http://www.rst38.org.uk/mediamvp/protocol.txt > > This doc contains details of the boot procedure and protocols sent to/from > the MVP > > Here http://mvpmc.sourceforge.net/ is a project to replace the dongle.bin > file with a version that allows users to play mythtv files and such > (replacing/modifying the OS) > > The controller chip details here (IBM STB02500) > http://www-306.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/C915A9928B49DAA487256BC2003813EF/$file/STBx25xxFINAL.PDF > > Mark > > > > > --- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users --- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo on Hauppauge Media MVP
For anyone interested in getting freevo working on the MVP check this link http://www.rst38.org.uk/mediamvp/protocol.txt This doc contains details of the boot procedure and protocols sent to/from the MVP Here http://mvpmc.sourceforge.net/ is a project to replace the dongle.bin file with a version that allows users to play mythtv files and such (replacing/modifying the OS) The controller chip details here (IBM STB02500) http://www-306.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/C915A9928B49DAA487256BC2003813EF/$file/STBx25xxFINAL.PDF Mark --- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo on Hauppauge Media MVP
> Mark Benson wrote: > > Has anyone thought of supporting the MVP with freevo? > > Sure have. The only problem is that I don't have one... yet. They're > not in local stores here yet but I could order one online within Canada > for $133. > > > I'm not sure exactly what it would entail as its a fairly limited little > > box. It is based on a PPC with hardware mpeg1/2 chip that reads streams from > > the network. > > At first thought it would involve network booting or embedded kernel, > mount everything using NFS, SDL support for Freevo menus, a video output > driver for mplayer or xine, or just DirectFB support. Most of that work > is probably already done by another project. I know people already > running VDR on the MVP. > I assume you mean booting the MVP with a new OS via the dongle.bin file? Would that really be necessary? I was just looking at the re-skin-ability of the MVP and while it would be easy to create a skin for the MVP that looks like (the default) freevo skin, the remote codes are still an issue - I have found out a little more about this and it just appears to be server side calls... will try to find out some more useful info on this... > > I was just curious if it was possible as I was using freevo with a dxr3 and > > from what I understand freevo transcoded everything for the dxr3 (which I > > guess means mpeg streams - including the menus). If that is the case it > > wouldn't be a hugh step to stream that stream over the network to the MVP. > > I would say this is definately doable. > Thats good news, any more info I find - i'll pass on. > > The cost of the MVP is low with many vendors carrying it @ GBP £50 and its > > small (smaller than a video cassette) and its quiet (no noise at all). And > > to top it all off the video output is great, as good as the dxr3 on TV. > > Yes, the price is right and this is the kind of frontend people need on > their televisions. I have a vision of cat5 going to every TV and NOT > coax. Impliment access and parental controls on the backend, etc, etc... > The price is so right! I have cat 5 in every room in my house (usually near a TV) and have just bought two MVPs but the hauppague interface sucks... the gbpvr interface is nicer but lacks the feature I would like. Freevo and the MVP would be the 'killer app'. What I would like to see is the MVP playing ripped DVDs and even movies straight off the DVD. A Basic web browser might be nice too - sometimes I just don't wanna go to the PC to find something out quickly... Back to Mozilla and some sort of on screen keyboard... maybe a project for the future... > Anyhow, I certainly want to pick up one of those and will be willing to > put some work into getting Freevo running on it. > I am happy to help anyway I can - I'm not a great programmer, more a systems integrator - but I have worked with many different STBs (Set top boxes) before. Mark > -Rob > > > --- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users --- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo on Hauppauge Media MVP
Mark Benson wrote: Has anyone thought of supporting the MVP with freevo? Sure have. The only problem is that I don't have one... yet. They're not in local stores here yet but I could order one online within Canada for $133. I'm not sure exactly what it would entail as its a fairly limited little box. It is based on a PPC with hardware mpeg1/2 chip that reads streams from the network. At first thought it would involve network booting or embedded kernel, mount everything using NFS, SDL support for Freevo menus, a video output driver for mplayer or xine, or just DirectFB support. Most of that work is probably already done by another project. I know people already running VDR on the MVP. I was just curious if it was possible as I was using freevo with a dxr3 and from what I understand freevo transcoded everything for the dxr3 (which I guess means mpeg streams - including the menus). If that is the case it wouldn't be a hugh step to stream that stream over the network to the MVP. I would say this is definately doable. The cost of the MVP is low with many vendors carrying it @ GBP £50 and its small (smaller than a video cassette) and its quiet (no noise at all). And to top it all off the video output is great, as good as the dxr3 on TV. Yes, the price is right and this is the kind of frontend people need on their televisions. I have a vision of cat5 going to every TV and NOT coax. Impliment access and parental controls on the backend, etc, etc... Anyhow, I certainly want to pick up one of those and will be willing to put some work into getting Freevo running on it. -Rob --- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
