[linux-dvb] Re: VDR & DVD Support library problem

2001-09-08 Thread Frank Klingenhoefer
Uwe Ortner wrote: > > Hello, > > I've trouble playing DVDs in VDR (0.94): > > First of all my vdr cant compile with libdvdread-0.9.0 > > Compiling with libdvdread-0.8.0 is fine but when I try to play a DVD > this results in: > "libdvdread: Can't open libcss: libcss.so: cannot open shared objec

[linux-dvb] VDR & Videotext & CD & MP3

2001-09-08 Thread Uwe Ortner
Is this combination possible? Thanks Uwe -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.

[linux-dvb] VDR & DVD Support library problem

2001-09-08 Thread Uwe Ortner
Hello, I've trouble playing DVDs in VDR (0.94): First of all my vdr cant compile with libdvdread-0.9.0 Compiling with libdvdread-0.8.0 is fine but when I try to play a DVD this results in: "libdvdread: Can't open libcss: libcss.so: cannot open shared object" I tried installation of libdvdcss-

[linux-dvb] Re: New CVS Driver and OSD crashes with vdr -a - WORKAROUND

2001-09-08 Thread Andreas Vitting
Hi all! now i'm back from holidays, i have done many, many tests with the OSD crash. Here my results: The function (for example) SetOSDBlock is very time consumption (and i think it disabled interrupts and/or the kernel scheduler for the pipe-childrens). It takes so much time, that the vdr program

[linux-dvb] Re: Entering file names ...

2001-09-08 Thread Roland Praml
Just an idea, so don't take it too serious: Enter the file name like a SMS on a Mobile phone. for "VDR" you have to press "888 3 777" Maybe we can also implement something like the Nokia T9-Dictionary :-) Roland __ Flug.

[linux-dvb] [VDR] 0.92: problem for compiling

2001-09-08 Thread pguiral
Hello, I have just upgrade kernel 2.2.17 to 2.4.5 to try the new dvb-0.9.0 driver. Compiling && insmod driver OK. But VDR still doesn't compile: The first problem encountered was 'jpeglib.h missing' but I've fixed tis problem by compiling 'jpeg-6b' and give the option to make: VDR# make -I/usr/X

[linux-dvb] Fwd: returned Signal Strength

2001-09-08 Thread Andrei Darashenka
Hi. I found, that my demodulator is STV0299, and command 'readreg'(for getting AGC) is commented out. Please say me how can I get AGC ??? -- ðÅÒÅÓÌÁÎÎÏÅ ÐÉÓØÍÏ -- Subject: returned Signal Strength Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 16:58:07 +0300 From: Andrei Darashenka <[EMAIL PROTECTED

[linux-dvb] Re: Entering file names ...

2001-09-08 Thread Benjamin Harling
Hi, I'll give that a try. If they want to give it away for free, fine with me :-) And you are right, I sent out my posting while receiving yours, so I kind of missed it. Bye, Benjamin -- Benjamin Harling mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Telefon (0531) 52255 * Telefax (0531) 2506787 > Von: Carsten K

[linux-dvb] Re: Entering file names ...

2001-09-08 Thread Carsten Koch
Benjamin Harling wrote: > Are you willing to pay, say 5 Euro/month (like you pay for your TV-Guide > already), for a commercial epg subscription? (Wait, this is my idea but I > have no affiliation whatsoever with any company). I would not pay money for something that is available for free. T

[linux-dvb] Re: Entering file names ...

2001-09-08 Thread Matthias Weingart
On Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 08:03:14PM +0200, Benjamin Harling wrote: > this is an issue I#ve been thinking about for some time now. I believe the > whole thing isn't about "entering file names" but about lack of quality of > the EPG. > > I would, so I sent out some emails and I'm awaiting the rea

[linux-dvb] Re: Entering file names ...

2001-09-08 Thread Benjamin Harling
Hi there, this is an issue I#ve been thinking about for some time now. I believe the whole thing isn't about "entering file names" but about lack of quality of the EPG. Some channels are really making an effort to do a good job, some other completly ignore the existence of EPG. One of the most

[linux-dvb] Channel-Switching 1.3 ver 2.1

2001-09-08 Thread Reiner Rosin
I just did a quick test with 2.1 instead of a 1.3 card .. and all ERRORS in ctest are gone... BUT I have massive problems with v-h- switching. If I switch back from SAT1(v) to RTL(h), 2 out of 6 times I get TRAVEL which is at 12168/v and also is the next transpoder to RTL which is 12188/h ... so s

[linux-dvb] Re: Returned mail: Too many hops 27 (25 max): from

2001-09-08 Thread Axel Gruber
> sorry, but this bothers me. On every mail i write to the linux-dvb list > the following message was sent to me. Same here -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.

[linux-dvb] Returned mail: Too many hops 27 (25 max): from via newman.bas-net.by, to (fwd)

2001-09-08 Thread Thomas Koch
Hi there, sorry, but this bothers me. On every mail i write to the linux-dvb list the following message was sent to me. The postmaster doesn't react on my mails. He become also a cc from evers error. To the admin of this List, please unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] manually. Thanks. -

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Thomas Koch
Am 8.9.2001 um 17:22 schrieb Klaus Schmidinger: > > But i have the same Channel not sync'ed! messages with my rev 1.3 Card. > And, does it get better when you apply my suggested patch? Yes. Without this patch some channels can't be synced after three try's. With this patch the channel sync's m

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Alfred Zastrow
Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > From the reports so far it would appear that only DVB-S rev. 1.3 cards > have the "channel not sync'ed" problem. So I guess the fact that you > don't experience it is because you have a 2.1 card. Same thing here. I also have massive switching problems with ctest and a

[linux-dvb] VDR/Siemens DVB & WinFast 4xSound

2001-09-08 Thread Uwe Ortner
Hello, Any ideas if i can use a homebrew adapter (Cinch -> 2pin cable) to use DVB-C's "DIGITAL AUDIO" Output with my Winfast SPDIF-IN (J1)? BTW: amixer doesnt show my SPDIF lines (alsa 0.9.0b6, SuSE 7.2, 2.4.2) Whats wrong? More: modules.conf -- # ALSA portion alias char-major-116

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
Rainer Zocholl wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED](Klaus Schmidinger) 07.09.01 18:34 > > Once upon a time Klaus Schmidinger shaped the electrons to say... > > >I have given my 'ctest.c' test program another try today and was able > >to demonstrate the "channel not sync'ed" error with a small set of >

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
Thomas Koch wrote: > > Am 8.9.2001 um 17:05 schrieb Carsten Koch: > > > I wonder if signal quality could have anything to do with it. > > A 110cm dish for Astra is almost overkill, at least it should > > yield excellent signal quality all the time. > > But i have the same Channel not sync'ed! m

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Thomas Koch
Am 8.9.2001 um 17:05 schrieb Carsten Koch: > I wonder if signal quality could have anything to do with it. > A 110cm dish for Astra is almost overkill, at least it should > yield excellent signal quality all the time. But i have the same Channel not sync'ed! messages with my rev 1.3 Card. Ciao

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Carsten Koch
Thomas Koch wrote: > > Am 8.9.2001 um 14:31 schrieb Reiner Rosin: > > > And to anybody out there: Who is able to run klaus' test program without > > the patch without ANY channel-not-sync error? And what is your config > > Here i am :) > > > (card type, number of cards, type/number of lnbs, di

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Andreas Peter
Am Samstag, 8. September 2001 14:53 schrieb Ralph Metzler: > I still could not recreate those tuning problems myself. I had > "ctest" running for hours without problems. > Yesterday it was only with a Rev. 2.1 card which seems to have less > problems but I also tested a Rev. 1.3 card before. Is

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Dave Chapman
On Saturday 08 September 2001 1:53 pm, Ralph Metzler wrote: > I still could not recreate those tuning problems myself. I had > "ctest" running for hours without problems. > Yesterday it was only with a Rev. 2.1 card which seems to have less > problems but I also tested a Rev. 1.3 card before. Ca

[linux-dvb] Re: Power key

2001-09-08 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
I have made the "Power" key in VDR act more immediate. For those of you who would like to test this in advance I have uploaded a new vdr.c to ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/pub/people/kls/vdr/vdr.c Please let me know if this works for you. Klaus -- _

[linux-dvb] VDR 0.94 & DVD

2001-09-08 Thread Uwe Ortner
Hello, in general VDR works with my Siemens DVB-C. Compiling VDR with "make DVD=1" causes this error message: dvbapi.c: In method `cIndexFile::cIndexFile(const char *, bool)': dvbapi.c:150: warning: int format, __off_t arg (arg 3) dvbapi.c: In method `void cDVDplayBuffer::Input()': ../DVD/libdvd

[linux-dvb] VDR/Siemens DVB & WinFast 4xSound

2001-09-08 Thread Uwe Ortner
Hello, Any ideas if i can use a homebrew adapter (Cinch -> 2pin cable) to use DVB-C's "DIGITAL AUDIO" Output with my Winfast SPDIF-IN (J1)? BTW: amixer doesnt show my SPDIF lines (alsa 0.9.0b6, SuSE 7.2, 2.4.2) Whats wrong? More: modules.conf -- # ALSA portion alias char-major-116

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Ralph Metzler
Dave Chapman writes: > Klaus, > > I haven't tried your channel switching test yet, but I agree with your patch. > > In my opinion, the driver should do what is requested from it - it is up to > the application to decide whether a tuning action needs to take place or not. > An applicati

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Thomas Koch
Am 8.9.2001 um 14:31 schrieb Reiner Rosin: > And to anybody out there: Who is able to run klaus' test program without > the patch without ANY channel-not-sync error? And what is your config Here i am :) > (card type, number of cards, type/number of lnbs, diseqc-switch, multiswitch > etc??). H

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Reiner Rosin
Hi Klaus, first of all I have this problem too and tried your program, at least every 15th switching caused an channel not sync error. But within my short test (about 10 minutes) the sw was able to tune in with one or two retries. I also applied the patch you suggested and it got even worse, stil

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Dave Chapman
Klaus, I haven't tried your channel switching test yet, but I agree with your patch. In my opinion, the driver should do what is requested from it - it is up to the application to decide whether a tuning action needs to take place or not. An application can check the current status of the fro

[linux-dvb] Re: Channel switching

2001-09-08 Thread Klaus Schmidinger
Andreas Peter wrote: > > Klaus Schmidinger schrieb: > > I have given my 'ctest.c' test program another try today and was able > > to demonstrate the "channel not sync'ed" error with a small set of > > channels. > > > > What puzzles me is that for a while everything works fine, then suddenly > > a