Re: [vdr] A new possibility for lower power high performance VDR

2009-03-02 Thread Thomas Sailer
On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 22:41 +0200, Ville Skyttä wrote: > How much did you pay for these? I found some prices around 180€, that sounds > surprisingly high to me. digitec.ch (where I bought them) lists them at 217 and 257 CHF, which are approximately 140 and 170 Euro. Tom

Re: [vdr] A new possibility for lower power high performance VDR

2009-03-02 Thread Ville Skyttä
On Monday 02 March 2009, Thomas Sailer wrote: > On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 15:35 +0100, Peer Oliver Schmidt wrote: > > as multiple people have asked me in private mail (why do we have a > > mailing list *grml*), here is name of the box, I am using: > > > > EXSYS PCI Express Bus zu 4 x PCI Slot Expansion

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread Steffen Barszus
Tony Houghton schrieb: > On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:32:02 + > Gavin Hamill wrote: > > >> On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 19:15 +, Tony Houghton wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:30:55 +0200 >>> Rene Hertell wrote: >>> >>> Tony Houghton wrote: > On Mon, 2 Mar 200

Re: [vdr] Anyone working on ttxtsubs for 1.7.4?

2009-03-02 Thread Luca Olivetti
En/na Luca Olivetti ha escrit: > En/na Klaus Schmidinger ha escrit: >> On 28.02.2009 18:35, Luca Olivetti wrote: >>> En/na Klaus Schmidinger ha escrit: >>> Please send me the channels.conf line of itv3 - I'd like to take a look at this myself. >>> ITV3;BSkyB:10906:vC56M2O0S0:S28.2E:22000:

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread Tony Houghton
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:32:02 + Gavin Hamill wrote: > On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 19:15 +, Tony Houghton wrote: > > On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:30:55 +0200 > > Rene Hertell wrote: > > > > > Tony Houghton wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:50:42 -0800 > > > > But I wonder, does writing to the HD r

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread Gavin Hamill
On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 19:15 +, Tony Houghton wrote: > On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:30:55 +0200 > Rene Hertell wrote: > > > Tony Houghton wrote: > > > On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:50:42 -0800 > > > But I wonder, does writing to the HD really shorten its life > > > significantly compared to constant spinnin

Re: [vdr] A new possibility for lower power high performance VDR

2009-03-02 Thread Thomas Sailer
On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 15:35 +0100, Peer Oliver Schmidt wrote: > as multiple people have asked me in private mail (why do we have a > mailing list *grml*), here is name of the box, I am using: > > EXSYS PCI Express Bus zu 4 x PCI Slot Expansion Box EX-1010 > (0004558-2008-LV) The EX-1010 is a b

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread Tony Houghton
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:30:55 +0200 Rene Hertell wrote: > Tony Houghton wrote: > > On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:50:42 -0800 > > But I wonder, does writing to the HD really shorten its life > > significantly compared to constant spinning or frequently being spun up > > and down? > > Yes, i guess it does,

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread Rene Hertell
Tony Houghton wrote: > On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:50:42 -0800 > But I wonder, does writing to the HD really shorten its life > significantly compared to constant spinning or frequently being spun up > and down? > Yes, i guess it does, cause it writes to the hdd:s surface constantly in large amounts...

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread Tony Houghton
On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:50:42 -0800 VDR User wrote: > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Gavin Hamill wrote: > > My 2c... > > > > RAM is cheap - just add some RAM and use a memory-based filesystem like > > tmpfs? Then there would be no special handling required from VDR since > > the 'livebuffer' fil

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread VDR User
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Gavin Hamill wrote: > My 2c... > > RAM is cheap - just add some RAM and use a memory-based filesystem like > tmpfs? Then there would be no special handling required from VDR since > the 'livebuffer' file is part of the directory tree like any other file. Not a bad

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread Gavin Hamill
On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 08:18 -0800, VDR User wrote: > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Jörg Knitter wrote: > > What about using RAM oder some kind of flash media? > > > > I would really appreciate such a function - as long I can choose where I > > want the buffer to be written... I also would prefer

Re: [vdr] [OT] development infrastructur for VGA2SCART patch set

2009-03-02 Thread Thomas Hilber
On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 01:19:53PM +0100, Paul Menzel wrote: > > Concerning the wiki: I would prefer a neutral domain > > Sure. I had no other domain handy. Your domain name could also be used, > if you set up DNS this way (vga2scart.lowbyte.de) or we register some > free domain name vga2scart.de.

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread VDR User
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Jörg Knitter wrote: > What about using RAM oder some kind of flash media? > > I would really appreciate such a function - as long I can choose where I > want the buffer to be written... I also would prefer not to have a HD > recording 24/7... Since flash media has

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread Jörg Knitter
VDR User wrote: > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:28 AM, Rene wrote: > >> Also a nice thing to have is a way of watching the saved >> livebuffer-files. Now it get´s saved into /video/LiveBuffer, and vdr >> does not see this. Maybe it could be saved into a subdirectory like >> /video/LiveBuffer/2100-01

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread Rene
VDR User wrote: > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:28 AM, Rene wrote: >> Also a nice thing to have is a way of watching the saved >> livebuffer-files. Now it get´s saved into /video/LiveBuffer, and vdr >> does not see this. Maybe it could be saved into a subdirectory like >> /video/LiveBuffer/2100-01-01.0

Re: [vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread VDR User
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:28 AM, Rene wrote: > Also a nice thing to have is a way of watching the saved > livebuffer-files. Now it get´s saved into /video/LiveBuffer, and vdr > does not see this. Maybe it could be saved into a subdirectory like > /video/LiveBuffer/2100-01-01.00.01.50.99.rec, then v

Re: [vdr] A new possibility for lower power high performance VDR

2009-03-02 Thread Peer Oliver Schmidt
Peer Oliver Schmidt wrote: > There are already alternatives, if you have a single PCI slot > available. I am using an external box with PCI slots in there. Works > a treat. as multiple people have asked me in private mail (why do we have a mailing list *grml*), here is name of the box, I am us

Re: [vdr] A new possibility for lower power high performance VDR

2009-03-02 Thread Peer Oliver Schmidt
jori.hamalai...@teliasonera.com wrote: >> You might want to re-read the press-release, and the details on the > manufacturer page. >> It needs a host adapter. This host adapter is available in either PCI, > CardBus or ExpressBus format. > > Thanks, I re-read it and yes - you need a host card. So w

Re: [vdr] A new possibility for lower power high performance VDR

2009-03-02 Thread Pertti Kosunen
jori.hamalai...@teliasonera.com wrote: > As most Intel Atom boards do not have more than 1 PCI slot (stupid rule > by Intel), I found an way to circumvent that limitation How about normal pci-riser? http://www.logicsupply.com/products/pci201_32 Something like this.

Re: [vdr] A new possibility for lower power high performance VDR

2009-03-02 Thread jori.hamalainen
> You might want to re-read the press-release, and the details on the manufacturer page. > It needs a host adapter. This host adapter is available in either PCI, CardBus or ExpressBus format. Thanks, I re-read it and yes - you need a host card. So with host card (PCI) you could still use some othe

Re: [vdr] [OT] development infrastructur for VGA2SCART patch set

2009-03-02 Thread Paul Menzel
Am Montag, den 02.03.2009, 12:52 +0100 schrieb Thomas Hilber: > On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 06:43:00PM +0100, Paul Menzel wrote: > > Reading your README I assume you are familiar with Git. Therefore I > > choose it as a backend. > > Thank you for your effort so far. No problem. I guess you have done

Re: [vdr] A new possibility for lower power high performance VDR

2009-03-02 Thread Peer Oliver Schmidt
Hello Jori, > > As most Intel Atom boards do not have more than 1 PCI slot (stupid rule > by Intel), I found an way to circumvent that limitation > > _http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb2157454.htm_ > > It is a USB-to-3-pci -slots adapter, and based on press release it is > Linux compa

[vdr] A new possibility for lower power high performance VDR

2009-03-02 Thread jori.hamalainen
As most Intel Atom boards do not have more than 1 PCI slot (stupid rule by Intel), I found an way to circumvent that limitation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb2157454.htm It is a USB-to-3-pci -slots adapter, and based on press release it is Linux compatible. Immediately I started th

Re: [vdr] Vote your VDR patches

2009-03-02 Thread jori.hamalainen
>> I think one important patch is missing for DVB subtitles users, which >> makes old vdr-subtitles -plugin's recorded subtitles visible also for >> new subtitles by Klaus. > Is this included in liemikuutio? I don't know as I don't use liemikuutio. But I downloaded the liemikuutio- patch and sa

Re: [vdr] [OT] development infrastructur for VGA2SCART patch set

2009-03-02 Thread Thomas Hilber
On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 06:43:00PM +0100, Paul Menzel wrote: > Reading your README I assume you are familiar with Git. Therefore I > choose it as a backend. Thank you for your effort so far. I have no special preferences here. GIT or CVS is ok for me. Concerning the wiki: I would prefer a neutra

Re: [vdr] Vote your VDR patches

2009-03-02 Thread Rolf Ahrenberg
On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, Pertti Kosunen wrote: > jori.hamalai...@teliasonera.com wrote: >> I think one important patch is missing for DVB subtitles users, which makes >> old vdr-subtitles -plugin's recorded subtitles visible also for new >> subtitles >> by Klaus. > > Is this included in liemikuutio? Y

[vdr] More features for Livebuffer

2009-03-02 Thread Rene
Hi All, I would have a feature-request for the LiveBuffer patch that is available VDR. Sometimes when I'm watching a program from the buffer, i accidentally hit the / button for pausing/resuming the program (or ch+/ch- too). This of course changes the channel, and i loose my buffer... What would

Re: [vdr] Vote your VDR patches

2009-03-02 Thread Travel Factory S.r.l.
There was a patch I found interesting. In adding channels, the patch allowed vdr to create different lists based on satellite/terrestrial/cable, free/nonfree. It was really usefull for my motorised antenna. All new channels split in different "@" based sections Francesco ___

Re: [vdr] Vote your VDR patches

2009-03-02 Thread Pertti Kosunen
jori.hamalai...@teliasonera.com wrote: > I think one important patch is missing for DVB subtitles users, which makes > old vdr-subtitles -plugin's recorded subtitles visible also for new > subtitles > by Klaus. Is this included in liemikuutio? ___ vdr m

Re: [vdr] Vote your VDR patches

2009-03-02 Thread jori.hamalainen
> we have start a poll at http://www.nmsweb.de/vdr/patch.php > where you have the possibility to vote for your favorite VDR patches. I think one important patch is missing for DVB subtitles users, which makes old vdr-subtitles -plugin's recorded subtitles visible also for new subtitles by Klaus.

Re: [vdr] How to turn a DVD into a regular VDR recording.

2009-03-02 Thread Rene
Carsten Koch wrote: > My DVD player is not working at the moment, > so I want to watch a DVD on my VDR system in the living room. > > In an earlier message on this list, somebody said that the > DVD plugin is not working, so I did not waste any time trying. > Also, my VDR PC does not have a DVD R

Re: [vdr] [OT] development infrastructur for VGA2SCART patch set

2009-03-02 Thread Thomas Hilber
On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 10:03:12AM +0200, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: > Hmm.. so you get 50 Hz interlaced output with this xorg.conf. > > Are you able to sync to each field separately? of course not on nVidia graphics. They haven't offered their specs for us to implement that. But nevertheless this

Re: [vdr] [OT] development infrastructur for VGA2SCART patch set

2009-03-02 Thread Pasi Kärkkäinen
On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 11:06:44PM +0100, Thomas Hilber wrote: > On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 12:33:48AM +0300, Goga777 wrote: > > please - could you point out please on proper xorg.conf > > you'll find one attached. I use it on my Asus Pundit P1_AH2. > System is quite old (but stable): > > debian etc