For some time (at least since 2008) Mandriva Linux have been including the
attached patch in the version of vdr shipped with their distribution. It
allows timers to be triggered directly by the Now/Next data in the EIT
provided that a new parameter is set in the config file.
Looking back in the mailing list archives I see the question of including this
feature in vdr is an old one; see for example:
http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/vdr/2005-August/003975.html
However I wonder if the time is now right to reconsider? In the UK an accurate
Now & Next EIT is provided on DVB-T as part of the Freeview Plus (aka TV-
Anytime) service, with the data being directly derived from the broadcasters'
playout systems. I have been running vdr with this patch for two years and
have never missed a recording due to incorrect information. It was really
useful during the recent Wimbledon tournament when many programmes ran late
due to live coverage of the tennis.
Dave
Index: vdr-1.6.0/config.c
===================================================================
--- vdr-1.6.0/config.c
+++ vdr-1.6.0/config.c 2008-04-15 14:48:30.000000000 +0300
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
UseSubtitle = 1;
UseVps = 0;
VpsMargin = 120;
+ RsVpsFallback = 0;
RecordingDirs = 1;
VideoDisplayFormat = 1;
VideoFormat = 0;
Index: vdr-1.6.0/config.h
===================================================================
--- vdr-1.6.0/config.h
+++ vdr-1.6.0/config.h 2008-04-15 14:48:30.000000000 +0300
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@
int UseSubtitle;
int UseVps;
int VpsMargin;
+ int RsVpsFallback;
int RecordingDirs;
int VideoDisplayFormat;
int VideoFormat;
Index: vdr-1.6.0/menu.c
===================================================================
--- vdr-1.6.0/menu.c
+++ vdr-1.6.0/menu.c 2008-04-15 14:48:30.000000000 +0300
@@ -2753,6 +2753,7 @@
Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Use episode name"), &data.UseSubtitle));
Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Use VPS"), &data.UseVps));
Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.Recording$VPS margin (s)"), &data.VpsMargin, 0));
+ Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Use running status as VPS fallback"), &data.RsVpsFallback));
Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Mark instant recording"), &data.MarkInstantRecord));
Add(new cMenuEditStrItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Name instant recording"), data.NameInstantRecord, sizeof(data.NameInstantRecord)));
Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Instant rec. time (min)"), &data.InstantRecordTime, 1, MAXINSTANTRECTIME));
Index: vdr-1.6.0/timers.c
===================================================================
--- vdr-1.6.0/timers.c
+++ vdr-1.6.0/timers.c 2008-04-15 14:48:30.000000000 +0300
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
}
if (HasFlags(tfActive)) {
- if (HasFlags(tfVps) && event && event->Vps()) {
+ if (HasFlags(tfVps) && event && (Setup.RsVpsFallback || event->Vps())) {
if (Margin || !Directly) {
startTime = event->StartTime();
stopTime = event->EndTime();
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