vdr-plugin-xine

[Darren Salt]

[Don't Cc: to me]

I demand that Christian Schoenebeck may or may not have written...

> Es geschah am Donnerstag, 12. Mai 2005 19:32 als Darren Salt schrieb:
>> What did vdr report in syslog?

> May 12 22:28:21 localhost vdr[6196]: VDR version 1.3.24 started
> May 12 22:28:21 localhost vdr[6196]: loading
> plugin: /usr/lib/vdr/plugins/libvdr-xine.so.1.3.24
> May 12 22:28:21 localhost vdr[6196]: creating directory /etc/vdr/themes
> May 12 22:28:22 localhost vdr[6196]: ERROR: /etc/vdr/themes: Permission denied

If it's still not there, create it; but make sure that it's owned by vdr:vdr.

[snip; log trimmed a little]
> May 12 22:28:22 ERROR: /etc/vdr/themes/classic-default.theme.$$$: No such file or directory
> May 12 22:28:22 ERROR: /etc/vdr/themes/sttng-default.theme.$$$: No such file or directory

Same cause. (I'll need to add this to postinst.)

> May 12 22:28:22 starting plugin: xine
> May 12 22:28:22 ERROR: remote control XineRemote not ready!

Harmless.

[snip]
>>> So ATM I cannot select a valid TV channel and xine still shows me a "No
>>> Signal" screen.
>> Do you have a valid channels.conf for vdr?

> I *think* so, I gunzipped and used the one for the Astra sateilite:
> 	/usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/channels.conf-dvbs-astra.gz

Wrong format.

> But I also tried to scan for channels with:
> 	scan /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-s/Astra-19.2E

Wrong again - perhaps this should be documented more clearly...

You want "-o vdr"; see "scan --help" for more details.

> It fails as well; this is the output:

> 	scanning /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-s/Astra-19.2E
> 	using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
> 	initial transponder 12551500 V 22000000 5
> 	>>> tune to: 12551:v:0:22000
> 	WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
[snip]

You should ask about that elsewhere, I think; the VDR list would be a good
place to start.

> [... works under Windows, but not Linux]. I'm using the Hauppauge Nova-S
> USB (1.0) DVB-S box and kernel 2.6.10. According to 'lsmod' the appropriate
> driver is loaded as well:

> 	dvb_core               84264  1 dvb_ttusb_budget

Which front-end module? Have you put the firmware (if it's needed for that
device - it probably is) in the right place?

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