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vdr - Video Disk Recorder
This is a vdr 1.6.0 (with maintenance patch 2) and various plugins package. The included binary was build on ubuntu gutsy (32 bit).
You can easily add custom vdr plugins to this "template" & rebuild the source for your Distro. This Version might be a starting point for budget card only owners (runs with softdevice via xv, so it should also work for FF Cards).
It is basically a backup of my local vdr which runs inside of MMS here and is pre-configured for Astra 19.2°E).
WARNING You won't be happy with this package if you have never used vdr before. The configuration is quite complex and requires some knowledge, so you may be better off using the vdr packages provided by your distributor.
Installation:
dowload: vdr_1.6.0.2_custom_v8.zip Version: 8[Size: 26,2 MB MD5: 54d32fd4036ce3e3c72f7ea3c2877a41]
See the README for install notes.
This vdr Version comes with the following Plugins:
To-Do Plugin List for next Version(s):
Run vdr
It is assumed that all drivers for your dvb hardware a loaded by the OS and dvb is functional with e.g. mplayer.
to tell vdr where to store the Recordings (not on Fat32, use a ext3 Filesystem) and Softplay where your local Video Archive is, edit the startvdr script:
$ gedit /video/vdr/startvdr
replace /path/to/dir with your full directory path for VIDEO (VDR Recording directory) & ARCHIVE (video archive); all other Variables should be set ok, if you followed this howto.
VIDEO=/path/to/dir
ARCHIVE=/path/to/dir
to prevent a plugin from being loaded at startup, delete the corresponding "-P pluginname" line
at the "## Run vdr" section of the script.
Start vdr using the Starter Menu (Apps - Sound & Video - vdr)
or from a terminal .
you might want to link the script in your $PATH
$ ln -s /video/vdr/startvdr /usr/bin/vdr
so you can start vdr with
$ vdr
If you want to start vdr in fullscreen, change the softdevice plugin line in the startvdr script to:
-P "softdevice -vo xv:full -ao alsa:mixer:pcm=default" \
Known Problems / ToDo:
Changelog:
-- Version 8: new plugins: NordlichtsEPG, prefermenu (08/09/08)
-- Version 7: updated softdevice & softplay, added vdr 1.6.0 maintenance patch 2
-- Version 6: updated epgsearch, added vdr 1.6.0 maintenance patch 1
-- Version 5: updated softdevice & softplay. Now recordings playback are fixed :)
-- Version 4: added vdr patch by Artur Skavina to fix recordings playback
-- Version 3: new plugins: radio, osdpip, fepg, Teletext, epgsearch
-- Version 2: new plugins: tvonscreen, enigmaNG, femon, director
-- Version 1: vdr 1.6.0 with softdevice, softplay, premiereepg
Contact: mtron[at]a1.net