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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ If you have the DVB driver source in a different location you will have to change the definition of DVBDIR in the Makefile. -This program requires the card driver version 0.8.1 or higher +This program requires the card driver version 0.8.2 or higher to work properly. You need to load the dvb.o module *without* option 'outstream=0' (previous versions of VDR required this option to have the driver supply the data in AV_PES format; as of version 0.70 VDR @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ following values 'make' call to activate the respective control mode: (see http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr/remote.htm) REMOTE=LIRC control via the "Linux Infrared Remote Control" (see http://www.lirc.org) + REMOTE=NONE no remote control (in case only SVDRP shall be used) Adding "DEBUG_OSD=1" will use the PC screen (or current window) to display texts instead of the DVB card's on-screen display @@ -45,6 +46,13 @@ interface. These modes are useful when testing new menus if you only have a remote connection to the VDR (which, in my case, is located in the living room and has neither a monitor nor a keyboard). +If your video directory will be on a VFAT partition, add the compile +time switch + + VFAT=1 + +to the 'make' command. + When running, the 'vdr' program writes status information into the system log file (/var/log/messages). You may want to watch these messages (tail -f /var/log/mesages) to see if there are any problems. @@ -63,6 +71,13 @@ If the program shall run as a daemon, use the --daemon option. This will completely detach it from the terminal and will continue as a background process. +Automatic restart in case of hangups: +------------------------------------- + +If you run VDR using the 'runvdr' shell script it will use the built-in +watchdog timer to restart the program in case something happens that +causes a program hangup. + Command line options: --------------------- @@ -132,6 +147,21 @@ that the channels defined in 'channels.conf' are correct before attempting to record anything. Channel parameters may vary and not all of the channels listed in the default 'channels.conf' file have been verified by the author. +As a starting point you can copy the 'channels.conf' file that comes with the +VDR archive into your video directory (or into your config directory, +respectively, in case you have redirected it with the -c option). + +Running VDR with DVB-C (cable): +------------------------------- + +VDR automatically recognizes if the DVB card in use is a cable card. +The only things that needs to be different when using digital cable +is the 'channels.conf' file. The distribution archive contains a default +'channels.conf.cable', which cable users can rename or copy to 'channels.conf' +in order to receive cable channels. The format of this file is exactly the +same as for satellite channels (the fields containing "Polarization" and +"Diseqc" data are ignored in case of DVB-C). + Learning the remote control keys: --------------------------------- |