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@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ adjust the definition of DVBDIR in that file. VDR requires the Linux-DVB driver version dated 2003-08-23 or higher to work properly. +You will also need to install the "libjpeg" and "libcap" libraries, +as well as their "devel" packages to get the necessary header files +for compiling VDR. If the "capability" module is not compiled into +your kernel, you may need to do "modprobe capability" before running +VDR. + After extracting the package, change into the VDR directory and type 'make'. This should produce an executable file named 'vdr', which can be run after the DVB driver has been @@ -136,10 +142,10 @@ Setting the system time: ------------------------ If you want VDR to set the system time according to the data received -from the transponder, you need to start VDR as user 'root'. VDR will -then only keep the capability to set the system time, and set its -user id to a lesser privileged one ('vdr' by default, can be set -to a different value with the '-u' option). +from the transponder, you need to start VDR as user 'root'. For security +reasons you should then use the '-u' option to define a lesser privileged +user id under which VDR should actually run. It will then only keep the +capability to set the system time, and set its user id to the given one. You also need to enable the "EPG/Set system time" option in VDR's Setup menu, and select a transponder from which you want to receive the time in "Use time from transponder". Make sure you select a transponder |