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@@ -168,6 +168,18 @@ SetGetTSTimeoutHandlerArg /dev/path/to/device arg CallGetTSTimeoutHandler arg Calls the timout handler program with the given arguments. +"dynamite-SetIdleTimeout-v0.1" +SIDT minutes + Sets the timeout for an used device to be switched into idle mode, + a value of 0 will deactivate the auto-idle-mode. + alternate command: SetIdleTimeout + +"dynamite-SetIdleWakeup-v0.1" +SIDW hours + Sets the timeout for an idle device to be reactivated, + a lower interval than 1 hour is not possible. + alternate command: SetIdleWakeup + Don't forget to prefix them with "plug dynamite"... Controlling dynamite with the OSD @@ -227,12 +239,20 @@ method SetIdleDevice. E.g. cDvbDevice will close its frontend so the driver can enable a power-save mode. And it has been observed that some tuners are a lot cooler, so it must be good. :-) An idle device will be ignored by the EIT scanner but will be reactivated -if it must be used for a recording etc. +if it's needed for a recording etc. You can set a programm to be called on every idle-switch. It will receive the parameters --idle=[on|off] --device=/dev/path/to/device +If you have set an idle-timeout and idle-wakeup value greater than 0, dynamite +will try to deactivate unused devices on its own. In sporadic intervals it will +test all devices if their "CloseDvr" was last called "idle-minutes" ago (or +OpenDvr got called at all). +After a minimum of "idle-wakeup" hours the device will be reactivated so it can +be used by the EIT scanner or similar modules. The wakeup cannot be disabled, +only a minimum of one hour can be specified. + "GetTS" watchdog ---------------- Some DVB cards are known to be unstable - sometimes their driver just hangs |