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diff --git a/README.developer b/README.developer new file mode 100644 index 00000000..eabb0911 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.developer @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +Version 1.3.0 marks the beginning of a new developer version +of VDR, in which I am going to integrate functionality from +patches that have been written by various people for previous +versions of VDR. + +IMPORTANT NOTE: Beginning with version 1.3.0, VDR will automatically +=============== modify the 'channels.conf' file. Please run this version + of VDR in a controlled environment only, and work with + copies of all your config files! + +This version of VDR focuses on some improvements regarding +CAM support and, most important, the first step towards automatic +PID handling. Some things are still in a raw state, but at least +the program should now dynamically react on any changes in the +channel settings. + +Here's a list of the highlights - and what _not_ to expect yet +(but don't worry, these things will come soon ;-): + +- Automatic switching when PIDs are changed (e.g. for regional + programmes). +- There is no explicit transponder list yet, so you just + have to define one channel for a new transponder and VDR + will automatically detect all other channels on that transponder. +- New channels are added to the end of the channel list, so + it might be a good idea to add a line like + + :@1000 New channels + + to have them start at some high number. +- Improved CAM support. Channels with conditional access now automatically + use the device that contains the proper CAM. +- No NVOD or "linked services" support yet. +- No radio support yet. +- No transponder scan yet. + +Note that this is currently work in progress, so there may be some +areas that don't work as smooth as expected, yet. + +Known issues: +============= + +- The Setup/CICAM menu is currently without much meaning. + CA detection is done automatically. +- The channel "EURO1080" on Astra 19.2E currently broadcasts HDTV + test signals. Unfortunately, the full featured DVB cards crash + pretty ugly when tuned to that channel, so it might be a good idea + to have the channel definition + + EURO1080:12168:v:S19.2E:27500:308:256:0:FF:21100:1:1088:0 + + in your 'channels.conf' file. Note the Ca parameter 'F' (255 in hex), + which gives this channel a non-existent Ca mode, so that it won't + be tuned to at all. If you really want to tune to this channel for + tests, do it on your own risk. +- The 'sky' plugin now temporarily uses Ca value 30 (this will be changed + later). +- Since the CA detection is now done automatically, a timer that starts + immediately after VDR has been launched and wants to record a CA channel + may not work. This will be changed later to make this work safely. + +What to test: +============= + +Apart from the usual general functionality, special attention should +be given to the following matters: + +- Does the automatic PID switching really work in all cases, especially + in conjunction with conditional access channels? +- Does CAM support work for all kinds of CAMs? + +Known bugs: +=========== + +- Sometimes a new channel is created with the wrong 'source' + parameter. This presumably happens when the transponder and source + are switched, and there is still an SDT data packet being processed. + The call to device->HasLock() in sections.c should fix this (and it + apparently does for most cases), but there must still be soemthing + wrong in that area. +- Sometimes the current channel gets re-tuned even though the channel + data of this channel didn't change (but that of an other channel did + change). |