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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.
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:
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- 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:
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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:
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- 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. This may be fixed in 1.3.1 - please report if
it does still happen there.
- 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).
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