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diff --git a/doc/README.dvb b/doc/README.dvb index c3a77b99d..d4df0bfd2 100644 --- a/doc/README.dvb +++ b/doc/README.dvb @@ -12,19 +12,15 @@ cards should be supported (e.g. the Hauppauge WinTV Nova DVB-S card). driver download and installation -------------------------------- -Download and install the drivers from http://www.linuxtv.org CVS: - -# cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@linuxtv.org:/cvs/linuxtv login - -[empty password] - -# cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@linuxtv.org:/cvs/linuxtv co DVB +Download and install the drivers from http://www.linuxtv.org, the 1.0.0 release +should work fine. You will need kernel sources configured for your configuration for -a successfull build, preferably in /usr/src/linux. Once you have that -you should be ready to compile the driver +a successfull build, preferably in /usr/src/linux plus a link to them in +/lib/modules/<kernel-version>/build. Once you have that you should be ready +to compile the driver -# cd DVB/driver +# cd linuxtv-dvb-1.0.0/driver # make if that doesn't fail, do a @@ -47,13 +43,30 @@ install a channel list xine's dvb input plugin needs a channel/transponder list that fits your dvb equipment. xine now uses the channels.conf format of szap, czap and -tzap as appropriate for DVB-S, DVB-C and DVB-T. +tzap as appropriate for DVB-S, DVB-C and DVB-T. it will search the channel +list file in ~/.xine/channels.conf + +channel list format for DVB-S: + +NBC :11053 :h :1 :27500 :550 :551 :1:8008 +station name:freqency:h/v:sat no :symbol rate:vpid:apid:?:???? + +you automatically scan for all available channels using the scan utility +which comes with the dvb package. compile it using something like + +# cd linuxtv-dvb-1.0.0/apps/scan +# make + +then start scanning -You should be able to find example channel config files in +# scan >channels.conf -DVB/apps/szap +this can take a while. in a DiSEqC environment, use the -s N switch to select +different sattelites to scan and paste the results in one big channels.conf file. + +HINT: you might want to manually sort the channels.conf file to have your favourite +channels at the top and maybe remove scrambled channels which you don't have access to. -as checked out from CVS. using xine to watch digital television -------------------------------------- @@ -72,4 +85,14 @@ you have selected. HINT: if audio or video is stuttering, pause (space key) shortly to give xine a chance to fill up it's buffers. + +recording digital television +---------------------------- + +there is a very simple vcr-like feature built into the xine engine. just press +MENU2 (that is F2 in gxine for example) to start/stop recording the currently +displayed program to your local disc. a small osd in the upper left corner of +your screen will tell you the file name the recorded stream is written to. + Have fun. + |