LATEST NEWS:
Here you can download vdr-1.7.21 sources with common plugins already patched to work with vdr-1.7.21. It is ready for 64 bits.
I still use Ubuntu 10.04 on my desktop, but for a dedicated HTPC if you can get it working, Archlinux will yield better performance.
So I've rebuilt my system with exactly the same hardware but using a recent Archlinux 64bits installation cd and the results are impressive:
a) Just X server running, no Gnome or KDE which makes it very fast and responsive
b) Zap time is less than a second
c) BBC HD for example works perfectly
d) CCcam 2.1.4 working fine (this would also be true if you installed for example ubuntu 10.04)
e) Aesthetically very slick as TV, Videos, DVD are all more integrated
f) Rock-solid stable
g) Hard drive usage: 2.7GB
h) Archlinux is a rolling release, so no need to reinstall in order to upgrade EVER
i) I've built a 32bits (Pentium 4 or celeron) and a 64bits (Any 64bits AMD or Intel cpus) release
j) For XMBC user the xvdr addon and matching vdr plugin xvdr
I've abandoned oxine because it is basically a dead project, a serious bug was reported back in January and no effort has been made to fix it.
So I am using MMS (My media system) exclusively as a frontend as I discovered the Game menu can be used to launch bash scripts.
Contact me if you would like a dvd or download link of a restore image with vdr 1.7.15, mms and CCcam 2.1.4 fully working (if your DVB card is supported by linux all you would need to do is setup your remote if it is not the one used in this tutorial or an Opera DVB USB)
This image would need to be installed on the first partition of your hard drive (/dev/sda1) or alternatively modify /etc/fstab to account for the different location.
Note: If you have Ubuntu 8.x or 9x the latest CCcam version that will work is: CCcam 2.1.2
FOREWORD: This tutorial is for Ubuntu 8.10
It should work with Ubuntu 8.04 but with Ubuntu 9.04 or 9.10 you may face problems (for example the skinenigma plugin will fail to compile although if you use the one on my binaries should be fine)
If you are running ubuntu 9.10 then you might want to make your life easier by simply adding these 2 repositories:
(thanks to hotzenplotz5 (see page 19 of this thread)
You can find there: vdr-1.7.9 + plugins (120) + xine-vdpau etc
https://launchpad.net/~hotzenplotz5/+archive/ppa
Code:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/hotzenplotz5/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/hotzenplotz5/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
The background.
I had a Dreambox 7020 and was happy enough with it but one day HD finally came in the horizon.
I looked at a Dreambox 800, ipbox revo, and a couple of other linux based HD sat receivers. None was satisfying.
So I set out to build my own. If this tutorial intimidates you or time is precios to you, drop me a private message and I can send you a bootable restore dvd that is all up and running.
The goal of this howto is to build a functional HTPC with HD satellite tv and HDMI output at 1080p (1920×1080 16:9). The idea is for a dedicated machine. We assume a brand-new installation and given the complexity of the tutorial the reasonable way to undo all the changes is to reinstall Ubuntu.
VDR 1.7.10 (see screenshots) is the heart of this project (thanks to Klaus.Schmidinger for his tremendous work and for his patience answering my questions, thanks to Shalafi for his own tutorial and for moderating an excellent satellite forum, and to Winfried for his channels scanning and rotor coding for VDR)
If you rather use VDR 1.7.0 then see my other thread
Code:
NOTICE: By popular demand I have placed vdr-1.7.9 with the extensions patch,
setup, teletext, subtitles and other usefull plugins together with most of
the config files in this tutorial in a .rar file
DOWNLOAD IT HERE
You still need to setup ffmpeg, xine-lib, xine-ui and the oxine binaries
but the rest should be working fine and save lots of time and efforts.
The hardware I chose:
- Motherboard: Abit A-N78HD with the Geforce 8200 IGP
or ASUS M3N78-VM AM2 (both work fine with OSS but the Abit can not do HDMI sound with ALSA)
- CPU : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
- Thermalite silent fan
- Memory : 2 GB DDR2-800 (2X 1 GB)
- DVD-drive : LG GGC-H20LRB (DVD-RW, Blu-Ray and HDDVD)
- Harddisk : 160GB
- Budgetcard : Hauppauge WinTV NOVA-HD-S2
All this, is connected to a Panasonic FullHD LCD-TV using the onboard HDMI connector with the nvidia closed sources driver 180.53
VDR has many plugins, some more frequently maintained than others.
The exact set of plugins you use is up to you and your needs.
This is my current set of VDR plugins:
DOWNLOAD HERE my /usr/local/src/vdr-1.7.9 with all the plugins and patches listed below: (just do sudo make install )
vdr (1.7.10/1.7.10) - The Video Disk Recorder
femon (1.7.4) - DVB Signal Information Monitor (OSD)
osdteletext (0.8.3) - Displays teletext on the OSD
pluginsetup (0.0.6) - Plugin Setup
timeline (1.0.141-kw001) - Show timer overview and collisions
imdbsearch (0.3.6) - Searches the IMDb
skinenigmang (0.1.0) - EnigmaNG skin
quickepgsearch (0.0.1) - Quick search for broadcasts
satlist (0.0.2) - Channel list for satellite sorting
premiereepg (0.2.0) - Parses extended Premiere EPG data
epgsearchonly (0.0.1) - Direct access to epgsearch's search menu
systeminfo (0.1.1) - Display various system informations
control (0.0.2a-kw3) - Control VDR over terminal or telnet
epgsearch (0.9.25.beta13) - search the EPG for repeats and more
mplayer (0.10.1) - Media replay via MPlayer
conflictcheckonly (0.0.1) - Direct access to epgsearch's conflict check menu
osdadjust (0.0.3) - Adjust OSD Size and Position
setup (0.3.1-zulu-edition) - VDR-Setup Extension
chanman (0.0.8) - Channel manager plugin
wirbelscan (0.0.5-pre08) - DVB and pvrinput channel scan for VDR
ttxtsubs (0.1.0) - Teletext subtitles
sc (1.0.0pre-HG-85fce21e5440+) - A software emulated CAM
skinreel (0.0.1) - Reel Skin-Plugin
xine (0.9.3) - Software based playback using xine
1. The Sound of Music: ALSA or OSS
Note: I use OSS as with ALSA couldn't get sound over HDMI.
Current OSS as of 2th July 2009 is OSS 4.1-1052
You need to edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-local and blacklist nv and nvidia-new drivers to avoid conflicts in the next step. If you have decided to install OSS then you need to blacklist snd_hda_intel as well
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-local
Code:
# It is mandatory to blacklist nvidia_new and nv to avoid conflicts
blacklist nvidia_new
blacklist nv
# If you are going to use OSS instead of ALSA also blacklist snd_hda_intel
blacklist snd_hda_intel
2. NVIDIA drivers
NVIDIA drivers as of 180.50 or earlier do not work with this motherboard (I have tried the beta 185.18.10 driver and it did not work for me but 185.18.08 works)
If somebody can confirm they make a difference please let me know version and motherboard you have.
Instead download NVIDIA 177.82 and install it. Reboot and you should have 1080p resolution
Note: If you want VDPAU accelearation and your NVIDIA card supports it (8xxx or 9xxx series) then you can install
NVIDIA 185.18.10 instead
3. ALSA OR OSS
To the best of my knowledge if you want the audio output through the HDMI connector straight to your TV you will need to install OSS and disable ALSA.
But this is not without problems as OSS will work for 6 months and will require reinstallation every 6 months (unless you purchase a licence from them)
So if you want audio over HDMI install OSS, otherwise stick with ALSA for simplicity
Installing OSS:
We go to the oss website and download oss:
http://www.opensound.com/download.cgi
We choose linux 2.6 - deb - x86
Code:
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic linux-source build-essential
sudo dpkg -i oss-linux-4.2-2002_i386.deb
sudo soundon
osstest
ossinfo -x
ossxmix -dX
Once you have followed the above guide to install OSS modify /usr/lib/oss/soundon.user
so it looks like this:
Code:
sudo rm /usr/lib/oss/soundon.user
sudo touch /usr/lib/oss/soundon.user
sudo chmod 755 /usr/lib/oss/soundon.user
sudo gedit /usr/lib/oss/soundon.user
Code:
#!/bin/sh
# For HDMI sound output on motherboards with chipset ALC883 or ALC888
# This script can be used to run programs every time OSS is started.
# By default, this script is disabled, and contains no commands.
# To enable, add executable permissions to this file, and edit below
# commands to be run.
rm /dev/dsp
ln -s /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/spdout1 /dev/dsp
#vmixctl attach /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/spdout1 /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcmin0
rm /dev/dsp dsp_ac3
ln -s /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/spdout1 /dev/dsp_ac3
exit 0
Click on System, Preferences, Sound and select OSS all over.
Reboot and you should have 1920x1080 with audio over HDMI by default
or ALSA:
To upgrade to the latest ALSA drivers do the following:
Code:
sudo -s
cd /usr/local/src
touch alsaupg.sh
chmod +x alsaupg.sh
sudo gedit alsaupg.sh
copy and paste the following text, save the file
Code:
#!/bin/bash
#
# AlsaUpgrade-1.0.x-rev-1.X.sh
# Note: As usual I'd like to recommend that you make a backup of your drive first. I don't guarantee for anything!
# Rev: 1.16 01-21-2009 soundcheck Changelog: added kernel-headers compile option to alsa-driver/ support of 1.0.19
# Rev: 1.17 05-10-2009 soundcheck Changelog: Added 1.0.20 support, added 2.6.29 support
##--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Below package variables need to be adapted according to available package ids at http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Download
# otherwise the script execution will fail!
##--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PACKAGE=1.0.20
alsa1020 () {
DRIVER=alsa-driver-1.0.20
FIRMWARE=alsa-firmware-1.0.20
LIB=alsa-lib-1.0.20
PLUGINS=alsa-plugins-1.0.20
UTILS=alsa-utils-1.0.20
TOOLS=alsa-tools-1.0.20
OSS=alsa-oss-1.0.17
}
#------------Ususally NO Changes to be done below this line-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# script revision
REV="1.17"
#----supported kernels-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KERNEL1="2.6.24" # Ubuntu kernel family
KERNEL2="2.6.26" # kernel family
KERNEL3="2.6.27" # kernel family
KERNEL4="2.6.28" # kernel family
KERNEL5="2.6.29" # kernel family
#TOOLSRC =" ac3dec as10k1 envy24control hdsploader hdspconf hdspmixer \
# mixartloader pcxhrloader rmedigicontrol sb16_csp seq sscape_ctl \
# us428control usx2yloader vxloader echomixer ld10k1 qlo10k1"
#
SRCDIR=/usr/src # Sources will be stored here
ALSASRCDIR=${SRCDIR}/alsa # Packages will be stored here
NOW=`date '+%m%d%y-%H.%M'`
DATE=`date`
LOGFILE=/var/log/AlsaUpgradeRev-$REV-$NOW.log
KERNEL=`uname -r`
CURRENTPACKAGE=`cat /proc/asound/version | awk '{ print $7 }'`
ALSAPACKS=" alsa-base alsa-oss alsa-utils alsa-tools alsa-tools-gui libasound2 libasound2-dev libasound2-plugins aconnectgui "
KERNELPACKS=" `dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}' | grep -e ${KERNEL}` "
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#---You need to have root permissions to run the script----
if [ "$UID" -ne 0 ]
then
echo "Must be root to run this script..."
exit 0
fi
package () {
echo -n "Choose Alsa Package (1) $PACKAGE default[1]: "
read PACK
case $PACK in
"" ) alsa1020 ;;
[1] ) alsa1020 ;;
* ) alsa1020 ;;
esac
ALSASRCDIR=${SRCDIR}/Alsa-${PACKAGE}
}
header () {
echo
echo "-------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "- ${1}"
echo "-------------------------------------------------------------"
echo
}
die () {
echo "$1"
exit 1 #error
}
greet () {
clear
echo
echo "--$DATE----Alsa-Upgrade-Script-$REV -----------------"
echo "- "
echo "- You'll be upgraded from $CURRENTPACKAGE to $PACKAGE. "
echo "- "
echo "- All script output is routed to $LOGFILE"
echo "- Run tail -f <logfile> in a seperate terminal to follow the upgrade"
echo "- "
echo "- Reboot your machine afterwards."
echo "- "
echo "- Enjoy - meet you at ubuntuforums.org or diy-audio.com"
echo "- soundcheck"
echo "---------------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo
echo "Upgrade in progress..The process can take up to 15minutes.....Be patient!"
}
bye () {
header "Installation successfully finished!"
header "Your new ALSA version will be loaded after the next reboot..."
}
prep () {
header "Working on following Alsa packages..."
echo "Driver: $DRIVER"
echo "Library: $LIB"
echo "Plugins: $PLUGINS"
echo "Utils: $UTILS"
echo "Firmware: $FIRMWARE"
echo "OSS: $OSS"
#echo "Installing tools: $TOOLS"
#install necessary Linux packages
header "Installing packages required to build ALSA..."
apt-get install -y $ALSAPACKS
apt-get install -y build-essential libsysfs-dev libncurses5-dev gettext python-all-dev xmlto libpulse-dev libspeex-dev
apt-get install -y libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libavutil-dev libmpeg4ip-dev liba52-0.7.4-dev
apt-get install -y linux-headers-$KERNEL
}
download () {
cd $SRCDIR
header "Downloading and extracting ALSA packages..."
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/driver/$DRIVER.tar.bz2 && tar -xjf $DRIVER.tar.bz2
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/firmware/$FIRMWARE.tar.bz2 && tar -xjf $FIRMWARE.tar.bz2
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/$LIB.tar.bz2 && tar -xjf $LIB.tar.bz2
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/plugins/$PLUGINS.tar.bz2 && tar -xvf $PLUGINS.tar.bz2
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/$UTILS.tar.bz2 && tar -xjf $UTILS.tar.bz2
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/tools/$TOOLS.tar.bz2 && tar -xjf $TOOLS.tar.bz2
wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/oss-lib/$OSS.tar.bz2 && tar -xvf $OSS.tar.bz2
rm alsa*.tar.bz2
rm -rf $ALSASRCDIR
mkdir -p $ALSASRCDIR && mv alsa-* $ALSASRCDIR
}
compile () {
header "Prepare for compilation and installation..."
test -d $ALSASRCDIR || die "$ALSASRCDIR not found"
cd $ALSASRCDIR
test -d $DRIVER || die "$DRIVER not found"
test -d $FIRMWARE || die "$FIRMWARE not found"
test -d $LIB || die "$LIB not found"
test -d $PLUGINS || die "$PLUGINS not found"
test -d $UTILS || die "$UTILS not found"
test -d $TOOLS || die "$TOOLS not found"
test -d $OSS || die "$OSS not found"
#alsa-driver Note: Driver to be installed before library
header "Compiling drivers..."
cd $ALSASRCDIR/$DRIVER
make clean
./configure --with-kernel=/usr/src/linux-headers-$KERNEL --with-cards=all --with-card-options=all --with-sequencer=yes --with-oss=yes --prefix=/usr || die "$DRIVER configure failed"
#./configure --with-cards=usb-audio,hda-intel,emu10k1,hrtimer,rtctimer,hpet --with-card-options=all --with-sequencer=yes --with-oss=yes --with-kernel=/usr/src/linux --prefix=/usr || die "$DRIVER configure failed"
make || die "$DRIVER make failed"
#alsa-lib
header "Compiling library..."
cd $ALSASRCDIR/$LIB
make clean
./configure --prefix=/usr || die "$LIB configure failed"
make || die "$LIB make failed"
#alsa-plugins
header "Compiling plugins..."
cd $ALSASRCDIR/$PLUGINS
make clean
./configure --prefix=/usr || die "$PLUGINS configure failed"
make || die "$PLUGINS make failed"
#alsa-firmware
header "Compiling firmware..."
cd $ALSASRCDIR/$FIRMWARE
make clean
./configure --prefix=/usr || die "$FIRMWARE configure failed"
make || die "$FIRMWARE make failed"
## utils will be compiled and installed later on, since lib needs to be installed first
#alsa-oss
header "Compiling OSS..."
cd $ALSASRCDIR/$OSS
make clean
./configure --prefix=/usr || die "$OSS configure failed"
make || die "$OSS make failed"
#alsa-tools if you need any of the tools you need to select and install them one by one manually - look up the respective directory within /usr/src/alsa/alsa-tools*/
#header "Compiling tools..."
#
#cd $ALSASRCDIR/$TOOLS
#for i in $TOOLSRC ; do
# cd $i
# if [ -x ./configure ]; then \
# make clean
# ./configure --prefix=/usr || die "$Tools $i configure failed"
# make || die "$Tools $i make failed"
# fi
}
installation () {
header "Installing all modules..."
header "Installing driver..."
cd $ALSASRCDIR/$DRIVER
make install
header "Installing library..."
cd $ALSASRCDIR/$LIB
make install
header "Installing plugins..."
cd $ALSASRCDIR/$PLUGINS
make install
header "Installing firmware..."
cd $ALSASRCDIR/$FIRMWARE
make install
header "Installing OSS..."
cd $ALSASRCDIR/$OSS
make install
#
#alsa-utils need to be compiled after lib installation!!
#
header "Compiling utils..."
cd $ALSASRCDIR/$UTILS
make clean
header "Compiling utils..."
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
header "Installing utils..."
make install
#
#alsa-tools not yet ready!!
#
#cd $ALSASRCDIR/$TOOLS
#for j in $TOOLSRC ; do
# cd $j
# header "Installing tool $i"
# make install
# fi
#
#copy modules to respective kernel!!
#
cd ${ALSASRCDIR}/${DRIVER}/
find ./ -name ''*.ko'' > /tmp/alsa_manifest
header "Copy modules to target directories..."
#This block of code works with 2.6.24-x Ubuntu standard kernels
if [ "`uname -a| grep ${KERNEL1} `" != "" ] ; then
tar -cv -T /tmp/alsa_manifest -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver/${DRIVER}.tar
cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ubuntu/sound/alsa-driver
fi
#This block of code works with 2.6.26-x kernels
if [ "`uname -a| grep ${KERNEL2} `" != "" ] ; then
tar -cv -T /tmp/alsa_manifest -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/sound/${DRIVER}.tar
cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/sound/
fi
#This block of code works with 2.6.27 kernels
if [ "`uname -a| grep ${KERNEL3} `" != "" ] ; then
tar -cv -T /tmp/alsa_manifest -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/sound/${DRIVER}.tar
cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/sound/
fi
#This block of code works with 2.6.28 kernels
if [ "`uname -a| grep ${KERNEL4} `" != "" ] ; then
tar -cv -T /tmp/alsa_manifest -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/sound/${DRIVER}.tar
cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/sound/
fi
#This block of code works with 2.6.29 kernels
if [ "`uname -a| grep ${KERNEL5} `" != "" ] ; then
tar -cv -T /tmp/alsa_manifest -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/sound/${DRIVER}.tar
cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/sound/
fi
#Extract new modules, overwriting old ones
tar -xvf ${DRIVER}.tar
rm *.tar
depmod -a
chmod a+rw /dev/dsp /dev/mixer /dev/sequencer /dev/midi /dev/snd/*
####alsa-utils patch for asound.state to avoid patching alsa-utils, see below debian patch - ####
##http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-alsa/trunk/alsa-utils/debian/patches/move_asound_state_to_var.patch?op=file&rev=0&sc=0
cd /var/lib/alsa
rm asound.state
ln -s /etc/asound.state asound.state
}
restorealsa () {
for y in ${KERNELPACKS} ; do
header "Package ${y} will be reinstalled"
apt-get -y --reinstall install $y
done
for k in ${ALSAPACKS} ; do
header "Package ${k} will be reinstalled"
apt-get -y --reinstall install $k
done
depmod -a
}
downloadsnapshot () {
test -d $ALSASRCDIR || die "$ALSASRCDIR not found"
cd $ALSASRCDIR
test -d $DRIVER || die "$DRIVER not found"
mv $DRIVER $DRIVER.old
wget ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tiwai/snapshot/alsa-driver-snapshot.tar.gz
test -f alsa-driver-snapshot.tar.gz || die "Download of snapshot didn't work"
tar xvvf alsa-driver-snapshot.tar.gz
mv alsa-driver $DRIVER
rm alsa-driver-snapshot.tar.gz
}
usage() {
echo "
Usage: $0 [OPTION]...
Available options:
-di Download (to /usr/src), compile and install the packages
This option will compeletely upgrade your ALSA in one step
-d Download the packages only
In case you want to tweak/patch the official packages or
you'd like to install the snapshot on top of the official
packages prior to compiling and installating them
-c Compilation only
Kind of dry-run option to see if the configuration and compilation
works
-i Compilation and installation of packages
Sources must exist under /usr/src. Run script with -d or -di options first.
The option is useful to speed up your installation in case Ubuntu upgrades
have overwritten your ALSA installation. It is also useful if you want to
keep your patched version or snapshot version, when reinstalling the packages
-r Restore ALSA
Kernel and all ALSA relevant Ubuntu packages will be restored
(done by re-installation of relevant packages)
-snap Download, compile and install of latest ALSA driver-sources-snapshot
Please run script using -d option first. Recommended for troubleshooting.
(The snapshot is not an offical ALSA release or even pre-release,
it is the latest snapshot taken from the design-tree!)
-h Help - this page
Please visit http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=962695
to report any issues you might encounter by using this script.
"
exit 1;
}
#--- main ----
case "$1" in
-di)
header "Alsa will be downloaded and installed"
package
greet
exec 1>${LOGFILE} 2>&1
prep
download
compile
installation
bye
;;
-d)
header "Alsa will be downloaded only"
package
greet
exec 1>${LOGFILE} 2>&1
prep
download
;;
-c)
header "Alsa will be compiled"
package
greet
exec 1>${LOGFILE} 2>&1
prep
compile
;;
-i)
header "Alsa will be compiled and installed"
package
greet
exec 1>${LOGFILE} 2>&1
prep
compile
installation
bye
;;
-r)
header "Alsa will be restored. You'll get a maiden version from Ubuntu repositories"
exec 1>${LOGFILE} 2>&1
restorealsa
;;
-snap)
header "The latest Alsa-driver snapshot will be downloaded,compiled and installed"
package
greet
exec 1>${LOGFILE} 2>&1
downloadsnapshot
compile
installation
bye
;;
-h)
usage
exit 1
;;
*)
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
##----Script End ----
Code:
./alsaupg.sh -di
reboot
Now to test audio over HDMI is working type this:
Code:
speaker-test -Dplughw:0,3 -c2
You should hear some static noise (that means it works)
You could also try
wget http://www.vorbis.com/music/Epoq-Lepidoptera.ogg
aplay -Dplughw:0,3 Epoq-Lepidoptera.ogg
Code:
sudo gedit ~/.asound.asound.conf
Code:
defaults.pcm.device 3
4. Install this driver and firmware ONLY if you have a Hauppauge WinTV NOVA-HD-S2
S2-API is the driver standard that will work out of the box starting with kernels 2.6.28.
Code:
WARNING: VDR 1.7.10 supports S2-API natively (if for some reason you want multiproto instead of S2-API, install VDR 1.7.0 instead)
First the firmware... (thanks to Ahmed Y Shaheem for the tip)
Code:
sudo -s
apt-get install unrar -y
rm /lib/firmware/dvb-fe-c*
cd /usr/local/src
wget http://www.hauppauge.de/software/mce/88x_2_122_26109_WHQL.zip
unzip -jo 88x_2_122_26109_WHQL.zip Driver88/hcw88bda.sys
dd if=hcw88bda.sys of=dvb-fe-cx26109.fw skip=75504 bs=1 count=32501
cp dvb-fe-cx26109.fw /lib/firmware/
rm /lib/firmware/dvb-fe-cx24116.fw
ln -s /lib/firmware/dvb-fe-cx26109.fw /lib/firmware/dvb-fe-cx24116.fw
And now the driver...
Code:
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install mercurial cvs subversion libncurses-dev
cd /usr/local/src
hg clone http://mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/s2-liplianin/
cd s2-liplianin
cd linux/include/linux
ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`/include/linux/compiler.h ./
cd ../../../
make distclean
make
make install
depmod -a
reboot
You know you have the drivers installed and running when under
/dev/dvb/adapter0/ you see:
Code:
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 1 2009-03-15 16:22 demux0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 2 2009-03-15 16:22 dvr0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 0 2009-03-15 16:22 frontend0
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 212, 3 2009-03-15 16:22 net0
5. w_scan: Scan util
Time to test your hardware is so far all working
Open the terminal
Code:
cd Desktop
download from here preferably:
http://www.ziddu.com/download/6797072/w_scan-20091004.tar.rar.html
wget http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/w_scan/w_scan-20091004.tar.bz2
tar jxvf w_scan-20090528.tar.bz2
cd w_scan-20090528.tar.bz2
cp w_scan /usr/local/bin/
mkdir /etc/vdr
# Next line will scan dvb-s and dvb-s2 channels on Astra1
w_scan -fs -s S19E2 -o7 >> /etc/vdr/channels.conf
NOTE: wierbel scan is the best satellite scanner,current versions support Cable, Terrestrial even rotors and DVB-S2 channels!
An English Howto for w_scan can be found here
The latest w_scan can be found here
open the newly created channels.conf and check it does contain lots of channels
6. FFmpeg
This little piece of software is part or the better known VLC
We are about to compile our own. You can find more info on HOWTO: Install and use the latest FFmpeg and x264
but for vdr we also need --enable-postproc which is not part of that ffmpeg Howto, but otherwise a useful reference guide if you need
more info on compiling x264
Code:
cd /usr/local/src
sudo -s
apt-get build-dep ffmpeg
rm -rf /usr/include/ffmpeg
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg
apt-get install build-essential libx264-dev libmp3lame-dev libfaad-dev libxvidcore4-dev
apt-get install mercurial cvs subversion libncurses-dev
apt-get install autoconf libtool automake pkg-config gettext libfaac-dev
apt-get install liba52-0.7.4-dev libvorbis-dev zlib1g-dev libpng12-dev libx11-dev libxv-dev libasound2-dev
svn checkout svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk ffmpeg
cd ffmpeg/
#in next line if you have trouble compiling it try removing --enable-shared
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-gpl --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libvorbis --enable-pthreads --enable-libx264 --enable-libtheora --enable-libfaac --enable-libfaad --enable-libxvid --enable-shared
make
sudo checkinstall --fstrans=no --install=yes --pkgname=ffmpeg --pkgversion "3:0.svn`date +%Y%m%d`-12ubuntu3" --default
ldconfig -v
7. Xine-Lib 1.2 CVS:
Here is my patched xine-lib1.2.deb package
http://www.ziddu.com/download/499596...Dx386.rar.html
with vdpau and faster zapping.
If it works for you great, else compile your own as per the instructions following.
NOTE:
Don't download the vdpau patch for xinelib directly from the wget line.
The maintainer keeps the patch update with the xinelib main version. Just have a look to his page:
http://www.jusst.de/vdpau/files/xine-lib-1.2/?C=M;O=D
and download the latest patch.
Code:
cd /usr/local/src
apt-get install libcdio-dev libvcdinfo-dev
hg clone http://hg.debian.org/hg/xine-lib/xine-lib-1.2-vdpau
cd xine-lib-1.2-vdpau
#Next 5 lines are optional, only if you want windows codecs in
#which case append --enable-w32dll --with-w32-path=/usr/local/lib/win32 to the xine-lib autogen line
wget http://www8.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20071007.tar.bz2
tar xivf essential-20071007.tar.bz2
mv essential-20071007 /usr/local/lib/win32
ln -s /usr/local/lib/win32 /usr/local/lib/codecs
#end of optional code, if you followed the optional lines append the parameters to the next line
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr --with-external-ffmpeg --disable-dxr3
make -j6
checkinstall --fstrans=no --install=yes --pkgname=libxine2-dev --pkgversion "1.2.svn`date +%Y%m%d`-12ubuntu3"
ldconfig -v
If make fails then edit gedit /usr/local/src/xine-lib-1.2/src/audio_dec Look for -ldts_pic and add -lm after it.
8. Xine-UI-cvs
Code:
cd /usr/local/src
apt-get install libxt-dev
# WARNING! We're going to install LIRCD and with this you can configure your remote if you want it used through LIRCD
apt-get install lirc lirc-modules-source lirc-x liblircclient-dev
wget http://home.vrweb.de/~rnissl/xine-ui-cvs-20090617220000.tar.bz2
tar jxvf xine-ui-cvs-20090617220000.tar.bz2
cd xine-ui
# in the next line personally I don´t use --enable-vdr-keys but you can add it if you need it
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
make
make install
To configure the Hauppauge remote control that comes with the NOVA HD-S2
Code:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lirc
- Select Hauppauge Nova-T 500, press next
- Select None, press next
- Select something ending with --event-ir, press ENTER
mine looks like this:
/dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:01:0a.0--event-ir
Either the Nova-T 500 remote is not identical to the Nova-HD-S2 one
or the config files for the Nova-T 500 are buggy, but some 10 keys were dead.
Create the next 5 files to have a fully working Hauppaugge Nova-HD-S2 RCU
The following file is ONLY for the Hauppaugge Remote that comes with the NOVA-HD-S2.If your remote is not the one that comes with the Hauppagge S2-HD check this for help
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/55-local.rules
Code:
KERNEL=="event*", ATTRS{vendor}=="0x14f1", SYMLINK="input/irremote"
[/p]
The next file will ensure lirc has full access to your Hauppaugge Remote
Code:
sudo gedit /usr/share/hal/fdi/preprobe/20thirdparty/10-ignore-cx88-ir.fdi
Code:
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
−
<device>
−
<match key="info.product" contains_ncase="cx88 IR">
<merge key="info.ignore" type="bool">true</merge>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>
The next 4 files will basically leave the remote that came with your Hauppaugge NOVA-HD-S2 fully configured
with all keys working as they should
Code:
mkdir -p /etc/vdr/plugins
sudo gedit /etc/vdr/keymacros.conf
Code:
# Remote control key macros for VDR
# Format:
# macrokey key1 key2 key3...
# macrokey @plugin key1 key2 key3...
# See man vdr(5)
Red Recordings
Green Schedule
Yellow Info
Blue Timers
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/vdr/remote.conf
Code:
LIRC.Ok Enter
LIRC.0 0
LIRC.1 1
LIRC.2 2
LIRC.3 3
LIRC.4 4
LIRC.5 5
LIRC.6 6
LIRC.7 7
LIRC.8 8
LIRC.9 9
LIRC.Menu NextSong
LIRC.Back BackExit
LIRC.Red Red
LIRC.Green Green
LIRC.Yellow Yellow
LIRC.Blue Blue
LIRC.Info Menu
LIRC.Stop Stop
LIRC.Record Record
LIRC.Play Play
LIRC.Pause Pause
LIRC.FastFwd Fwdwind
LIRC.FastRew Rewind
LIRC.PrevChannel PrevCh
LIRC.Volume+ VolumeUp
LIRC.Volume- VolumeDown
LIRC.Mute Mute
LIRC.Audio Text
LIRC.Subtitles Sub
LIRC.Channels TV
LIRC.Schedule Guide
LIRC.Recordings Pictures
LIRC.Setup PrevSong
KBD.Up 00000000001B5B41
KBD.Down 00000000001B5B42
KBD.Menu 000000000000006D
KBD.Ok 000000000000000D
KBD.Back 000000000000007F
KBD.Left 00000000001B5B44
KBD.Right 00000000001B5B43
KBD.Red 000000001B5B5B41
KBD.Green 000000001B5B5B42
KBD.Yellow 000000001B5B5B43
KBD.Blue 000000001B5B5B44
KBD.0 0000000000000030
KBD.1 0000000000000031
KBD.2 0000000000000032
KBD.3 0000000000000033
KBD.4 0000000000000034
KBD.5 0000000000000035
KBD.6 0000000000000036
KBD.7 0000000000000037
KBD.8 0000000000000038
KBD.9 0000000000000039
KBD.Play 000000001B5B5B45
KBD.Pause 0000001B5B31377E
KBD.Stop 0000001B5B31387E
KBD.Record 0000001B5B31397E
KBD.FastFwd 0000001B5B32307E
KBD.FastRew 0000001B5B32317E
KBD.Power 000000000000000A
KBD.Channel+ 000000000000002B
KBD.Channel- 000000000000002D
KBD.Volume+ 000000001B5B317E
KBD.Volume- 000000001B5B347E
KBD.Mute 0000000000000073
KBD.Audio 0000000000000061
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
Code:
# brand: Hauppauge NOVA-HD-S2
# model no. of remote control: Hauppage NOVA-HD-S2 Snowboard Shape Silver over Black
#
begin remote
name NOVA-HD-S2
bits 16
eps 30
aeps 100
one 0 0
zero 0 0
pre_data_bits 16
pre_data 0x8001
gap 133325
toggle_bit_mask 0x8001001C
begin codes
Pictures 0x016F
Go 0x0161
Text 0x0184
TV 0x0179
Videos 0x0189
Music 0x0188
Guide 0x016D
Radio 0x0181
ArrowUp 0x0067
ArrowDown 0x006C
ArrowLeft 0x0069
ArrowRight 0x006A
Enter 0x001C
BackExit 0x00AE
Menu 0x008B
PrevCh 0x019C
Mute 0x0071
VolumeUp 0x0073
VolumeDown 0x0072
ChannelUp 0x0192
ChannelDown 0x0193
Record 0x00A7
Stop 0x0080
Play 0x00CF
Pause 0x0077
Sub 0x0172
Power 0x0074
Rewind 0x00A8
Fwdwind 0x00D0
Sleep 0x008E
NextSong 0x00A3
PrevSong 0x00A5
1 0x0002
2 0x0003
3 0x0004
4 0x0005
5 0x0006
6 0x0007
7 0x0008
8 0x0009
9 0x000A
0 0x000B
Red 0x018E
Green 0x018F
Yellow 0x0190
Blue 0x0191
end codes
end remote
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
Code:
REMOTE="Hauppauge NOVA-HD-S2"
REMOTE_MODULES=""
REMOTE_DRIVER="devinput"
# Next 2 lines will work as long as you have just 1 remote
#Both the event and the by-path value can change so this way works fine
#TEMPIREVENT=`ls /dev/input/by-path/ |grep event-ir`
#REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input/by-path/$TEMPIREVENT"
#Next line ONLY if you have the Hauppage NOVA-S2-HD remote control otherwise # and un# the other two before
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/input/irremote"
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="/etc/lircd.conf"
REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS=""
TRANSMITTER="None"
TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
TRANSMITTER_DRIVER=""
TRANSMITTER_DEVICE=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF=""
TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""
START_LIRCD="true"
START_LIRCMD=""
LOAD_MODULES=""
LIRCMD_CONF=""
FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="false"
From the terminal run irw
and press keys on your remote control, if you see stuff on the terminal as you press keys, you are doing very well indead.
Test xine works by typing xine in the terminal or create a launcher to that effect
9. VDR 1.7.10
First we create the daemon script
/etc/init.d/vdr
Code:
sudo -s
touch /etc/init.d/vdr
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/vdr
gedit /etc/init.d/vdr
Paste the following text and save
Code:
#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: VDR
# Required-Start: $network
# Required-Stop: $network
# Default-Start: 3 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 2 6
# Description: Start, Stop or Restart VDR
### END INIT INFO
# Shell functions sourced from /etc/rc.status:
set -e
# Reset status of this service
# rc_reset
#
case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Starting VDR "
/var/bin/runvdr >> /var/log/vdr.log &
# Remember status and be verbose
;;
stop)
echo -n "Shutting down VDR "
killall runvdr
killall vdr
# Remember status and be verbose
;;
restart)
echo -n "Restart VDR "
$0 stop
$0 start
# Remember status and be quiet
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
exit 1
;;
esac
# rc_exit
exit 0
Now we will download and compile VDR 1.7.10 with Extensions-Patch-72b
Code:
cd /usr/local/src
apt-get install libfreetype6-dev libfontconfig1-dev libjpeg62-dev libcap-dev libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev liba52-0.7.4-dev libasound2-dev
wget ftp://ftp.tvdr.de/vdr/Developer/vdr-1.7.10.tar.bz2
tar xivf vdr-1.7.10.tar.bz2
ln -s vdr-1.7.10 vdr
#wget http://www.zulu-entertainment.de/page/klick.php?d=VDR+Extensions+Patch
mkdir VDR-Extentions-Patch-72
cd VDR-Extentions-Patch-72
wget http://wbreu.htpc-forum.de/downloads/vdr1.7.10extensions.zip
unzip vdr1.7.10extensions.zip
cd ../vdr
patch -p1 < ../VDR-Extensions-Patch-72/vdr-1.7.10_extensions.diff
# Next line is just in case you just updated your kernel,do not worry if you get an error saying ´files are the same´
sudo cp /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`/include/linux/compiler.h /usr/local/src/s2-liplianin/linux/include/linux/compiler.h
sudo gedit /usr/local/src/vdr/Make.config
Next copy and paste the following Make.config
Code:
# $Id: Make.config by Art2003 April 2009
### The C compiler and options:
CC = gcc
CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall
CXX = g++
CXXFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall -Woverloaded-virtual -Wno-parentheses
ifdef PLUGIN
CFLAGS += -fPIC
CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
DEFINES += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
endif
### The directory environment:
DVBDIR = /usr/local/src/s2-liplianin/linux
MANDIR = /usr/local/man
BINDIR = /usr/bin
LOCDIR = /usr/share/locale
PLUGINDIR= ./PLUGINS
PLUGINLIBDIR= /usr/lib/vdr/plugins
VDRSCRIPTDIR = /usr/lib/vdr/scripts
VIDEODIR = /media/video/vdr
CONFDIR = /etc/vdr
### The remote control:
LIRC_DEVICE = /dev/lircd
RCU_DEVICE = /dev/input/ttyS1
## Define if you want vdr to not run as root
#VDR_USER = vdr
### VDR-Extensions:
# Comment the patches you don't need
# DVDCHAPJUMP needs DVDARCHIVE enabled
# DVDARCHIVE needs LIEMIEXT enabled
# SORTRECORDS needs LIEMIEXT enabled
# you can only enable MENUORG or SETUP
#DVBSETUP = 1
SETUP = 1
### You don't need to touch the following:
ifdef DVBDIR
INCLUDES += -I$(DVBDIR)/include
endif
ifdef ANALOGTV
DEFINES += -DUSE_ANALOGTV
endif
ifdef ATSC
DEFINES += -DUSE_ATSC
endif
ifdef CHANNELSCAN
DEFINES += -DUSE_CHANNELSCAN
endif
ifdef CMDRECCMDI18N
DEFINES += -DUSE_CMDRECCMDI18N
endif
ifdef CMDSUBMENU
DEFINES += -DUSE_CMDSUBMENU
endif
ifdef CUTTERLIMIT
DEFINES += -DUSE_CUTTERLIMIT
endif
ifdef CUTTERQUEUE
DEFINES += -DUSE_CUTTERQUEUE
endif
ifdef CUTTIME
DEFINES += -DUSE_CUTTIME
endif
ifdef DDEPGENTRY
DEFINES += -DUSE_DDEPGENTRY
endif
ifdef DELTIMESHIFTREC
DEFINES += -DUSE_DELTIMESHIFTREC
endif
ifdef DOLBYINREC
DEFINES += -DUSE_DOLBYINREC
endif
ifdef DVBSETUP
DEFINES += -DUSE_DVBSETUP
endif
ifdef DVDARCHIVE
ifdef LIEMIEXT
DEFINES += -DUSE_DVDARCHIVE
endif
endif
ifdef DVLRECSCRIPTADDON
DEFINES += -DUSE_DVLRECSCRIPTADDON
endif
ifdef DVLVIDPREFER
DEFINES += -DUSE_DVLVIDPREFER
endif
ifdef DVLFRIENDLYFNAMES
DEFINES += -DUSE_DVLFRIENDLYFNAMES
endif
ifdef EM84XX
DEFINES += -DUSE_EM84XX
endif
ifdef GRAPHTFT
DEFINES += -DUSE_GRAPHTFT
endif
ifdef HARDLINKCUTTER
DEFINES += -DUSE_HARDLINKCUTTER
endif
ifdef JUMPPLAY
DEFINES += -DUSE_JUMPPLAY
endif
ifdef LIEMIEXT
DEFINES += -DUSE_LIEMIEXT
endif
ifdef LIRCSETTINGS
DEFINES += -DUSE_LIRCSETTINGS
endif
ifdef LNBSHARE
DEFINES += -DUSE_LNBSHARE
endif
ifdef MAINMENUHOOKS
DEFINES += -DUSE_MAINMENUHOOKS
endif
ifdef MENUORG
DEFINES += -DUSE_MENUORG
else
ifdef SETUP
DEFINES += -DUSE_SETUP
endif
endif
ifdef NOEPG
DEFINES += -DUSE_NOEPG
endif
ifdef OSDMAXITEMS
DEFINES += -DUSE_OSDMAXITEMS
endif
ifdef PINPLUGIN
DEFINES += -DUSE_PINPLUGIN
endif
ifdef PLUGINMISSING
DEFINES += -DUSE_PLUGINMISSING
endif
ifdef PLUGINPARAM
DEFINES += -DUSE_PLUGINPARAM
endif
ifdef ROTOR
DEFINES += -DUSE_ROTOR
endif
ifdef SETTIME
DEFINES += -DUSE_SETTIME
endif
ifdef SOFTOSD
DEFINES += -DUSE_SOFTOSD
endif
ifdef SOURCECAPS
DEFINES += -DUSE_SOURCECAPS
endif
ifdef SORTRECORDS
ifdef LIEMIEXT
DEFINES += -DUSE_SORTRECORDS
endif
endif
ifdef TIMERCMD
DEFINES += -DUSE_TIMERCMD
endif
ifdef TIMERINFO
DEFINES += -DUSE_TIMERINFO
endif
ifdef VALIDINPUT
DEFINES += -DUSE_VALIDINPUT
endif
ifdef VOLCTRL
DEFINES += -DUSE_VOLCTRL
endif
ifdef WAREAGLEICON
DEFINES += -DUSE_WAREAGLEICON
endif
ifdef YAEPG
DEFINES += -DUSE_YAEPG
endif
ifdef PARENTALRATING
DEFINES += -DUSE_PARENTALRATING
endif
ifdef STREAMDEVEXT
DEFINES += -DUSE_STREAMDEVEXT
endif
And final bunch of commands for VDR1.7.8
Code:
sudo -s
mkdir -p /media/video/vdr
mkdir -p /usr/lib/vdr/plugins
mkdir -p /usr/lib/vdr/scripts
mkdir -p /etc/vdr/plugins
make
make install
cp -a svdrpsend.pl /usr/bin
cp *.conf /etc/vdr/
10. VDR Plugins and automation (including CCcam scripts)
Have a look here for patches:
and here in German (many more plugins)
Back to the terminal!!:
Code:
sudo -s
gedit /var/bin/runvdr
Code:
export LANG=en_EN
export LC_COLLATE=en_EN
PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
VDRPRG="/usr/bin/vdr"
VDRCMD="/usr/bin/vdr -c /etc/vdr --lirc --no-kbd -E /var/vdr -l 3 \
-P sc \
-P femon \
-P setup \
-P skinreel \
-P xine \
-P wirbelscan \
-u root \
$*"
KILL="/usr/bin/killall -q -TERM"
# Detect whether the DVB driver is already loaded
# and return 0 if it *is* loaded, 1 if not:
DriverLoaded()
{
return 1
}
# Load all DVB driver modules needed for your hardware:
LoadDriver ()
{
return 0
}
# Unload all DVB driver modules loaded in LoadDriver():
UnloadDriver ()
{
return 0
}
# Load driver if it hasn't been loaded already:
if ! DriverLoaded; then
LoadDriver
fi
while (true) do
eval "$VDRCMD"
if test $? -eq 0 -o $? -eq 2; then exit; fi
echo "`date` reloading DVB driver"
$KILL $VDRPRG
sleep 10
UnloadDriver
LoadDriver
echo "`date` restarting VDR"
done
Code:
chmod 755 /var/bin/runvdr
(optional)Femon - Signal Information plugin http://www.linuxtv.org/vdrwiki/index.php/Femon-plugin
Code:
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/PLUGINS/src
wget http://www.saunalahti.fi/~rahrenbe/vdr/femon/files/vdr-femon-1.7.2.tgz
tar xzvf vdr-femon-1.7.2.tgz
ln -s femon-1.7.2 femon
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/
make plugins
make install
(optional)Streamdev plugin (needed only if you plan to use XBMC) http://streamdev.vdr-developer.org/
Add to Make.config above the following line (after SETUP = 1 )
Now recompile VDR with this extension support:
Code:
cd /usr/local/src/vdr
sudo make clean && make
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/PLUGINS/src
cvs -d:pserver:anoncvs@vdr-developer.org:/var/cvsroot login
###Simply hit ENTER when asked for a password.
cvs -d:pserver:anoncvs@vdr-developer.org:/var/cvsroot co -D 2/18/09 streamdev
sudo mkdir -p /etc/vdr/plugins/streamdev
cd streamdev
sudo cp streamdev/streamdevhosts.conf /etc/vdr/plugins/streamdev
sudo cp streamdev/streamdevhosts.conf /etc/vdr/vdrsvdrphosts.conf
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/
make plugins
make install
(optional)Enigma skin (looking a bit like a Dreambox with picon...)
Code:
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/PLUGINS/src
wget http://andreas.vdr-developer.org/enigmang/download/vdr-skinenigmang-0.0.6.tgz
tar xivf vdr-skinenigmang-0.0.6.tgz
ln -s skinenigmang-0.0.6 skinenigmang
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/
make plugins
make install
mkdir -p /etc/vdr/plugins/skinenigmang
cd /etc/vdr/plugins
wget http://andreas.vdr-developer.org/enigmang/download/skinenigmang-logos-xpm-hi-20070702.tgz
wget http://andreas.vdr-developer.org/enigmang/download/skinenigmang-channellogos-xpm-hi-20070702.tgz
wget http://andreas.vdr-developer.org/enigmang/download/skinenigmang-fonts-20080225.tgz
tar xzvf skinenigmang-logos-xpm-hi-20070702.tgz
tar xzvf skinenigmang-channellogos-xpm-hi-20070702.tgz
tar xzvf skinenigmang-fonts-20080225.tgz
Optional - Rotor Plugin - To move a dish and store positions, gotoX, etc
REMOVE in Make.config (if it exists)the line with: * see note at foot of page
ROTOR = 1
Code:
cd /usr/local/src/vdr
#patch -p1 < ../VDR-Extensions-Patch-72/vdr-1.7.8-ext_gotox.diff
cd PLUGINS/src
wget http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=109895&stc=1&d=1239814342
mv attachment.php?attachmentid=109895 rotor-0.1.4S2API.tar.gz
tar zxvf rotor-0.1.4S2API.tar.gz
ln -s rotor-0.1.4S2API rotor
cd ../../
make plugins
make install
sc TRUNK - softcam plugin (Needed for CCcam)
Code:
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/PLUGINS/src
apt-get install libssl-dev
hg clone -r trunk http://85.17.209.13:6100/sc
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/
make plugins
make install
mkdir -p /etc/vdr/plugins/sc
(Optional) Setup plugin (needed if you want CCcam info or ecm.info or to be able to run bash scripts from VDR)
Make sure you have applied the Extensions patch (tested with 70) to VDR and that there is a line in Make.config
that reads:
SETUP = 1
Code:
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/PLUGINS/src
sudo wget http://www.zulu-entertainment.de/files/vdr-setup/vdr-setup-0.3.1-zulu-edition.tgz
sudo tar zxvf vdr-setup-0.3.1-zulu-edition.tgz
sudo ln -s setup-0.3.1-zulu-edition setup
cd setup
sudo mkdir /etc/vdr/plugins/setup
cd /usr/local/src/vdr
sudo make plugins
sudo make install
Now we create a sample menu configuration file
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/vdr/plugins/setup/vdr-menu.xml
Code:
<menus suffix="...">
<system name="Schedule" />
<system name="Channels" />
<system name="Timers" />
<system name="Recordings" />
<menu name="System">
<plugin name="systeminfo" />
<system name="Setup" />
<system name="Commands" />
<plugin name="setup" />
</menu>
<menu name="CCcam Info">
<command name="EMC info" execute="cat /tmp/ecm0.info" />
<command name="CCcam smartcard info" execute="echo entitlements | nc localhost 16000" />
<command name="CCcam provider info" execute="echo providers | nc localhost 16000" />
<command name="CCcam online servers" execute="echo servers | nc localhost 16000" />
<command name="CCcam online shares" execute="echo shares | nc localhost 16000" />
<command name="CCcam active clients" execute="echo activeclients | nc localhost 16000" />
<command name="CCcam online clients" execute="echo clients | nc localhost 16000" />
<command name="QUIT vdr" execute="/etc/init.d/vdr stop" />
<command name="RESTART CCcam" execute="/etc/init.d/cccam restart" />
<command name="STOP CCcam" execute="/etc/init.d/cccam stop" />
<command name="START CCcam" execute="/etc/init.d/cccam start" />
<command name="Whose card?" execute="cat /tmp/ecm0.info|grep address:" />
<command name="CCcam info" execute="echo info | nc localhost 16000" />
<command name="CCcam config" execute="cat /var/etc/CCcam.cfg" />
</menu>
<plugin name="satlist" />
<plugin name="femon" />
</menus>
And ...
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/vdr/plugins/setup/vdr-setup.xml
Code:
<setup sysconfigFile="/etc/sysconfig" bootLinux="sudo /sbin/reboot" VDRlibDir="/usr/lib/vdr/plugins">
<plugins sysconfig="PLUGINLIST">
<plugin name="setup" info="setup" active="yes" />
</plugins>
<menus>
<menu name="VDR">
<menu name="OSD" help2="setup_osd.hlp" system="OSD" />
<menu name="EPG" help2="setup_epg.hlp" system="EPG" />
<menu name="DVB" help2="setup_dvb.hlp" system="DVB" />
<menu name="LNB" help2="setup_lnb.hlp" system="LNB" />
<menu name="CAM" help2="setup_cicam.hlp" system="CAM" />
<menu name="Menu Edit" help2="setup_editmenu.hlp" system="VDRMenu" />
<menu name="Recording" help2="setup_record.hlp" system="Record" />
<menu name="Replay" help2="setup_replay.hlp" system="Replay" />
<menu name="Miscellaneous" help2="setup_misc.hlp" system="Misc" />
<menu name="Plugins" system="Plugins" />
</menu>
<menu name="Plugins">
<menu name="Plugins" system="Plugins" />
<menu name="Plugins activate / deactivate" help2="setup_actplugins.hlp" system="ActPlugins" />
</menu>
<menu name="System">
<entry name="Use Sysconfig" sysconfig="USE_SYSCONFIG" type="bool" value="off" />
</menu>
</menus>
</setup>
(Optional) Skin Reel - VDR Skin
Code:
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/PLUGINS/src
wget http://rsync16.de.gentoo.org/files/vdr-skinreel/vdr-skinreel-0.0.1.tgz
tar xzvf vdr-skinreel-0.0.1.tgz
ln -s skinreel-0.0.1 skinreel
cd skinreel
sed -i Makefile -e 's/VDRVERSION/APIVERSION/g'
cp -r skinreel /etc/vdr/plugins/
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/
make plugins
make install
WIRBEL SCAN - PLUGIN to scan channels VDR
Download vdr-wirbelscan-0.0.4b_20090416.tgz to /usr/local/src/vdr/PLUGINS/src
(The file is available as an attachment in this thread)
Code:
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/PLUGINS/src
# It does not scan DVB-S2 channels
tar zxvf vdr-wirbelscan-0.0.4b_20090416.tgz
ln -s wirbelscan-0.0.4b_20090416 wirbelscan
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/
make plugins
make install
# Next line verifies the plugin is in its place it if shows no file then copy it
ls /usr/lib/vdr/plugins/libvdr-wirbelscan.so.1.7.8
#manually from /usr/locar/src/vdr/PLUGINGS/src/wirbelscan adding the suffix .1.7.8
XINE - VDR Xine plugin, needed for OXINE to connect to VDR
Code:
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/PLUGINS/src
# vdr-xine-0.9.3 or later are compatible with VDR 1.7.8
wget http://home.vrweb.de/rnissl/vdr-xine-0.9.3.tgz
tar zxvf vdr-xine-0.9.3.tgz
ln -s xine-0.9.3 xine
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/PLUGINS/xine/data
mkdir -p /etc/vdr/plugins/xine/
cp *.mpg /etc/vdr/plugins/xine/
cd /usr/local/src/vdr/
make plugins
make install
For CCcam first lets create the scripts that will run it (DO NOT RUN CCcam.x86 from the command line!)
Code:
sudo -s
touch /etc/init.d/cccam
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/cccam
gedit /etc/init.d/cccam
Code:
#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: CCcam
# Required-Start: $network
# Required-Stop: $network
# Default-Start: 3 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 2 6
# Description: Start, Stop or Restart the CCcam softcam
### END INIT INFO
# Shell functions sourced from /etc/rc.status:
set -e
# Reset status of this service
# rc_reset
#
case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Starting CCcam "
/var/bin/run.sh &
# Remember status and be verbose
;;
stop)
echo -n "Shutting down CCcam "
killall run.sh
killall CCcam.x86
# Remember status and be verbose
;;
restart)
echo -n "Restart CCcam "
$0 stop
$0 start
# Remember status and be quiet
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
exit 1
;;
esac
# rc_exit
exit 0
You will need CCcam.x86 in /var/bin but this tutorial will not cover where to obtain such a file if it really exists!
Code:
touch /var/bin/run.sh
chmod 755 /var/bin/run.sh
gedit /var/bin/run.sh
And paste there the following code (and save it)
Code:
#!/bin/sh
cd /var/bin
gcc -march=pentium -mmmx -fomit-frame-pointer -fexpensive-optimizations -funroll-loops -fPIC -shared -o ca.so ca.c -ldl
LD_PRELOAD=./ca.so ; export LD_PRELOAD
while [ 1 ];
do
./CCcam.x86 -d > /var/log/CCcam.log
done
Finally the CCcam wrapper and setting CCcam to start automatically upon booting, especially handy if you are running a server
as if the process CCcam.x86 dies it will be automatically restarted
Code:
touch /var/bin/ca.c
chmod 755 /var/bin/ca.c
ln -s /etc/init.d/cccam /etc/rc2.d/S50cccam
sudo cp /usr/local/src/vdr/PLUGINS/src/sc/contrib/cccam_ca.c /var/bin/ca.c
11. OXINE - The cherry on the cake
OXINE can be used as a VDR FRONTEND (able to play DVDs, Music, Video files) already patched for VDR and in a .deb format (tested under Ubuntu 8.10) Make sure you installed the XINE plugin before (see instructions above in the VDR-plugins section)
Bear in mind oxine has no vdpau support as such but since it can launch external commands (like bash scripts) it is possible to configure oxine to call mplayer or xine with the right set of parameters to use vdpau. I have written a few
scripts that make all this work transparently but they are not part of this tutorial.
The basic script to have xine with vdpau using oxine as the frontend is:
sudo gedit /usr/sbin/tvoxi.sh
Code:
#!/bin/sh
sudo /etc/init.d/oxine stop
/usr/bin/xine -f --no-splash --no-gui -V vdpau --post vdr_video --post vdr_audio "vdr:/tmp/vdr-xine/stream#demux:mpeg_pes"
while pidof xine >/dev/null;do
pidof vdr >/dev/null || killall -9 xine ;
sleep 10;
done
sudo killall Thunar nautilus
sudo /etc/init.d/oxine start
sudo touch /etc/init.d/oxine
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/oxine
sudo gedit /etc/init.d/oxine
Code:
#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: oxine
# Required-Start: $network
# Required-Stop: $network
# Default-Start: 2
# Default-Stop: 0 1 2 6
# Description: Start, Stop or Restart the oxine softcam
### END INIT INFO
# Shell functions sourced from /etc/rc.status:
set -e
# Reset status of this service
# rc_reset
#
case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Starting Oxine "
oxine &
;;
stop)
echo -n "Shutting down Oxine "
killall oxine
;;
restart)
echo -n "Restart Oxine "
$0 stop
$0 start
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
exit 1
;;
esac
# rc_exit
exit 0
For vdpau in mainmenu.xml replace later on the Watch TV command with the following:
Code:
<title>Watch TV</title>
<action type="shellcommand" parameter="/usr/sbin/tvoxi.sh >/dev/null" />
</button>
Now, we are going to install a special oxine.deb patched with VDR support (but not vdpau other than as external commands)
Download oxine-vdr-patched_0.7.1-1_i386.deb
NOTE:These config files assume you are logged on as user tv
If this is different please amend accordingly!!
Code:
sudo apt-get install vorbis-tools flac mount
sudo apt-get build-dep oxine
sudo dpkg -i oxine-vdr-patched_0.7.1-1_i386.deb
mkdir ~/.oxine
cd /usr/local/src/ffmpeg
sudo make install
Alternative installation for oxine is the .deb does not work for you, compile your own:
Code:
cd /usr/local/src
sudo -s
apt-get install libfaac-dev libfaad-dev curl imagemagick
wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/oxine/oxine/0.7.1/oxine-0.7.1.tar.gz?use_mirror=switch
tar zxvf oxine-0.7.1.tar.gz
cd oxine-0.7.1
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-vdr --disable-joystick --without-imagemagick --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-weather --disable-shoutcast --disable-youtube --without-curl
make
make install
Notes:
a) If oxine gives you an error about PNG files then you probably need a different ffmpeg version. This is the thing with downloading SVN sources
sometimes something is broken temporarily. </p>
b) If you are trying this on Ubuntu 9.04 save yourself a lot of hassle and try kaffeine first, if you can get any free to air channels to work there, <BR>
then this guide for VDR is for you, otherwise do not bother.
Code:
Oxine config files (to be placed in ~/.oxine/ )
Are an attachment to this post.
VDR screenshots
DOWNLOAD HERE my /usr/local/src/vdr-1.7.9 with all the plugins and patches you (probably) need
NOTES:
If you have freezing with HD channels check the following:
a) in /etc/X11/xorg.conf make sure Option "Composite" "Disabled"
b) swith to a SD channel, run this command and then try again the HD channel:
Code:
sudo sh -c "echo performance > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor"
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