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 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: ============= - 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 'FF' (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. 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).