[mythtv-users] fiberoptic IPTV recording on mythtv

Nate Crosno ncrosno at ipass.com
Mon Jan 8 16:36:34 UTC 2007


> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Pedro Pessoa
> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 7:27 AM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] fiberoptic IPTV recording on mythtv
> 
> This update is very interesting. Let me describe my current setup:
> - mythtv compiled from mythtv-0.20.tar.bz2 (after the 'a' patch
relase) on a 
> Mandriva 2007 machine.
> - patched with crcipnetworkchannel from Mironov M.S. 
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/216104
> 
> I just needed to setup a MPEG-TS recorder "capture card"
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/202882
> 
> then using Mironov's patch I'm able to setup all the channels I have
using 
> their multicast address. The "tuner" will then work and act like any
other 
> video source. It's great.
> What will the new developements on the mythtv-iptv branch bring? Is
there any 
> description somewhere? I'm wondering how painfull, or painless it will
be for 
> me to update my setup to the new code.
> 
> However, I have one problem. Some of my multicast channels cannot be
displayed 
> on live tv! I can record them like any other, and them watch the
recording, 
> but when it comes to live tv, they just don't play. And I'm a bit at a
loss 
> to know where to look for any error... help is welcomed.
> 
> Regards,
> Pedro Pessoa


I'd be very interested to learn more of your setup....specifically, what
is in your capturecards table and possibly any hiccups you ran into
during setup.

Right now, I have two problems:

1) I can view and save the stream using VLC or Xine, but I do not get
any sound.  I copied the test file to a windows box and did get sound
when watching VLC.  I have tried to compare the file with known good
files saved off my HD DVB card and cannot tell the difference -- both
have A/52 set as the audio codec and MPEGTS for video.

2) I have tried several variations of URLs in the Mythtv setup, and myth
tries to record something, but I always end up with an empty file.

Here is some info about my setup -- Gentoo on Mythtv ebuild 0.20_p11626.
I currently have the URL set as this:
udp://225.1.1.38:2001?multicast=1.  I also tried without "multicast=1".
I don't seem to be getting any errors in the log.  I have two network
interfaces on the box -- wlan0 connects to the internet and I took the
ethernet cable from the Amino STB, put it into a hub, then one line to
the STB and one to the myth box on eth0.  I had to add some routes so
the multicast addresses would listen on eth0.  When I do a tcpdump, I
get this:

#tcpdump -i eth0 -c 10 udp
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol
decode
listening on eth0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes
08:18:30.139731 IP 172.19.1.2.0 > 225.1.1.38.2001: UDP, length 1316
08:18:30.142180 IP 172.19.1.2.0 > 225.1.1.38.2001: UDP, length 1316
08:18:30.145209 IP 172.19.1.2.0 > 225.1.1.38.2001: UDP, length 1316
08:18:30.150283 IP 172.19.1.2.0 > 225.1.1.38.2001: UDP, length 1316
08:18:30.153330 IP 172.19.1.2.0 > 225.1.1.38.2001: UDP, length 1316
08:18:30.155433 IP 172.19.1.2.0 > 225.1.1.38.2001: UDP, length 1316
08:18:30.158480 IP 172.19.1.2.0 > 225.1.1.38.2001: UDP, length 1316
08:18:30.158532 IP 172.19.1.10.4545 > 225.225.5.12.4545: UDP, length 128
08:18:30.161367 IP 172.19.1.2.0 > 225.1.1.38.2001: UDP, length 1316
08:18:30.163422 IP 172.19.1.2.0 > 225.1.1.38.2001: UDP, length 1316

Any help with either of the two problems would be greatly appreciated!
The raw video quality is much better than what comes off my PVR-150
through an SVid cable, so I'm very excited about this (and freeing up a
PCI slot would be great too)!

Thanks,
-Nate



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