[mythtv-users] SVN-HD-PVR. Just before I destroy my system with an update....

[Mark Hutchinson]

On 11/13/2008 10:58 AM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Nov 13, 2008, at 9:40 AM, Mark Hutchinson wrote:
>
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>> A few questions please.
>> I am running SVN for the HD-PVR support.
>>      
>
> So you must also be subscribed to (and following along with) the -dev
> list since doing so is a pre-requisite for using unstable code.
>
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>> I have a version of the HD-PVR driver and SVN from about 2+ months
>> ago.
>> Works mostly fine, with some errors, and problems.
>> Time up upgrade I suppose.
>>      
>
> What errors are you specifically seeing? It wouldn't be worth it to
> upgrade unless you find out that what is broken for you is now fixed.
>
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>> A few questions please:
>> -I see many patches that people are installing on SVN for the HD-PVR
>> to
>> work properly.  Does the latest SVN include all of these seemingly
>> necessary patches?  If not, if there a simple way to get them all?
>>      
>
> Yes, trunk has enough to use the HD-PVR. That's what I'm using without
> issue.
>
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>> -On my last configure, the only option I used was "--enable-libfaad"
>> and the lib64 stuff.  Does that still stand?  Or are there more
>> configure options that I should be using?  ( Fedora 9 and
>> Core2duo/Nvidia 8600 + firewire channel change on STB )
>>      
>
> No idea. I don't run 64 bit.
>
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>> -Have there been sunbstantial improvements over the last 2 months?  I
>> follow the lists to some extent, but would love to know some
>> opinions on
>> that.
>>      
>
> Since you are following along with the -dev lists, you should know. :)
> The biggest change I saw go through was with ticket 5866 which deals
> with resolution changes.
> http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/5866
>
> I have no idea if it actually fixes anything because I set my STB's to
> force 720p output all the time to avoid crashing due to different
> resolutions and never changed it (I don't see the need to record at
> 1080i or anything lower than 720p).
>
>    
>> -How about a small status on what is/is not working with SVN and the
>> HD-PVR?  Playback issues or anything?
>>      
>
> Playback has been improved a bit here and there with resyncs to ffmpeg-
> svn.
>
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>> I simply want to get some information before I upgrade today.
>>      
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> One thing to note is that I haven't been able to get anything recent
> to compile because it now requires a new h264 library that I haven't
> installed yet. At least, I think that's my problem. I don't really
> know what's wrong until I fix it. :)
>
> -Brad
>
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Thanks.
Any thoughts on when we might see .22(stable)?  With support for HD-PVR 
but not in Trunk?  That would be quite welcome.
Weeks, months?  Just looking for speculation.  Informed speculation at best.