[mythtv] MHEG BBC iPlayer

[David Knight]

On Sat, September 24, 2011 6:10 pm, Lawrence Rust wrote:
[snip]
> It looks like the patch didn't apply correctly.  The patch should be
> applied to current, clean git fixes/0.24.  Also, make sure that you have
> the latest patch, last updated on 6th September, which is applicable to
> today's git fixes/0.24 (v0.24.1-85-ge16613a).
>
> Try this:
> # skip this if you already have a good/clean myth repo
> git clone git://github.com/MythTV/mythtv.git
>
> wget http://www.softsystem.co.uk/download/mythtv/iplayer.diff
> cd mythtv
> git checkout fixes/0.24
> git clean -fxd .
> git pull
> patch -p1 < ../iplayer.diff
>
> The patch should apply cleanly with no errors or warnings.  If the patch
> still fails then your repo may be corrupt.
>
> Then run ./configure, make and make install as normal.
>
> If you want to try with git master (v0.25pre-3366-g1e2c9da) then use
> this patch:
> http://www.softsystem.co.uk/download/mythtv/iplayer-master.diff
>
> After the patch is applied you must provide http connectivity from the
> box to the BBC.  Without a connection the MHEG code can take 60 seconds
> to timeout before displaying the old 'Red button' logo.  To disable the
> interaction channel set this environment variable:
> MYTHMHEG=noice
>
> To use an http proxy set: MYTHMHEG_PROXY="http://192.168.0.1:8080"
> or MYTHMHEG_PROXY="cache://192.168.0.1:8080" # for an http caching proxy
> or MYTHMHEG_PROXY="socks://127.0.0.1" # for a socks proxy
>
> --
> Lawrence
>
>

Hi Lawrence, Maybe it has something to do with how I build mythtv? - I
currently use the build_myth.sh script to build RPM packages which I then
install...

I tried creating a new clean git repo as per your instructions but got the
same problem.

Cheers

Dave