[OLD] HOW-TO watch Live TV in XBMC for Linux with Tvheadend, the easy way!

apanloco · 2009-06-03 23:15

I have gotten LiveTV to work with tvheadend and XBMC, but it doesn't show my recorded shows. Should that work? If so how did you do it? I run tvheadend svn and XBMC svn. XBMC doesn't show a directory for the recorded shows, only for the live tv containing the channels.

tomu54 · 2009-06-04 06:11

It is possible to use Diseqc in Tvheadend for multiple satelites ?

Cirion · 2009-06-04 22:41

apanloco Wrote:I have gotten LiveTV to work with tvheadend and XBMC, but it doesn't show my recorded shows. Should that work? If so how did you do it? I run tvheadend svn and XBMC svn. XBMC doesn't show a directory for the recorded shows, only for the live tv containing the channels.

Recorded shows are not shown over HTSP, but since they are .mkv files recorded to the videos folder, just add a new source and add your recordings folder Smile

Zeth · 2009-06-05 00:06

tomu54 Wrote:It is possible to use Diseqc in Tvheadend for multiple satelites ?

In its code, yes, but not exposed yet in the UI. I talked to the dev today, he added a little FAQ with regards to DiSEqC & S2API among others.

Swifty · 2009-06-05 23:37

Maybe I'm being a little dim, but I can't see it mentioned anywhere in this thread..

Is there any form of guide, or is it just a list of channel names within XBMC ?

As they say, a picture says a thousand words.. so if anyone has screenshots that would be cool Smile

Cheers!

dubstar_04 · 2009-06-06 20:25

yeah can someone post a few screenies?

andoma · 2009-06-07 19:42

Hi

I've just released Tvheadend 2.2.

Changelog:

* Set $HOME so forked processes (XMLTV) will have correct environment
and to make the default storage of recorded videos to end up in the
correct place.
.
* Update built-in DVB mux presets to dvb-apps:1275:9655c8cfeed8
.
* Add -h option to display usage.
.
* Rewrite the internal streaming pipeline.
This is not externally visible, but needed for a future timeshifter.
.
* Make it compile on gcc 4.4
.
* Send 'source' and 'network' information in HTSP.subscriptionStart message.
.
* When deleting a channel any channel-bound autorecording would stay in
memory and, sooner or later, cause a crash. This has now been fixed.
.
* Add extra scan for XMLTV grabbers in $PATH. Apart from $PATH we also
scan in /bin, /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin
.
* Search for XMLTV grabbers in /usr/bin/perlbin/vendor (archlinux)
.
* Fix a bug causing DVB card which does not implement the
FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS operation to report insane amount of
forward correction errors.

snappz · 2009-06-08 01:50

Great job thanks andoma!
I have it working really well with dvb-t. Am really looking forward to trying this with dvb-s when I can select a different type of lnb.
Is it possible to easily set it in source and compile myself? I am running from svn already. If so can you point me in the right direction?

tvheadend is so simple to set up after using mythtv and vdr. haven't had a crash of stream yet and been running for about 14 hours with a fair bit of changing channels via XBMC.

andoma · 2009-06-08 08:06

The LNB configuration is found in src/dvb/dvb_fe.c

Code:

lowfreq = 9750000;

    hifreq = 10600000;

    switchfreq = 11700000;

    hiband = switchfreq && p.frequency > switchfreq;

    diseqc_setup(tda->tda_fe_fd,

         0, /* switch position */

         tdmi->tdmi_polarisation == POLARISATION_HORIZONTAL,

         hiband);

It should be rather straightforward to change these.
Btw, the frequencies are (obviously) in kHz.

chareos · 2009-06-08 15:17

Hi all

I'm new to XBMC, and trying to get DVB working.

I followed your suggestions here in page 1, installation went fine (using xbmc from official stable repository)
I also configured Tvheadend, being able to scan for channels (I see this via the Webinterface) and setting up accesses (one from my IP range, any user/pwd, being able to get streaming data)

Once I go back to xbmc and setup htsp:// source, the mediacenter is always unable to access the streaming.

Is there something missing ?
maybe htsp capability is only for unstable, bleeding edge builds ?
Shall I install also xbmc-standalone package, even tough I'm using xbmc on a full-feature desktop with proper window manager ?

Thank you for any suggestions !!
Fabio

apanloco Member Posts: 70 Joined: Mar 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-06-03 23:15 Post: #11 I have gotten LiveTV to work with tvheadend and XBMC, but it doesn't show my recorded shows. Should that work? If so how did you do it? I run tvheadend svn and XBMC svn. XBMC doesn't show a directory for the recorded shows, only for the live tv containing the channels. (This post was last modified: 2009-06-03 23:18 by apanloco.)
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tomu54 Junior Member Posts: 9 Joined: Dec 2008 Reputation: 0	2009-06-04 06:11 Post: #12 It is possible to use Diseqc in Tvheadend for multiple satelites ?
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Zeth Junior Member Posts: 6 Joined: Oct 2004 Reputation: 0	2009-06-05 00:06 Post: #14 tomu54 Wrote:It is possible to use Diseqc in Tvheadend for multiple satelites ? In its code, yes, but not exposed yet in the UI. I talked to the dev today, he added a little FAQ with regards to DiSEqC & S2API among others.
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Swifty Fan Posts: 482 Joined: Nov 2008 Reputation: 1	2009-06-05 23:37 Post: #15 Maybe I'm being a little dim, but I can't see it mentioned anywhere in this thread.. Is there any form of guide, or is it just a list of channel names within XBMC ? As they say, a picture says a thousand words.. so if anyone has screenshots that would be cool Cheers! (This post was last modified: 2009-06-05 23:40 by Swifty.)
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dubstar_04 Senior Member Posts: 228 Joined: May 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Warrington, UK	2009-06-06 20:25 Post: #16 yeah can someone post a few screenies?
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