[PVR] source and binaries location and updates

**opdenkamp** · 2011-04-20 09:40

and odk26 didn't build successfully because of changes if mainline that prevented debuild from completing. it's been fixed now, but results in a new version number: odk28

**opdenkamp** · 2011-04-26 00:57

package odk30 is being built on the ppa.

changelog:

Quote:* pvr: added new guisetting that makes the pvrmanager always use the backend channel order.
* pvr/epg: optionally interrupt epg updates while playing TV, configurable via gui settings.
* pvr/epg: add a new advanced setting pvr/showepginfoonselect, defaulting to 'true'. when true, the epg info dialog will pop up when selecting an epg item. when set to false, playback will start on the selected channel.
* pvr: optionally close the channels OSD after switching channels.
* pvr: fix recording lists not being updated (credits: nemphys).
* pvr: reset caching state after switching channels. fixes possible stalling playback when buffers run dry.
* pvr: added some missing stream info.
* pvr: prevent gui list updates when they're not needed. fixes "flashing" channel lists.
* pvr: use max_streams as defined by ffmpeg. fixes possible issues with external ffmpeg.
* pvr: fixed some possible crashes and deadlocks.
* pvr: misc. clean ups and optimisations.
* confluence: fixed navigation in LiveTV (credits: JezzX).
* tvheadend: couple of clean ups in the demuxer code.
* tvheadend: fix wrong channel number after an update.
* full changelog: https://github.com/opdenkamp/xbmc/compar...f44db35e46

If you're having issues with this build, please report them on trac under "PVR - core components".

**opdenkamp** · 2011-05-08 23:10

package odk34 is being built on the ppa, with builds for natty too this time. the only thing I tested myself is that it builds on natty and there's no official support yet.

shortened changelog:

Quote:pvr: using proper buffering for pvr streams now.
pvr: always caching channel icons.
pvr: fixed missing video info details.
pvr: fixed channel info on channel switch.
pvr: fixed resetting the pvr db.
pvr: speed up loading pvr with an empty db.
pvr: fixed adding new custom timers
pvr: added channel icons to recordings and timers (credits: nemphys)
pvr: confluence cleanups (credits: JezzX)
pvr: also display recordings if there are subdirectories in the recordings directory (credits: pipelka)
pvr/epg: separate channel IDs from EPG IDs, so the EPG can be used out of the PVR context later.
pvr: fixed 'make distclean'.
pvr: fixed some memory leaks, crashes, graphics corruption and deadlocks.
pvr: misc. speed improvements.
tvheadend addon: deleting a recording now deletes the recorded file too (credits: nemphys)
tvheadend addon: check connection state on each action. fixes possible deadlocks.
tvheadend addon: a lot of other clean ups.
full changelog: https://github.com/opdenkamp/xbmc/compar...23bd2c9271

**opdenkamp** · 2011-05-10 16:13

package odk36 is available now, without uxlaunch for < natty this time.

shortened changelog:

Quote:pvr: don't buffer up video data when there's no video stream. fixes long buffering times when playing a radio stream
pvr/epg: fixed startup delay (credits: nemphys)
add-ons: fixed crash when viewing add-on info on a clean start without ~/.xbmc directory
full changelog: https://github.com/opdenkamp/xbmc/compar...bd16540b69

if you are running xbmc-live and using karmic, lucid or maverick, you might have to do this to correct the failed upgrade to odk34:

Code:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install xbmc-live

**opdenkamp** · 2011-05-21 23:54

package odk38 is being built on the ppa.

shortened changelog:

Quote:pvr/epg: fixed EPG searches.
pvr/epg: fix EPG clean up for PVR EPG tables
pvr: fixed 'fix similar program'.
pvr: use recording states reported by the backend, not the state that it should have defined by the epg.
pvr: fixed pvr database resets, pvrmanager restarts and late pvrmanager startups.
pvr: fixed descriptions and end times of instant timers.
pvr: use the plot of the epg tag when creating a new timer from an epg tag.
pvr: fixed: don't let backends add radio channels to tv groups and tv channels to radio groups.
pvr: optimised timeline view cache
pvr: added missing channelsettings in CPVRDatabase
pvr: fix deleting channels. credits: nemphys
pvr: set Timeline Guide view to also start and end at half-hour times if applicable. credits: nemphys
pvr: fix observers notification upon checking epg active tag (notify once) and have GUIWindowPVRChannels observe those changes, so that it refreshes properly. credits: nemphys
pvr: make Guide window also observe active epg changes, so that Now, Next and Channel views update properly when a tag changes. credits: nemphys
pvr: Add CustomVerticalShift to persistable channel settings fields. credits: nemphys
pvr: prevent crash on empty EPG list when selecting the timeline view. credits: margro
pvr: delete m_timers before m_epg to fix a crash in CPVRTimers::Unload() which depends on g_PVREpg. credits: margro
pvr: fixes for crashes in the EPG timeline view without any EPG items and partly revert the previous fix from commit 017ef78409e which broke the EPG timeline. credits: margro
pvr: create objects in CPVRFile when opening recordings or live streams, fixes segfault when starting recordings. credits: fernetmenta
pvr: save video settings right after they have been changed by user, fixes overwrite of channel settings; use video db for recordings. credits: fernetmenta
pvr: use CACHESTATE_PVR only for live streams, not for recordings. credits: fernetmenta
pvr: updated German translations. credits: sven burkard
pvr: update Finnish translations. credits: viking1
pvr: check whether a video stream is valid before adding it in CDVDDemuxPVRClient::UpdateStreams() and only add one (valid) video stream. closes #97 and #108
pvr: removed no longer needed epg cache in CGUIWindowPVRGuide(). only update the EPG view when the window is visible and no full screen video is playing. closes #91
pvr: add window names to CButtonTranslator. closes #102
pvr: persist settings when audio settings changed. only save pvr channel settings when a pvr channel is being played. fixes issues caused by 0f862bbcf17751bf47e5f99f3c299901a10c82dc. closes #110
pvr: fixed some more crashes and possible deadlocks.
pvr: various optimisations.
tvheadend add-on: fixed instant timers without a begin time set
tvheadend add-on: stop waiting for an event if an error occured
tvheadend add-on: tvheadend doesn't send teletext data (yet). disabled it in HTSPDemux. closes #79
tvheadend add-on: reconnect when disconnected and show localised notifications when the connection state changed
vdr vnsi add-on: various updates. credits: pipelka
libTcpSocket: fix ETIMEDOUT on win32
full changelog: https://github.com/opdenkamp/xbmc/compar...09c02fa24a

a binary for windows is available on the site linked in my signature.

**opdenkamp** · 2011-05-30 22:58

package odk40 is available on the ppa.

shortened changelog:

Quote:pvr: fixed non-pvr settings being disabled when the pvrmanager is disabled
pvr: reordered pvr related guisettings
pvr: fixed ios/atv2/osx build (credits: amet)
pvr: fixed channel preview mode. enable it by setting a delay in system->livetv->playback->delay channel switch
pvr: fixed the pvr channel manager window
pvr: show an optional notification when a timer state changes (for all add-ons now, not just tvheadend anymore)
pvr: select the currently playing file in pvr windows. timeline will follow later.
pvr: fixed overwriting video settings for channels (credits: fernetmenta)
pvr: fix segfault on startup when dialog ok is not ready (credits: fernetmenta)
pvr: fixed unhiding hidden channels
pvr: fixed a couple of potential crashes and deadlocks
pvr: separate the advanced setting that controls the min. playback buffer level into one for audio and one for video
pvr: actually use the video settings added in f318fdf4ce93dd1d6742528d9d9acf5ac26bda92. thanks nemphys for pointing it out
confluence: upgraded to horizontal confluence (credits: JezzX)
mediaportal pvr addon updates (credits: margro)
vnsi addon: status message fix (credits: pipelka)
pvr: make sure that channel settings are persisted when changing channels. caused by 0f862bbcf17751bf47e5f99f3c299901a10c82dc. issue #110
tvheadend add-on: increase the default response timeout to 3 seconds. issue #112
pvr: move the pvrplayback.scantime check to DVDPlayer instead of trying to handle it in CPVRClients. always restart the timer if the stream buffers run dry. closes #118
pvr: fix deadlock in CPVRManager caused by 025772d6e6fbcb6a2cc26dd1af29c0c5f2f477d7. closes #120.
full changelog: https://github.com/opdenkamp/xbmc/compar...615e173acc

a windows build will follow later this evening on the site linked in my signature.

**opdenkamp** · 2011-07-18 19:45

package odk42 is available on the ppa. not much has changed on the pvr side of the code since the last build, since I didn't have much time.

shortened changelog:

Quote:merged xbmc/master to pvr

full changelog: https://github.com/opdenkamp/xbmc/compar...b485416c41

**opdenkamp** · 2011-08-01 11:50

package odk44 is available on the ppa, this time with a build for karmic too (missed a dependency last time).

shortened changelog:

Code:

pvr: added keymappings for PVR views

      e = activate EPG = XBMC.ActivateWindowAndFocus(MyPVR, 31,0, 10,0)

      h = activate TV = XBMC.ActivateWindowAndFocus(MyPVR, 32,0, 11,0)

      j = activate Radio = XBMC.ActivateWindowAndFocus(MyPVR, 33,0, 12,0)

      k = activate Recordings = XBMC.ActivateWindowAndFocus(MyPVR, 34,0, 13,0)

      b = activate Search = XBMC.ActivateWindowAndFocus(MyPVR, 35,0, 14,0)

confluence: add the progress of the currently playing epg event to the TV and radio channel list. add some more epg info to the details of a selected channel. issue #148

pvr: adapted timeline view to new guilib (credits: FernetMenta)

pvr: handle ACTION_NAV_BACK properly in CGUIWindowPVRCommon

pvr: fixed deadlock when switching to a channel that's unavailable

pvr: replaced the busy dialog in CPVRManager by a progress bar.

pvr: don't queue notifications while keeping a lock in CPVRTimers. fixes possible deadlock when creating a new timer

pvr / add-ons: fixed a bunch of memory leaks (credits: Margro)

pvr: add PVR.HasNonRecordingTimer to guiinfo. only display a 'next timer' in confluence when there actually is a next timer. fixes empty 'next timer' on the home screen

pvr: stop playback via the application messenger if the channel couldn't be switched. see commit notes on 5eb53947a50f951b019d16987630393ffabea008. thanks FernetMenta and elupus

pvr: clean ups and optimisations in CPVRClients

pvr: make CACHESTATE_PVR controlable via advancedsettings->pvr.cacheindvdplayer

epg: clean up the epg update code.

epg: CGUIWindowPVRChannels wasn't listening for the correct epg notifications

epg: make the retry time when an update was interrupted configurable

vdr-vnsi add-on: fixed Windows build (credits: Margro)

pvr: remove deleted channels in batches of 50 instead of sending one big query to the db. closes #137. closes #155

pvr: refactor add-on initialisation and destruction. add-ons can now be enabled and disabled after enabling the pvrmanager. closes #159

pvr: log timer updates in LOGDEBUG instead of LOGINFO. closes #151

confluence: simplify the EPG programme info dialog. issue #148

confluence: simplify the EPG dialog. issue #148

pvr: changed PVR_RECORDING.iClientIndex from an int to a string: strRecordingId. closes trac 11678

epg: provide a generated id to new EPG tables when the db isn't being used instead of the db row id. closes #160

epg: remove m_strPlotOutline from m_strPlot if it's the same. closes #129

full changelog: https://github.com/opdenkamp/xbmc/compar...60222aaa6b

If you like to read more about the latest changes, check out http://blog.pulse-eight.com/2011/08/01/xbmc-pvr-update/

**opdenkamp** · 2011-08-13 16:56

A new build is available, but no longer on the PPA, but on a new location: http://packages.pulse-eight.net/ubuntu
This way, I can keep older revisions on the server, so people can revert to previous builds if needed. There will also be daily builds of the dev tree available on this server later. I'll post an update about this as soon as it's ready.

To install XBMC-PVR, execute the following commands:

Code:

sudo apt-get install curl

curl -Ls --output /tmp/install-xbmc-pvr.sh http://packages.pulse-eight.net/ubuntu/install-xbmc-pvr.sh

chmod +x /tmp/install-xbmc-pvr.sh

/tmp/install-xbmc-pvr.sh

Notice for VDR-VNSI users: upgrade your VNSI add-on, or the aspect ratio will be detected incorrectly.

More info about this update and the new package location can be found here: http://blog.pulse-eight.com/2011/08/13/x...-update-2/.

Shortened changelog:

Code:

pvr: made XBMC start up a lot faster when the ignoredbforclient isn't set.

pvr: exit the pvrmanager a bit faster.

pvr: fixed bug in CPVRManager::Stop() so it really stops threads now. fixes crash when resetting the pvr database

pvr: fixed crash when the pvr data is reset

pvr: don't allow pvr add-ons to be uninstalled

pvr: don't crash when the application is being closed while loading the pvrmanager

pvr: show a dialog when a user enabled the pvrmanager without any enabled pvr add-on and show the add-on browser with the pvr add-ons

pvr: fixed buffering up to 100% when starting a new stream

pvr: fixed possibly stalled streams after a channel switch

pvr: added pvr windows to the default remote keymap

epg: pull the epg completely out of the pvrmanager. also fixes missing/wrong epg pointers on channels

epg: only use a generated epg id if m_bIgnoreDbForClient is true. fixes missing/wrong epg tables on some channels after a restart

epg: fixed crashes and missing tables when the epg is reset

epg: don't add pvrchannels and timers to epginfotag based fileitems. fixes invalid epg pointers in the ui

pvr/epg: use a generated epg id in CPVRChannel when ignoredbforclient is true. fixes ignoredbforclient setting

epg: the db was still being used in some methods even if ignoredb was set. fixed.

win32: sync VS2010 project files remove missing PVR EPG files. (margro)

osx: sync xcode projects (memphiz)

tvheadend add-on: fixed possible deadlocks and a couple of clean ups.

vdr-vnsi add-on: VDR users have to upgrade their VNSI plugin

pvr: fix segfault in CPVRTimers::Unload() when the epg container has been deleted before the timers. closes #184

pvr: don't wait for ApplicationMessenger::MediaStop() to finish in CDVDPlayer::HandleMessages() or it'll cause a deadlock. closes #183

pvr: reopen the stream when performing a channel switch from radio -> tv or tv -> radio. closes #180

pvr: fix CPVRChannelGroup::GetByChannelDown(). closes #174

pvr: don't crash when trying to switch to a channel that couldn't be fetched. issue #174

pvr: set channel paths after loading and updating channels, not while loading them from the db. closes #172

pvr: check whether the internal group can be found before using it. fixes segfault from issue #172

vdr-vnsi add-on: don't wait for the first packet in a stream when switching channels. fixes lock when switching to a channel that's unavailable. closes #170

pvr: stop pvr playback when the pvrmanager is stopped via the application messenger and wait until playback stopped before unloading the pvr data. issue #170

channel settings when switching caching state from pvr to done in CPVRPlayer. issue #170

pvr: stop threads when the application is stopped. don't start new threads when the application is stopped. don't try to get localised strings when the application is stopped. and no longer send observable messages when the application is stopped. issue #170

pvr: fix CPVRDatabase::GetCurrentGroupMembers() and related CPVRChannelGroup::IsGroupMember(). closes #169

pvr: add ACTION_NAV_BACK handling to CGUIWindowPVRRecordings. closes #167

pvr: don't try to fetch EDLs for any internet stream. issue #166

Full changelog: https://github.com/opdenkamp/xbmc/compar...5c6848a37b

**opdenkamp** · 2011-08-31 22:45

Another build is available at http://packages.pulse-eight.net/ubuntu
I've integrated support for the Motorola Nyxboard Hybrid in this build (go to system->input->peripherals after plugging it in if you have one), via https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/xbmc/comm...112cdfbf6b. This support is not present in mainline XBMC or the main PVR branch yet. Check https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/383 for details.

shortened changelog:

Code:

pvr: XINPUT_IR_REMOTE_EPG_SEARCH 247 -> 246. 246 is taken by MENU already. thanks FernetMenta

pvr: fix infinite loop when searching for radio channels when the only active pvr addon does not support radio channels (credit: margro)

osx: sync xcode projects (credits: Memphiz)

epg: notify observers in CEpgContainer::Clear(). fixes possible crash when entering the epg timeline window after an epg reset before it's been fully reloaded

epg: forgot to initialise m_bLoaded in CEpg, resulting in pretty random EPG load behaviour closes #205

vdr/vnsi: support for ARMEL (PR #204, credits: overflowed)

pvr/epg: fixed a couple of byref param bugs and some warnings (PR #202, credits: margro)

pvr: call UpdateData() in CGUIWindowPVRCommon::OnMessageFocus() when m_bEpgCacheUpdateRequired = true. closes #201

pvr/epg: set m_bUpdateRequired to true when a notification was received in CGUIWindowPVRGuide while it wasn't visible. issue #201

epg: keep a much shorter lock while clearing the epg. closes #199

pvr/epg: clear the playing epg tag in CPVRGUIInfo after the update thread has been stopped. fixes possible crash when the epg is cleared while playing a channel. issue #199

epg: removed unneeded locks in Close, Show and UpdateProgressDialog. they're all called from the same thread. fixes dead lock when clearing the epg while playing a channel. issue #199    

pvr: updated documentation for instant timers on the pvr interface. issue #189

support for the Motorola Nyxboard Hybrid on windows, linux and osx

Full changelog: https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/xbmc/comp...4e9f5b79e1