Record TV over USB

[nostromo1983]

As in sbva1 post:
http://forum.samygo.tv/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=204#p2179

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__ REC FILE OPEN (/dtv/usb/smb/192.168.200.20/Movies_F/record01, ffffffff)

means open is successful whereas mine return code (__ REC FILE OPEN (/dtv/usb/sda1/cap1.ts, 35) seems to mean it's unsuccessful
What is exactly this return code meaning, is it a return code of the "open" syscall?
I'm testing using my DVB-T and not DVB-C as you. Maybe it makes a difference and you need to input correct VPID,APID,PCRPID?
After stopping, the TV is frozen and i have 2 zero byte files cap1.ts and cap1.mdb. So it can open and create the file but it cannot capture frame of the TV.
The strange thing is when i do capture i have the same display i have when I'm on a DVB-T radio channel but it's producing a strident sound very annoying.
I don't know if there is a any PCR verbose mode i can use to troubleshoot this problem.

I can't test using network share (NFS) because 32B550 has no network card, but isn't is supposed to work with usb connected hard drive?
Thanks

[geo650]

[...] return code (__ REC FILE OPEN (/dtv/usb/sda1/cap1.ts, 35)
[...] What is exactly this return code meaning, is it a return code of the "open" syscall?
[...] I'm testing using my DVB-T and not DVB-C as you. Maybe it makes a difference and you need to input correct VPID,APID,PCRPID?

It doesn't matter if it is DVB-T or DVB-C channel. Both sources have been tested by me. PID numbers are ignored. In B650 model, actually.

Error 35 means "File not found.", I think. It is strange. But maybe you should re-format your HDD with FAT32 again? Does your HDD work with MediaPlay without problems? Or can you try to use other USB drive or pendrive? Or maybe it is possible to record a small piece of moving pictures to the internal flash memory (in /mtd_wiselink/... or somewhere) just for test?
Empty TS files are created when selected input is 'non-DVB' one. For instance, when I select ATV channel or HDMI input, then nothing is recorded.

[erdem_ua]

As it is limited to FAT32, will the recorded file automaticaly get split after 4GB?
Would it also be possible to use a NFS mount, connected using 1gbit connection, that way I get it mapped straight to the Media Player for later viewing

Nope, I don't think that not be easy... use EXT3 instead of FAT32 format
Also do you sure 1Gbit connection? Since my TV (B650) uses 100Mbit Ethernet chip, what is your modal?

I got little improvement. Now I can handle key-presses with injected code.
But created file is empty. I don't know why, because gdb gives SIGSEGV when I inspecting randomly.
Also I got kernel crash when I press stop button.


This days I needed to setup my hard drive. Try to use RAID 0 until SDD prices drops.

[nostromo1983]

I dont understand why i cant make this work. Some questions:

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# ls -la test.txt
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     0               3 Jan  1 00:12 test.txt
# chmod 777 test.txt
# ls -la test.txt
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     0               3 Jan  1 00:12 test.txt
#

Why i cant chmod a file (fat32 mounted hd) ? why test.txt has no write perm for all?

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# date
Thu Jan  1 00:17:11 UTC 1970

Why the date is always 1970, isn't there an internal cmos?

I tried to write under /mtd_contents and inside /mtd_rwaera with no luck.
I wonder if there is not a service menu parameter that has to be enable for PVR to work.

[nostromo1983]

i discovered we can enable verbose mode for PVR using the item "52 : PVR kernel level debug" and "99"
[PVR Print On]

I then have others logs in my case:

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Select> 66
Input Record File Name : /dtv/usb/sda1/pvr1.ts
Video Pid: 0x3
input is 0x3
Audio Pid: 0x2
input is 0x2
PcrPid: 0x1
input is 0x1
__ REC FILE OPEN (/dtv/usb/sda1/pvr1.ts, 35)
[iPVR  ] @[src/spIPvrStreamRec.c staPvr_StreamRecOpen 138]eFileType=17 stremType=1@
[iPVR  ] @[src/spIPvrStreamRec.c staPvr_StreamRecOpen 156]handl=0x2339a18 and instanceNo=0@
[iPVR  ] @[src/spIPvrMdbRec.c staPvr_MdbRecOpen 203]eFileType=33 stremType=1@
[iPVR  ] &[src/spIPvrStreamRec.c staPvr_StreamRecRecTask 368]stateChange to Start ;hndl=0x2339a18 inst=0&
[iPVR  ] &[src/spIPvrStreamRec.c staPvr_StreamRecRecTask 371]DMA_DONE ;hndl=0x2339a18 inst=0 dataSize=0&
[iPVR  ] @[src/spIPvrStreamRec.c staPvr_StreamRecRecTask 375]pPvrMdbRecData->fd=0x200Size=0@
[iPVR  ] ~[src/spIPvrMdbRec.c staPvr_MdbRecRecTask 885]SPI_PVR_MDB_REC_MESSAGE_STARTbefore MakePID and BASE tbl;Instance=0 pPvrMdbRecData=0x233976c
[iPVR  ] @[src/spIPvrMdbRec.c staPvr_MdbRecMakeBaseTable 462]pPvrMdbRecData->fd=0x201Size=64@
[iPVR  ] PID_TABLE: Table ID : 0x80
[iPVR  ] PID_TABLE: Video pid : 0x3
[iPVR  ] @[src/spIPvrMdbRec.c staPvr_MdbRecMakePidTable 502]pPvrMdbRecData->fd=0x201Size=64@
[iPVR  ] ~[src/spIPvrMdbRec.c staPvr_MdbRecRecTask 894]StateChangeToStart  ;Instance=0 pPvrMdbRecData=0x233976c~

The matter is: i cant decode this debug log.
I can write to /dtv/usb/sda1 as i can do echo 123>test.txt inside it and read it and i can read movie inside it.

[erdem_ua]

Don't know if I missed it, but recording from analog input is not
supported, but what about hdmi? Most people have cablebox or
satellite box connected via hdmi...

I think you don't read this topic. It's discussed few pages before...