Anssi Hannula wrote: > Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > >>> Anssi Hannula wrote: >>> >>>> The transfer-mode uses always priority -1. >>>> >>>> That presents a problem: If I connect to that vdr using streamdev, it >>>> switches the first budget device off from the multiplex transfered to >>>> the FF card, although there is a second identical budget >>>> device available. >>>> > >> Actually, the PrimaryLimit was implemented at a time where the FF DVB >> cards were unable to record and replay at the same time. In that case, >> when a timer needed to use the primary device, it was no longer possible >> to switch to a different channel. These times are long gone, so I would >> instead tend to remove the PrimaryLimit altogether. It would make things >> simpler instead of more complex ;-) >> >> If somebody has programmed so many timers that all of the DVB cards >> are needed to record them, so be it. >> >> Comments? >> > > How exactly would that resolve the situation I described above? Well, it wouldn't. Apparently I overread that this was a streamdev issue. But then again, it's of course the same problem if you are in Transfer-Mode and a recording starts and selects the receiver device, even though an other device would be free. I'll think over this again... Klaus
