With the fbfe setup, you can have the IR receiver on the server, or you can use the TV remote since the fbfe reads cec signals on the hdmi cable from the TV, if your TV supports these. On 29 May 2015 at 17:03, Niels Wagenaar <n.wagenaar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 19:19:13 +0200 >> From: biribi@xxxxxxx >> To: vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Using a rasberry pi as vdr client >> >> Hi >> >> I want to use raspberry pi as if it were a graphic card : I mean the dvb >> devices on a PC style server, IR receiver preferably on the server too >> (rpi and server in the same room) >> > > Considering your RPi is going to be the frontend, my best guess would that > your IR receiver must be > connected to your RPi. > >> I don't know how to configure it, there is apparently 2 ways of doing it >> (from what I understood) >> >> + xineliboutput with vdr-fbfe (rpi plugin is closed source ? the one >> here : >> >> http://www.vdr-portal.de/board18-vdr-hardware/board98-arm-co/118588-rasperry-pi-xine-plugin/) >> > > I don't have any experience with this solution, but I think I now have > something to do this weekend ^^ > >> >> + streamdev and rpihddevice (which additional plugins ?) >> >> The second way seems to be more complicated to configure, and I'm not >> sure it suits my project, but the rpihddevice is well maintained though. >> > > The easiest way to get the 2nd solution running has to be the MiniDVBLinux > distribution (http://www.minidvblinux.de/) > for your RPi v1 or v2. While the site and parts of the software is in > German, I was able to get it up and running quite easily. > >> The first solution is perhaps much straightforward and includes a media >> player (?) >> > > That sounds correct. > >> Could you tell me more please ? >> > > Well, I really liked the MLD distro with my old RPi v1 and a MCE remote. The > zapping speed was quite good and > issues were minimal. Then again, I tested this like 3 months back; so my > guess would be that there are quite a > number of improvements made since I last tested this. > >> Damien >> > > Regards, > > Niels Wagenaar > > _______________________________________________ > vdr mailing list > vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
