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diff --git a/README.dvb b/README.dvb new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2889192 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.dvb @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +------------------------------------------------------ +!! HAVE A LOOK AT KAFFEINE HANDBOOK !! +------------------------------------------------------ + +!!!!!!!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!!!! +Live DVB only works with the xine backend (XinePart). +Depending on your distro, this package could be called kaffeine-xine. +Install it, start Kaffeine and change the backend in menu->settings->engine, then restart Kaffeine. +Note that this is only needed for live playback. All other features (recording, broadcasting..) do not depend on the backend. +Anyway, I strongly recommend the xine engine even if you don't have a DVB device. All others are incomplete and/or buggy. +Also note that for licensing reasons, some distro (kubuntu, suse) comes with "restricted" media libraries (xine, gstreamer), +so you won't be able to play some media files (in fact the most common ones:(). +You will have to install an "unrestricted" version in order to play all your media files. +!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + + +This version of kaffeine includes support for DVB. + +Requirements : + A DVB device supported by linuxtv drivers. + Look at www.linuxtv.org for how to get, install and run these drivers. + Recent linux distributions should have full DVB support, so your device should be autodetected at boot time. + +Install: + You must have dvb headers to compile the dvb part. + Configure search for linux/dvb/frontend.h in standard paths (typically /usr/include) + ./configure + make + make install (as root) + YOU MUST INSTALL or it won't work. + +Usage: + Kaffeine uses dvbscan data files to find channels from you DVB network. + They are expected to be in : + ~/.trinity/share/apps/kaffeine/dvb-s + ~/.trinity/share/apps/kaffeine/dvb-t + ~/.trinity/share/apps/kaffeine/dvb-c + + If these dirs are missing, Kaffeine tries to download a daily updated archive from + http://hftom.free.fr/kaxtv/dvbdata.tar.gz, and extract it. If that fails, Kaffeine search for the installed archive in + $TDEDIR/share/apps/kaffeine. + + Kaffeine tries to open your dvb device at start time, so make sure no other app are using it. + + First , go to menu->DVB->Configure DVB . There, you have to choose a source for your device and configure diseqc (for dvb-s) + Kaffeine now support multiple dvb devices, repeat the configure step for each device. + + Then go to the channels dialog ( either from the DVB menu or DVB tab ), select a source in the list and start scanning, then add + the desired channels to your channels list; repeat for each source. + Channels are assigned a number when they are added to the channels list.. You can later change it by editing the channel. + + To zap to a channel, either double click on the channel name from the DVB tab (after tuning, Kaffeine autoswitch to player tab) + or enter its number with keypad. You can also use pageup/down to zap to previous/next. + +Remote control: + kdelirc dcop functions: + setNumber( int num ) + next() + previous() + dvbOSD() + ... + +Channels categories: + Right click in the icon view to get a popupmenu and choose "New category". + Now, drag a channel name and drop it on the desired category' icon. + To remove a channel from a category, drop it on the "All" icon. + To delete a category, right click on its icon to get a popmenu. + + You can also change the channel number. Select the channel, then click on the number to edit. |