ITE Technologies, Inc. DVB-T TV Stick [success report]

[Juergen Lock]

On Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 08:07:23PM +0200, Milan Obuch wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Oct 2013 18:41:39 +0200
> Juergen Lock <nox at jelal.kn-bremen.de> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 09:25:35AM +0200, Milan Obuch wrote:
> > > On Sun, 6 Oct 2013 20:33:52 +0200
> > > Juergen Lock <nox at jelal.kn-bremen.de> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Sun, Oct 06, 2013 at 05:42:41PM +0200, Milan Obuch wrote:
> > > > >
> 
> [ snip ]
> 
> > > > > I would expect it should be configured this plugin in
> > > > > vdr_flags...
> > > > 
> > > >  Yep.
> > > > 
> > > > > Also, what about femon plugin? How should it be used?
> > > > > 
> > > >  It shuold put an entry in the vdr osd main menu, just select
> > > > that. BER and UNC (if available) readings for the currently
> > > > playing channel will be shown in the top display.
> > > >
> > > 
> > > Do you mean pressing Tab? Here I see Devices column at the right
> > > side. Is that displaying it?
> > > 
> >  Pressing tab and then selecting "Signal Information" via cursor down
> > and then pressing OK. (return)
> > 
> >  Or if there is a digit before a main menu entry you can also press
> > that.
> >
> 
> I found it and now grasp the menu concept...
> 
> > > > > On https://wiki.freebsd.org/VDR, there is some menu mentioned.
> > > > > When I use vdr-sxfe, there is no menu. Where is menu mentioned
> > > > > on wiki located and how could it be accessed?
> > > > 
> > > >  If you use the default /usr/local/etc/vdr/remote.conf installed
> > > > by the vdr-plugin-xineliboutput port (you can look at that file!)
> > > > then the menu is on the tab and insert keys in the vdr-sxfe (or
> > > > softhddevice) osd.
> > > >
> > > 
> > > Ahh, finally figured that out! It happened I did not test pressing
> > > Tab key until now in vdr-sxfe... Anyway, thanks for pointing to the
> > > config file, I understand it now much better. It was just some
> > > blind testing before...
> > > 
> > > > >  This is not clear at all from what's written there...
> > > > > 
> > > >  Hmm...
> > > >
> > > 
> > > Or I was just blind looking here, but surely putting on this page
> > > something like short paragraph 'Accessing OSD menu - You should
> > > press Tab key' would make it clear. In my eyes this is a key
> > > information and should be properly highlighted here. Even if it
> > > seems now a bit overkill, it would saved me a bit of headache :)
> > > 
> >  Hm actually I see I already have this, that's not enough?  Quote:
> > 
> > `I have put the menu button on the tab and insert keys and OK on the
> > return key, see
> > 
> >     /usr/local/etc/vdr/remote.conf
> > 
> > for the full keybindings list.'
> > 
> >  (Under: `Controlling the OSD: Keyboard (not for XBMC-PVR)'.)
> >
> 
> You are right, I was blind, somehow. What I suggest, now, after
> re-reading a bit what's there, is some formatting change. Whole
> 'Controlling the OSD: Keyboard' part is one bullet under one paragraph.
> Just some indented file names, command examples etc. Maybe that's
> actually reason I did not find it at the first glance.
> 
> As accessing menu (using tab or ins key) is the most important
> information in this paragraph, it should have been properly
> highlighted. That's all.
> 
I now made it its own paragraph, hope the next guy will find it
easier than you. :)

> [ snip ]
> 
> Thanks for all the work done on VDR, it's really appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Milan

 You're welcome!
	Juergen