GeeXboX

The PVR functionality

you must distinguish two things ; the backend for pvr and the frontend

GeeXboX comes with 2 backends (vdr & Tvheadend ) and 3 frontends (xbmc-addons-xvdr , tvheadend and vu+)

backends record videos from dvb , frontends play them or play live dvb streams

xbmc-addons for the pvr functionality  (the frontend part) can acees remote backend.

Setting up the backend

if you want to access a remote backend, in your local lan, skip this.

by default , vdr is enabled, you can change this by editing the file /etc/pvr.conf, choose vdr or tvheadend

# choose backend for pvr : vdr or tvheadend

BACKEND=”vdr”

Setting up tvheadend backend

Note : in 3.0,  a bug affect tvheadend server, do an update & upgrade of  tvheadend package

via another computer, using your preferred web browser, connect to your geexbox port 9981

• From XBMC, in system menu, check for your IP address.

• Open a navigator from another computer and type: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:9981

• Select your DVB device

• Add DVB network by location

• wait a moment

• map dvb services to dvb channels

• in configuration, don’t forget to add a directory to save your recorded videos

• save

• quit your navigator

Setting up vdr backend

vdr needs a channel.conf, here is an example how to create one :

• First connect via putty or from vt2 to GeeXboX

• create our own channels.conf for vdr 1.7 ( -o7 ) for dvb-t ( -ft )in france ( -cFR ) that we store in /root with name channels.conf , command line is :

w_scan -ft -cFR -o7 > /root/channels.conf

(be patient)

(not the good parameters for you : execute w_scan –help )

• Edit this file, remove / comment unneeded channels, save

cp /root/channels.conf /etc/vdr

By default, recorded videos are stored in /video .

Setting up xvdr frontend (to use with vdr backend)

• go to system/live tv

• enable live tv

• chosse xvdr frontend

• configure ip settings only if you use a remote vdr backend

• enable it

• from the main menu, go to live tv, watch tv

Setting up tvheadend frontend (to use with tvheadend backend)

• go to system/live tv

• enable live tv

• chosse tvheadend frontend

• configure ip settings only if you use a remote tvheadend backend

• enable it

• from the main menu, go to live tv, watch tv