Request for supporting Ceton devices on Linux

[dapharsyde]

No I missed he post but I now see that it is mpegts so that is good.  Eventually I suggest trying the other options if your streams are clean from the Ceton, it saves a remux in OpenDCT.

Next step is to capture the PROPERTIES option output to a file and post it here.

Martin

I restarted with RawSageTVConsumerImpl, and the ffprobe results are the same as before, where the extension of .ts or .mpg determines the format.

Since they both produce the same output, which is the preferred option that will save the remux?

Here is the PROPERTIES output.

Code:

<extras>
  <channel name="{channel-name}">
    <command>bash</command>
    <args>-c "/var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/opendct.sh {channel} \"DCT-Ceton InfiniTV Ethernet (00-80-8d-8a) Tuner 6\""</args>
  </channel>
</extras>
<extras>
  <channel name="{channel-name}">
    <command>bash</command>
    <args>-c "/var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/opendct.sh {channel} \"DCT-Ceton InfiniTV Ethernet (00-80-8d-8a) Tuner 4\""</args>
  </channel>
</extras>
<extras>
  <channel name="{channel-name}">
    <command>bash</command>
    <args>-c "/var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/opendct.sh {channel} \"DCT-Ceton InfiniTV Ethernet (00-80-8d-8a) Tuner 5\""</args>
  </channel>
</extras>
<extras>
  <channel name="{channel-name}">
    <command>bash</command>
    <args>-c "/var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/opendct.sh {channel} \"DCT-Ceton InfiniTV Ethernet (00-80-8d-8a) Tuner 2\""</args>
  </channel>
</extras>
<extras>
  <channel name="{channel-name}">
    <command>bash</command>
    <args>-c "/var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/opendct.sh {channel} \"DCT-Ceton InfiniTV Ethernet (00-80-8d-8a) Tuner 3\""</args>
  </channel>
</extras>
<extras>
  <channel name="{channel-name}">
    <command>bash</command>
    <args>-c "/var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/opendct.sh {channel} \"DCT-Ceton InfiniTV Ethernet (00-80-8d-8a) Tuner 1\""</args>
  </channel>
</extras>

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There was also some output to console not captured here, do you need that at all?  The lines all start with "mmc/encoders/-2044032763"

[mvallevand]

Great,

RawSage is better if the streams are good quality

I just needed the template for each of the extras files,

- For now copy the one for tuner 2 and put that in /var/opt/nextpvr/extras-Ceton-2.xml

Code:

<extras>
  <channel name="{channel-name}">
    <command>bash</command>
    <args>-c "/var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/opendct.sh {channel} \"DCT-Ceton InfiniTV Ethernet (00-80-8d-8a) Tuner 2\""</args>
  </channel>
</extras>

- Move the python file you have been testing to /var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/

- in /var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/ create opendct.sh as follows

Code:

opendct=/var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/opendct.py                                                                                                                    
python3 $opendct STOP "$2"                                                      
python3 $opendct START "$2" $1 2>/dev/null

(Edit: In the original email I had shown the windows version of file)

and make it executable with chmod


Martin

[dapharsyde]

Great,

RawSage is better if the streams are good quality

I just needed the template for each of the extras files,

- For now copy the one for tuner 2 and put that in /var/opt/nextpvr/extras-Ceton-2.xml

Code:

<extras>
  <channel name="{channel-name}">
    <command>bash</command>
    <args>-c "/var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/opendct.sh {channel} \"DCT-Ceton InfiniTV Ethernet (00-80-8d-8a) Tuner 2\""</args>
  </channel>
</extras>

- Move the python file you have been testing to /var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/

- in  /var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/  create opendct.sh as follows

Code:

set opendct=/var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/opendct.py                                                                                                                                 
python3 %opendct% "STOP" %2                                                     
python3 %opendct% "START" %2 %1  2> /dev/null

and make it executable with chmod


Martin

Ok, great - I see the tuner now as an "Extras Recorder" device.

Now to map the channels?

[mvallevand]

Yes, you are moving on to these steps # 6

https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid530793

Martin

[dapharsyde]

Yes, you are moving on to these steps # 6

https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid530793

Martin

Ok, I mapped the channels from Schedules Direct, and tried to play video from the guide.

First is this message,

"Starting Device...Please Wait..."

Then this:

"Streaming Failed (transcoder exited)"

My best guess is that the video file is not being created in the correct location, but I do not know how to verify this.

[mvallevand]

Did you restart the server in step 9? If so could you upload your logs.

Martin

[dapharsyde]

Possibly an issue with the opendct.sh file above? It doesn't appear to specify a file to be created.

[mvallevand]

This protocol supports direct streaming no file needed

Logs?

Martin

[dapharsyde]

This protocol supports direct streaming no file needed

Logs?

Martin

Logs attached.

Looking in my ~/recordings directory, I'll temporarily see files like these, then they get deleted:

-rw-rw-r-- 1 nextpvr nextpvr    0 Dec 15 19:21 live-KNTVDT-4565-1.ts
-rw-rw-r-- 1 nextpvr nextpvr 8192 Dec 15 19:21 live-KNTVDT-4565-1.ts.map

[mvallevand]

That is normal for livetv. NextPVR seems to be running the command ok. If you run

/var/opt/nextpvr/scripts/opendct.sh 703 "DCT-Ceton InfiniTV Ethernet (00-80-8d-8a) Tuner 2" /tmp/somefile.ts

Does the file still get created?

Martin