Tuner Server.

[jmd]

Is the server tuner which is part of the blackhole image available for download anywhere to install on a vix image?

I've been scouring google but no luck.

 

[Larry-G]

Is the server tuner which is part of the blackhole image available for download anywhere to install on a vix image?

I've been scouring google but no luck.

At present I believe the tuner server feature only to be available via the BH images. If they ever decide to port it over to their Pli based BP image it could be possible to use it with other pli bases images.

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[rossi2000]

the tuner server works on vix aswell.
ive been using it for a while to stream the box to my laptop.

i think it merely creates a virtual channelist on your hdd so as long as you have a device that can connect to your box it should be ok.

i dont use Tuner Server much anymore but i'll upload it tonight if u want.


i uploaded one on here a while back, but i also edited it for vix so it appears in the network settings with the other options like samba and nfs.

 

[rossi2000]

attached TunerServer

place in /usr/lib/enigma2/python/plugins/systemplugins (i think that path is correct, cant remember atm heh)

you will find it in Network settings.

 

[jmd]

Thanks mate, will give it a go.

 

[judge]

What does the plugin do?

 

[s1m0nw]

lets you view bouquets channels on another box without the need of a sat feed only the internet

 

[judge]

Ah, see now, creates .m3u files for all the bouquets & channels in them.

 

[Larry-G]

lets you view bouquets channels on another box without the need of a sat feed only the internet

Thats pretty much exactly what remotestreamconvert does which is already in the ViX feeds, This plugin differs in that i believe it allows you to stream those channels to other devices such as a ps3 not just STB's as the remotestreamconvert plugin does.

 

[judge]

Thats pretty much exactly what remotestreamconvert does which is already in the ViX feeds, This plugin differs in that i believe it allows you to stream those channels to other devices such as a ps3 not just STB's as the remotestreamconvert plugin does.

Just tried it pheonix, does work like remotestreamconvert, but so far seems handy for other reasons too.
It creates folders of each of your bouquets & then creates .m3u files in them with channels nicely named.
Only tested on ubuntu, but extremely handy for adding channel play lists to media players on it.

Rob, any chance of creating an IPK for the feeds?

 

[Larry-G]

yes it's been a big hit on the BH images since it was first launched, i honestly did not know it had since been ported to the Pli based images from BH, as i said it's pretty much the same as RSC but unlike RSC it can stream channels to other none Pli images and devices.

 

[Rob van der Does]

I will have a look at it. But please explain in a bit more detail what exactly it does, and what the advantage is over the Remote Stream convertor (it'll be me, but I don't get it).

The RSC creates bouquets; you can 'zap' to channels as if it was the tuner in the box itself, but it results in streaming the channel from the serverbox.

And this plugin does.......??

 

[judge]

Rob, not sure about other OSs, but using this I can add the folders it creates (bouquets) as playlists (channels) to my media player, all named perfectly as they are in the original bouquet.

Easy way of streaming to my lappy, no idea about xbox or any other devices...

The screens might need to be skinned though as they contain a lot of text & are slightly hard to read.

 

[Rob van der Does]

Well, skinning is the very least problem: I can't get the plugin to work. The file is being compiled, but nothing shows up, so I have no idea how to use it.
This is the case as Extension and as Syetem-plugin.

 

[judge]

Yeah, agree, skinning is the last thing to be done, if even it needs it.
Works perfectly for me, added it to Extension.
Menu -> Setup -> System -> Network -> Tuner Server Setup

 

[Rob van der Does]

Ahhh, indeed, didn't look there.......

 

[judge]

Ahhh, indeed, didn't look there.......

yeah, it's not the most obvious place or indeed plugin name...
but works well.

 

[Rob van der Does]

OK, got it working now.
But I still don't see the advantage over other way's of streaming. There's no (real) difference, is there?

 

[Larry-G]

This might help you rob, here is the original write up by the BH team from their image release thread from when this plugin was first introduced.

1) New New New Tuner Server feature working on lan, wan and DLNA

2) Dvb-App updated to: 20120120
3) Vu+ drivers updated to: 20120118
4) New Plugin Vuplus Event (substitute VU+ genuine)
5) Meoboot 1.0
3) Mute button fixed
4) Army MooD skin updated
5) Black Hole Mount Wizard removed
6) Network browser and mount manager included in Bh extra settings
7) Nfs Server now fully auto-configured and is up and running by default
8) Wifi drivers changes:
- removed rt2800 driver and replaced with RT3070

9) Usb Tuners drivers changes:
- USBTuner 0.3.8: more stable, some bugfixes, no hard disk usage

- replaced A867 driver with AF9035


About new feature Tuner Server:
This feature will allow you to share the tuners of this box with another Vu+ box, a PC, a Ps3 and/or a compatible UPnP device in your home network.
The server will build a virtual channels list in the folder /media/hdd/tuner on this box.
You can access the tuner(s) of this box from clients on your internal lan using nfs, cifs, UPnP or any other network mountpoint.
The tuner of the server (this box) has to be avaliable. This means that if you have ony one tuner in your box you can only stream the channel you are viewing (or any channel you choose if your box is in standby).
Remember to select the correct Audio track in the audio menu if there is no audio or the wrong language is streaming.
NOTE: The sever is built, based on your current ip and the current channel list of this box. If you change your ip or your channel list is updated, you will need to rebuild the server database.

After the server has been built you can access it from the Media Player of the client.

1) To connect via lan you have to mount the /media/hdd folder of this box in the client /media/hdd folder. Then you can access the tuners server channel list from the client Media player -> Harddisk -> tuner.
2) To connect via UPnP you have to start Mediatomb on this box and then start Djmount on the client. Then you can access the tuners server channel list for the client Media Player -> DLNA -> MediaTomb -> playlists.
You can access via the client Media Player, the channel list on the server:

Warning: because UPnP Mediatomb uses alot of system resources it is STRONGLY suggested you connect to the Tuner server via Lan and not via UPnP.

NOTE about UPnP: Because UPnP requires alot of memory, you should only use it if you need to access your box from a PS3 or other device that cannot be mounted via Lan. Also, After the server has been built we strongly suggest you delete the Bouquets directory that are not really needed BEFORE you start Mediatomb. This will save alot of memory and resources..
If you want to use UPnP remember that Mediatomb will take some time to import all the channels in the database. Connect to the Mediatomb webif to follow the importing progress when you start Mediatomb for the first time.
To share your Vu+ box hdd in the easiest way possible, the Black Hole mount wizard has been removed and substituted with the default network wizard and mount manager.
The Nfs Panel has also changed. Now you won't need to provide complicated Nfs settings to activate client and server on your boxes. The NFS server is now fully auto-configured and enabled by default and you can use it like cifs and samba to simply mount the device.

The Server Tuner Feature have been tested and reported working with

VU+ server -> Vu+ client on Lan
VU+ server -> Vu+ client on DLNA
VU+ server -> Ps3 client on DLNA
Vu+ server -> Pc client lan
Vu+ server -> Pc client DLNA
NOT working with TV DLNA systems
Many Thanks to Piefav for Ps3 testing
​

 

[judge]

OK, got it working now.
But I still don't see the advantage over other way's of streaming. There's no (real) difference, is there?

Major difference for me Rob is dragging a folder (bouquet) on my mounted drive to my media player creates playlists for all the channels in that bouquet in a second, and all named as their channel names.
I'm sure there are many other ways for doing this, but this way works extremely well & fast.