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ExtractStream usage reports (modified 0 times) nickhull Profile Now the software is out, it's time to iron out the bugs and put more flesh on the bones. Any comments here are welcome. 06-08-2001 22:06:56

RE:ExtractStream usage reports (modified 0 times) topset Profile Nick! You are persona grata here! Good to see you! Somebody was complaining on the usenet group that the NowShowing list doesn't work for them. I don't reply on usenet, and his email address was bogus. Has anybody had that problem? My first idea is that it's a 1.3 vs. 2.0.1 issue (the NowShowing list is in 2.0.1, use the PlayStream readme to find tyStream fsid's for 1.3). I also heard someone say that ExtractStream was crashing trying to open /dev/hdb on a 1 disk system. I have a one disk machine and don't have that problem. Anybody care to elaborate? 06-08-2001 22:16:46

RE:ExtractStream usage reports (modified 0 times) nickhull Profile I believe that the person fixed the problem themselves >Got it! - added the line: >httpd.tcl > /dev/null & >to the end of rc.sysinit and it works. >Didn't work from a bash prompt. 06-08-2001 22:22:11

My own opinion.... (modified 1 times) nickhull Profile . 06-08-2001 22:42:45

RE:ExtractStream usage reports (modified 0 times) mprice Profile Hey Nick, I've come to join the exiled In the process of making some mods to ExtractStream, nothing major, just an options thing. At the moment I want to be able to extract the raw stream, using the DUMP_OUT environment variable. Currently you have to set AUDIO_OUT & VIDEO_OUT to /dev/null if you don't want ExtractStream to write to the codecs or to a file. Just adding a -n (no output) switch. The only reason I want to do this is so I only have one write() instead of three, will reduce the overall syscall usage. On a related topic, it looks like myworld doesn't always open the /dev/mpeg* devices with an exclusive lock. When I forgot to set AUDIO_OUT and VIDEO_OUT. the stream I was extracting was interspersed with live-tv with some very interesting artifacting. Strangley audio didn't appear to be affacted. Mark. 06-08-2001 23:58:38

RE:ExtractStream usage reports (modified 0 times) topset Profile On writing to the mpeg devices... The PES headers aren't being sent to the devices... and that code's (-p stuff) is all screwed up. I don't know if it's important to the devices to get those headers, but they are not standard headers, so they must mean something. I also wonder about the utility of such a feature. I think starting and stopping MyWorld is not as trivial as it once was, and I'd much rather use the TiVo's front end to watch a show. 06-09-2001 08:48:25

RE:ExtractStream usage reports (modified 0 times) jmccorm Profile | Email I just wanted to give a shout out and a big thanks to Nick. You're the one who finally pushed me over the edge into getting a TiVoNET and getting into TiVo hacking. You've got props on my output. :) 06-09-2001 09:31:30

RE:ExtractStream usage reports (modified 0 times) wmelnick Profile | Email Hi Nick, The program does not seem to work properly under 1.3. This weekend is a bit full for me, but I will try to make the 1.3 corrections and send them back to you by Tuesday. I will try to have to set up so that it will sense which version you run with and try to adjust for it. W 06-09-2001 16:38:55

RE:ExtractStream usage reports (modified 0 times) topset Profile That would be cool to see it work under both 1.3 and 2.0.1. Thanks. 06-09-2001 17:05:05

RE:ExtractStream usage reports (modified 0 times) Fugg Profile i'm proud to say it works on 2.0.1-002!!!! THANKS!!!!!! 06-10-2001 16:49:21

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