[mythtv-users] HD-PVR: Answers requested

Robert McNamara iamlindoro at aol.com
Tue Aug 19 00:26:35 UTC 2008


>
> Robert, do you have any idea when those libavcodec changes will be
> ready?  I've tried to follow Alexander Strange's GSoC project by
> checking the ffmpeg mailing list archives every few weeks.  The last
> time I checked, it looked like things were working well but I assume
> all of those changes are still in a GSoC branch of ffmpeg and will
> have to be merged into their trunk before other projects like MythTV
> can start using them.
>

Hi David,  you are following the right thing.  Yes, it appears Alex finished
the summer by implementing his multithreading code in the h.264 encoder and
decoder, which is absolutely great news.  Also great is the fact that he's
implemented it in multiple other codecs and his approach can be extended to
all of the rest.  It's really anyone's guess when it will be in ffmpeg
trunk, though.  We've reached the GSoC "pencil's down" date and the first
patches for actual trunk from other participants have been submitted and
committed.  In my opinion the multithreading changes are by far the most
ambitious of the summer, so it may take some time to get through the...
erm... *thorough* ffmpeg patch approval process.  I hope it's soon, too.
It's probably going to come down to a) how clean is the code/how in line is
it with ffmpeg go-to dev styles, b) how persistent will he be in making
requested changes and c) how soon after that will there be another myth
ffmpeg sync.


>
> > Requirement of Windows for firmware install:
> >
> > Yes, this will eventually change when firmware loading is implemented
> > in the driver.  No ETA on this.
>
> When I got my HD-PVR, I saw this in the wiki but decided to first try
> without doing it since I didn't have convenient access to a Windows
> box.  I was able to make recordings and run some other simple tests
> without loading any firmware.  Is loading the firmware still necessary
> or is my Rev C2 HD-PVR a refurbished C1 that someone else had already
> initialized?  I suspect the latter but haven't had time to
> investigate.  I hope to get back to messing with my HD-PVR next week.
>

You are correct, the C2 units come with a firmware (the 1.0B as of this
writing).  Updating of the firmware to new versions will still require
windows for the time being, however.  And based on some stuff that I've
heard today, we will probably be doing that very VERY soon. ;)

Robert
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