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<blockquote data-quote="Gamester17" data-source="post: 80072" data-attributes="member: 10298">I like to reply here with the same questions as I posted in this other Dreambox plug-in thread if that's ok:<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?t=9855" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?t=9855</a>I suggest that you checkout a Python script for XBMC called &quot;DreamboxTV&quot; which is used to stream live-TV from Dreambox (and Nokia Dbox2), it supports changing channels (and more), maybe you can get some ideas from looking at that scripts 'code'(?), (just make sure you have the latest image/firmware on your Dreambox first):Download the script here: <a href="http://www.xbmcscripts.com/modules/mod_docman/includes_frontend/index.php?option=com_docman&amp;task=search_result&amp;Itemid=Array&amp;search_mode=phrase&amp;search_phrase=DreamboxTV v0.39" target="_blank">http://www.xbmcscripts.com/modules/mod_docman/includes_frontend/index.php?option=com_docman&amp;task=search_result&amp;Itemid=Array&amp;search_mode=phrase&amp;search_phrase=DreamboxTV v0.39</a> More information on the script here: <a href="http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4952" target="_blank">http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4952</a> Unrelated to the above XBMC python script referal; You might also want to checkout the &quot;enigma&quot; source code in the <a href="http://cvs.tuxbox.org" target="_blank">http://cvs.tuxbox.org</a> project (/tuxbox/apps/tuxbox/enigma/src/), it too supports streaming live-TV from all Dreambox models and changing the channel, plus listing and browsing of recorded files and more. That code in in C++ but it is for Linux, however again you might be able to just figure out the changing channel part from the code itself?By the way, could your 'device driver' for the Dreambox virtual tuner card maybe be made support the BDA standard, so you could possible also make it so that one can use it in other HTPC programs (such as Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition, etc.) like a&nbsp; stand-alone &quot;device driver&quot; for Windows?, ...or will it only be a specific plugin for MediaPortal? Also, what programming-language are you coding your plugins in? and are you planning on making it open source so others can help (and the project don't get abandonded if you ever quit)?Best of luck!PS! I don't have a Dreambox myself either but I also plan on buying one in the near future.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gamester17, post: 80072, member: 10298"] I like to reply here with the same questions as I posted in this other Dreambox plug-in thread if that's ok: [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/showthread.php?t=9855[/url] I suggest that you checkout a Python script for XBMC called "DreamboxTV" which is used to stream live-TV from Dreambox (and Nokia Dbox2), it supports changing channels (and more), maybe you can get some ideas from looking at that scripts 'code'(?), (just make sure you have the latest image/firmware on your Dreambox first): Download the script here: [url]http://www.xbmcscripts.com/modules/mod_docman/includes_frontend/index.php?option=com_docman&task=search_result&Itemid=Array&search_mode=phrase&search_phrase=DreamboxTV v0.39[/url] More information on the script here: [url]http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4952[/url] Unrelated to the above XBMC python script referal; You might also want to checkout the "enigma" source code in the [url]http://cvs.tuxbox.org[/url] project (/tuxbox/apps/tuxbox/enigma/src/), it too supports streaming live-TV from all Dreambox models and changing the channel, plus listing and browsing of recorded files and more. That code in in C++ but it is for Linux, however again you might be able to just figure out the changing channel part from the code itself? By the way, could your 'device driver' for the Dreambox virtual tuner card maybe be made support the BDA standard, so you could possible also make it so that one can use it in other HTPC programs (such as Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition, etc.) like a stand-alone "device driver" for Windows?, ...or will it only be a specific plugin for MediaPortal? Also, what programming-language are you coding your plugins in? and are you planning on making it open source so others can help (and the project don't get abandonded if you ever quit)? Best of luck! PS! I don't have a Dreambox myself either but I also plan on buying one in the near future. [/QUOTE]

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