[TV] Sky UK problem and resolution (1 Viewer)

JDWestoby

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    Hi y'all, I'm a UK Sky user and since the new white card and the cessation of my old [working but now dead] blue card I've been looking for a solution.

    Now I had the wonderful (and no longer available) TiVo and so I thought along these lines.

    There is a MediaPortal Ini file <group>_Intetercept.Ini, comprising things like -
    [General]
    Cmd="Sky_Cmd"
    Input="S-VHS"

    [Sky 1]
    Start="Power,,1,,0,,1"
    Stop="Power"

    etc.

    Cmd line points to a Cmd file that controls an IR transmitter (I've got a PC-IRLinc 1623 around but anything would do), it gets a single argument of a key name.
    Input line says what the alternative input would be (I don't know how MedaiPortal identifies things internally).

    The [Sky 1] section says, if someone wants this then do this instead. The Start and Stop give the key presses needed and the commas represent 0.1 of a second pauses. These would be learned IR commands controlled and labelled in the Cmd file.
    if %1 = "Power" goto lPower
    if %1 = "1" goto L1

    LPower:
    rem blast the Power IR out, somehow
    //do it!
    'goto lQuit

    L1:


    Then The TV server "just" has to do the following.

    On channel select/on it looks at the group (same caveat as above) and if the <group>_Intercept.Ini file exists it goes off to run the Start line key presses. It also 'points' the input to the stream given in the Input line. (If the channel is not there then it just does nothing - not encrypted!)

    On channel stop it runs the Stop line key presses.


    Now I am more than happy to do this but I know nothing about the TV engine code (yet) - I'm going to have to download it and look at it.

    But given that it -

    a) solves a problem for all UK Sky users
    b) has zero impact if the file is not there
    c) works for viewing channels
    d) [should] work with For The Record too

    I'd really like to see if this could be put into the upcoming release, so anyone who can help I would appreciate a pointer in the right direction if possible.



    I also admit that my use of the idea of group may NOT be what TV engine gets, as I say, I haven't looked at what is around yet.


    It is simple and I can't see why this can't give MedaiPortal control of my (stuffin' linked to the white card) Digibox.

    Thoughts, help, anyone?


    Thanks, not just for this but heck, MediaPortal is just fab.
     

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