I wanted to install TVheadend on my Archlinux based PC using my HDHR Prime.
Looked here for the installation instructions (thread):
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=152630
In that thread there was a link to dvbhdhomerun at sourceforge -
https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/dvbhdh.../ticket/12
So I have the following questions:
1) Should I be installing this version of dvbhdhomerun (link above)?
I ask because the current AUR at
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dvbhdhomerun-git/
for the dvbhdhomerun installation says (i.e. the first comment) that the current TVheadend version supports HDHR Prime out of the box.
2) Also does this current TVheadend support the encrypted channels for HDHR Prime?
Can anyone inform me about my questions and if possible direct me to an updated version of the installation instructions?
Thanks for your time and attention.
OZooHA
The dvbhdhomerun drivers are unnecessary, as Tvheadend includes SiliconDust's libhdhomerun. However, the Prime is not supported, because CableCARD tuning uses virtual channels mapped through the CableCARD, and not frequency channels and programs as other methods use.
Therefore, the only way presently to really use the Prime with Tvheadend is to create an M3U playlist and add the Prime as an IPTV network. If you are using a current(/4.1 beta) build of Tvheadend, you do this with the IPTV Automatic Netowrk. When you create your network, give it a name, tell it the max number of streams is 3, and for the URL point it to a saved M3U you created. The M3U should be formatted as:
Code:
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,[Name_of_first_channel]
http://[ip_address_of_prime]:5004/auto/v[cable_channel_number]
#EXTINF:-1,[Name_of_second_channel]
http://[ip_address_of_prime]:5004/auto/v[cable_channel_number2]
The first line needs to be "#EXTM3U", and each channel is defined by 2 lines. The first is "#EXTINF:-1," followed by whatever you want to name your channel. When you add the playlist, this is the name given to the Mux, when the Mux is scanned, this is the name given to the Service, and when you map Services, this is the name assigned to a Channel.
The second mandatory line is the URL of the stream on your Prime. Each of those lines should be identical, except for the number at the end of the line which relates to the cable channel you're turning.
Encrypted channels are supported, as they are decrypted by the CableCARD on the Prime.
CCI Copy-once and copy-never channels are NOT supported. Many people refer to "encrypted" when talking about protected content, but they are different. Tvheadend cannot use DRM protected content, only WMC on Windows can do that.
First of all thanks to rpcameron and bry for the promptness and a ton of details.
However i have a few followup questions.
1)
(2016-09-27, 16:47)rpcameron Wrote: [ -> ]The second mandatory line is the URL of the stream on your Prime. Each of those lines should be identical, except for the number at the end of the line which relates to the cable channel you're turning.
In the quote above the channel numbers should be the same number displayed like the one on the HDHR WebGUI i.e. say 712 or 702 OR
should this be extracted from somewhere else?
2) Also does this M3U method support :
-xmltv based EPG (any instructions on how TVheadend relates to EPG) and
-recordings?
3) Encrypted here is what I meant by using the cable card to access the channels. My current MythTV setup can access these channels through the cable card.
So if MythTV can then so can TVheadend?
4) If you have used MythTV - how does it stack up against TVheadend in terms of signal quality and ease of use.
Again thank you all for your efforts.
OZooHA