Thema: SmartDVB 0.3.0 RC

[jackjavo]

tx jm,
i'll have to investigate this, not sure what the problem is atm, just to verify it's not driver issue the ci operates ok with other apps with same os (win8 64 bit)?. Read it might be mce (perhaps) driver related, but very old posts so probably not ur issue (read something about people with similar issues using older 5.0.0.19 or alike tt drivers)..

[dh]

Hi jackjavo,

during the weekend I found some time to test the public beta-version.
Here are my findings:

i)  the mdapi-interface works with my plugins. The strange thing was that SmartDVB ignores the plugin-folder at the installation directory (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartDVB\Plugins) and uses only the users AppData-folder..
ii) whenever I activate a recording, SOPHOS pops up a virus alert HIPS/Filemods-009 !
iii) I didn't find a way to list scheduled recordings which are not yet running
iv) recordings are stored in the installation directory (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartDVB\records) instead of the users AppData-folder.
v) I'm confused about OSD and SmartOSD: both are activated at the beginning which does not really make sense. SmartOSD with MS Sans Serif font chosen causes SmartDVB to crash. Also CR/LF are displayed as "?" instead of newlines. Font sizes are ignored and EPG text is not scrollable.

Cheers dh

[jackjavo]

hi dh: tx for the report.

 the mdapi-interface works with my plugins. The strange thing was that SmartDVB ignores the plugin-folder at the installation directory (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartDVB\Plugins) and uses only the users AppData-folder..

this is on purpose if you install at local app data folder nd run without admin rights, some plugins write logs or whatever (cfg etc or db) which would probably make smartdvb fail if plugins were run from program files install folder at such cases.
Did you also try the multiple records mdapi (by copy plugins to plugins/plugins0-plugins/plugins63). Some report some issues still with that...

whenever I activate a recording, SOPHOS pops up a virus alert HIPS/Filemods-009 !

odd what do you mean with activate? when u run the recording? or initiate a smartdvb record?

I didn't find a way to list scheduled recordings which are not yet running

only form to see scheduled (not running) records is with channels/scheduler, don't you see them there??

recordings are stored in the installation directory (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartDVB\records) instead of the users AppData-folder.

ok tx this is obvious bug, coz like with plugins ofcourse record there would/could fail..

I'm confused about OSD and SmartOSD: both are activated at the beginning which does not really make sense. SmartOSD with MS Sans Serif font chosen causes SmartDVB to crash. Also CR/LF are displayed as "?" instead of newlines. Font sizes are ignored and EPG text is not scrollable.

ok tx, forgot to remove evr/vmr old style osd at install. I'll see to also use/add font sizes to epg settings etc, nd check the serif/cr/lf issues (latter probably just a draw issue)...

edit: btw did you do a fresh install or upgrade wrt the old osd being shown (just checked the code looks like at install it should only enable smartosd but checking could still b issue). Also the record folder issue could b related to that (upgrade with install/copy of settings to appdata which ofcourse doesn't alter old record folder, i'll see to alter that coz ofcourse that is logical ofcourse but unwanted).
edit2: btw what do you mean with 'not scrollable', if u mean the scrollhweel it should operate, nd if it doesn't for u where does it not operate (the old fullscreen EPG (ctrl-e default) or the new smartosd transparent one?).

[dh]

Hi JJ,

sorry for the delay of responding, I was busy during the week.

Did you also try the multiple records mdapi (by copy plugins to plugins/plugins0-plugins/plugins63). Some report some issues still with that...

not yet, will do. Is there any howto?

whenever I activate a recording, SOPHOS pops up a virus alert HIPS/Filemods-009 !

odd what do you mean with activate? when u run the recording? or initiate a smartdvb record?

when initiating a record.

only form to see scheduled (not running) records is with channels/scheduler, don't you see them there??

got it ! tx!

edit: btw did you do a fresh install or upgrade

deinstalled the old and and did a fresh install of the new.

edit2: btw what do you mean with 'not scrollable', if u mean the scrollhweel it should operate, nd if it doesn't for u where does it not operate (the old fullscreen EPG (ctrl-e default) or the new smartosd transparent one?).

if the description is too long for the OSD-window there are no means (or at least I could find) to see the full text

Cheers dh

[jackjavo]

not yet, will do. Is there any howto?

not yet, but i'll see about adding some howto's then (could do it here nd the sdvb forum)..
but at short, you should be able to initiate multiple records through the record button dropdown menu (fta or encrypted)
also you should copy all your needed plugins (if used at all) to subfolder at your plugins folder. These should be named 'plugins0', 'plugins1'... until 'plugins63' depending on how much concurrent records you require (64's the limit). After initiating a drop-down multil record let's call it the plugins should appear like a sub menu at the name of that record you started with the dropdown (ie at the same dropdown popup menu)

when initiating a record.

this seems quite odd then coz just mpg or ts records r created, nothing else going on there, is this with ts or mpg records?

if the description is too long for the OSD-window there are no means (or at least I could find) to see the full text

ok, you should b able to click the osd-window now/next (also remote) to see the total descriptions (program info, but that option still needs wrk could be much nicer, but that's for future for now)..

[dh]

when initiating a record.

this seems quite odd then coz just mpg or ts records r created, nothing else going on there, is this with ts or mpg records?

I used ts records but mpg records causes the same alert. SOPHOS complains about changes in the registry.

Cheers dh

[Jürgen]

@ dh

Does SOPHOS offer you any details then?

If so, please post those in full here.
Of course, if any important private data included, like in a path to a personal folder, you may want to change that part to *** or similar.

[jackjavo]

don't know sophos but quick google seems to indicate that message refers to suspiscious file modifications (using some fancy heuristics) so maybe sophos just doesn't like the form the records are written? (i also do some things there like on the fly record name alteration for example wrt to guide names which sometimes get available after the record's been initiated, just maybe such things could trigger sophos false positive). Besides that like mentioned before i don't write the registry anywhere so i also would wonder what would be altered then..
(did you ever use 0.2.5 nd did the record also give such sophos message, presuming the same setup/sophos etc was used then).
edit: found this sophos link wrt to that message
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/suspicious-behavior-and-files/HIPS~FileMod-009/detailed-analysis.aspx
seems to indicate sophos complains when a program tries to create a windows scheduled task (which might also alter registry ofcourse i dunno how ms does that exactly ofcourse), but still, a normal
record should not create a task ofcourse (but smartdvb does ofcourse use the normal windows task scheduler for record scheduling so if the message pertains to that at general it should not be
considered suspicious ofcourse. Quite a logical message then if a program tries to add tasks without users concents. So still, why does it give that message at record initiation, i would expect it then at scheduler task creation it's too late need sleep but i'll try to look at code tomorrow wrt this maybe i'm missing something here...

[Jürgen]

This is exactly why I asked for SOPHOS (report) details 

[dh]

This is exactly why I asked for SOPHOS (report) details 

sorry, there is not much to report in detail. Well, actually SOPHOS just gives a link to a web page being the german translation of the one JJ mentioned above. I suspect that SOPHOS complains about every program making use of Windows scheduling API (but I'm not sure). SOPHOS complained also for the 0.25 version.

Cheers dh

[Jürgen]

OK.
If this is the only advise SOPHOS provides, it can be ignored completely. This one only, of course...
SmartDVB is not certified, and it also does not have a manufacturer entry, as it's freeware made by a private person.

As we know, also Windows may complain about this, like on many other free software products.
Regarding M$ philosophy, this is quite normal.

But for SOPHOS this is not very sophisticated, at all.
Even if a scheduler could theoretically be used, to activate some malware. but of course it would be far better for that scanner, to first look at what a scheduler entry would try to do.
Like to rename a normally harmless file type to an executable one.

But if it just points to an application, that already had been scanned by SOPHOS before, and transports an obviously harmelss command line argument only, it does not make any sense, to alarm or irritate the user.


BTW, I've just let Spybot Search&Destroy do a rootkit scan over my system in deep, and it complained on an original Windows component, Windows PLA, and also on the MBR (PhysicalDrive=0), which is absolutely harmelss here, and on tons of stupid transponder ini files from Terratec Home Cinema  
The latter aren't owned by any administrator, it complained  
That software comes with an official and doubtlessly valid certificate!

So, not all complaints of security software are to be understood as critical.
And it would be far better, if SOPHOS just locally informed the user in a calm and helpful way, instead of unwisely ringing the alarm to often by forcing people to go to the web to read more  
Else people might one day tend to ignore everything or even remove that protection completely  

Jürgen

[Snoop]

I have to report a bug: When doing a scheduled recording, SmartDVB freezes after about 2 - 2.5 hours. I cant stop the recording (except closing the program) or switch channel.

[jackjavo]

is this with mpeg or ts records (or both)?

[Snoop]

Right now I only testet ts as it is more easy to work with afterwards.

[j-mas]

Hi JJ!

Now I bought the TBS 5680 DVB-C Tuner USB.

Installation and transmitter search mode was easy.

But he does not find the television programme deciding for me, namely  SKY SPORT HD 1. He recognises all the other programs including SPORT SKY HD 2 perfectly.

If I try the frequency on the cable television Unitymedia 354,000 with Quam in 265 and 6900 on for usual SPORT SKY HD 1 lies by hand to give the device finds nothing.

Does somebody here have a tip what I have to do?

Greetings

J-MAS