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6.2 Installation questions

Q: Why do I have to install so many packages to get all features?

A: Because having one huge package is not good for people, who want to use only one small subset of the included libraries or applications. To make installation a bit easier, there are the gmerlin-dependencies and gmerlin-all-in-one packages.

Q: How do I enable Ladspa plugins?

A: Gmerlin looks for Ladspa plugins in /usr/lib/ladspa and /usr/local/lib/ladspa by default. Additional paths can be set with the LADSPA_PATH enviromnent variable.

Q: Which Ladspa plugins work with gmerlin?

A: All plugins, which have either 1 or 2 input and output ports. The numbers of input- and output ports must be equal.

Q: How do I enable DVB?

A: Gmerlin looks for DVB devices in /dev/dvb. Then, you must pass gmerlin a channel configuration file created with the dvb-apps tools. Check the documentation coming with dvb-apps for how to create channel files. Gmerlin looks for channel maps in the directories $HOME/.szap, $HOME/.tzap, $HOME/.czap, $HOME/.azap, $HOME/.mplayer and $HOME/.xine. The first time, you load the DVB plugin, and each time you changed your channel map, the plugin will tune to each transponder and get the full information about the programs (the information provided by dvp-apps is not sufficient). This can take some time.