Sestdienas vakarā iznāca jaunā The Gemini Project 4.30 DM7000 versija. Tas ir satelītuztvērēja Dreambox programmatūras viens no atvērtā koda atzariem, ko izstrādā Dreambox kopienas izstrādātāji. Par šo uztvērēju jau esmu nedaudz rakstījis iepriekš, pieminot jaunās Dreambox DM7025 un DM500 PVR versijas vai arī sadistiskā izrēķināšanās turku gaumē (patiks arī tiem, kas no tā neko nesaprot).

Par jauno Gemini Project 4.30 versiju uzzināju no www.i-have-a-dreambox.com foruma, kur vakar tika nopublicēta informācija par būtiskām izmaiņām. Tie, kas jau labu laiku apgrozās satelītu kopienās, būs pamanījuši spēcīgāko kopienu, kas neapšaubāmi ir Dreambox lietotāji. Tie bija pirmie uztvērēji, kas bija bāzēti uz Linux kodola un nodrošināja pilnīgi visu nepieciešamo funkcionalitāti saviem lietotājiem. Kopiena ir izaugusi tik liela, ka rūdītākie lietotāji vairs neskatās uz citu ražotāju izstrādājumiem, bet gaida, kad iznāks jaunākā Dreambox versija.

Tirgus dalībnieki to ir pamanījuši un dara visu, lai viņu produkti būtu savietojami ar Dreambox programmatūru. Rezultātā tirgū parādās dažādi “kreisie” uztvērēji, kas nāk jau ar iebūvētu programmatūru no dažādām kopienas izstrādātāju versijām. Tā kā Gemini Project ir viens no šādiem atzariem, tad šī programmatūra tiek izplatīta kopā ar uztvērējiem nelegāli.

Te parādās konflikts, jo kopienas izstrādātāji veido šo programmatūru kā hobiju uz brīvprātības principiem un nav devuši tiesības komerciālajiem produktiem, izmantot viņu programmu savos produktos. Jaunajā versijā viņi iestrādās mehānismus, kas radīs neērtības “kreiso” uztvērēju lietotājiem. Te būs neliels izrāvums no i-have-a-dreambox.com foruma (nepieciešama reģistrācija).

We can not prevent these people from using the Gemini images, but what we can do is making it as hard as possible for these people to gain money with our work. Therefore, we implemented in the images that are also running on the boxes described above a lock for the BluePanel server. The detection mechanism, whether it is a replica or a Dreambox, has been activated in the current DM500 release. Other Box types will follow. If a box is identified as a non-genuine clone of a Dreambox, the access to the BluePanel is locked.
Since this method of detection is still very new, it could unfortunately occur that even genuine boxes are identified as fakes and as a consequence the BluePanel would be locked also on original Dreamboxes. In the meantime, there are some known problems where repaired boxes can’t by recognized as genuine due to the replaced hardware parts. We will do everything the reduce the number of false identifications but nevertheless we cannot decrease the error rate to zero, as the necessary data from DMM is not available. If your Box is falsely identified as a fake box, please understand that we do this in order to maintain the Dreambox community.

We ask all users of our images to do everything possible to ensure that our hobby can live on and we will fight together against such unfair methods. We as developers want our Gemini images only to run on Dreamboxes…

The IHAD/Gemini Team

Te ir jaunās The Gemini Project 4.30 DM7000 versijas tehniskais apraksts.

Gemini v4.3:

Technical Infos:
* Enigma of: 16.02.2008
* GCC 3.4.4 Original CVS
* Web Interface: 6.0.4-Expert
* Busybox 1.01
* Tuxtxt V1.99
* CIFS 1.44

Remotecontrol:
* BLUE – Blue Panel (BP)
* 2x BLUE – BP -> Extras/Settings
* YELLOW – Quick-Button (can be configured via BP)
* RED – EPG list for active channel
* 2x RED – EPG style menu
* GREEN – subservices

Addons:
* own Addon-Server via Internet
* adding additional functions via internet from the Gemini-Server and install them automaticly
* Personal Addon-Server can be used (configuration via /var/etc/useraddon.xml)
* Create your own Satellites.xml, which only contains the Satellites you realy need

Camd:
* Different Camd´s can be linked to channels/provider (Autocam)
* Changeing the name and settings via own menu.
* Creation of a 2nd socket (/tmp/cam1.socket)

Daemon / Server / Clients:
* Dreambox can be used as printserver (BP->Extras/Settings->Printer (LPD), FAQ can be found in the database
* Dropbear (SSH) now switchable (DM500 – DM7000: Standard->off)
* Upnp Client and Server (for DM500 – DM7000 must be installed from our Gemini-Server)
* Automount, for examples have a look at: /var/etc/automount.conf. Devices, NFS or CIFS will be automatically mounted. Ideally for DVD- or Net- Drives (Editor can be found in the BP)
* Inadyn (Daemon for different DYNDNS-Services)
* little Apache (HTTP-Server based on HTTPD)
* NFS-Server (based on the NFS-Kernel-Modules)

Infobar / OSD / Skin / Background-Pictures:
* Position of the Infobar can be changed without editing the skin files
* Provider, Frequencies, Symbolrate and FEC can be displayed in the Infobar (If the Skins matches this function)
* Display of EMM, ECM or “Expertinfos” are switchable
* Picon (displaying the Channel-Logo)
* Extensions for Skins (Thumbnails, 3D-Font, Pictures for Progressbar)
* Background picture can be turned off (Plasma – Fix)
* Backgroundpictures (Radio- and File Mode) can be used as Screensaver.
* Changing Bootlogo via menu ( 7020 only)
* Backgroundpictures and Bootlogos can be created, testet and used direct on the Box (out of JPG, BMP, GIF or PNG)
* Showing Onlinestatus when the Box is connected to the Internet (must be activated in Expert Menu -> Network)

Files / Devices
* Support for CDROM/DVD no matter using IDE or USB
* JPEG´s ca be rotated and dislaying of the EXIF-Tags (not DM500)
* Support for OGG/Vorbis
* Random function for MP3 and OGG/Vorbis
* Backup function
* 2 new root entries for music and pictures can be created in the filemenu (BP->Extras/Settings->Root-Entry)
* support for the bigger remotecontrol on 500 and 500+ (normaly shipped with 70XX/600pvr – activate on BP->Extras/Settings)

Extras:
* Dreamnetcast (shoutcast-player) with Streamripper (direct recording from server and coding into mp3´s)
* RSS und Weather Plugin (for 7000 and 500 you have to install it)
* System Info: Many extra box infos like HDD temprature, stream-rates (>=7000) or kernel-, memory- and prozessinfos.
* Own scipts can be started via Blue Panel
* Changing the recording parameters (extra before- and after- recording time, storage location and recover-function for your records)
* Additional EPG-functions (Dishnetwork, cache, storage location)
* Font and Libfribidi e.g. for arabic
* Quick-Button-Menu: Many extra features for the yellow button (e.g permanent clock in OSD, freeze Image, audio selection)
* alarm-clock with volume offset playing own WAV-Files
* Calander for iCalander format + reminder ( Supported by MAC, KDE, Thunderbird, Goole calander, Rainlendar…). Standard folder is /var/etc(ical
* Support for DreamDVD no matter wether a DVD-Drive is available or not
* New screenshot routines (have a look at the Webif)
* Search EPG of all channels for an Event or a String and set timers directly (press MENU in EPG window or go to BP -> Extras)
* EPG-Infos of all recorded movies can be showed without starting the record.
* eTorrent – a torrent client based on ctorrent. Can be managed completly over the OSD
* disable the TV – output while taking a recording, streaming a movie and manually (usefull for boxes with very low lan-speed)
* update system time via transponder or internet ( Protocol RFC868 )

New:
* EPG-Refresh Based on Enigma-Timers (BP->Extras, Beta)
* In the Information menu own matrix for network Devices
* create own weather.xml for your Country in RSS/Weather Addon
* Dreamnetcast now with Favorites administration

Fix + update:
* eMail-Checker und IMAP (Unread e-mails remain unread, problems with GMail)
* Pictures turn lasts only half as long, all formats ca now be rotated (rotate with < 0 > on your Remote Control)
* please see CVS