diff -u -r vdr-1.3.42-orig/config.c vdr-1.3.42/config.c
--- vdr-1.3.42-orig/config.c	2006-01-13 16:19:37.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.3.42/config.c	2006-02-05 18:00:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -272,6 +272,12 @@
   CurrentChannel = -1;
   CurrentVolume = MAXVOLUME;
   CurrentDolby = 0;
+
+//ML
+  VerboseLNBlog = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < MAXDEVICES; i++) CardUsesLNBnr[i] = i + 1;
+//ML-Ende
+ 
 }
 
 cSetup& cSetup::operator= (const cSetup &s)
@@ -433,7 +439,23 @@
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "CurrentVolume"))       CurrentVolume      = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "CurrentDolby"))        CurrentDolby       = atoi(Value);
   else
-     return false;
+
+//ML
+  if (!strcasecmp(Name, "VerboseLNBlog")) VerboseLNBlog = atoi(Value);
+  else {
+    char tmp[20];
+    bool result = false;
+    for (int i = 1; i <= MAXDEVICES; i++) {
+      sprintf(tmp, "Card%dusesLNBnr", i);
+      if (!strcasecmp(Name, tmp)) {
+        CardUsesLNBnr[i - 1] = atoi(Value);
+        result = true;
+      }
+    }  
+     return result;
+  }
+//ML-Ende
+
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -500,6 +522,17 @@
   Store("CurrentVolume",      CurrentVolume);
   Store("CurrentDolby",       CurrentDolby);
 
+//ML
+  Store("VerboseLNBlog",       VerboseLNBlog);
+  char tmp[20];
+  if (cDevice::NumDevices() > 1) {
+     for (int i = 1; i <= cDevice::NumDevices(); i++) {
+        sprintf(tmp, "Card%dusesLNBnr", i);
+        Store(tmp, CardUsesLNBnr[i - 1]);
+     }
+  }
+//ML-Ende
+
   Sort();
 
   if (cConfig<cSetupLine>::Save()) {
diff -u -r vdr-1.3.42-orig/config.h vdr-1.3.42/config.h
--- vdr-1.3.42-orig/config.h	2006-01-29 18:24:53.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.3.42/config.h	2006-02-05 18:00:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -238,6 +238,15 @@
   int CurrentChannel;
   int CurrentVolume;
   int CurrentDolby;
+
+//ML
+  int VerboseLNBlog;
+  #define MAXDEVICES 16 // Since VDR 1.3.32 we can not #include MAXDEVICES from device.h anymore. 
+                        // With this workaround a warning will be shown during compilation if 
+                        // MAXDEVICES changes in device.h.
+  int CardUsesLNBnr[MAXDEVICES];
+//ML-Ende
+
   int __EndData__;
   cSetup(void);
   cSetup& operator= (const cSetup &s);
diff -u -r vdr-1.3.42-orig/device.c vdr-1.3.42/device.c
--- vdr-1.3.42-orig/device.c	2006-02-04 15:58:24.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.3.42/device.c	2006-02-05 18:00:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #include "status.h"
 #include "transfer.h"
 
+//ML
+#include "diseqc.h"
+//ML-Ende
+
 // --- cPesAssembler ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 class cPesAssembler {
@@ -155,6 +159,12 @@
 
   SetVideoFormat(Setup.VideoFormat);
 
+//ML
+  LNBstate = -1;
+  LNBnr = Setup.CardUsesLNBnr[cardIndex];
+  LNBsource = NULL;
+//ML-Ende
+
   mute = false;
   volume = Setup.CurrentVolume;
 
@@ -214,6 +224,16 @@
      useDevice |= (1 << n);
 }
 
+//ML
+void cDevice::SetLNBnr(void)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < numDevices; i++) {
+    device[i]->LNBnr = Setup.CardUsesLNBnr[i];
+    isyslog("LNB-sharing: setting device %d to use LNB %d", i, device[i]->LNBnr);
+  }
+}
+//ML-Ende
+
 int cDevice::NextCardIndex(int n)
 {
   if (n > 0) {
@@ -278,14 +298,117 @@
   return (0 <= Index && Index < numDevices) ? device[Index] : NULL;
 }
 
+//ML
+cDevice *cDevice::GetBadDevice(const cChannel *Channel)
+{
+  if (Setup.DiSEqC) {
+    cDiseqc *diseqc;
+    diseqc = Diseqcs.Get(Channel->Source(), Channel->Frequency(), Channel->Polarization());
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < numDevices; i++) {
+      if (this != device[i] && device[i]->GetLNBnr() == LNBnr && device[i]->GetLNBsource() != (int*) diseqc) {
+        if (Setup.VerboseLNBlog) {
+          isyslog("LNB %d: Device check for channel %d on device %d. LNB or DiSEq conflict with device %d", LNBnr, Channel->Number(), this->DeviceNumber(), i);
+        }
+        return device[i];
+      }
+    }
+    if (Setup.VerboseLNBlog) { 
+      isyslog("LNB %d: Device check for for channel %d on device %d. OK", LNBnr, Channel->Number(), this->DeviceNumber());
+    }
+  } else {
+    char requiredState;
+    if (Channel->Frequency() >= Setup.LnbSLOF) {
+      requiredState = 1 ;
+    } else {
+      requiredState = 0;
+    }
+    if (Channel->Polarization() == 'v' || Channel->Polarization() == 'V') requiredState += 2;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < numDevices; i++) {
+      if (this != device[i] && device[i]->GetLNBnr() == LNBnr && device[i]->GetLNBconf() != requiredState) {
+        if (Setup.VerboseLNBlog) {
+          isyslog("LNB %d: Device check for channel %d, LNBstate %d on device %d, current LNBstate %d. Conflict with device %d, LNBstate %d", LNBnr, Channel->Number(), requiredState, this->DeviceNumber(), LNBstate, i, device[i]->GetLNBconf());
+        }
+        return device[i];
+      }
+    }
+    if (Setup.VerboseLNBlog) { 
+      isyslog("LNB %d: Device check for channel %d, LNBstate %d on device %d, current LNBstate %d. No other devices affected", LNBnr, Channel->Number(), requiredState, this->DeviceNumber(), LNBstate);
+    }
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+int cDevice::GetMaxBadPriority(const cChannel *Channel)
+{
+  bool PrimaryIsBad = false;
+  int maxBadPriority = -2;
+  if (Setup.DiSEqC) {
+    cDiseqc *diseqc;
+    diseqc = Diseqcs.Get(Channel->Source(), Channel->Frequency(), Channel->Polarization());
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < numDevices; i++) {
+      if (this != device[i] && device[i]->GetLNBnr() == LNBnr && device[i]->GetLNBsource() != (int*) diseqc) {
+        if (device[i]->Receiving() && device[i]->Priority() > maxBadPriority) {
+          maxBadPriority = device[i]->Priority();
+        }
+        if (device[i]->IsPrimaryDevice()) {
+            PrimaryIsBad = true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    char requiredState;
+    if (Channel->Frequency() >= Setup.LnbSLOF) {
+      requiredState = 1 ;
+    } else {
+      requiredState = 0;
+    }
+    if (Channel->Polarization() == 'v' || Channel->Polarization() == 'V') requiredState += 2;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < numDevices; i++) {
+      if (this != device[i] && device[i]->GetLNBnr() == LNBnr && device[i]->GetLNBconf() != requiredState) {
+        if (device[i]->Receiving() && device[i]->Priority() > maxBadPriority) {
+          maxBadPriority = device[i]->Priority();
+        }
+        if (device[i]->IsPrimaryDevice()) {
+            PrimaryIsBad = true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (PrimaryIsBad && maxBadPriority == -2) {
+    maxBadPriority = -1;
+  }
+  if (Setup.VerboseLNBlog) { 
+    isyslog("LNB %d: Request for channel %d on device %d. MaxBadPriority is %d", LNBnr, Channel->Number(), this->DeviceNumber(), maxBadPriority);
+  }
+  return maxBadPriority;
+}
+//ML-Ende
+
+
 cDevice *cDevice::GetDevice(const cChannel *Channel, int Priority, bool *NeedsDetachReceivers)
 {
   cDevice *d = NULL;
-  int select = 8, pri;
+
+//ML
+  int select = 12, pri, pri2, badPriority;
+//ML-Ende
 
   for (int i = 0; i < numDevices; i++) {
       bool ndr;
       if (device[i]->ProvidesChannel(Channel, Priority, &ndr)) { // this device is basicly able to do the job
+
+//ML
+         badPriority = device[i]->GetMaxBadPriority(Channel);
+         if (badPriority >= Priority || (badPriority == -1 && Priority < Setup.PrimaryLimit)) continue;
+         if (badPriority == -2) pri2 = 0; // not affected by LNB-sharing
+         else if (badPriority == -1) pri2 = 2; // primary device would need a channel switch
+           else pri2 = 4; // a device receiving with lower priority would need to be stopped
+//ML-Ende
+
          if (device[i]->Receiving() && !ndr)
             pri = 0; // receiving and allows additional receivers
          else if (d && !device[i]->Receiving() && device[i]->ProvidesCa(Channel) < d->ProvidesCa(Channel))
@@ -302,8 +425,12 @@
             pri = 6; // receiving with same priority but fewer Ca's
          else
             pri = 7; // all others
-         if (pri <= select) {
-            select = pri;
+
+//ML
+         if (pri + pri2 <= select) {
+            select = pri + pri2;
+//ML-Ende
+
             d = device[i];
             if (NeedsDetachReceivers)
                *NeedsDetachReceivers = ndr;
@@ -536,7 +663,12 @@
 bool cDevice::ProvidesTransponderExclusively(const cChannel *Channel) const
 {
   for (int i = 0; i < numDevices; i++) {
-      if (device[i] && device[i] != this && device[i]->ProvidesTransponder(Channel))
+
+//ML
+//      if (device[i] && device[i] != this && device[i]->ProvidesTransponder(Channel))
+      if (device[i] && device[i] != this && device[i]->ProvidesTransponder(Channel) && device[i]->GetLNBnr() != LNBnr)
+//ML-Ende
+
          return false;
       }
   return true;
@@ -554,6 +686,21 @@
 
 bool cDevice::SwitchChannel(const cChannel *Channel, bool LiveView)
 {
+
+//ML
+  cDevice *tmpDevice;
+  if (this->GetMaxBadPriority(Channel) >= 0) {
+     Skins.Message(mtInfo, tr("Channel locked by LNB!"));
+     return false;
+  }
+  while ((tmpDevice = GetBadDevice(Channel)) != NULL) {
+    if (tmpDevice->IsPrimaryDevice() )
+      tmpDevice->SwitchChannelForced(Channel, true);
+    else
+      tmpDevice->SwitchChannelForced(Channel, false);
+  }
+//ML-Ende
+
   if (LiveView)
      isyslog("switching to channel %d", Channel->Number());
   for (int i = 3; i--;) {
@@ -570,6 +717,27 @@
   return false;
 }
 
+//ML
+bool cDevice::SwitchChannelForced(const cChannel *Channel, bool LiveView)
+{
+  if (LiveView)
+     isyslog("switching to channel %d", Channel->Number());
+  for (int i = 3; i--;) {
+      switch (SetChannel(Channel, LiveView)) {
+        case scrOk:           return true;
+        case scrNotAvailable: Skins.Message(mtInfo, tr("Channel not available!"));
+                              return false;
+        case scrNoTransfer:   Skins.Message(mtError, tr("Can't start Transfer Mode!"));
+                              return false;
+        case scrFailed:       break; // loop will retry
+        }
+      esyslog("retrying");
+      }
+  return false;
+}
+//ML-Ende
+
+
 bool cDevice::SwitchChannel(int Direction)
 {
   bool result = false;
@@ -580,7 +748,10 @@
      cChannel *channel;
      while ((channel = Channels.GetByNumber(n, Direction)) != NULL) {
            // try only channels which are currently available
-           if (PrimaryDevice()->ProvidesChannel(channel, Setup.PrimaryLimit) || PrimaryDevice()->CanReplay() && GetDevice(channel, 0))
+//ML
+           if (PrimaryDevice()->GetMaxBadPriority(channel) < 0 && (PrimaryDevice()->ProvidesChannel(channel, Setup.PrimaryLimit) || PrimaryDevice()->CanReplay() && GetDevice(channel, 0)))       
+//ML-Ende
+
               break;
            n = channel->Number() + Direction;
            }
@@ -615,12 +786,40 @@
 
   eSetChannelResult Result = scrOk;
 
+//ML
+  char requiredState;
+  if (Channel->Frequency() >= Setup.LnbSLOF) {
+    requiredState = 1;
+  } else {
+    requiredState = 0;
+  }
+  if (Channel->Polarization() == 'v' || Channel->Polarization() == 'V') requiredState += 2;
+  if (Setup.VerboseLNBlog) {
+    isyslog("LNB %d: Switching device %d to channel %d", LNBnr, this->DeviceNumber(), Channel->Number());
+  }
+//ML-Ende
+
   // If this DVB card can't receive this channel, let's see if we can
   // use the card that actually can receive it and transfer data from there:
 
   if (NeedsTransferMode) {
      cDevice *CaDevice = GetDevice(Channel, 0, &NeedsDetachReceivers);
      if (CaDevice && CanReplay()) {
+
+//ML
+       if (CaDevice->GetLNBnr() == LNBnr) {
+         if (LNBstate != requiredState || (Setup.DiSEqC && LNBsource != (int*) Diseqcs.Get(Channel->Source(), Channel->Frequency(), Channel->Polarization())) ) {
+           if (IsPrimaryDevice()) {
+             SetChannelDevice(Channel, true);
+           } else {
+             SetChannelDevice(Channel, false);
+           }
+         LNBstate = requiredState;
+         LNBsource = (int*) Diseqcs.Get(Channel->Source(), Channel->Frequency(), Channel->Polarization());
+         }
+       }
+//ML-Ende
+
         cStatus::MsgChannelSwitch(this, 0); // only report status if we are actually going to switch the channel
         if (CaDevice->SetChannel(Channel, false) == scrOk) { // calling SetChannel() directly, not SwitchChannel()!
            if (NeedsDetachReceivers)
@@ -641,6 +840,12 @@
         sectionHandler->SetStatus(false);
         sectionHandler->SetChannel(NULL);
         }
+
+//ML
+     LNBstate = requiredState;
+     LNBsource = (int*) Diseqcs.Get(Channel->Source(), Channel->Frequency(), Channel->Polarization());
+//ML-Ende
+
      // Tell the ciHandler about the channel switch and add all PIDs of this
      // channel to it, for possible later decryption:
      if (ciHandler) {
diff -u -r vdr-1.3.42-orig/device.h vdr-1.3.42/device.h
--- vdr-1.3.42-orig/device.h	2006-02-04 15:22:08.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.3.42/device.h	2006-02-05 18:00:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -133,6 +133,33 @@
          ///< given Priority.
          ///< See ProvidesChannel() for more information on how
          ///< priorities are handled, and the meaning of NeedsDetachReceivers.
+
+//ML
+private:
+  char LNBstate;  // Current frequency band and polarization of the DVB-tuner
+//  cDiseqc *LNBsource;  // can not #include "diseqc.h". A workaround follows:
+  int *LNBsource;  // [DiSEqC] DiSEqC-Source
+  int LNBnr;      // Number of LNB used
+public:
+  char GetLNBconf(void) { return LNBstate; }
+  int *GetLNBsource(void) { return LNBsource; }
+  int GetLNBnr(void) { return LNBnr; }
+  static void SetLNBnr(void);
+  cDevice *GetBadDevice(const cChannel *Channel);
+         ///< Returns NULL if there is no device which uses the same LNB or if
+         ///< all of those devices are tuned to the same frequency band and 
+         ///< polarization as of the requested channel.
+         ///< Otherwise returns the first device found.
+  int GetMaxBadPriority(const cChannel *Channel);
+         ///< Returns the highest priority of all receiving devices which use
+         ///< the same LNB and are tuned to a different frequency band or 
+         ///< polarization as of the requested channel.
+         ///< Returns -1 if there are no such devices, but the primary device 
+         ///< would be affected by switching to the requested channel.
+         ///< Returns -2 if there are no such devices and the primary device 
+         ///< would not be affected by switching to the requested channel.
+//ML-Ende
+
   static void Shutdown(void);
          ///< Closes down all devices.
          ///< Must be called at the end of the program.
@@ -223,6 +250,13 @@
   bool SwitchChannel(const cChannel *Channel, bool LiveView);
          ///< Switches the device to the given Channel, initiating transfer mode
          ///< if necessary.
+
+//ML
+  bool SwitchChannelForced(const cChannel *Channel, bool LiveView);
+         ///< Switches the device to the given channel, initiating transfer mode
+         ///< if necessary. Forces the switch without taking care of the LNB configuration.
+//ML-Ende
+
   static bool SwitchChannel(int Direction);
          ///< Switches the primary device to the next available channel in the given
          ///< Direction (only the sign of Direction is evaluated, positive values
diff -u -r vdr-1.3.42-orig/eitscan.c vdr-1.3.42/eitscan.c
--- vdr-1.3.42-orig/eitscan.c	2006-01-07 15:10:17.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.3.42/eitscan.c	2006-02-05 18:00:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -151,9 +151,11 @@
                             if (Device->ProvidesTransponder(Channel)) {
                                if (!Device->Receiving()) {
                                   bool MaySwitchTransponder = Device->MaySwitchTransponder();
-                                  if (MaySwitchTransponder || Device->ProvidesTransponderExclusively(Channel) && now - lastActivity > Setup.EPGScanTimeout * 3600) {
+//ML
+                                  if (MaySwitchTransponder && Device->GetMaxBadPriority(Channel) == -2 || Device->ProvidesTransponderExclusively(Channel) && Device->GetMaxBadPriority(Channel) <= -1 && now - lastActivity > Setup.EPGScanTimeout * 3600) {
                                      if (!MaySwitchTransponder) {
-                                        if (Device == cDevice::ActualDevice() && !currentChannel) {
+                                        if ((Device == cDevice::ActualDevice() || Device->GetMaxBadPriority(Channel) == -1) && !currentChannel) {
+//ML-Ende
                                            cDevice::PrimaryDevice()->StopReplay(); // stop transfer mode
                                            currentChannel = Device->CurrentChannel();
                                            Skins.Message(mtInfo, tr("Starting EPG scan"));
diff -u -r vdr-1.3.42-orig/i18n.c vdr-1.3.42/i18n.c
--- vdr-1.3.42-orig/i18n.c	2006-02-04 15:17:54.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.3.42/i18n.c	2006-02-05 18:03:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -5928,6 +5928,76 @@
     "Ingen titel",
     "Bez názvu",
   },
+
+//ML
+  { "Channel locked by LNB!",
+    "Kanal durch LNB gesperrt!",
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "Chaîne interdite par la LNB",
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+  },
+  { "Setup.LNB$DVB device %d uses LNB No.",
+    "DVB-Empfänger %d nutzt LNB Nr.",
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "La carte DVB %d utilise la LNB No.",
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+  },
+  { "Setup.LNB$Log LNB usage",
+    "LNB-Nutzung protokollieren",
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+    "",// TODO
+  },
+//ML
+
   { NULL }
   };
 
diff -u -r vdr-1.3.42-orig/menu.c vdr-1.3.42/menu.c
--- vdr-1.3.42-orig/menu.c	2006-02-05 14:31:08.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.3.42/menu.c	2006-02-05 18:00:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -2394,6 +2394,17 @@
 
   Clear();
 
+//ML
+  char tmp[30];
+  if (cDevice::NumDevices() > 1) {
+     for (int i = 1; i <= cDevice::NumDevices(); i++) {
+        sprintf( tmp, tr("Setup.LNB$DVB device %d uses LNB No."), i);
+        Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tmp, &data.CardUsesLNBnr[i - 1], 1, cDevice::NumDevices() ));
+     }
+  }
+  Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.LNB$Log LNB usage"), &data.VerboseLNBlog));
+//ML-Ende
+
   Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.LNB$Use DiSEqC"),               &data.DiSEqC));
   if (!data.DiSEqC) {
      Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.LNB$SLOF (MHz)"),               &data.LnbSLOF));
@@ -2410,6 +2421,10 @@
   int oldDiSEqC = data.DiSEqC;
   eOSState state = cMenuSetupBase::ProcessKey(Key);
 
+//ML
+  if (Key == kOk) cDevice::SetLNBnr();
+//ML-Ende
+
   if (Key != kNone && data.DiSEqC != oldDiSEqC)
      Setup();
   return state;
@@ -3598,6 +3613,21 @@
      int Priority = Timer ? Timer->Priority() : Pause ? Setup.PausePriority : Setup.DefaultPriority;
      cDevice *device = cDevice::GetDevice(channel, Priority, &NeedsDetachReceivers);
      if (device) {
+
+//ML
+       cDevice *tmpDevice;
+       while ((tmpDevice = device->GetBadDevice(channel))) {
+         if (tmpDevice->Replaying() == false) {
+           Stop(tmpDevice);
+           if (tmpDevice->IsPrimaryDevice() )
+             tmpDevice->SwitchChannelForced(channel, true);
+           else
+             tmpDevice->SwitchChannelForced(channel, false);
+         } else
+		 tmpDevice->SwitchChannelForced(channel, false);
+	   }
+//ML-Ende
+
         if (NeedsDetachReceivers) {
            Stop(device);
            if (device == cTransferControl::ReceiverDevice())
