diff --git a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-epgsearch/meta b/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-epgsearch/meta
index f1a1313889..6df7ca695f 100644
--- a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-epgsearch/meta
+++ b/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-epgsearch/meta
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="vdr-epgsearch"
-PKG_VERSION="1.0.0"
+PKG_VERSION="0fc4817"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://winni.vdr-developer.org/epgsearch/"
-PKG_URL="http://winni.vdr-developer.org/epgsearch/downloads/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tgz"
+PKG_URL="$DISTRO_SRC/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
 PKG_DEPENDS="vdr"
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain vdr"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
diff --git a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-epgsearch/patches/vdr-epgsearch-1.0.0-vdr_1.7.25-01.patch b/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-epgsearch/patches/vdr-epgsearch-1.0.0-vdr_1.7.25-01.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e8c1b8b507..0000000000
--- a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-epgsearch/patches/vdr-epgsearch-1.0.0-vdr_1.7.25-01.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-From 15d08ffb09de612ae1eb53b2aeca2f906f7076a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Christian Wieninger
-Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:44:19 +0000
-Subject: support for vdr 1.7.25
-
----
-diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index 0397217..4a72b41 100644
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ CXXFLAGS ?= -g -O2 -Wall -Woverloaded-virtual -Wno-parentheses -Wno-format-y2k
- 
- ### The directory environment:
- 
--DVBDIR = ../../../../DVB
-+#DVBDIR = ../../../../DVB
- VDRDIR = ../../..
- LIBDIR = ../../lib
- TMPDIR = /tmp
-diff --git a/conflictcheck.h b/conflictcheck.h
-index fcc6dcb..7e6fb7a 100644
---- a/conflictcheck.h
-+++ b/conflictcheck.h
-@@ -163,12 +163,20 @@ class cConflictCheckDevice
- 				result = true;
- #ifdef DO_REC_AND_PLAY_ON_PRIMARY_DEVICE
- 			    else
-+#if APIVERSNUM < 10725
- 				result = Priority >= Setup.PrimaryLimit;
-+#else
-+				result = Priority >= 0;
-+#endif
- #endif
- #endif
- 			}
- 			else
-+#if APIVERSNUM < 10725
- 			    result = !IsPrimaryDevice() || Priority >= Setup.PrimaryLimit;
-+#else
-+			    result = !IsPrimaryDevice() || Priority >= 0;
-+#endif
- 		    }
- 		    else
- 			needsDetachReceivers = true;
---
-cgit v0.9.0.2-39-g756e
diff --git a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-live/patches/vdr-live-0.2.0-05_do-not-use-the-direct-access-to-crecoding.patch b/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-live/patches/vdr-live-0.2.0-05_do-not-use-the-direct-access-to-crecoding.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7c143e7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-live/patches/vdr-live-0.2.0-05_do-not-use-the-direct-access-to-crecoding.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+From 94a0a210a485ce1fc95c47a6bc67c4c16c89a0f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dieter Hametner
+Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:42:12 +0000
+Subject: Updated LIVE to latest changes in vdr 1.7.27
+
+- Do not use the direct access to cRecoding members any more.
+---
+diff --git a/epg_events.cpp b/epg_events.cpp
+index a514769..cd4996e 100644
+--- a/epg_events.cpp
++++ b/epg_events.cpp
+@@ -182,12 +182,20 @@ namespace vdrlive
+ 
+ 	time_t EpgRecording::GetStartTime() const
+ 	{
++#if VDRVERSNUM < 10726
+ 		return m_recording ? m_recording->start : 0;
++#else
++		return m_recording ? m_recording->Start() : 0;
++#endif
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	time_t EpgRecording::GetEndTime() const
+ 	{
++#if VDRVERSNUM < 10726
+ 		return m_recording ? m_recording->start : 0;
++#else
++		return m_recording ? m_recording->Start() : 0;
++#endif
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	const string EpgRecording::Name() const
+diff --git a/recman.cpp b/recman.cpp
+index fb315d2..6a2fc00 100644
+--- a/recman.cpp
++++ b/recman.cpp
+@@ -383,7 +383,11 @@ namespace vdrlive {
+ 
+ 	time_t RecordingsItemRec::StartTime() const
+ 	{
++#if VDRVERSNUM < 10726
+ 		return m_recording->start;
++#else
++		return m_recording->Start();
++#endif
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	long RecordingsItemRec::Duration() const
+--
+cgit v0.9.0.2-40-g7c79
diff --git a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-live/patches/vdr-live-0.2.0-06_compile-fix-for-vdr.1.7.28+.patch b/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-live/patches/vdr-live-0.2.0-06_compile-fix-for-vdr.1.7.28+.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38dc1a5f81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-live/patches/vdr-live-0.2.0-06_compile-fix-for-vdr.1.7.28+.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From c3ecf9fabb674bc154f5a08cdd62e74e2b5d0e36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Christian Ruppert
+Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:42:31 +0000
+Subject: Compile fix for >=vdr-1.7.28
+
+---
+diff --git a/tasks.cpp b/tasks.cpp
+index 9f20190..2a2b8d5 100644
+--- a/tasks.cpp
++++ b/tasks.cpp
+@@ -60,9 +60,15 @@ void PlayRecordingTask::Action()
+ 
+ 	const char *current = NowReplaying();
+ 	if (!current || (0 != strcmp(current, recording->FileName()))) {
++#if VDRVERSNUM >= 10728
++		cReplayControl::SetRecording( 0 );
++		cControl::Shutdown();
++		cReplayControl::SetRecording( recording->FileName() );
++#else
+ 		cReplayControl::SetRecording( 0, 0 );
+ 		cControl::Shutdown();
+ 		cReplayControl::SetRecording( recording->FileName(), recording->Title() );
++#endif
+ 		cControl::Launch( new cReplayControl );
+ 		cControl::Attach();
+ 	}
+@@ -122,7 +128,11 @@ void StopRecordingTask::Action()
+ 		return;
+ 	}
+ 
++#if VDRVERSNUM >= 10728
++	cReplayControl::SetRecording( 0 );
++#else
+ 	cReplayControl::SetRecording( 0, 0 );
++#endif
+ 	cControl::Shutdown();
+ }
+ 
+--
+cgit v0.9.0.2-40-g7c79
diff --git a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-epgsearch/rename b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_vdr-epgsearch
similarity index 64%
rename from packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-epgsearch/rename
rename to tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_vdr-epgsearch
index cc1d8bcc58..3d389f53b0 100755
--- a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-epgsearch/rename
+++ b/tools/mkpkg/mkpkg_vdr-epgsearch
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-
 ################################################################################
 #      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
 #      Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
@@ -20,8 +19,25 @@
 #  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
 ################################################################################
 
-. config/options $1
+echo "getting sources..."
+  if [ ! -d vdr-epgsearch.git ]; then
+    git clone git://projects.vdr-developer.org/vdr-plugin-epgsearch.git vdr-epgsearch.git
+  fi
 
-cd $BUILD
-#mv epgsearch-${PKG_VERSION} ${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}
-mv epgsearch-${PKG_VERSION} ${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}
+  cd vdr-epgsearch.git
+    git pull
+    GIT_REV=`git log -n1 --format=%h`
+  cd ..
+
+echo "copying sources..."
+  rm -rf vdr-epgsearch-$GIT_REV
+  cp -R vdr-epgsearch.git vdr-epgsearch-$GIT_REV
+
+echo "cleaning sources..."
+  rm -rf vdr-epgsearch-$GIT_REV/.git
+
+echo "packing sources..."
+  tar cvJf vdr-epgsearch-$GIT_REV.tar.xz vdr-epgsearch-$GIT_REV
+
+echo "remove temporary sourcedir..."
+  rm -rf vdr-epgsearch-$GIT_REV