diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgsearch/patches/vdr-plugin-epgsearch-03-no_docs.patch b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgsearch/patches/vdr-plugin-epgsearch-03-no_docs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b92293c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgsearch/patches/vdr-plugin-epgsearch-03-no_docs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Makefile	2021-01-13 00:12:27.752044046 +0100
++++ b/Makefile	2021-01-13 00:24:08.199000066 +0100
+@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ LIBS4    =
+ 
+ ### The main target:
+ 
+-all: $(ALL) i18n docs
++all: $(ALL) i18n
+ 
+ ### Implicit rules:
+ 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-live/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-live/package.mk
index 1430fed11e..5eebef6400 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-live/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-live/package.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ make_target() {
 
   make VDRDIR=${VDR_DIR} \
     LIBDIR="." \
-    LOCALEDIR="./locale"
+    LOCALEDIR="./locale" \
+    all install-i18n
 
   cp --remove-destination ${PKG_BUILD}/${LIB_NAME}.so ${PKG_BUILD}/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-live/patches/vdr-plugin-live-03-no-i18n.patch b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-live/patches/vdr-plugin-live-03-no-i18n.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d932b8164..0000000000
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-live/patches/vdr-plugin-live-03-no-i18n.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ SUBDIRS := $(WEB_DIR_PAGES) $(WEB_DIR_CSS) $(WEB_DIR_JAVA)
- 
- ### The main target:
- .PHONY: all
--all: lib i18n
-+all: lib
- 	@true
- 
- ### Implicit rules:
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-streamdev/patches/vdr-plugin-streamdev-03_i18n.patch b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-streamdev/patches/vdr-plugin-streamdev-03_i18n.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5be059a4aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-streamdev/patches/vdr-plugin-streamdev-03_i18n.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- a/Makefile	2017-09-30 21:31:48.000000000 +0200
++++ b/Makefile	2021-01-12 23:26:57.857536391 +0100
+@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ all: client server
+ client:
+ 	$(MAKE) -C ./tools
+ 	$(MAKE) -C ./client
++	$(MAKE) -C ./client install-i18n
+ 
+ server:
+ 	$(MAKE) -C ./tools
+ 	$(MAKE) -C ./libdvbmpeg
+ 	$(MAKE) -C ./remux
+ 	$(MAKE) -C ./server
++	$(MAKE) -C ./server install-i18n
+ 
+ install-client: client
+ 	$(MAKE) -C ./client install
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
index e42115f697..2600393ddb 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@ PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="https://github.com/mdre77/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/mdre77/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/archive/${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
 PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain vdr"
-PKG_NEED_UNPACK="$(get_pkg_directory vdr)"
+PKG_NEED_UNPACK="$(get_pkg_directory vdr) $(get_pkg_directory vdr-plugin-wirbelscan)"
 PKG_LONGDESC="VDR plugin to handle Kodi clients."
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"
 
+pre_build_target() {
+  WIRBELSCAN_DIR=$(get_build_dir vdr-plugin-wirbelscan)
+  ln -sf ${WIRBELSCAN_DIR}/wirbelscan_services.h $PKG_BUILD
+}
+
 make_target() {
   VDR_DIR=$(get_build_dir vdr)
   export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${VDR_DIR}:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan/patches/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan-02-countries_utf8.patch b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan/patches/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan-02-countries_utf8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0ccc74291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan/patches/vdr-plugin-wirbelscan-02-countries_utf8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--- a/countries.c	2016-07-31 10:25:01.000000000 +0200
++++ b/countries.c	2021-01-21 18:02:54.336375432 +0100
+@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ int atsc_is_qam(int atsc) {
+ struct cCountry country_list[] = {
+ /*- ISO 3166-1 - unique id - long country name                 alpha-3 numeric */
+        {"AF", AF, "AFGHANISTAN"},                                  /*AFG, 4  },*/
+-       {"AX", AX, "ÅLAND ISLANDS"},                                /*ALA, 248},*/
++       {"AX", AX, "Ã…LAND ISLANDS"},                                /*ALA, 248},*/
+        {"AL", AL, "ALBANIA"},                                      /*ALB, 8  },*/
+        {"DZ", DZ, "ALGERIA"},                                      /*DZA, 12 },*/
+        {"AS", AS, "AMERICAN SAMOA"},                               /*ASM, 16 },*/
+@@ -610,10 +610,10 @@ struct cCountry country_list[] = {
+        {"CD", CD, "CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE"},        /*COD, 180},*/
+        {"CK", CK, "COOK ISLANDS"},                                 /*COK, 184},*/
+        {"CR", CR, "COSTA RICA"},                                   /*CRI, 188},*/
+-       {"CI", CI, "CÔTE D'IVOIRE"},                                /*CIV, 384},*/
++       {"CI", CI, "CÔTE D'IVOIRE"},                                /*CIV, 384},*/
+        {"HR", HR, "CROATIA"},                                      /*HRV, 191},*/
+        {"CU", CU, "CUBA"},                                         /*CUB, 192},*/
+-       {"CW", CW, "CURAÇAO"},                                      /*CUW, 531},*/
++       {"CW", CW, "CURAÇAO"},                                      /*CUW, 531},*/
+        {"CY", CY, "CYPRUS"},                                       /*CYP, 196},*/
+        {"CZ", CZ, "CZECH REPUBLIC"},                               /*CZE, 203},*/
+        {"DK", DK, "DENMARK"},                                      /*DNK, 208},*/
+@@ -736,11 +736,11 @@ struct cCountry country_list[] = {
+        {"PT", PT, "PORTUGAL"},                                     /*PRT, 620},*/
+        {"PR", PR, "PUERTO RICO"},                                  /*PRI, 630},*/
+        {"QA", QA, "QATA"},                                         /*QAT, 634},*/
+-       {"RE", RE, "RÉUNION"},                                      /*REU, 638},*/
++       {"RE", RE, "RÉUNION"},                                      /*REU, 638},*/
+        {"RO", RO, "ROMANIA"},                                      /*ROU, 642},*/
+        {"RU", RU, "RUSSIAN FEDERATION"},                           /*RUS, 643},*/
+        {"RW", RW, "RWANDA"},                                       /*RWA, 646},*/
+-       {"BL", BL, "SAINT BARTHÉLEMY"},                             /*BLM, 652},*/
++       {"BL", BL, "SAINT BARTHÉLEMY"},                             /*BLM, 652},*/
+        {"SH", SH, "SAINT HELENA"},                                 /*SHN, 654},*/
+        {"KN", KN, "SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS"},                        /*KNA, 659},*/
+        {"LC", LC, "SAINT LUCIA"},                                  /*LCA, 662},*/
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-wirbelscancontrol/patches/vdr-plugin-wirbelscancontrol-01-dont-build-i18n.patch b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-wirbelscancontrol/patches/vdr-plugin-wirbelscancontrol-01-dont-build-i18n.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e457bbbe7f..0000000000
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-wirbelscancontrol/patches/vdr-plugin-wirbelscancontrol-01-dont-build-i18n.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-From: Stefan Saraev <stefan@saraev.ca>
-Subject: [PATCH] dont build i18n
-
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ UNCRUSTIFY_FILES = $(PLUGIN).c scanmenu.c scanmenu.h
- 
- ### The main target:
- 
--all: libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so i18n
-+all: libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so
- 
- ### Implicit rules:
- 
-
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr/patches/vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr-01_dont-build-i18n.patch b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr/patches/vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr-01_dont-build-i18n.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 643d1f21a6..0000000000
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr/patches/vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr-01_dont-build-i18n.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-From: Stefan Saraev <stefan@saraev.ca>
-Subject: [PATCH] dont build i18n
-
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ OBJS = $(PLUGIN).o soundex.o extpipe.o parse.o source.o import.o event.o setup.o
- 
- ### The main target:
- 
--all: libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so i18n
-+all: libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so
- 
- ### Implicit rules:
- 
-
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr/package.mk
index 4477b1b8b3..09a5722f27 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr/package.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pre_make_target() {
   PREFIX = /usr
   VIDEODIR = /storage/videos
   CONFDIR = /storage/.config/vdr
-  LOCDIR = /usr/share/locale
+  LOCDIR = ./locale
   LIBS += -liconv
   NO_KBD=yes
   VDR_USER=root
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ EOF
 
 make_target() {
   make vdr vdr.pc
+  make LOCDIR=./dummylocale install-i18n
   make include-dir
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/changelog.txt b/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/changelog.txt
index 83b07e0d07..116ae0a61b 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/changelog.txt
+++ b/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+115
+- add locale. Install and configure Locale Addon to select language.
+- fix VNSI: use header from current wirbelscan
+- fix wirbelscan: convert country names to utf8
+
 114
 - update VNSI plugin to 47a90dd
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/package.mk
index 789920bfbb..a64963051a 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/package.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 PKG_NAME="vdr-addon"
 PKG_VERSION="2.4.6"
-PKG_REV="114"
+PKG_REV="115"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="https://libreelec.tv"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PKG_ADDON_REQUIRES="pvr.vdr.vnsi:0.0.0 script.config.vdr:0.0.0"
 
 addon() {
   # create dirs
-  mkdir -p ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/{bin,lib,plugin}
+  mkdir -p ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/{bin,lib,plugin,locale}
   mkdir -p ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/config/epgsources
   mkdir -p ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/config/plugins/{eepg,epgfixer,epgsearch,streamdev-server,vnsiserver}
   mkdir -p ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/res/plugins/{live,restfulapi}
@@ -53,13 +53,22 @@ addon() {
     cp -PR $(get_build_dir vdr-plugin-${pkg})/libvdr*.so.* ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/plugin
   done
 
+  # copy locale (omit ddci, dummydevice, robotv)
+  for pkg in dvbapi eepg epgfixer epgsearch iptv live restfulapi satip vnsiserver wirbelscan wirbelscancontrol xmltv2vdr; do
+    cp -PR $(get_build_dir vdr-plugin-${pkg})/locale/* ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/locale
+  done
+
   cp -P $(get_build_dir vdr-plugin-streamdev)/client/libvdr*.so.* \
         $(get_build_dir vdr-plugin-streamdev)/server/libvdr*.so.* \
         ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/plugin
+  cp -PR $(get_build_dir vdr-plugin-streamdev)/client/locale/* \
+        $(get_build_dir vdr-plugin-streamdev)/server/locale/* \
+        ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/locale
 
   cp -PL $(get_install_dir tntnet)/usr/lib/libtntnet.so.12 ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/lib
 
   cp -P $(get_build_dir vdr)/vdr ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/bin/vdr.bin
+  cp -PR $(get_build_dir vdr)/locale/* ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/locale
 
   cp -P $(get_build_dir vdr-plugin-xmltv2vdr)/dist/epgdata2xmltv/epgdata2xmltv ${ADDON_BUILD}/${PKG_ADDON_ID}/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start b/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
index 7ca107f081..a9d7c5ef1b 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
+++ b/packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --resdir=$ADDON_DIR/res"
 VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --cachedir=$ADDON_CACHE_DIR"
 VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --lib=$ADDON_PLUGIN_DIR"
 VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --video=\"$VDR_VIDEO_DIR\""
+VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --localedir=$ADDON_DIR/locale"
 
 if [ "$ENABLE_EXTERNAL_RECCMD" == "true" ] ; then
   if [ ! -z "$EXTERNAL_RECCMD_PATH" -a -x "$EXTERNAL_RECCMD_PATH" ] ; then
@@ -181,4 +182,6 @@ if [ "$ENABLE_VDR_DEBUG" == "true" ] ; then
   sleep 1
 fi
 
-eval LANG=en_US.UTF-8 exec vdr.bin $VDR_ARG
+[ -z "$LANG" ] && export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+
+eval exec vdr.bin $VDR_ARG