Hi there all - really bugs me that I am stumped with getting any results at all with the installation and running of any of my TV Satellite cards here on PCLinux (both 2009.2 and 2010)
I have a number of cards that I have tried, have no problems with Analog Terrestrial cards but the service here is abominable, but just don't seem to be able to get my various Satellite cards to work.
They all work great under MSXP although the one that I thought would be the most promising (Nova-S Plus) was a real let down even under Windows so have chucked that into storage.
I have been trawling the boards with hope that I can find some reference to work with but am stumped.
I am currently working with a VisionPlus 1020A Sat card with works really well under XP - BDA drvs
This is meant to be a Twinhan clone ?? and shows up in PCC Hardware as TV Card > bt878 Audio Capture & bt878 Video Capture
lsmod shows the following ......
dvb_bt8xx 14820 0
dvb_core 74304 2 dst,dvb_bt8xx
bt878 9816 2 dst,dvb_bt8xx
bttv 160404 2 dvb_bt8xx,bt878
snd_page_alloc 8552 2 snd_bt87x,snd_pcm
soundcore 7072 1 snd
intel_agp 24676 0
videodev 30240 3 cx8800,cx88xx,bttv
v4l1_compat 14404 1 videodev
firmware_class 7296 2 dvb_bt8xx,bttv
ir_common 40196 2 cx88xx,bttv
compat_ioctl32 1344 2 cx8800,bttv
i2c_algo_bit 6020 2 cx88xx,bttv
v4l2_common 11392 2 cx8800,bttv
videobuf_dma_sg 11812 4 cx8800,cx8802,cx88xx,bttv
videobuf_core 17284 5 cx8800,cx8802,cx88xx,bttv,videobuf_dma_sg
btcx_risc 4648 4 cx8800,cx8802,cx88xx,bttv
tveeprom 12260 2 cx88xx,bttv
agpgart 31560 3 nvidia,amd64_agp,intel_agp
i2c_i801 8656 0
i2c_core 22196 9 nvidia,cx88xx,dst,dvb_bt8xx,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,v4l2_common,tveeprom,i2c_i801
if I call dvbtune as per thus.....
dvbtune -f 12483000 -s 25500 -p h -m -tone 0 ( --- these are the correct settings I believe)
Using DVB card "DST DVB-S"
tuning DVB-S to L-Band:0, Pol:H Srate=25500000, 22kHz=off ( --- not sure about this L-Band:0 ?)
polling....
Getting frontend event
FE_STATUS:
polling....
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it just keeps polling for ever?? (like hours)
I believe the ref to cx88xx has come about from trying to use a NovaS card??
If I open Kaffeine it shows up but when I select a Satellite (Optus) it scans but obtains no results.
I have created another Satellite file (OptusD2) with only the one particular frequency data but same results.
Can anyone help me out here? (Please-don't suggest MythTV - I just want to watch TV - not go to another planet)
With thanks.
EDIT> Have got a little further thus...
[root@PCLos2010 hawkeye]# dvbtune -f 1183000 -s 22500 -p h -m -tone 0
Using DVB card "DST DVB-S"
tuning DVB-S to L-Band:0, Pol:H Srate=22500000, 22kHz=off
polling....
Getting frontend event
FE_STATUS:
polling....
Getting frontend event
FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_LOCK FE_HAS_CARRIER FE_HAS_VITERBI FE_HAS_SYNC
Bit error rate: 0
Signal strength: 25600
SNR: 7279
FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_LOCK FE_HAS_CARRIER FE_HAS_VITERBI FE_HAS_SYNC
FE READ_BER: : Operation not supported
FE READ UNCORRECTED BLOCKS: : Operation not supported
Signal=25600, Verror=0, SNR=7279dB, BlockErrors=0, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
FE READ_BER: : Operation not supported
FE READ UNCORRECTED BLOCKS: : Operation not supported
I had to subtract the LBN's Lo (11300) from the Sat freq (12483000) = 1183000
that got a lock
Then thus....
[root@PCLos2010 hawkeye]# scandvb -c -U
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
0x0000 0x0775: pmt_pid 0x0111 Television New Zealand -- TV ONE (running)
0x0000 0x0401: pmt_pid 0x010a Maori Television Service -- Maori TV (running)
0x0000 0x040b: pmt_pid 0x010d Television New Zealand -- TV ONE (running)
0x0000 0x040c: pmt_pid 0x010e Television New Zealand -- TV2 (running)
0x0000 0x0776: pmt_pid 0x010f Television New Zealand -- TV ONE (running)
0x0000 0x040e: pmt_pid 0x0110 Television New Zealand -- TVNZ 7 (running)
0x0000 0x0774: pmt_pid 0x010c Television New Zealand Ltd. -- TV ONE (running)
0x0000 0x0770: pmt_pid 0x010b Television New Zealand -- TVNZ 6 (running)
0x0000 0x233e: pmt_pid 0x0056 SKY -- TS 22 IEPG DATA SERVICE (running)
dumping lists (10 services)
Maori TV (0x0401) 01: PCR == V V 0x0202 A 0x028c
TV ONE (0x040b) 01: PCR == V V 0x0203 A 0x028d TT 0x0243
TV2 (0x040c) 01: PCR == V V 0x0204 A 0x028e TT 0x0244
TVNZ 7 (0x040e) 01: PCR == V V 0x0206 A 0x0290 TT 0x0246
TVNZ 6 (0x0770) 01: PCR == V V 0x0200 A 0x028a TT 0x0245
TV ONE (0x0774) 01: PCR == V V 0x0207 A 0x0291 TT 0x0243
TV ONE (0x0775) 01: PCR == V V 0x0201 A 0x028b TT 0x0243
TV ONE (0x0776) 01: PCR == V V 0x0205 A 0x028f TT 0x0243
TS 22 IEPG DATA SERVICE (0x233e) 83:
[000-fffe] (0xfffe) 00: PCR 0x1fff
Done.
That scanned and found the channels (well some anyway) -- better that none
Then I killed the tuner thus....
[root@PCLos2010 hawkeye]# kill pid 3261
bash: kill: pid: arguments must be process or job IDs
[1]+ Terminated dvbtune
Then I tried to pass the stream to MPlayer ...
[root@PCLos2010 hawkeye]# dvbstream -f 1183 -s 22500 -p h -o 512 650 | mplayer
dvbstream v0.5 - (C) Dave Chapman 2001-2004
Released under the GPL.
Latest version available from
http://www.linuxstb.org/Using DVB card "DST DVB-S"
tuning DVB-S to L-Band:0, Pol:H Srate=22500000, 22kHz=off
MPlayer UNKNOWN-4.4.1 (C) 2000-2010 MPlayer Team
Usage: mplayer [options] [url|path/]filename
But not quite there yet as you can see ??
Although returned .....
ERROR setting tone
: Invalid argument
polling....
Getting frontend event
FE_STATUS:
polling....
Getting frontend event
FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_LOCK FE_HAS_CARRIER FE_HAS_VITERBI FE_HAS_SYNC
Event: Frequency: 11783000
SymbolRate: 22500000
FEC_inner: 9
Bit error rate: 0
Signal strength: 25600
SNR: 7267
FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_LOCK FE_HAS_CARRIER FE_HAS_VITERBI FE_HAS_SYNC
Setting filter for PID 512
Setting filter for PID 650
Output to stdout
Streaming 2 streams
So - Phew
Looks promising - hopefully bye bye MS
Just got to figure out the viewing end of things....
Any thoughts appreciated of course.
