W?ckinger Johann wrote: > Hi, > I can almost not believe it - nobody has encountered this problem before me ? > (see below, submitted already on Wed. 14 sept.) - Or, I submitted my problem to the wrong list? > If this cards are as widely used as one can see in various publications, > I should not be the first who deals with it. > I have no idea, how this should be caused by my specific hardware/software setup. > I did more tests using the set22k / setvoltage utility included in the dvb-apps - > setvoltage does as expected, set22k does not give any error message, but no tone signal appears. > Maybe there are more specific analysing tools / possibilities (get detailed status from device ....) > > Again, please help if anybody has some idea. > Johann Woeckinger > > Originally submissed article: > > Up to now, I used a vdr setup with one TT FF card with CI/CAM with success. > Now, I added a 2nd card (TT budget - ALPS tuner, requested modules dvb-ttpci-budget, stv0299), > encountering the following problem: > on the budget card, I can not receive any transponder in the high band. Analysing the problem > I found out, that the card does not generate the necessary 22kHz signal at all (measured with oscilloscope, > so I can exclude that I deal with a signal level problem!) - after some more tests using dvb-tools > to switch polarisation (works) / low-high band (not working) I concluded to have a malfunctioning card. > The supplier exchanged the card to an other TT budget (philips tuner, requested modules dvb-ttpci-budget-ci, stv0299) exemplar, but the situation did not change. > With this card still no switch to high band possible - same problem. > So, now I think the problem is not in the card - but in the software drivers?! > I tried c't VDR 4 (linuxdvb 1.1.1) and LinVDR 0.7 with same result. > Can anybody give me help, please? > In the moment I have no idea how to proceed - I did not expect to get so serios problems with a TT card, > everywhere they are recommended as best choice. > Some LNB's and Diseqc switches don't react to the 22kHz signal the cards give. See http://www.linuxdvb.tv/documentation/22khz/ . But maybe your problem is different. You could check, if the LNBP gets the signal to produce 22kHz (high on ENT), see http://www.st.com/stonline/products/literature/ds/5816/lnbp10.htm J?rg
