mike choy wrote: > Matthew > > if tzap is tuning that is pretty good, can you get a picture using > dvbstream > > =============from ethics gradient===================================== > > "Now look at your channels.conf file for the channel you tuned above. > For my setup on the Crystal Palace transmitter this line looks like: > > BBC > ONE:505833330:INVERSION_OFF:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_NONE:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:600:601 > > > The last two numbers are the IDs of the video and audio stream within > the multiplex. We also need the transmission parameters to feed to > dvbstream. The command I would use for the channel above is this: > > *# dvbstream -o -ps -qam 16 -cr 3_4 600 601 | mplayer -* > > You'll need different options if you have DVB-S or DVB-C. See the > documentation for dvbstream. > > The result should be a perfect DVB picture of your chosen channel. It > should not stutter or break up and the audio should be clean. It's > just possible that occasional artefacts may appear but they shouldn't > be very noticeable. If the video breaks up, has major colour problems, > has a very low frame rate or is corrupt then there is something wrong. > ================================================================== > Mike, It freezes after a couple of minutes using dvbstream and mplayer in exactly the same way as with Kaffeine and xawtv4. I really do think the problem is with the USB power draw. A colleague was telling me this morning that boards for AMD CPUs are well known for having low power USB ports. Matthew
