Hello, Hartmut Hackmann wrote: > Hi, Peter > > Peter Hartshorn wrote: > >> I set it to 5 seconds. I also put an inline 20dB antenna amp which >> helped with detection also. >> >> BTW, I set the card value to 82 because it has radio support. This >> required a small hack in >> saa7134_dvb.c to include the MSI card. >> >> Nico Sabbi wrote: >> >>> Peter Hartshorn wrote: >>> >>>> Prepare yourself for the victory dance :) >>>> >>>> with the changes to the driver I get the following: >>>> >>>> dmesg >>>> >>>> >>> [...] >>> >>>> >>>> ./tzap -c channels.conf-dvbt-australia "7 Digital" >>>> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' >>>> tuning to 177500000 Hz >>>> video pid 0x0301, audio pid 0x0302 >>>> status 00 | signal 7a7a | snr ffff | ber 0001fffe | unc 00000000 | >>>> status 00 | signal 8282 | snr 9898 | ber 0001fffe | unc 00000000 | >>>> status 00 | signal 8383 | snr 8888 | ber 0001fffe | unc 00000000 | >>>> status 1f | signal 8383 | snr fafa | ber 0000813c | unc ffffffff | >>>> FE_HAS_LOCK >>>> status 1f | signal 8282 | snr fbfb | ber 000082e2 | unc 00000000 | >>>> FE_HAS_LOCK >>>> status 1f | signal 8383 | snr fbfb | ber 00007f7c | unc 00000000 | >>>> FE_HAS_LOCK >>>> status 1f | signal 8282 | snr fbfb | ber 00008964 | unc 00000000 | >>>> FE_HAS_LOCK >>>> >>>> >>>> mplayer dvb://7\ Digital >>>> >>>> this displays both the SD and HD channels. Sometimes mplayer >>>> displays the following: >>>> >>>> Getting frontend status >>>> Not able to lock to the signal on the given frequency >>>> dvb_tune, TUNING FAILED >>>> ERROR, COULDN'T SET CHANNEL 0: DVBIN_CLOSE, close(2), fd=7, COUNT=2 >>>> DVBIN_CLOSE, close(1), fd=6, COUNT=1 >>>> DVBIN_CLOSE, close(0), fd=5, COUNT=0 >>>> Failed to open dvb://7 Digital >>>> >>>> I think it is a timeout in mplayer being too short. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> yes, IIRC I set it to 3 seconds. You can increase it in >>> libmpdemux/dvb_tune.c >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Email.it, the professional e-mail, gratis per te: http://www.email.it/f >>> >>> >>> >>> Sponsor: >>> >>> I bambini fanno "Oh", Gasolina, Angelo e tutte le migliori suonerie. >>> >>> * La prima suoneria ? GRATIS! >>> >>> Clicca qui: http://adv.email.it/cgi-bin/foclick.cgi?mid=3540&d=17-1 >>> > Tunig with the TDA10046 can be slow if the crystal is bit off and the > signal quality is not perfect. If you use an application that keeps > the DVB interface open (i.e. xine), this should only occur for the > first attempt. > > So it is time to add official support for this card. I write some > instructions (AverTV 777) few days ago. Should i resend them to you? > > Hartmut > > > Yes, it would be best to resend them to me thanks. WRT the crystal being off, is this a hardware thing, or a software thing?