On Sunday 17 September 2006 18:14, Lincoln Dale wrote: > > >> How do you determine what the correct center frequency is? > > >> Trial and error edits to > > >> /etc/dvb/channels.conf-dvbt-australia? Or do I just wait > > >> until the driver evolves to the standard of the driver for the > > >> Kworld with its cx8800? > > > > > > Try and error or search for appropriate information. > > > I will change the locking algorithm some time. But this is a > > > difficult change and definitely not be there within few days. > > > > Well I'm bemused by this. I have had the same card in my > > desktop box (with no other pci card in it) and I had perfect > > service on all 5 channels (working off the same frequencies as > > Peter D). But today I pulled it out of that machine and stuck it > > in my mythbox (with a Visionplus branded Twinhan card (dvb-bt8xx) > > and a Kworld DVB-T card (using cx88-dvb)) and I am now > > FYI, have 3 DVB-T cards here; a VisionPlus HDTV (Twinham dvb-bt8xx > w/ mt352 frontend), OEM rev of DViCO FusionHDTV DVB Plus (cx88 w/ > mt352 frontend) and a AVermedia AverTV DVB-T (cx88 w/ dst > frontend). > > i am also in Melbourne SE suburbs like Peter. am running dvb > tip-of-tree as of 6 September. I've failed with a tip more recent than that. > i have no problems tuning channel 7 > (or any other channel) on all 3 DVB-T cards using frequencies as > per frequences on dba website (http://www.dba.org.au/) Interesting. My out-of-the-box configuration does not agree with what is listed at http://www.dba.org.au/index.asp?sectionID=120 You might have been lucky in that your particular hardware and drivers were smart enough to correct a mis-configuration. Or maybe you system is configured correctly and mine is not. I will experiment. > as far as i can tell, there is nothing wrong with the dvb tree or > drivers. i'd suggest you check your cabling & have a look at your > antenna. I am using one external antenna. I think that Philip is doing the same. Signal strength seems quite good here. Kaffeine is reporting signal strength of about 94% and snr or about 80%. -- Peter D. Sig goes here... _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
