On 02/16/2008 01:20 AM, P. van Gaans wrote: > On 02/13/2008 09:21 PM, P. van Gaans wrote: >> On 02/13/2008 03:01 PM, Doru Marin wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Can you explain how you select those 4 positions ? DiSEqC commands or >>> tone/voltage changes ? >>> Also can you determine the input type of those positions (Hi/Low, >>> H/V, etc) ? A scenario to see when and why that happens, would be >>> more useful. >>> >>> P. van Gaans wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I've got a Technotrend S-1500 (if it matters: I use it with Kaffeine >>>> 0.8.3). It works mostly fine, but there's a strange problem. With my >>>> Spaun 4/1 DiSEqC switch (they cost approx 25-40 euro), I can only >>>> switch without trouble to position 1 and 2. If I tune directly to >>>> position 3 it won't lock. >>>> >>>> However, if I first tune to a channel on position 1 or 2 and try a >>>> channel on position 3 after that, it will work. Position 4 however >>>> is completely unreachable. >>>> >>>> On a standalone receiver, there's no trouble with the same cable. >>>> >>>> Now Spaun is a really expensive and respected brand. So their >>>> switches possibly work in a different way, because a cheap Maximum >>>> 4/1 switch works perfectly with the S-1500. Position 1, 2, 3 and 4 >>>> all work perfectly. I also did some "dry testing" indoors and it >>>> looks like a 7 euro Satconn 4/1 switch would also work fine, but a >>>> 17 euro Axing SPU 41-02 probably won't. >>>> >>>> I'm guessing this could be solved in stv0299.c but I'm not much of >>>> an expert. I took a look at the code but I'm not really sure what to >>>> do. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> linux-dvb mailing list >>>> linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx >>>> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb >>>> >> >> I select them with Kaffeine. Hi/low and H/V doesn't matter. I tried >> upgrading to Kaffeine 0.8.5 but that doesn't make a difference. The >> "scan" application has the same issues. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> linux-dvb mailing list >> linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx >> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb >> > > Nobody any ideas? If not, does anybody have some idea what the > difference between position 1+2, pos 3 and pos 4 could be? I was > thinking 1 and 2 might be working because of toneburst, but I don't > think Kaffeine uses such a signal and that doesn't explain why pos 3 > works if first tuning to 1 or 2 and 4 doesn't work at all. > I've figured out a bit more. If I tune directly to postion 3, I get pos 1. Whenever I tune to pos 4, I get pos 2. I'll also ask people from Kaffeine as I'm not sure if the problem is in the application, driver or somewhere else. _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
