> >> My goal is to get this card to tune to a DVB-S2 transponder, more > >> specifically this one: > >> http://en.kingofsat.net/tp.php?tp=2656 > >> I have a dish with 4 LNBs connected to the HVR4000 through a DiSEqC > >> 1.0 4x1 switch. > >> The 4th LNB is pointed to this satellite and I can tune to DVB-S > >> transponders there just fine with another card as well as this one > >> (more on that later). > >> > >> I assume multiproto is necessary for DVB-S2 tuning to actually work. > >> Right? > > > > yes, right. Latest version of multiproto will help you. > > Thanks. Since I asked this in the first place, let me put it another > way: > Currently there is no other way to get DVB-S2 tuning, other than going > with the multiproto tree, such as a patch-set for the main hg tree? there's other way - the hvr4000-patches from Darron Broad for current hg tree http://dev.kewl.org/hauppauge/ > So, to conclude, as Holger Steinhaus noted: > > The 2 things that can "speak" to the multiproto drivers a compatible > version of the DVB API "language" are > - szap2 and > - vdr-1.5.14 + h264 patch ? > > Are there any others? there's multiproto-patch for mythtv , I don't know anything abot kaffeine. > If I use szap2 first, then I can also use dvbstream or dvbsnoop as > well. I have to keep szap2 running though, because the frontend shuts > down after some time, despite the dvb-core module option > dvb_shutdown_timeout=0 (I think I have seen this previously reported). yes, we are waiting for the answer from Manu about this option in multiproto - it's seems it was broken. Igor _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
