On 02/20/2008 10:48 AM, Doru Marin wrote: > P. van Gaans wrote: >> On 02/18/2008 02:04 PM, Doru Marin wrote: >> >>> P. van Gaans wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Strange scenario. You're not saying anything about input types and >>> the switch type. Are you sure that are properly connected ? How the >>> switch inputs are marked and from where you got the input signals ? >>> Please elaborate, if you want a proper answer. >>> I suggest to play with 'scandvb' from dvb-apps package instead of >>> Kaffeine. Look into scanning results if the scanned channels match >>> with what you wished to have on those positions. >>> >>> >> Hi, >> >> What do you mean with input type? >> >> Anyway, this is my config: >> >> Visiosat Bisat G3C for 19.2/28.2/23.5 + Triax 54cm for Hotbird >> 4 quad LNBs >> >> Spaun SAR 411F: >> A = Astra 19.2 >> B = Astra 28.2/Eurobird1 >> C = Astra 23.5 >> D = Hotbird >> >> Maximum 4/1: >> A = Astra 19.2 >> B = Astra 28.2/Eurobird1 >> C = Astra 23.5 >> D = Hotbird >> >> All works fine on a standalone so it is connected correctly. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> linux-dvb mailing list >> linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx >> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb >> > Hi, > > Ok, If I understood you correctly, you're talking about only plain > DiSEqC switch, with no polarity/tone management. Polarity and tone > switching are done by LNB's. > Recently, I found a branded switch, which was unable to decode a DiSEqC > commands while polarity was on horizontal (18V). > Maybe is the same situation, maybe not. That's why I asked you to check > the polarity/tone settings of the channels while switching to a > different channel on a different satellite. > That's right, no multiswitches or something like that. The last time I checked (a while ago), the Spaun was still completely working on my standalones. But as I figured out yesterday, something is wrong with that now. The standalones don't see D (Hotbird) anymore either. So I'm first going to fix that. Trying to switch from Flaunt (V) to 4fun.tv (V) doesn't work either, so it's not the same problem I guess. _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
