have you the same problem as I described in vdr list ? http://linuxtv.org/pipermail/vdr/2008-May/016766.html > I have a Hauppauge HVR-4000. My system is running the latest Debian > testing kernel (2.6.24-7) plus drivers from http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb/rev/127f67dea087 > patched with http://dev.kewl.org/hauppauge/experimental/mfe-s2-7285.diff > , as per the wiki notes (mostly): http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-4000#Drivers > > I have no problem tuning with http://dev.kewl.org/hauppauge/experimental/szap-meow.tgz > to any DVB-S or DVB-S2 QPSK/8PSK transponder I have tried. However > there seems to be a problem with the reception of the Astra HD Promo > service at 11914500H on Astra1H. I don't know what the problem is > exactly, since tuning seems to work: > > tvbox2:~# szap-meow -r -p -c diseqc2_Astra-19.2E -m 1 -e 9 -o 2 -w 2 > ASTRAHDPROMO > reading channels from file 'diseqc2_Astra-19.2E' > zapping to 1 'ASTRAHDPROMO': > sat 1, frequency = 11914 MHz H, symbolrate 27500000, vpid = 0x04ff, > apid = 0x0503 sid = 0x0083 > using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' > status 1f | signal fd40 | snr 6199 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | > FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal fe80 | snr 64cd | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | > FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal fe40 | snr 6333 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | > FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal fd80 | snr 6333 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | > FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal fe40 | snr 6199 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | > FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal fe80 | snr 6000 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | > FE_HAS_LOCK > > There is an occasional ber > 0 and the snr is not exceptional, but > there are other services with much worse snr/ber that have no problem > whatsoever. > > I don't have vdr, mythtv etc. applications installed on the system. I > test by redirecting the output of vdr0 to a file, to play back the TS > later, or by piping to VLC, to stream on the lan. VLC clearly shows > there is a problem because there is always a flood of messages from > libdvbpsi on stderr like Bad CRC_32, TS discontinuity, invalid > section, PSI section too long etc. I'm not that confident about VLC > debugging, but I know for sure this doesn't happen when the service > works right. > > I've tried tuning to freq 11915 as well as using different values for > roll-off (-o) and pilot (-w). It doesn't make any difference (-w 1 > doesn't work if I remember right). > > The same thing happens with the Anixe HD service, also on the same > transponder. > > I have no problem tuning to other transponders on Astra1H that carry a > mix of scrambled+FTA or FTA-only services, like 11875500H or > 12051000V, but they are DVB-S. I also have no problem tuning to DVB-S2 > transponders on other LNBs (I have a 4x1 diseqc v1.0 switch with this > LNB in position AB), but I could not test any other such transponders > with QPSK modulation. > > I'm wondering what could be the cause of this problem: > > At first I thought the problem could be that the transponder carries > scrambled services as well, but that does not seem to be the case. > Then I thought the problem could be the H.264 video payload of the > video ES of these services, confusing VLC, hence the many error > messages, but I've been able to stream/play at least one other > "similar" service (Luxe TV) with no particular problems. > > Finally I reconsidered the "saga" of the HVR-4000 driver, and started > thinking that perhaps I should have gone with one of the other > implementations in the first place. I had this card setup a few months > ago with 2.6.24 and multiproto, but I had to redo the installation and > this time I wanted to try to stick with the official linuxtv.org tree. > Could this be the reason? If so, however, I suppose tuning wouldn't > work at all, right? > > Am I missing something here? Any ideas/suggestions you may have are > more than welcome... > > Thanks, > Z. > > PS: Somewhat off-topic question, but here goes anyway, since I have > not found a definitive answer: Is there any device with DVB-S2 *and* > CI and driver support for both? I have noticed that TT-budget S2-3200 > + CI could possibly be the one, but I believe the CI part still > doesn't work. > _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
