On 30/04/11 23:50, Robert Longbottom wrote: > On 30/04/2011 12:06, Morgan Read wrote: >> On 30/04/11 22:00, Robert Longbottom wrote: >>> On 30/04/2011 10:37, Morgan Read wrote: >>>> OK, think I might be getting somewhere... >>>> >>> <snip> >>> >>>> [user@vortexbox ~]$ szap -r TV2 >>>> reading channels from file '/home/user/.szap/channels.conf' >> >> ... >> >>>> But, nothing happens at Playing /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0. ... Where >>>> should I see what's playing? >>> >>> I usually do: >>> >>> $ cat /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0> recording.mpg >>> >>> and then in another terminal >>> >>> $ mplayer recording.mpg >>> >>> Though it doesn't look like thats your problem, but at least you can see >>> if any data is being retrieved if the file grows in size. >> >> Robert, thanks for your help!!! >> Didn't get far with >> >> $ cat /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0> recording.mpg >> $ mplayer recording.mpg >> [vortexbox.lan ~]# cat /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0> recording.mpg >> ^C >> [vortexbox.lan ~]# ls -l >> total 36 >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 368 Apr 30 21:11 channels.conf >> drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Apr 30 12:55 Desktop >> drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Apr 29 22:22 Documents >> drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Apr 29 22:34 Downloads >> drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Apr 25 00:06 Music >> drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Apr 25 00:06 Pictures >> drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Apr 25 00:06 Public >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 0 Apr 30 22:53 recording.mpg >> drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Apr 25 00:06 Templates >> drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Apr 25 00:06 Videos >> [vortexbox.lan ~]# > > Yes, I'm not that surpised that made no difference. The problem it > looks like you are having with the szap approach is that szap isn't > locking onto a channel for some reason. You aren't seeing those > FE_HAS_LOCK messages in the szap output. If you can sort that out, then > szap + (cat +) mplayer should work. > >> BUT, that gave me an idea... >> >> [vortexbox.lan ~]# dvbstream -f 1183 -s 22500 -p h -o 512 650> >> recording.mpg >> dvbstream v0.5 - (C) Dave Chapman 2001-2004 >> Released under the GPL. >> Latest version available from http://www.linuxstb.org/ >> Using DVB card "Conexant CX24123/CX24109" >> tuning DVB-S to L-Band:1, Pol:H Srate=22500000, 22kHz=off >> ERROR setting tone >> : Invalid argument >> polling.... >> Getting frontend event >> FE_STATUS: >> polling.... >> Getting frontend event >> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL >> polling.... >> Getting frontend event >> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_LOCK FE_HAS_CARRIER FE_HAS_VITERBI >> FE_HAS_SYNC >> Event: Frequency: 11783000 >> SymbolRate: 22500000 >> FEC_inner: 3 >> >> Bit error rate: 0 >> Signal strength: 61952 >> SNR: 57635 >> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_LOCK FE_HAS_CARRIER FE_HAS_VITERBI >> FE_HAS_SYNC >> Setting filter for PID 512 >> Setting filter for PID 650 >> Output to stdout >> Streaming 2 streams >> >> Which produced this: >> >> [user@vortexbox ~]$ mplayer recording.mpg >> MPlayer SVN-r33254-snapshot-4.5.1 (C) 2000-2011 MPlayer Team >> 162 audio& 360 video codecs >> Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory >> Can't init input joystick >> mplayer: could not connect to socket >> mplayer: No such file or directory >> Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote >> control. >> >> Playing recording.mpg. >> TS file format detected. >> VIDEO MPEG2(pid=512) AUDIO MPA(pid=650) NO SUBS (yet)! PROGRAM N. 0 >> VIDEO: MPEG2 720x576 (aspect 3) 25.000 fps 15000.0 kbps (1875.0 >> kbyte/s) >> Load subtitles in ./ >> ========================================================================== >> >> Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family >> Selected video codec: [ffmpeg2] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-2) >> ========================================================================== >> >> ========================================================================== >> >> Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3 >> AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 192.0 kbit/12.50% (ratio: 24000->192000) >> Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3) >> ========================================================================== >> >> AO: [pulse] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) >> Starting playback... >> [VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=0. >> Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale... >> Opening video filter: [scale] >> The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec. >> Try appending the scale filter to your filter list, >> e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp. >> [VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=1. >> Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale... >> Opening video filter: [scale] >> The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec. >> Try appending the scale filter to your filter list, >> e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp. >> [VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=2. >> Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale... >> Opening video filter: [scale] >> The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec. >> Try appending the scale filter to your filter list, >> e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp. >> Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect. >> VO: [xv] 720x576 => 1024x576 Planar YV12 >> A:90135.5 V:90135.5 A-V: 0.001 ct: 0.093 13786/13786 6% 0% 0.5% 0 0 >> >> >> MPlayer interrupted by signal 2 in module: sleep_timer >> A:90135.6 V:90135.6 A-V: 0.001 ct: 0.093 13787/13787 6% 0% 0.5% 0 0 >> >> Exiting... (Quit) >> [user@vortexbox ~]$ >> >> And, moving pictures!!! > > At least you know your hardware is working :-) > >> >> BUT what the frig am I watching of all the channels that have been >> defined...? > > I'd say you are watching "U", because you passed arguments "512 650" to > dvbstream (I'm not really familiar with dvbstream) and your channel list > from when you ran dvsscan earlier listed these channels: > >> Network Name 'Freeview' >> dumping lists (10 services) >> Maori TV:12483:h:0:22500:514:652:1025 >> TV ONE:12483:h:0:22500:515:653:1035 >> TV2:12483:h:0:22500:516:654:1036 >> TVNZ 7:12483:h:0:22500:518:656:1038 >> U:12483:h:0:22500:512:650:1904 >> TV ONE:12483:h:0:22500:519:657:1908 >> TV ONE:12483:h:0:22500:513:651:1909 >> TV ONE:12483:h:0:22500:517:655:1910 >> TS 22 IEPG DATA SERVICE:12483:h:0:22500:0:0:9022 >> [000-fffe]:12483:h:0:22500:0:0:65534 >> Done. > > and the channel "U" is U:12483:h:0:22500:512:650:1904, note the "512" > and the "650". > > Presumably if you run dvbstream with (eg) "515 653" instead you would > get "TV ONE". > > >> >> Thanks very much for your help!!! Now I just need to work out what's >> going on! >> >> Or, is the tuner simply stuck on what ever it was last put on? And, if >> so - how to change channels? > > As I understand it and based on my experience, if you run szap (and it > gets a lock on a channel, which is looks like yours isn't for some > reason) and then you stop szap the tuner will remain locked onto the > channel for some period of time after you ^C szap. But the tuner may > (and usually does) drift off station and so out of tune. I don't know > what determines how long the tuner stays locked onto channel for and > whether this is some specific timeout thats in the drivers, or whether > it's just down to the way the electronics work. This is why you need to > keep szap running to keep the tuner locked onto the channel if you are > doing this sort of thing with command line tools. Of course if you use > a "tv viewing application" it deals with all of this for you. > > Keep trying! > Robert. Hay, thanks Robert - Now I can both watch tv and change channels!!! That's enough success for 1 night zzzzzzzzzzzz Thanks, m. -- Morgan Read NEW ZEALAND <mailto:mstuffATreadDOTorgDOTnz> Confused about DRM? Get all the info you need at: http://drm.info/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
