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Subject: Re: Nova-TD-500 (84xxx) problems (was Re: dib0700 diversity
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On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 00:36 +0930, Malcolm Caldwell wrote:
> > Have you tried adding:
> >
> > dvb_usb_dib0700.force_lna_activation=1
> >
> > to the modprobe options?
> >
> > The device I had wouldn't tune without this.
> 
> I should have mentioned that I have tried this and buggy sfn  
> workaround for the relavent modules.

I have read that sometimes the problem is not a low signal, but too
strong a signal.

Have you tried placing an attenuator in front of the card?

Nico