From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from ms16-1.1blu.de ([89.202.0.34]:41143 "EHLO ms16-1.1blu.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753853Ab0FFU7j (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Jun 2010 16:59:39 -0400 Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 22:59:36 +0200 From: Lars Schotte To: Niels Wagenaar Cc: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] hvr4000 doesnt work w/ dvb-s2 nor DVB-T Message-ID: <20100606225936.3eb0376d@romy.gusto> In-Reply-To: References: <20100606010311.6d98ef7b@romy.gusto> <20100606084301.GA3070@gmail.com> <20100606133946.76c3a6e0@romy.gusto> <20100606124925.GB3070@gmail.com> <20100606145154.60de422e@romy.gusto> <20100606125636.GC3070@gmail.com> <20100606150554.55be1852@romy.gusto> <20100606212814.1e55206c@romy.gusto> <20100606215906.1c1f5536@romy.gusto> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: and lets not forget, we have both found out that it does lock, but that isnt dvb-s2 because there is no video, so what is it for? it doesnt mean anything as long as there is no picture. On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 22:39:30 +0200 Niels Wagenaar wrote: > 2010/6/6 Lars Schotte : > > how do you think i watch DVB-S? > > I really don't know, I really don't care. > > > now you are lying, and that for sure! > > I do not. Please, read my information carefully. You seem to miss > something. > > > because mplayer has still this tunig issue, because he doesnt know > > that coderate shit, and even so, i tried it w/ szap-s2 -r option > > and tried to play it and only sound came out, so ... maybe you > > should check it before writing again. > > > > I've never tried mplayer in combination with szap-s2. Like I told you > before, I use VDR in combination with Xine. > > > VLC and these ... players will do the same ... there is nothing > > better than mplayer out there. mplayer is the best!! > > > > > > > i know, that DVB-T on HVR4000 is supported by linux, because yes it > > works to me, but it doesnt find any programmes, so i would suggest > > you try it out by yourself before writing again. like I wrote to > > the first post - it works but is not usable (maybe internal noise > > too high). > > > > analog TV works, and FM i didnt check. > > > > To proof to you (and the rest of this world) I'm not lying or > whatever, here's my attempt with scan-s2 and szap-s2: > > - I made an file called hd_astra with the following contents: > > S 11361000 H 22000000 2/3 > > - Then I scanned with scan-s2: > > ./scan-s2 -o zap ./hd_astra > ~/channels.conf > > - Which gave me the following information: > > Das Erste HD:11361:h:0:22000:6010:6020:11100:6 > ZDF HD:11361:h:0:22000:6110:6120:11110:6 > arte HD:11361:h:0:22000:6210:6221:11120:6 > > - Then I used szap-s2 > > ./szap-s2 -c ~/channels.conf -S 1 -M 5 -C 23 -n 2 > > - Which gave me the following output: > > root@ubuntu:/usr/local/src/szap-s2# ./szap-s2 -c ~/channels.conf -S 1 > -M 5 -C 23 -n 2 > reading channels from file '/home/htpc/channels.conf' > zapping to 2 'ZDF HD': > delivery DVB-S2, modulation 8PSK > sat 0, frequency 11361 MHz H, symbolrate 22000000, coderate 2/3, > rolloff 0.35 vpid 0x17de, apid 0x17e8, sid 0x2b66 > using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' > status 00 | signal 05aa | snr 002e | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | > status 1b | signal 05aa | snr 002c | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | > FE_HAS_LOCK status 1b | signal 05aa | snr 002d | ber 00516155 | unc > fffffffe | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1b | signal 05aa | snr 002d | ber > 00145855 | unc fffffffe | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1b | signal 05aa | snr > 002c | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1b | signal > 05aa | snr 002c | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | FE_HAS_LOCK > > It locks. So mplayer should make it work. I can't test this since I > don't have mplayer installed. But I think that some apologies are in > order, since the issue is not with your hardware or szap-s2. > > > On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 21:45:45 +0200 > > Niels Wagenaar wrote: > > > >> Me? Lying? Before even telling me that I'm paid by Hauppauge, > >> please be sure to read my post. I wrote that it works like a charm > >> in combination with VDR (Google it). I've never used szap-s2 since > >> I use VDR for my TV playback. > >> > >> By my better judgement I'm going to give you an other option. If > >> you want to watch some TV without many options to configure (just > >> install, scan and watch through VLC, mplayer, xbmc or whatever), > >> you might want to check TV Headend > >> (http://www.lonelycoder.com/hts/tvheadend_overview.html). It works > >> like a charm with my NOVA-HD-S2. > >> > >> Oh and for your information. The DVB-T and DVB-S[2] of the device > >> can't be used at the same time. It's not a driver issue, it's a > >> hardware issue. In Windows you aren't able to do the same. > >> > >> The card (if it's the HVR-4000 or the NOVA-HD-S2) works perfectly > >> under Linux. I even got it working with Kaffeine. > >> > >> 2010/6/6 Lars Schotte : > >> > OK, > >> > i am using w_scan, it scanned and found DVB-S2 channels but > >> > szap-s2 doesnt tune in and there is no data, exactly like i > >> > said, so either you are lying and you have none of this things > >> > running or you were paid by huappauge to say this. > >> > > >> > i am using fedora 13 and HVR4000 and only DVB-S works. mplayer > >> > has the same problem and again - I have no diseq switch > >> > installed. > >> > > >> > > >