From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by www.linuxtv.org with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KyBfZ-00082m-3b for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:41:33 +0100 Message-ID: <49135655.5070806@gmx.de> Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:40:53 +0100 From: wk MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Hans Werner References: <20081106124730.16840@gmx.net> <20081106144319.268390@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <20081106144319.268390@gmx.net> Cc: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] [PATCH] wscan: improved frontend autodetection List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-dvb-bounces@linuxtv.org Errors-To: linux-dvb-bounces+mchehab=infradead.org@linuxtv.org List-ID: Hans Werner schrieb: > Of course it's called w_scan, not wscan, sorry. > > Suggestion: how about setting -t 3 (long tuning timeout) and -O 1 (search other services) > as the *default* options to give the program the best chance of finding all channels without > having to play with the options? They do make a difference. > > Long timeout prolonges scan time without guarantee for any improvement - i don't like that idea. This option is more or less only useful for frontends with really bad reception or problematic drivers. Other services should effect output after scan only, but not scan itself. Otherwise a lot of useless services will put into channels.conf. _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb