[mythtv-users] DVB, Diseqc and scan

[Johan Tufberg]

Simon Kenyon wrote:

>On Saturday 11 June 2005 23:34, Johan Tufberg wrote:
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>>I have a myth box setup with a TechnoTrend premium DVB-S that are
>>supposed to communicate with 2 LNB:s on one dish trough a Diseqc switch
>>(1.0, 2-way). The satellites I'm trying to use are Thor and Sirius.
>>
>>I have entered the transponders and I have also been able to scan the
>>satellite on LNB1 but I can not seem to be able to get myth  so select
>>LNB2. When I try to scan the second satellite I get, NO LOCK.
>>
>>If I switch the cables I get signal locked on LNB1 but still LNB2 seems
>>to be non-operating. I've read that there have been reports on this
>>listing that there may be some problems with LNB switching via Diseqc?!
>>Anyone that can shine some light upon this issue or give any direction
>>of where to search for answers...
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>>
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>i cannot get diseqc to work either
>this is with 2.6.11
>i've used the kernel dvb drivers and the linuxtv cvs
>i've asked questions on the linux-dvb list but have never got an answer
>from googling around it does appear that there is a bug in the diseqc surpport 
>(something to do with timing calculations) in the 2.6 version of the drivers. 
>but nobody seems bothered to fix it and i don't really know how to.
>
>unless this is all compkete rubbish and i have either a broken nexus-s or two 
>broken switches.
>
>so all i'm really saying in a very long way is "me too"
>
>regard
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>
Hi
Simon, I'm also using 2.6.11 kernel drivers on my gentoo system. I have 
compiled mythtv from source instead of getting it from an ebuild. 
Anyway, I have also ompiled the linuxtv-apps from linuxtv.org. In this 
bundling of test utilitys there is a scan utility useful for scanning 
transponders and getting an output of channels that can be used in vdr.

When using the scan utility I can scan both my satellites without any 
problems and therefore switching between the LNB:s  work. An example 
"./scan -s 1 dvb-s/THor-1.0W" where the "-s 1" tells the scan utility to 
use the second LNB and this works without any problems.

So what I'm trying to say in a long way is that I do not think it is the 
kernel drivers that are the issue.

/Johan