[mythtv-users] BBC HD Trial

[Ryan Duffy]

>>>> The trial is on a previously unused multiplex - details below. Plug the
>>>> correct values into the channel scanner and you should get BBC HD1.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> INSERT INTO `dtv_multiplex` VALUES (112, 1, 36868, 9018, 554167000, 'a',
>>>> NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, '8', '1/2', '8', '1/32', 0, 'qam_64', 'n',
>>>> '2/3', 'dvb', 0, '2006-05-12 10:13:30');
>>>>
>>> Okay, I've tried that, but Myth tells me that BBC HD1 is not a television or radio service when I try and scan for it.
>>> I commented out that bit of code, and recompiled Myth, which allowed me to add the channel to my list, but when I tune into it I just get a blank screen.
>>>
>>> I also tried using the dvb scan program, which gave me the following for my channels.conf file:
>>>
>>> BBC HD1:554167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:0:36932
>>>
>>> I can get a signal lock using tzap "BBC HD1", but when I try to use dvbstream e.g.
>>>
>>> dvbstream -o -ps -qam 64 0 0 | mplayer -
>>>
>>> it tells me: "ERROR: PS requires exactly two PIDS - video and audio."
>>> Presumably because I am specifying 0 0 for these and they are the same, but 0 0 is what scan gave me.
>> Yeah I got to here too.  I presume 0 isn't a valid pid number, so
>> either there are no audio or  video pids in the stream or dvbscan
>> isn't able to detect them.
>>
>> I'll post back if I make any meaningful progress.
> 
> 
> have you guys tried DVBSnoop with the stream?
> 

I'm not sure I understand all the options for dvbsnoop, so I tried this one which seems to be telling me that the video stream is on pid 1502 and no mention of an audio stream. I seem to need a video stream and an audio stream together so this doesn't seem sufficient.

#dvbsnoop -s pidscan
dvbsnoop V1.4.00 -- http://dvbsnoop.sourceforge.net/

---------------------------------------------------------
Transponder PID-Scan...
---------------------------------------------------------
PID found:    0 (0x0000)  [SECTION: Program Association Table (PAT)]
PID found:   16 (0x0010)  [SECTION: Network Information Table (NIT) - actual network]
PID found:   17 (0x0011)  [SECTION: Service Description Table (SDT) - actual transport stream]
PID found:   18 (0x0012)  [SECTION: Event Information Table (EIT) - actual transport stream, present/following]
PID found:   20 (0x0014)  [SECTION: Time Date Table (TDT)]
PID found:  600 (0x0258)  [SECTION: Program Map Table (PMT)]
PID found: 1502 (0x05de)  [PES: ITU-T Rec. H.262 | ISO/IEC 13818-2 or ISO/IEC 11172-2 video stream]
PID found: 1505 (0x05e1)  [PES: private_stream_1]
PID found: 8094 (0x1f9e)  [unknown]
PID found: 8155 (0x1fdb)  [unknown]
PID found: 8191 (0x1fff)




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