[mythtv-users] Cannot tune to Crystal Palace Mux 2! - SORTED!
Dave Pearson
lists at netsalve.com
Wed Apr 23 18:55:42 UTC 2008
lists_mythtv_users wrote:
> Dave Pearson wrote:
>
>> lists_mythtv_users wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Dave Pearson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks for the information.
>>>>
>>>> I'd forgotten all about the DVB Utilities.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately I a scan of the Hannington transmitter produces the
>>>> following output:
>>>>
>>>> *********************************************************************************************************
>>>> root at mythtv:~# scan
>>>> /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/uk-Hannington > Hannington.conf
>>>> scanning /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/uk-Hannington
>>>> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
>>>> initial transponder 706000000 0 3 9 1 0 0 0
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> tune to:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> 706000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
>>>> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> tune to:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> 706000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
>>>>
>>>> (tuning failed)
>>>> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>>> ERROR: initial tuning failed
>>>> dumping lists (0 services)
>>>> Done.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> At the risk of asking the obvious is your aerial pointing in the
>>> direction of the Hannington transmitter?
>>>
>>> Steve.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Ah - probably not, it's been working fine with Crystal Palace up 'till
>> now, but I just thought I'd try and get something from Hannington for
>> this mux only. The real solution is to try and get the mux reception
>> from CP where it's always come from in the past, but if I get no joy by
>> the weekend I will try and point the aerial in the right direction for
>> Hannington.
>>
>>
> It's worth checking your cables if you haven't already. I had a problem
> just last week where I couldn't received channels on one of the MUXes.
> I found it was caused by one of my dogs sitting on the aerial cable and
> disturbing a connector!
>
> Steve.
>
>
I re-seated all of the Antenna Cables, ran a rescan im mythtv-setup and
lo and behold all of the missing channels miraculously appeared!.
Odd that it only affected 1 mux though.
Thanks Steve!
Regards,
Dave.
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