[mythtv-users] Rotor issues

[David Engel]

On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 09:56:48PM +0200, Peter Bienstman wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a satellite dish connected to a rotor. Switching channels
> within a single satellite works without problems, but for turning to
> another satellite, often I have to try several times before I get a
> lock, e.g. by selecting a different channel in the new satellite, or
> first switching to a different satellite altogether. Sometimes I have
> to try this many times, or even reboot.
> 
> I tried increasing all sorts of timeouts, disecq commands repeats,
> played with the rotor turning speed settings, etc but without much
> effect
> 
> mythbackend -v channel --loglevel debug does not reveal anything
> special. The correct commands seem to be sent, the channel gets tuned
> to, but it's the locking phase that's problematic.
> 
> I doubt it's a dish alignment problem, because once I have a lock, the
> signal and SNR levels are good and I can keep watching without
> problems.
> 
> Any ideas on how to fix this?

Please try turning on the "open on demand" option on each tuner.

David
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David Engel
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