[mythtv-users] Correct setup?

[Peter Carlsson]

On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 11:33:10AM +0000, Stefan Davids wrote:
> On 14/01/18 10:38, John Pilkington wrote:
> > On 14/01/18 00:10, John Pilkington wrote:
> > > On 13/01/18 22:29, Peter Carlsson wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 09:42:50PM +0000, John Pilkington wrote:
> > > > > On 11/01/18 21:05, Peter Carlsson wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 04:36:14AM +0000, Mark Perkins wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Have I missed a step in the setup?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I am on v29.0.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated!
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > > > > Peter Carlsson
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Would need to see the log file of the backend
> > > > > > > starting. Either check the
> > > > > > > location applicable to your distro of choice or stop
> > > > > > > the BE and start it in
> > > > > > > a terminal window.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > After a reboot most things seems to work!
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > One thing that is still a problem is that my pctv tripleStick 292e
> > > > > > didn't find any HD channels which I had before.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > When I bought the 292e back in 2014 the support for DVB-T2 in mythtv
> > > > > > wasn't fully implemented. I recall I had to manually modify the
> > > > > > dtv_multiplex db table and change the frequency to 730000000 and set
> > > > > > mod_sys to DVB-T2 before scanning.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Now these values are 554000000 and UNDEFINED. Do I still
> > > > > > have to change
> > > > > > those values manually and rescan?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > > Peter Carlsson
> > > > > 
> > > > > I believe the 292e is fully supported now, but mythtvsetup
> > > > > has changed and
> > > > > releases differ.  You should be able to set the frequency
> > > > > and DVB-T2 from
> > > > > the Transport Editor, and maybe do a scan with 'links to
> > > > > other Transports'
> > > > > set.
> > > > > 
> > > > > That driver doesn't autoswitch between DVB-T and DVB-T2
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks for the reply!
> > > > 
> > > > I changed the frequency but it didn't find any HD channels anyway.
> > > > 
> > > > How do I perform a scan with 'links to other Transports'? Do you mean I
> > > > should select '--service-type all' to scan not only for TV?
> > > > 
> > > > Do I manually have to switch between DVB-T and DVB-T2?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I'm sorry it wasn't clear.  I don't have a 292e, but it seems that
> > > you have found the device and have set up working Video sources and
> > > Input connections.  I suppose it may be detectable as two devices,
> > > one for DVB-T and one for DVB-T2, and perhaps you have enabled only
> > > the first.
> > 
> > Since it's a 'tripleStick' it might appear as 3 adapters, although the
> > linuxtv page shows only one.
> > 
> > https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCTV_Systems_tripleStick_T2_(292e)
> > 
> > Try 'dmesg | grep adapter' and/or 'dmesg | grep firmware'
> 
> I use two of the 292e triple sticks for UK freeview and they each just
> present as a single video source and seem to switch happily between DVB-T
> and DVB-T2.  You need a fairly up to date kernel and I think I had to get
> some specific firmware files to make it work properly but then it just
> scanned HD and SD channels and worked without any problems in myth.
> 
> Current backend is Debian stretch running myth 0.28.
> 
> I think it needed dvb-demod-si2168-02.fw and dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw
> putting in /lib/firmware (at least one of those may have not been in the
> debian deb of firmware, can't remember but they're easy to find with google
> if you need them).
> 
> Sadly the backend has been on too long to show you the dmesg line when it
> last booted... but as I recall there's an obvious line asking for those if
> it can't find them.

Thanks for the answer!

My backend is also Debian stretch but I am running MythTV 29.

I have these firmware files in /lib/firmware:
 dvb-demod-si2168-01.fw
 dvb-demod-si2168-02.fw
 dvb-demod-si2168-a20-01.fw
 dvb-demod-si2168-a30-01.fw
 dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw
 dvb-demod-si2168-d60-01.fw

It works fine for all except HD channels, which has worked before.

Best regards,
Peter Carlsson