[mythtv-users] 0.32 Slave Backend DVB-S2 Channel Scan Fail

[Klaas de Waal]

On Wed, 1 Jun 2022 at 17:07, John <jksjdevelop at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 01/06/2022 14:26, Ken Smith via mythtv-users wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've just moved 2 DVBS2/DVBT2 combo cards (HVR5525) from my Master
> > backend to a newly built Slave backend. I've deleted those devices
> > from the Master and the database is all sorted. I can get the 2 DVBT2
> > adaptors in the slave to channel scan but I must be missing something
> > as the DVBS2 adaptors fail. I can get a successful DVBS2 scan with
> > both adaptors using dvbv5-scan. So it must be something connected with
> > my myth installation or my configuration.
> >
> > The adaptors are set up in Capture Cards on the Slave with the LNB set
> > to Universal Europe. I'm in the UK using Astra 28. In Video Sources in
> > the Master I have an initial frequency set of 11428000Khz, which is
> > the Freesat UK frequency. Other settings are default. Is there some
> > subtlety about the Slave config I've missed?
> >
> > Is there a way to get a log of the calls to the DVB adaptor driver?
> >
> > Thanks for any tips
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> I haven't tried using a slave backend recently but remember that you can
> use a channel 'source' from the master. So if you haven't deleted your
> sources on master it should still work.
>
> As an aside v32 supports SAT/IP. A Sat>IP tuner can be configured in the
> same way as a PCIe card based DVB tuner and has the same capabilities,
> such as scanning for channels, multirec and receiving EIT program guide
> information when that is present.  So any box that can run minisatip
> (https://github.com/catalinii/minisatip/blob/master/README.md) can be
> used as a networked interface to mythtv. I am currently running 2 DVB/S2
> tuners on a Pi4 feeding a master mythtv on a NUC with no issues.
>
>
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You can try one of the initial frequencies mentioned in the Wiki
https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Channel_Scanning#DVB-S2_Full_Scan_.28Tuned.29
The first frequency, 10714000kHz, plus the other tuning parameters, can be
selected from the mythtv-setup menu if you use mythtv version 32.

Klaas.
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