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On Feb 28, 2013 2:25 PM, "Jeffrey Ratcliffe" <<a href="mailto:jeffrey.ratcliffe@gmail.com">jeffrey.ratcliffe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> I've just built my first HTPC, using Mythbuntu 12.04, as my other<br>
> machines run Ubuntu 12.10. For various reasons, I have both a DVB-C<br>
> card (adapter 0) and a DVB-S2 card (adapters 1 and 2, although only 1<br>
> is connected to an LNB ATM). DVB-C is working properly, as is DVB-S<br>
> via a set-top box.<br>
><br>
> I started with a DVBSky S952 DVB-S2 card. I had to compile the drivers<br>
> for it, but after I did, it was found by the kernel.<br>
><br>
> scan -a 1 -x0 /usr/share/dvb/dvb-s/Astra-28.2E | tee channels.conf<br>
><br>
> produces a seemingly sane channels.conf file, but<br>
><br>
> mplayer dvb://"1:0@BBC THREE"<br>
><br>
> refused to show anything:<br>
><br>
> MPlayer svn r34540 (Ubuntu), built with gcc-4.6 (C) 2000-2012 MPlayer Team<br>
> mplayer: could not connect to socket<br>
> mplayer: No such file or directory<br>
> Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.<br>
><br>
> Playing dvb://1:0@BBC THREE.<br>
> Option stream url: This URL doesn't have a password part.<br>
> dvb_tune Freq: 10817<br>
> ERROR tuning channel<br>
> dvb_tune, TUNING FAILED<br>
> ERROR, COULDN'T SET CHANNEL 604: Failed to open dvb://1:0@BBC THREE.<br>
><br>
> for comparison, with the DVB-C, this works fine:<br>
><br>
> $ mplayer dvb://"0:0@KiKA"<br>
> MPlayer svn r34540 (Ubuntu), built with gcc-4.6 (C) 2000-2012 MPlayer Team<br>
> mplayer: could not connect to socket<br>
> mplayer: No such file or directory<br>
> Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.<br>
><br>
> Playing dvb://0:0@KiKA.<br>
> Option stream url: This URL doesn't have a password part.<br>
> dvb_tune Freq: 394000000<br>
> TS file format detected.<br>
> VIDEO MPEG2(pid=310) AUDIO MPA(pid=320) NO SUBS (yet)! PROGRAM N. 0<br>
> VIDEO: MPEG2 720x576 (aspect 3) 25.000 fps 15000.0 kbps (1875.0 kbyte/s)<br>
><br>
> The channel scanner in mythbackend couldn't even find any channels on<br>
> the DVB-S2 tuner. I tried both a full scan (using information I found<br>
> here: <a href="http://parker1.co.uk/mythtv_freesat.php">http://parker1.co.uk/mythtv_freesat.php</a>), and importing the<br>
> channels.conf produced by the scan command.<br>
><br>
> After much messing about and frustration, I sent the DVBSky card back,<br>
> assuming that there was some compatibility problem or fault, and<br>
> instead ordered a Digital Devices Cine S2 V6, which was recognised<br>
> automatically by the kernel.<br>
><br>
> Frustratingly, I have *exactly* the same problems with this card, with<br>
> scan finding channels, but mplayer not showing them, and mythbackend<br>
> not finding channels.<br>
><br>
> Now I am completely at a loss, and don't know what to try next.<br>
><br>
> I assume that the fact that the set-top box is working OK demonstrates<br>
> that it is not a problem with the dish, LNB or cable.<br>
><br>
> I assume that it is unlikely that both DVB-S2 cards were faulty.<br>
><br>
> Does this mean that I should start blaming the motherboard?<br>
><br>
> Does anyone have any insight?<br>
><br>
> Regards<br>
><br>
> Jeff<br>
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<p>Silly question but have u set up the lnb in myth?</p>
<p>Chris</p>