[mythtv-users] Cannot tune to Crystal Palace Mux 2! - SORTED!

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Dave Pearson wrote:
> lists_mythtv_users wrote:
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>> Dave Pearson wrote:
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>>> lists_mythtv_users wrote:
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>>>> Dave Pearson wrote:
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>>>>> 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.
>>>>>   
>>>>>     
>>>>>       
>>>>>         
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>>>> At the risk of asking the obvious is your aerial pointing in the 
>>>> direction of the Hannington transmitter?
>>>>
>>>> Steve.
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>>> 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.
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>> 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.
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> 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!
>   

Glad your problem's fixed.  Have you got any dogs? ;)

Steve.
> Regards,
> Dave.
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