[vlc] Streaming a dvb-t channel with vlc?

[jusuomin at abo.fi]

Hi there.
I'm having difficulties in streaming a dvb-t channel with videolan.
I'm using a Nova-T card, and it is working fine (I can stream and watch
channels with dvbstream + mplayer combo, but I would really like to use
vlc instead)

Im using the linuxTV dvb drivers (version 1.0.0, I think. Would an
upgrade here help?)

The problems I'm having (full output below) are that vlc complains that
I'm giving it an invalid frequency (although I'm positive that it is
correct) and symbol rate. 

Also, I'm having difficulties in creating a .dvbrc file (mainly because
I can't test it, since vlc won't stream dvb for me...), so if someone
could give me either a working dvb-t .dvbrc for Finland, or point me
somewhere that could help me creating one (the syntax just doesn't make
sense to me, I'm afraid...) I'd be very grateful.

And one last question. What is the correct value for symbol rate here in
Finland?

Here's the input/output from my system:
(Sorry about the very long snip, but I'm not really sure what are the
relevant parts here...)

Well, thank you very much already. You have been very helpful so far!

-JP

[root at blumlein scan]# /usr/local/bin/vlc -vvv --program 8211
dvb:12597000:0:3:27500000 --sout udp:192.168.0.12 --ttl 12

VideoLAN Client 0.6.2 Trevelyan
[00000000] main root debug: VLC media player - version 0.6.2 Trevelyan -
(c) 1996-2003 VideoLAN
[00000000] main root debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure
--enable-v4l --enable-dvb --enable-arts --enable-qt --enable-kde
--enable-lirc --prefix=/usr/local
[00000001] main vlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
[00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /root/.vlc/vlcrc
[00000001] main vlc warning: config file /root/.vlc/vlcrc does not exist yet
[00000000] main root debug: checking builtin modules
[00000000] main root debug: checking plugin modules
[00000000] main root debug: recursively browsing `modules'
[00000000] main root debug: recursively browsing `/usr/local/lib/vlc'
[00000000] main root warning: cannot open
`/usr/local/lib/vlc/gui/libqt_plugin.so'
(/usr/local/lib/vlc/gui/libqt_plugin.so: undefined symbol:
_ZN11QMainWindow5eventEP6QEvent)
[00000000] main root debug: recursively browsing `plugins'
[00000001] main vlc debug: module bank initialized, found 140 modules
[00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /root/.vlc/vlcrc
[00000001] main vlc warning: config file /root/.vlc/vlcrc does not exist yet
[00000001] main vlc debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX 3DNow!
MMXEXT SSE FPU
[00000001] main vlc debug: looking for memcpy module
[00000001] main vlc debug: probing 4 candidates
[00000010] main module debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
[00000156] main playlist debug: waiting for thread completion
[00000156] main playlist debug: thread 16386 (playlist) created at
priority 0 (src/playlist/playlist.c:80)
[00000156] main playlist debug: adding playlist item «
dvb:12597000:0:3:27500000 » ( dvb:12597000:0:3:27500000 )
[00000156] main playlist debug: creating new input thread
[00000157] main input: playlist item `dvb:12597000:0:3:27500000'
[00000157] main input debug: waiting for thread completion
[00000157] main input debug: thread 32771 (input) created at priority 0
(src/input/input.c:180)
[00000157] main input debug: playing at normal rate
[00000158] main interface debug: looking for interface module
[00000158] main interface debug: probing 3 candidates
[00000158] main interface debug: looking for gui-helper module
[00000158] main interface debug: probing 1 candidate
[00000157] main input debug: access `dvb', demux `', name
`12597000:0:3:27500000'
[00000157] main input debug: looking for access module
[00000157] main input debug: probing 8 candidates
[00000157] dvb input debug: using default values for frontend info
[00000157] dvb input debug: method of access is dvb
[00000157] dvb input debug: satellite (QPSK) frontend found on
/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
[00000157] dvb input debug: opening DVR device '/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0'
[00000157] dvb input debug: Opening frontend /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
[00000159] main private debug: waiting for thread completion
[00000157] dvb input debug: ioctl_SetupSwitch: switch pos 0, 13V, hiband
[00000157] dvb input debug: ioctl_SetupSwitch: index 2
[00000157] dvb input debug: DiseqcSendMsg(): e0 10 38 f1 00 00
[00000159] main private debug: thread 49156 (gtk_main) created at
priority 0 (gtk_main.c:113)
[00000118] main module debug: using gui-helper module "gtk_main"
[00000101] main module debug: using interface module "gtk"
[00000158] main interface debug: interface initialized
[00000158] main interface debug: thread 65541 (manager) created at
priority 0 (src/interface/interface.c:118)
[00000157] dvb input debug: ioctl_SetFrontend: tuning status == 0x01!!!
...tuning failed
[00000157] dvb input debug: ioctl_SetFrontend: tuning status == 0x01!!!
...tuning failed
[00000157] dvb input debug: ioctl_SetFrontend: tuning status == 0x01!!!
...tuning failed
[00000157] dvb input error: frontend returned a failure event
[00000157] dvdread input warning: cannot stat() source
`12597000:0:3:27500000' (No such file or directory)
[00000157] dvd input warning: cannot stat() device
`12597000:0:3:27500000' (No such file or directory)
[00000157] vcd input warning: could not open 12597000:0:3:27500000
[00000157] cdda input warning: could not open 12597000:0:3:27500000
[00000157] access_file input warning: cannot stat() file
`12597000:0:3:27500000' (No such file or directory)
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input debug: video device=`12597000'
[00000157] v4l input debug: audio device=`(null)'
[00000157] v4l input error: cannot open device (No such file or directory)
[00000157] main input warning: no access module matching "dvb" could be
loaded
[00000157] main input debug: looking for access module
[00000157] main input debug: probing 7 candidates
[00000157] dvdread input warning: cannot stat() source
`dvb:12597000:0:3:27500000' (No such file or directory)
[00000157] dvd input warning: cannot stat() device
`dvb:12597000:0:3:27500000' (No such file or directory)
[00000157] vcd input warning: could not open dvb:12597000:0:3:27500000
[00000157] cdda input warning: could not open dvb:12597000:0:3:27500000
[00000157] access_file input warning: cannot stat() file
`dvb:12597000:0:3:27500000' (No such file or directory)
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input debug: video device=`dvb'
[00000157] v4l input debug: audio device=`(null)'
[00000157] v4l input error: cannot open device (No such file or directory)
[00000157] main input error: no suitable access module for
`/://dvb:12597000:0:3:27500000'
[00000157] main input debug: thread 32771 joined (src/input/input.c:214)
signal 2 received, terminating vlc - do it again in case it gets stuck
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all interfaces
[00000158] main interface debug: thread 65541 joined
(src/interface/interface.c:158)
[00000159] main private debug: thread 49156 joined (gtk_main.c:148)
[00000118] main module debug: unlocking module "gtk_main"
[00000101] main module debug: unlocking module "gtk"
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all playlists
[00000156] main playlist debug: thread 16386 joined
(src/playlist/playlist.c:102)
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all video outputs
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all audio outputs
[00000010] main module debug: unlocking module "memcpymmxext"
[root at blumlein scan]# /usr/local/bin/vlc -vvv --program 512
dvb:714000000:0:9 --sout udp:192.168.130.246 --ttl 12
VideoLAN Client 0.6.2 Trevelyan
[00000000] main root debug: VLC media player - version 0.6.2 Trevelyan -
(c) 1996-2003 VideoLAN
[00000000] main root debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure
--enable-v4l --enable-dvb --enable-arts --enable-qt --enable-kde
--enable-lirc --prefix=/usr/local
[00000001] main vlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
[00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /root/.vlc/vlcrc
[00000001] main vlc warning: config file /root/.vlc/vlcrc does not exist yet
[00000000] main root debug: checking builtin modules
[00000000] main root debug: checking plugin modules
[00000000] main root debug: recursively browsing `modules'
[00000000] main root debug: recursively browsing `/usr/local/lib/vlc'
[00000000] main root warning: cannot open
`/usr/local/lib/vlc/gui/libqt_plugin.so'
(/usr/local/lib/vlc/gui/libqt_plugin.so: undefined symbol:
_ZN11QMainWindow5eventEP6QEvent)
[00000000] main root debug: recursively browsing `plugins'
[00000001] main vlc debug: module bank initialized, found 140 modules
[00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /root/.vlc/vlcrc
[00000001] main vlc warning: config file /root/.vlc/vlcrc does not exist yet
[00000001] main vlc debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX 3DNow!
MMXEXT SSE FPU
[00000001] main vlc debug: looking for memcpy module
[00000001] main vlc debug: probing 4 candidates
[00000010] main module debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
[00000156] main playlist debug: waiting for thread completion
[00000156] main playlist debug: thread 16386 (playlist) created at
priority 0 (src/playlist/playlist.c:80)
[00000156] main playlist debug: adding playlist item « dvb:714000000:0:9
» ( dvb:714000000:0:9 )
[00000156] main playlist debug: creating new input thread
[00000157] main input: playlist item `dvb:714000000:0:9'
[00000157] main input debug: waiting for thread completion
[00000157] main input debug: thread 32771 (input) created at priority 0
(src/input/input.c:180)
[00000157] main input debug: playing at normal rate
[00000158] main interface debug: looking for interface module
[00000158] main interface debug: probing 3 candidates
[00000158] main interface debug: looking for gui-helper module
[00000158] main interface debug: probing 1 candidate
[00000157] main input debug: access `dvb', demux `', name `714000000:0:9'
[00000157] main input debug: looking for access module
[00000157] main input debug: probing 8 candidates
[00000157] dvb input debug: using default values for frontend info
[00000157] dvb input debug: method of access is dvb
[00000157] dvb input warning: invalid frequency 714000000 (Hz), using
default one
[00000157] dvb input warning: invalid symbol rate, using default one
[00000157] dvb input debug: satellite (QPSK) frontend found on
/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
[00000157] dvb input debug: opening DVR device '/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0'
[00000157] dvb input debug: Opening frontend /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
[00000157] dvb input debug: ioctl_SetupSwitch: switch pos 0, 13V, hiband
[00000157] dvb input debug: ioctl_SetupSwitch: index 2
[00000159] main private debug: waiting for thread completion
[00000159] main private debug: thread 49156 (gtk_main) created at
priority 0 (gtk_main.c:113)
[00000118] main module debug: using gui-helper module "gtk_main"
[00000101] main module debug: using interface module "gtk"
[00000158] main interface debug: interface initialized
[00000158] main interface debug: thread 65541 (manager) created at
priority 0 (src/interface/interface.c:118)
[00000157] dvb input debug: DiseqcSendMsg(): e0 10 38 f1 00 00
[00000157] dvb input debug: ioctl_SetFrontend: tuning status == 0x01!!!
...tuning failed
[00000157] dvb input debug: ioctl_SetFrontend: tuning status == 0x01!!!
...tuning failed
[00000157] dvb input debug: ioctl_SetFrontend: tuning status == 0x01!!!
...tuning failed
[00000157] dvb input error: frontend returned a failure event
[00000157] dvdread input warning: cannot stat() source `714000000:0:9'
(No such file or directory)
[00000157] dvd input warning: cannot stat() device `714000000:0:9' (No
such file or directory)
[00000157] vcd input warning: could not open 714000000:0:9
[00000157] cdda input warning: could not open 714000000:0:9
[00000157] access_file input warning: cannot stat() file `714000000:0:9'
(No such file or directory)
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input debug: video device=`714000000'
[00000157] v4l input debug: audio device=`(null)'
[00000157] v4l input error: cannot open device (No such file or directory)
[00000157] main input warning: no access module matching "dvb" could be
loaded
[00000157] main input debug: looking for access module
[00000157] main input debug: probing 7 candidates
[00000157] dvdread input warning: cannot stat() source
`dvb:714000000:0:9' (No such file or directory)
[00000157] dvd input warning: cannot stat() device `dvb:714000000:0:9'
(No such file or directory)
[00000157] vcd input warning: could not open dvb:714000000:0:9
[00000157] cdda input warning: could not open dvb:714000000:0:9
[00000157] access_file input warning: cannot stat() file
`dvb:714000000:0:9' (No such file or directory)
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input warning: unknown option
[00000157] v4l input debug: video device=`dvb'
[00000157] v4l input debug: audio device=`(null)'
[00000157] v4l input error: cannot open device (No such file or directory)
[00000157] main input error: no suitable access module for
`/://dvb:714000000:0:9'
[00000157] main input debug: thread 32771 joined (src/input/input.c:214)

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