[vlc] Re: How to tune a dvb card?

[Josef Wolf]

On Sun, Nov 14, 2004 at 04:01:10PM +0100, Josef Wolf wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 14, 2004 at 02:57:59PM +0100, Benjamin PRACHT wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 14, 2004, Josef Wolf wrote :

> > > I have trouble to get my DVB-S card working.
> > >
> > >   vlc --program 28006 \              # should be program ZDF
> > >       --dvb-adapter 1 \
> > >       --dvb-frequency 11954000 \
> > >       --dvb-srate 27500000 \
> > >       --dvb-satno 1 \                # Astra is on diseqc position 1
> > >       --dvb-voltage 18 \             # Polarization H
> > >       --sout stream.mpg
> > 
> > You don't need any dvbrc with VLC. The thing here is that you don't give
> > any access.
> > 
> > Try vlc dvb: --.....
> 
> Ah, yes. This works.  Thank you very much!  Now I'll go and test the
> Tips you gave me on the streaming-list.

Now I tried a different transponder, and it don't work again:

vlc -vvv dvb:
    --program 12730 \         # should be N-TV
    --dvb-frequency 12670000 \
    --dvb-srate 22000000 \
    --dvb-satno 1 \
    --dvb-voltage 13 \
    --dvb-adapter 0 \
    --dvb-budget-mode \
    --sout-all --ts-es-id-pid --ts-silent \
    --sout file:huhu.mpg

With this, I get:

[ ... ]
[00000239] dvb access debug: Opening device /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
[00000239] dvb access debug: Frontend Info:
[00000230] main input debug: thread 49156 (input) created at priority 0 (src/input/input.c:228)
[00000239] dvb access debug:   name = STV0299/TSA5059/SL1935 based
[00000239] dvb access debug:   type = QPSK (DVB-S)
[00000239] dvb access debug:   frequency_min = 950000 (kHz)
[00000239] dvb access debug:   frequency_max = 2150000 (kHz)
[00000239] dvb access debug:   frequency_stepsize = 125
[00000239] dvb access debug:   frequency_tolerance = 44000
[00000239] dvb access debug:   symbol_rate_min = 1000000 (kHz)
[00000239] dvb access debug:   symbol_rate_max = 45000000 (kHz)
[00000239] dvb access debug:   symbol_rate_tolerance (ppm) = 500
[00000239] dvb access debug:   notifier_delay (ms) = 0
[00000239] dvb access debug: Frontend Info capability list:
[00000239] dvb access debug:   inversion auto
[00000239] dvb access debug:   forward error correction 1/2
[00000239] dvb access debug:   forward error correction 2/3
[00000239] dvb access debug:   forward error correction 3/4
[00000239] dvb access debug:   forward error correction 5/6
[00000239] dvb access debug:   forward error correction 7/8
[00000239] dvb access debug:   forward error correction auto
[00000239] dvb access debug:   card can do QPSK
[00000239] dvb access debug: End of capability list
[00000239] dvb access debug: trying to tune the frontend...
[00000239] dvb access debug: using inversion=2
[00000239] dvb access debug: using fec=9
[00000239] dvb access debug: using voltage=13
[00000239] dvb access debug: using tone=1
[00000226] main interface debug: thread 65541 (manager) created at priority 0 (src/interface/interface.c:194)
[00000239] dvb access debug: check frontend ... has signal
[00000239] dvb access debug: check frontend ... has carrier
[00000239] dvb access debug: check frontend ... has signal
[00000239] dvb access debug: check frontend ... has carrier

The last two lines are repeated over and over again.  But the output
file remains 4 bytes long.

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