[linux-dvb] Re: Galaxis-DVBsat card with pass-through

[Mihai Amariutei <mihai@ambra.ro>]

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In Linux, if dvb drivers are not loaded (or unloaded with make rmmod) 
control is taken from LNB Out.
In Windows this happens when there is no DVB client applicatin active 
(which, IMHO, is a better behaviour).
Maybe it should be activated by dvbrouter or VDR on start and deactivated 
on exit.

Mihai

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On 4/13/01, 10:42:39 AM, "Frantisek Bocek" <bocekf@iol.cz> wrote regarding 
[linux-dvb] Re: Galaxis-DVBsat card with pass-through:


> Hi,

> I don't know exactly about the card, but LNB loop-through output  on 
'normal' receivers usually works this way:

> 1. The signal is routed to the loop-out all the time.
> 2. But, the control signals (22khz,12/18V) are accepted from the OUT only 
when the master receiver is switched off.

> I think  that this exactly explain  what you are experiencing. (the 
signal is on TV out but the control signals are determined by the DVB 
software, whose may be same/different depending on the situation and 
therefore some channels are not visible)

> The question is what "switched off" means for the DVB card, because AFAIK 
the PC must powered ON all the time
> to pass the signal to LNB OUT! I think there must be a such function in 
the software/driver which enables the LNB OUT.


> Regards,
> Frantisek


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Manfred Schmidt-Voigt" <Manfred.schmidt-voigt@mannitec.de>
> To: <linux-dvb@linuxtv.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 9:54 PM
> Subject: [linux-dvb] Galaxis-DVBsat card with pass-through


> > I have a problem with the pass-through output of my card. My 
configuration
> > looks like this:
> >
> > Sat-antenna with Thompson Universal LNB with two outputs, one output
> > directly to a dual satreceiver (analog grundig ???), the other output to 
the
> > galaxi-card input and the output to the second input of the analog
> > satreceiver. The analog satreceiver feeds mv TV and a standard VCR.
> >
> > And now my problem: Somtimes it seems that everything is passed through 
the
> > galaxis-card (power off on the PC) and sometimes not. Somtimes the 
problem
> > can be solved with switching the PC power on and sometimes only some
> > channels are not visible. Have I missed anything in the description? The 
doc
> > is really thin to nothing at this point.
> >
> > Any Ideas????
> >
> >
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