[linux-dvb] Re: cannot tune any channel with DVB-c

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Achim Lange wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I had a running setup with a DVB-s card (hauppauge) and just exchanged it with a DVB-c from Siemens. changed also channel.conf for VDR and /root/.dvbrc (don't think they matter, was just a last try). Originally I had the card inserted with the analog-tuner plugged in, but also tried without.
> It does not tune into any channel while loading the driver, nor is VDR able to tune into any channel.
> 
> 3 days ago, it worked for 1/2 hour, but since then (and before) just a black screen with the (C) and when starting vdr the osd of vdr. I am getting out of ideas, what to try. Is there additional parameters or conf-files needed? Probably I got completely stupid and don't see the forest because of all those trees :(
> 
> Can anybody please try to help me out? Thanks in advance,
> 
> Ciao,
> 
>     Achim
> 
> /var/log/messages shows something like:
> 
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: i2c-core.o: i2c core module
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: i2c-core.o: driver VES1893 DVB demodulator registered.
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: i2c-core.o: driver VES1820 DVB demodulator registered.
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: i2c-core.o: driver L64781 DVB demodulator registered.
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: init_SP8870:
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: i2c-core.o: driver SP8870 DVB demodulator registered.
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: i2c-core.o: driver tda8083 DVB demodulator registered.
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: i2c-core.o: driver stv0299 DVB demodulator registered.
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver registered.
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: VES1820: attaching VES1820 at 0x12
> Dec 11 21:03:27 stb kernel: i2c-core.o: client [VES1820] registered to adapter [saa7146(1)](pos. 0).
> Dec 11 21:03:28 stb kernel: VES1820: attached to adapter saa7146(1)
> Dec 11 21:03:28 stb kernel: SP8870: no SP8870 found ...
> Dec 11 21:03:29 stb kernel: tuner: chip found @ 0x61
> Dec 11 21:03:29 stb kernel: i2c-core.o: client [i2c tv tuner chip] registered to adapter [saa7146(1)](pos. 1).
> Dec 11 21:03:29 stb kernel: i2c-core.o: adapter saa7146(1) registered as adapter 0.
> Dec 11 21:03:31 stb kernel: dvb0: AV7111 - firm f0240009, rtsl b0250018, vid 71010068, app 00010002
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: VDR version 0.99 started
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: MP3 extention version 0.27 enabled
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: MPlayer extention version 0.3 enabled
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: loading /video/setup.conf
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: loading /video/channels.conf
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: loading /video/timers.conf
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: loading /video/commands.conf
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: loading /video/mp3sources.conf
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: loading /video/mplayersources.conf
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: probing /dev/ost/frontend0
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[569]: EIT processing thread started (pid=569) - master
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: probing /dev/ost/frontend1
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: found 1 video device
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: setting primary DVB to 1
> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: switching to channel 1

Have you changed the log level? I believe there should be some more
log entires here, regarding the failed channel switching.

Please run VDR with '-l 3' (or leave out the '-l' option to have the
default, which is "maximum logging").

Klaus

> Dec 11 20:54:13 stb vdr[567]: panic level: 0
> Dec 11 20:54:18 stb vdr[570]: LIRC remote control thread started (pid=570)
> Dec 11 20:54:18 stb vdr[567]: SVDRP listening on port 2001
> Dec 11 20:54:18 stb vdr[567]: setting watchdog timer to 60 seconds
> Dec 11 20:54:25 stb vdr[567]: max. latency time 1 seconds
> Dec 11 20:54:27 stb vdr[567]: connect from 172.21.15.48, port 1189
> Dec 11 20:54:28 stb vdr[567]: switching to channel 2
> Dec 11 20:54:28 stb vdr[567]: panic level: 0
> Dec 11 20:54:33 stb vdr[567]: max. latency time 5 seconds
> Dec 11 20:54:33 stb vdr[567]: switching to channel 3
> Dec 11 20:55:07 stb vdr[567]: switching to channel 24
> Dec 11 20:55:07 stb vdr[567]: panic level: 0
> Dec 11 20:55:14 stb vdr[567]: max. latency time 6 seconds
> Dec 11 20:55:19 stb vdr[567]: switching to channel 25
> ...
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