[linux-dvb] Re: Hauppauge Nova-T scanning problem

["Mark Howells" <Mark.Howells@softoption.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Bull [mailto:linuxtv@uk-dave.com] 

> After spending several hours figuring out what modules I needed to modprobe
> to get all the /dev/dvb stuff to appear properly I finally came up with
> the following list:

> dvb-core
> saa7146
> saa7146_vv
> budget
> grundig_29504-401

Here's what I load for the Nova-T

dvb-ttpci-budget-ci
ttpci-eeprom
saa7146_vv
saa7146
tda1004x
dvb-core
video-buf
v4l2-common
v4l1-compat
videodev
hid
evdev
Input

> It would be nice if there was a decent how-to listing what modules you need for what cards.).

Agreed

> I then proceded to run scan ./dvb-t/uk-Sudbury and got the following output:

> scanning ./dvb-t/uk-Sudbury
> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
> Frontend can not do INVERSION_AUTO, trying INVERSION_OFF instead
> initial transponder 850000000 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
> >>> tune to: 850000000:INVERSION_OFF:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_NONE:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!

Have you tried 
    scan -5 ./dvb-t/uk-Sudbury

The -5 switch makes for longer timeouts.  The Nova-T takes a long time to tune and the -5 flag multiples the timeouts by 5.  Worked for me ...

Mark

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