[linux-dvb] DVBFE_SET_PARAMS / delsys from fe_info ioctl ?

Florian Lohoff flo at rfc822.org
Mon Mar 3 15:23:43 CET 2008


On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 06:24:50PM +0400, Manu Abraham wrote:
> >On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 06:17:58PM +0400, Manu Abraham wrote:
> >>>You mean tune and then check if there is a SIGNAL and possibly a LOCK? I
> >>>do that yes ... But first comes the tune - On an uninitialized state of
> >>>a demod/tuner i would not expect to see any signal.
> >>How do you expect to look for a signal level when using a rotor, for a 
> >>real life example ?
> >
> >In case of a rotor i expect the diseq commands to go out - tune the
> >frontend for the right modulation and frequency and then monitor the
> >signal level while turning the dish.
> >
> >This needs tuning - right ?
> 
> No, this is fed from the AGC1 path1 integrator and the AGC1 path2 
> integrator.

Okay - you say turning the dish does not need tuning - so i issue
the DISEQ ioctls and start reading the signal level - whats the point
and what is this an argument for?

- How can this excuse ignoring the delivery in the DVBFE_SET_PARAMS?
- How can this justify setting the delivery system in DVBFE_GET_INFO ?

Flo
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