[linux-dvb] The status of my Frontend doesn' t get better...

[<mocm@convergence.de>]

Karim Amrani writes:
 > Hi there,
 > 
 > I try to tune on a PID on HotBird and I can't get the status of the 
 > frontend to FE_HAS_LOCK.
 > 
 > If I plug an Astra cable on my PC, I can tune (on a another PID/freq/...) 
 > without problem.  And if I plug a set top box on that Hotbird cable, it 
 > works... So my guess is that it's not an installation issue (?).
 > 
 > After setting the SEC parameters, I set the tuning parameters. Then, I wait 
 > for the Frontend to send me a COMPLETION_EV. And I only get UNEXPECTED_EV 
 > and then I get FAILURE_EV...(failure code is 20 (decimal)).
 > After 20 tries, I get bored and I try to get the frontend status : the 
 > status remains HAS_POWER...
 > 
 > Has someone experienced that before ? Is there something I missed somewhere ?
 > 
 > Thanks in advance,
 > Sicerely,
 > Karim
 > 
 > PS : For the Audacious, here is test.c (in DVB/apps/test), I (quickly) 
 > modified to suit my needs and further down, you'll find the output.
 > 
 > 
 >    qpsk.iFrequency=(10911000-9750000); /* frequency is 10.911 GHz so LOF1 
Have you tried channels in the upper range ?

It could be that your LNB needs to much power for the card. We had
some LNBs that could not be switched by the DVB cards because of that.
A standalone receiver provides much more power than the card can.

Marcus



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