[linux-dvb] Re: bt8xx card problem continue

[Nico <sabbi@cs.unibo.it>]

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, Demeter Tibor wrote:

> Hi all !
>
> I have a pinnacle pctv sat card and this card not work me.
> I write some mail to this list, and my some problem resolved (thanks for
> nico,paul and some people) but the card contiune to not working...
>
> so,
>
> redhat 9
> kernel 2.4.21 with the i2c-if-0.9.4 patch (but i'm think the bttv newest
> than 0.9.4 in the 2.4.21, but the patch work)
> 2003.07.09 CVS dvb-kernel
>
> The driver complie and loadable without any problem
>
> I'm get the dvbstream cvs from sourceforge and complie without any problem
>
> I'm create any devices by the "makedev.napi" script from the DVB/drivers
>
> This is the dvbstream output
>
> [root@sirius-21 bin]# dvbstream -o -ps -f 12699 -p v -s 22000 3031 3032
>  > test.mpg
> dvbstream v0.4pre3 - (C) Dave Chapman 2001
> Released under the GPL.
> Latest version available from http://www.linuxstb.org/
> Using DVB card "Conexant cx24110/cx24106 frontend"
> tuning DVB-S to L-Band:1, Pol:V Srate=22000000, 22kHz=off
> polling....
> Getting frontend event
> FE_STATUS: FE_TIMEDOUT
> Not able to lock to the signal on the given frequency
>
>
>
> I try to szap but not working:
>
>
> reading channels from file '/root/.szap/channels.conf'
> zapping to 'LibertyTV.com':
> sat 0, frequency = 12611 MHz V, symbolrate 22000000, vpid = 0x03ad, apid
> = 0x03ae
> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
> status 04 | signal 001b | snr 0000 | ber 00000b19 | unc 0000ffff |
> status 1f | signal 001b | snr 0000 | ber 00000cbf | unc 0000ffff |
> FE_HAS_LOCK
> status 1f | signal 001b | snr 0000 | ber 00000cc1 | unc 0000ffff |
> FE_HAS_LOCK
> status 1f | signal 001b | snr 0000 | ber 00000cc8 | unc 0000ffff |
> FE_HAS_LOCK
> status 1f | signal 001b | snr 0000 | ber 00000cc8 | unc 0000ffff |
> FE_HAS_LOCK
> status 1f | signal 001a | snr 0000 | ber 00000cc8 | unc 0000ffff |
>

FE_HAS_LOCK means I HAVE THE LOCK ON THE FREQUENCY, so your card is
successfully tuned;

now you should be able run

dvbstream -o -ps 3031 3032 | mplayer -

and see some output, admitting that program is not scrambled







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