[linux-dvb] Re: First attempt with Nebula DigiTV card

[Brian McKerr <brian@mckerrs.net>]

Clyde Stubbs wrote:

> I didn't go through all your message in detail, but two things
> leapt out;
>
> Forget about the "insmod" script - use make install in the build-2.4
> directory, then use this script:
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-dvb@linuxtv.org/msg10969/dvb-nebula
>
>
> to start and stop the card (ignore the "tuner not loaded" message when
> you stop it).
>
> That script, BTW, is referenced by this short HOWTO:
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-dvb@linuxtv.org/msg10969.html
>
> I didn't follow exactly this - I built bttv separately (but with
> the patch).
>
> The missing /dev/dvb stuff confused me too - with the 2.4 kernel, without
> the DEV_FS feature (or whatever it is) you will need to manually create
> the special file nodes. IIRC, there is a script in the top
> level of the dvb-kernel tree that will do this for you.
>
> For testing, you will need to use the DVB utilities - find out what
> frequencies you have locally, use scan to identify the PIDS, and
> tzap to test tuning. Once you've tuned something with tzap you can
> use dvbstream to grab some data, and view it with mplayer.
>
> Note: some australian channels (at least SBS in Qld) are not on the
> nominal centre frequency. you should be able to get accurate frequency
> information from www.dba.org.au. If you're in Brisbane, I can send
> you a file with the local channel info.
>
> Setting up the channel tables in Myth is then required, using the info
> that scan got for you. This link will help (but is out of date, so
> you have to ad-lib quite a bit)
>
> http://www.hack.id.au/dvbsetup.html
>
> I haven't worked out quite what the channel number, channel id and channel
> names are for, except that the id is the key that links the channel table
> with the dvb related stuff.
>
> To get aussie program guides, try this link:
>
> http://www.onlinetractorparts.com.au/rohbags/xmltvau/index.html
>
> Install that BEFORE you run mythsetup. Which in the CVS is just setup/setup.
>
> Have fun.
>
> Clyde
>
>
>  
Hey Clyde,

I'm in Brisbane and would appreciate your local channel info file please.


Can you post here please ?

Brian.



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