[vdr] Re: Can't get a TV picture on DXR3 using Nova-T and VDR1.2.1

[Glyn Edwards <glynedwards@fastmail.fm>]

I get this too, anythign that tunes the card to a channel first then 
quits seems to allow vdr to work out. I dont think continually 
restarting vdr works, as the others suggest try dvbtune or tzap first 
then use vdr

Glyn

Simeon Walker wrote:

> On 07/16/03 07:41, Stefan Betermieux wrote:
>
> > Am Tuesday 15 July 2003 20:45 schrieb Rene Scherer:
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > I've installed VDR 1.2.1 and the latest version of the DXR3 plugin. It
> > built without any problems, but I don't get a TV picture on the DXR3.
> >
> > My DXR3 installation seems fine (MPlayer plays without any problems) 
> > and I
> > can record programs from the Nova-T with VDR.
> >
> > I can see the OSD on the DXR3, but no TV picture. In transfer mode I 
> > only
> > get a black screen and no sound, but when I replay a recording I do get
> > sound, but no picture.
> >
> > Does anyone have an idea what the problem could be?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > Rene
> >
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > Try to restart vdr. After booting my computer, I have to start vdr, 
> > kill it
> > and restart it 5 seconds later to get a picture on my dxr3. Don't 
> > know why
> > this happens, maybe someone else has a more sophisticated solution.
> >
> > bye,
> >
> > Stefan
>
> That's interesting, I had that problem (I am also using a Nova-T, DXR3 
> and 1.2.1).
> I never could work out what was going on but I did work around it.
> In my vdr startup script I put a dvbtune command for a known channel, 
> after
> that vdr will  always start perfectly.
>
> I also noticed that under the situation where vdr came on to record
> something then no data would be written to the file, nothing is being
> received. After a short while vdr does an emergency exit and the 
> recording
> will work fine when it restarts.
>
> Regards,
> Sim


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