[mythtvnz] MythTV and DVB-S - Anyone using a DiSEqc ?

[Steven Ellis]

Tim, Donna & Erin Gibson wrote:
> Wait till you see the add's on Kurdsat stuff you'd never get away with here in 
> NZ... TGN has some funny stuff but mmmm what do they say... ignorant kiwi 
> here..
>
> Tim
>
> On Friday 15 December 2006 20:53, Steven Ellis wrote:
>   
>> Tim, Donna & Erin Gibson wrote:
>>     
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> I've got 3 LNB's and had all sorts of fun getting it going but in the end
>>> it was the way I was doing it...
>>>
>>> You've got B1/D1 on LNB 1 on you're diseqc switch right?
>>>
>>> First your DVB card under diseqc setting set the number of ports i.e. 4
>>> and then you'll see four unconnected ports configure each one as each
>>> satelite the LNB is pointing to and for your other LNB's set as LNB
>>> Preset "custom" - "standard voltage" type LNB's and an LOF of 11300.
>>>
>>> Then for each LNB input you need to configure a "Video Source" via
>>> mythtv-setup i.e. one for B1/D1, one for C1 and one for B3.  don't worry
>>> about XMLTV scans and make sure EIT scan is ticked, I set the frequency
>>> table as newzealand for good measure but I don't think it's used when
>>> were talking about DVB.
>>>
>>> Then under Input Connections for each input to the diseqc switch set the
>>> video source as appropriate (which is where i was going wrong so could
>>> only get whatever satellite was being received from LNB 1) then with the
>>> DBV setting on the same screen set the switch to the same satellite name
>>> as the video source.
>>>
>>> Once you've done that you should be able to scan for channels all going
>>> well...
>>>
>>> Hopefully you can understand my half drunken rambling on this rather hot
>>> Friday night...
>>>       
>> Awesome.. Think I see my mistakes now and I'll give it a try tomorrow
>> and report back.
>>
>> Watching Aljezerra off NSS5 is interesting.
>>
>> Steve
>>     
>
>   
Thanks for the tips. Got them all working now. Cheers.

Steve

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