[mythtvnz] Have I got a dodgy DVB-T card?

[James Booth]

How do you force the card ID at boot? I got it working now (after reboot):

james at mythtv:~$ dvbtune -c 1 -m 674000000
Signal=60138, Verror=65535, SNR=83dB, BlockErrors=0, ()
Signal=55512, Verror=14371, SNR=88dB, BlockErrors=4212, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=64250, Verror=0, SNR=176dB, BlockErrors=4365, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=64764, Verror=0, SNR=198dB, BlockErrors=4365, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=63736, Verror=91, SNR=161dB, BlockErrors=4365, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4365, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4365, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4365, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4365, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4365, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4365, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4365, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4365, (S|L|C|V|SY|)

james at mythtv:~$ dvbtune -c 1 -m 690000000
Signal=55769, Verror=65535, SNR=88dB, BlockErrors=0, ()
Signal=54741, Verror=21659, SNR=83dB, BlockErrors=4308, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=64507, Verror=0, SNR=185dB, BlockErrors=4308, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=64764, Verror=0, SNR=198dB, BlockErrors=4308, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=63993, Verror=43, SNR=168dB, BlockErrors=4308, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4308, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4308, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4308, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4308, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4308, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=4308, (S|L|C|V|SY|)

james at mythtv:~$ dvbtune -c 1 -m 706000000
Signal=60138, Verror=65535, SNR=109dB, BlockErrors=0, ()
Signal=56283, Verror=13696, SNR=90dB, BlockErrors=2761, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=60909, Verror=1888, SNR=120dB, BlockErrors=2761, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=63736, Verror=260, SNR=161dB, BlockErrors=2761, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=64764, Verror=6, SNR=198dB, BlockErrors=2761, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=2761, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=2761, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=2761, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=2761, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=2761, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=65278, Verror=0, SNR=246dB, BlockErrors=2761, (S|L|C|V|SY|)

I assume the Block Errors column figure is cumulative? Looks ugly. Using the -
i option on any frequency gives either a list of the Kordia multiplex channels 
only, or "Nothing to read from fd_sdt".

james at mythtv:~$ dvbtune -c0 -f 706000000
Using DVB card "ST STV0299 DVB-S"
tuning DVB-S to L-Band:0, Pol: Srate=0, 22kHz=off
ERROR tuning channel
: Invalid argument
james at mythtv:~$ dvbtune -c1 -f 706000000
Using DVB card "ST STV0299 DVB-S"
tuning DVB-S to L-Band:0, Pol: Srate=0, 22kHz=off
ERROR tuning channel
: Invalid argument

On Sunday 12 April 2009 10:19:48 Jean-Francois Pirus wrote:
> > Well something's not right. I have two cards in the box, device 0 is a
> > DVB-S card, device 1 is the DVB-T card. I'm using the -c option to
> > specify which card to use, but no matter what I specify it keeps trying
> > to use the DVB-S card. Any suggestions?
>
> I also have a DBS-S and a DVB-T card, and the order keeps switching
> everytime I reboot. So you might want to double check that.
>
> PS: There is a way to ensure the order at boot.

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