[mythtvnz] Broken DVB-S setup

[Nick & Ann Read]

Should have mentioned that the DVB-S card is a SkyStar 2.6D from memory.

On 5/05/2011 8:38 p.m., Nick & Ann Read wrote:
> Hi all
>
> We had a power cut yesterday afternoon, and since then the DVB-S card 
> on my mythtv setup has not successfully recorded anything. Only found 
> out this morning when my son sat down to watch the Man U vs Schalke 
> match on SBS1.
>
> As far as I can tell there are no software issues. There is nothing in 
> the logs, and the system all behaves normally, apart from not getting 
> a lock on any satellite channels and not being able to scan transports 
> for channels. My old PVR-350 is still working away. So I'm guessing a 
> hardware problem.
>
> I don't have any other satellite cards(boxes) or LNB/dishes easily 
> available, and I'm guessing its one of those two at fault? So, my 
> question is, what is the easiest way to troubleshoot with a multimeter 
> and a screwdriver? :-)
>
> Thanks
> Nick
>