TV Jukebox

[bdb]

also worth looking at 'dvb-apps' which contains the starting parameters for numerous transmitters.

e.g. dvb-apps/util/scan/dvb-t/es-Madrid:

Code:

T 618000000 8MHz 2/3 NONE QAM64 8k 1/4 NONE    # Canal 39: 8Madrid, TMT-Popular TV, Kiss TV, Intereconomía TV
T 706000000 8MHz 2/3 NONE QAM64 8k 1/4 NONE    # Canal 50: EsMadrid TV, Ver-t, EM2, Libertad Digital TV
T 770000000 8MHz 2/3 NONE QAM64 8k 1/4 NONE    # Canal 58: La Primera, La 2, Canal 24H, Clan/TVE 50, RNE1, RNE Clásica, RNE 3
T 810000000 8MHz 2/3 NONE QAM64 8k 1/4 NONE    # Canal 63: Telemadrid, La Otra, Onda 6
T 834000000 8MHz 2/3 NONE QAM64 8k 1/4 NONE    # Canal 66: Veo, Veo 2, Net TV, Teledeporte
T 842000000 8MHz 2/3 NONE QAM64 8k 1/4 NONE    # Canal 67: Cuatro, CNN+, 40 Latino, La Sexta 1
T 850000000 8MHz 2/3 NONE QAM64 8k 1/4 NONE    # Canal 68: Telecinco, Telecinco Sport, Telecinco Estrellas, Fly Music
T 858000000 8MHz 2/3 NONE QAM64 8k 1/4 NONE    # Canal 69: Antena 3, Antena Neox, Antena Nova, La Sexta 2

bdb

[dlbogdan]

(10-13-2009 07:25 PM)janpopan Wrote:  Only Pro Tv HD has
<service_type>1 (Digital Television)</service_type>
all other Stations have
<service_type>12 (Data Broadcast)</service_type>
this is the Problem - where do you from? Where can I find DVB-T informations for your region? I spend a weekend until I had a correct XML-File for Berlin. Some webpages have also bugs :-(

cheers
Jan

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(10-13-2009 04:29 PM)dlbogdan Wrote:  Is there something wrong with this channels.xml ? Pro TV HD is working, all others aren't.

Try 'tv_scan -s -c channels.xml' with this xml:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="channels.xsl"?>
<channels>
    <transponder>
        <network_id>0x0056</network_id>
        <network_name></network_name>
        <frequency>546000000</frequency>
        <bandwidth>0 (8 MHz)</bandwidth>
        <fec_high>1 (2/3)</fec_high>
        <fec_low>1 (2/3)</fec_low>
        <modulation>1 (16-QAM)</modulation>
        <transmission_mode>1 (8K)</transmission_mode>
        <guard_interval>1 (1/16)</guard_interval>
        <hierarchy>0 (non-hierarchical)</hierarchy>
        <original_network_id>0x0056</original_network_id>
        <transport_stream_id>0x0001</transport_stream_id>
    </transponder>
    <transponder>
        <network_id>0x0056</network_id>
        <network_name></network_name>
        <frequency>738000000</frequency>
        <bandwidth>0 (8 MHz)</bandwidth>
        <fec_high>1 (2/3)</fec_high>
        <fec_low>1 (2/3)</fec_low>
        <modulation>2 (64-QAM)</modulation>
        <transmission_mode>1 (8K)</transmission_mode>
        <guard_interval>1 (1/16)</guard_interval>
        <hierarchy>0 (non-hierarchical)</hierarchy>
        <original_network_id>0x0056</original_network_id>
        <transport_stream_id>0x0001</transport_stream_id>
    </transponder>
    <transponder>
        <network_id>0x0056</network_id>
        <network_name></network_name>
        <frequency>778000000</frequency>
        <bandwidth>0 (8 MHz)</bandwidth>
        <fec_high>1 (2/3)</fec_high>
        <fec_low>1 (2/3)</fec_low>
        <modulation>2 (64-QAM)</modulation>
        <transmission_mode>1 (8K)</transmission_mode>
        <guard_interval>1 (1/16)</guard_interval>
        <hierarchy>0 (non-hierarchical)</hierarchy>
        <original_network_id>0x0056</original_network_id>
        <transport_stream_id>0x0001</transport_stream_id>
    </transponder>
</channels>

You should get a new channels.xml file.

Use tv_scan version 0.04.

I have no idea if this works.


Jan

Thanks Jan,

I'm from Romania, and of course because of that, the information is scarce at most. Nobody ever gives a slimy dead horse's ass for us. ( we do, to some extent deserve it though )

Anyway, i've found out that it is _NORMAL_ for the other streams not to work (datastreams), they are still testing it (??). I knew about the other frequency (738 Mhz) and those streams all work ok.

Now, let's think about building a gui for this baby and preparing it for idiot-proof-lazy-ass-gui-from-remote package kind'a thing

I'm looking into it, still have to learn how's everything set in this nmt linux distro.
Anyone here willing to brainstorm on this?

[FireGeo]

I have an "Avermedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM Volar [A828]".
Two more things before I try to set it up, because there is not much time to waste.

1. Has anyone else tried successfully this USB stick with A-110?
2. I live in Greece. Any first info on whether I have a chance to set it up here or not?

And one more (maybe silly) question: Are analogue channels supported?

Regards,
George

[dlbogdan]

(10-14-2009 05:34 PM)FireGeo Wrote:  I have an "Avermedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM Volar [A828]".
Two more things before I try to set it up, because there is not much time to waste.

1. Has anyone else tried successfully this USB stick with A-110?
2. I live in Greece. Any first info on whether I have a chance to set it up here or not?

And one more (maybe silly) question: Are analogue channels supported?

Regards,
George

did some google on it, i can't really tell from what i'm reading.
your best bet is to install linux on a machine (ex. ubuntu 9.04 desktop), (vmware machine could work too with usb passthrough) then install kaffeine. take a look at the dmesg to see if it gets recognised and initialized.
the most important part is the chipset.
leave the second question for later... it's much much easier to overcome after you've managed to install it properly.

if it does work on your linux machine, chances are that there is a way to get it to work on the very old 2.6.15 nmt linux.


i don't have much experience with analogic tv on linux but i think it requires a totally different approach (v4l ?) but then again, thinking from ice up.. if it gives a data stream for video and audio in a /dev/dvb/ similar fashion, i don't see why not.
the analog tuner surely is managed a bit different, and i think it requires a module by itself. ( ? )
then again, analog tv never was catchy to me when it came to digital stuff. analog tv is to be watched on a analog TV. [stop]

[bdb]

(10-14-2009 05:34 PM)FireGeo Wrote:  I have an "Avermedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM Volar [A828]".

unlucky - not in the main linux kernel for a reason; the driver is not open source ... and is supplied as a precompiled binary only for x86 machines.

why oh why ...
bdb

[FireGeo]

(10-14-2009 09:42 PM)bdb Wrote:  unlucky - not in the main linux kernel for a reason; the driver is not open source ... and is supplied as a precompiled binary only for x86 machines.

why oh why ...
bdb

I don't know if this makes any difference but there are drivers from AVerMedia for Linux:

The following distributions, with their stock kernel, are officially tested and supported:

1. Open SuSE Linux 10.3
2. Mandriva Linux 2008
3. Fedora Core Release 6
4. Fedora Core Release 7
5. Ubuntu 7.10
6. Ubuntu 8.10
7. Ubuntu 9.04
8. Mandriva Linux 2009
9. kernel 2.6.30 & 2.6.31

Here:
Linux x64: http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Support/...FDFId=3021
And
Linux x86: http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Support/...FDFId=3022

George

[janpopan]

(10-15-2009 07:30 AM)FireGeo Wrote:  I don't know if this makes any difference but there are drivers from AVerMedia for Linux:

Here:
Linux x64: http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Support/...FDFId=3021
And
Linux x86: http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Support/...FDFId=3022

George

No as bdb says - there is no sourcecode for the driver, there are only 2 binaries - one for x86 32Bit and one for x86 64Bit Intel/AMD Processors.
There is no binary for the Sigma processor which works in the A110 or HDX.

So at the moment there is no chance to get the stick working at the A110 or HDX or for other devices with a non Intel/AMD processor.

cheers
Jan

[FireGeo]

Thanks Everybody for your answers and saving me time (and money)

George

[mwahal]

I want to compile my WinTV-HVR-850. I started to follow your steps by trying to compile .30. After copy files from .15.30 to .15, when I run make menuconfig, I get following errors. Before that I was able to compile .15 linux and even able to load a .ko file.

Any ideas ?

Thanks
Mudit

Code:

scripts/kconfig/mconf arch/mips/Kconfig
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:28:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_A800' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_MT2060'
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:37:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_DIBUSB_MB' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_MT2060'
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:58:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_DIBUSB_MC' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_MT2060'
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:78:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_DIB0700' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_MT2060'
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:79:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_DIB0700' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_MT2266'
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:80:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_DIB0700' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_XC2028'
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:81:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_DIB0700' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_XC5000'
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:82:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_DIB0700' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_MXL5007T'
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:100:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_UMT_010' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_MT2060'
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:116:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_CXUSB' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_SIMPLE'
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:117:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_CXUSB' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_XC2028'
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/Kconfig:118:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'DVB_USB_CXUSB' refer to undefined symbol 'MEDIA_TUNER_MXL5005S'

[dlbogdan]

where are the errors? those are mere warnings.

[mwahal]

(10-22-2009 08:23 PM)dlbogdan Wrote:  where are the errors? those are mere warnings.

When the make menuconfig opens the menu, after these warnings, there is no option to select DVB .. it only shows V4L options, no DVB.

[bdb]

(10-22-2009 09:34 PM)mwahal Wrote:  When the make menuconfig opens the menu, after these warnings, there is no option to select DVB .. it only shows V4L options, no DVB.

make sure you update the kernel with:
linux-2.6.15.30_fix.zip - fix for config files
- the original zip had a couple of missing files.

+ see earlier posts regarding the em28xx drivers; they are unlikely to 'just' work - none of the /drivers/media/video code has been backported from 2.6.30 to 2.6.15

bdb

[mwahal]

(10-22-2009 10:24 PM)bdb Wrote:  make sure you update the kernel with:
linux-2.6.15.30_fix.zip - fix for config files
- the original zip had a couple of missing files.

+ see earlier posts regarding the em28xx drivers; they are unlikely to 'just' work - none of the /drivers/media/video code has been backported from 2.6.30 to 2.6.15

bdb

let me give it a shot ... i know there is drivers/media/video/em28xx already in .15 linux. I may just pick the driver part for the hvr850 from the em28xx file(s) and port to .15 version, not the entire media/video directory.

[zinger5]

Well I've not had any joy with porting the video folder personally for the em28xx drivers, but the guy who wrote those em28xx-new drivers has released these binary drivers for the em28xx: http://support.sundtek.de/index.php/topic,4.0.html
It states they are compatible with linux 2.6.15 but they only seem to be available as 32bit and 64bit binaries. Any chance we could work a way of porting these? (or installing them on the PCH directly?)

I might send the guy a message also to see if he'll create a binary for the PCH itself, but I can guess what the response will be

zinger5

[nekineki]

I do not have dvb usb stick (I'm using udpxy to play iptv - mpeg2ts stream) but I found the issue in the first post unanswered

Quote:This shows that gaya/mono are just about capable of handling tv content, albeit in a slightly clunky way. The simple interface provided could certainly be improved, but is severly hindered by mono. Mono does not seem capable of switching to a new stream without being restarted, and insists on rescanning streams for pids, causing it to be very slow to change streams. Anyone had any luck controlling it more sensibly?

Is there any way to manipulate with mono?
I'm missing:
- faster switching of streams (without restart, caching pids)
- better navigation (in order to change i need to press stop and then select another channel, is it possible to select channels via numbers?)

Sorry for off-topic but the findings could be useful for TV jukebox as well.