[linux-dvb] Re: Technotrend DVB-T 1.2 recommended for UK?

[Nils Ohlmeier <nils.ohlmeier@web.de>]

On Monday 07 July 2003 22:12, Juergen Peitz wrote:
> Monday, 7. Juli 2003 11:56 Gregor Lawatscheck wrote:
> > There appear to be issues with the full featured version of the DVB-T 1.2
> > card but I don't think it has been established whether it's a problem
> > with some of the cards or even a single card. Neither is there much info
> > on whether it's a driver / firmware problem - which I guess is hard to
> > test as the generally quite stable 0.9.4 drivers (they don't appear to
> > mind reception errors or no signal too much) didn't support the full
> > featured DVB-T card?
>
> I have a working patch for the full featured card and the old oldstruct
> drivers. Because of the size I don't want to publish it on the mailinglist,
> but I could send it to you and everybody who is interested by private mail.
> Just let me know.

I'm definately interested in testing any patch for the DVB-T 1.2.
I currently do not have the time to participate in the discussion :-( But in 
the next week i have spare time for testing.

But i want to share briefly my experiences:
Complete lockups of the ALPS frontend are very rare for me. If they happen an 
unload and reload of the dvbtt-pci module fixes the problem (but the frontend 
module can stay in memory). What happens really often (but without any 
regularity in it) is that the frontend do not deliver any signal after 
changing the channel. I can often fix it, by changing back to the previous 
channel again, wait until the OSD disappears, and then try another time to 
switch to the desired channel. Which also means that the OSD still works 
without any signal.
I did not tested the composite out ever, because i just watch at the computer.
But i use a patched driver for my card, which fixes the problem for me that 
the frontend takes several seconds to lock. I do not know or tested if this 
fix also changes anything on the "black screen" problem.

Greetings
  Nils



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