[linux-dvb] Re: Changing PIDS (DVB-T in the UK)

[Måns Rullgård <mru@pronto.tv>]

Alistair Hamilton <alistair@tyeurgain.free-online.co.uk> writes:

> Hello, All
>
> I turned off my TV computer to go on holiday about a month ago.  When I
> came back about three weeks later, it did not work properly.  I could
> not get any channels on MUX 2 (ITV, C4).
>
> I initially thought that something had happened to the antenna because
> the BER on MUX2 is *much* higher than on MUX 1.  However, after much
> messing around, I found this was not the case.
>
> I eventually re-generated my channels.conf file using scan and found
> that almost all of the pid numbers have changed! (Very odd on ITV2 - the
> old audio pid is now the video pid.)
>
> Is this something that just happens from time to time?  If so, do the.  
> broadcasters tell anyone?

If there is a change new PAT/PMT and SI tables should be transmitted.
Monitoring these for changes should then be sufficient.

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Måns Rullgård
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