[linux-dvb] Hauppauge Nova-T USB2 doesn't work

[Bob Mcgoo]

--- Patrick Boettcher <patrick.boettcher at desy.de>
wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, 28 Oct 2005, Bob Mcgoo wrote:
> > I've just bought an USB2 Nova-T, thinking it would
> > work in Linux as there's a driver for it into the
> > kernel.
> 
> You are right.
> 
> > [..]
> > dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport s
> > tream to the software demuxer.
> > dvb-usb: MAC address: [...]
> > dib3000: Found a DiBcom 3000P.
> > dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 100 ms
> > ecs.
> > dvb-usb: Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T usb2 successfully
> > initialized and connected.
> 
> Everything looks correctly.
> 
> > Everything seems OK, but I can't tune any channel.
> > dvbscan gives the error "tuning failed" on each
> > transponder ; the antenna is correctly connected
> to
> > the tuner, which works well in Windows.
> 
> Hmm. Maybe (I highly doubt that) Hauppauge changed
> the tuner. I'm using 
> the box daily, I bought it in Februar this year. Let
> me try to figure this 
> out...
> 
> > I also have a Technisat Skystar 2 which works very
> > well in Linux.
> 
> You mean Airstar? Or the Skystar for DVB-S?
> 
> regards,
> Patrick.
> 
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Well, in fact, the transponders parameters in
dvb-apps/util/scan/dvb-t were probably wrong, so I
replaced them with AUTO, like that :
T 674000000 8MHz AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO
...
Now I can tune all channels.



		
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