[linux-dvb] Re: ALPS-TDMB7 ALPS-TDLB7 tuner problems?

[Andrew de Quincey <adq_dvb@lidskialf.net>]

On Tuesday 30 March 2004 10:18, Carlo E. Prelz wrote:
> 	Subject: [linux-dvb] Re: ALPS-TDMB7 ALPS-TDLB7 tuner problems?
> 	Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 10:16:43AM +0100
>
> Quoting Andrew de Quincey (adq_dvb@lidskialf.net):
> > When a DISEQC command is sent, the zigzag code goes into a special
> > "DISEQC" mode.This basically disables zigzag until the next
> > FE_SET_FRONTEND command...
> >
> > This was done specifically for people like you with motorized dishes...
> > can you have a look and see if its what you need?
>
> Sorry, no, I have no motorized dish! What I have is something very
> mobile on a tripod, in the backyard. I have made a simple GTK program
> that shows signal and snr levels as bars, and trim the position of the
> dish by hand, checking when signal is at a peak. If zigzag is
> disabled, the system works quite well.

Oh RIGHT!  Well, it definitely wont work for that :)

I see what you mean though; you're wanting to have a separate mode for 
determining the best dish position. That sounds like a really good idea. I'll 
have a look at your patch later.


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