[linux-dvb] Re: Where is the PCR?

[Johannes Stezenbach <js@convergence.de>]

Måns Rullgård wrote:
> I am observing some strange behavior with certain DVB channels.
> Tuning in 11954 MHz horizontal on Astra 1H, I try to watch the channel
> "EuroNews", as of this writing using PMT pid 1034 (0x40a), video pid
> 2221 (0x8ad), audio pid 2233 (0x8b9) and PCR pid equal to video pid.
> In other words, a quite regular looking channel.  The problem is that
> the PID listed in the PMT as containing the PCR values does not carry
> any PCR values.  This makes many applications very unhappy with the
> stream.
> 
> Does anyone know what's going on here?  Are the PCR values stored
> elsewhere for some reason?  How can I find them?  I have checked all
> the PIDs on that frequency, and none of them contain a suitable PCR
> for this channel.
> 
> I have seen the same problem on several scrambled channels from Canal
> Digital as well.
> 
> If someone could point me in the right direction I would be thankful.

The PCR values are there where they should be, on PID 0x8ad.
What makes you think they are not?

Johannes