[linux-dvb] Re: Hauppauge Nova-T scanning problem

[David Bull <linuxtv@uk-dave.com>]

Mark Howells wrote:

> > I then proceded to run scan ./dvb-t/uk-Sudbury and got the following output:
> >
> > scanning ./dvb-t/uk-Sudbury
> > using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
> > Frontend can not do INVERSION_AUTO, trying INVERSION_OFF instead
> > initial transponder 850000000 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
> > tune to: 850000000:INVERSION_OFF:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_NONE:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
> > <>WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
> >    
> Have you tried 
>    scan -5 ./dvb-t/uk-Sudbury
>
> The -5 switch makes for longer timeouts.  The Nova-T takes a long time to tune and the -5 flag multiples the timeouts by 5.  Worked for me ...
>
> Mark
Thanks for the reply. I tried the -5 option to extend the timeout limit 
but I kept getting exactly the same error. Also, the errors was printed 
after the same amount of time regardless of whether I used the -5 option 
or not.

- David