[vdr] Re: Can't get a TV picture on DXR3 using Nova-T and VDR 1.2.1

["Rene Scherer" <rene@scherer-online.com>]

I've tried dvbtune before I start vdr and it seems to work. At least I can
get a tv picture and sound.

Unfortunately only for channels which share the frequency I've tuned to with
dvbtune. It looks almost like vdr can't tune the dvb cards.

Does vdr use a different mechanism from dvbtune to tune the card?

Thanks,
Rene


-----Original Message-----
From: vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org]On Behalf Of
Glyn Edwards
Sent: 17 July 2003 00:09
To: vdr@linuxtv.org
Subject: [vdr] Re: Can't get a TV picture on DXR3 using Nova-T and VDR
1.2.1


I get this too, anythign that tunes the card to a channel first then
quits seems to allow vdr to work out. I dont think continually
restarting vdr works, as the others suggest try dvbtune or tzap first
then use vdr

Glyn

Simeon Walker wrote:

>
>
> On 07/16/03 07:41, Stefan Betermieux wrote:
>
>> Am Tuesday 15 July 2003 20:45 schrieb Rene Scherer:
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I've installed VDR 1.2.1 and the latest version of the DXR3 plugin. It
>> built without any problems, but I don't get a TV picture on the DXR3.
>>
>> My DXR3 installation seems fine (MPlayer plays without any problems)
>> and I
>> can record programs from the Nova-T with VDR.
>>
>> I can see the OSD on the DXR3, but no TV picture. In transfer mode I
>> only
>> get a black screen and no sound, but when I replay a recording I do get
>> sound, but no picture.
>>
>> Does anyone have an idea what the problem could be?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Rene
>>
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Try to restart vdr. After booting my computer, I have to start vdr,
>> kill it
>> and restart it 5 seconds later to get a picture on my dxr3. Don't
>> know why
>> this happens, maybe someone else has a more sophisticated solution.
>>
>> bye,
>>
>> Stefan
>
>
> That's interesting, I had that problem (I am also using a Nova-T, DXR3
> and 1.2.1).
> I never could work out what was going on but I did work around it.
> In my vdr startup script I put a dvbtune command for a known channel,
> after
> that vdr will  always start perfectly.
>
> I also noticed that under the situation where vdr came on to record
> something then no data would be written to the file, nothing is being
> received. After a short while vdr does an emergency exit and the
> recording
> will work fine when it restarts.
>
> Regards,
> Sim
>



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