hi,
last weekend I tried to get a vdr box running with "UPC telekabel wien"
I used a box with a technotrend dvb-c v2.1 firmware 2622 and a 2.6.13 kernel UPC is using qam256 for modulation
I received almost 170 channels, but the replaying of the channels produced several dropouts
I assume the signal was OK because the UPC motorola box had no problem to replay the channels my frined in vienna also tried to amplify the signal, but that didn't help
any ideas?
thanks
marco
Hello Marco,
I would say, that you are in troubles ;-) I also would suggest to change to Sat or analog TV.
Some time ago I had to changed to kernel 2.6.x with the new driver, since then my digital VDR is unuseable because of dropouts. So I bought a PVR150 and everything is fine now.
I - personally - believe, that there is a software problem within the new driver, since with the drivers for 2.4.x it work perfectly.
Unfortunately I am not able to find this problem and I was not able to find someone, who could solve this (or help me).
Best regards Gerhard
hi, On Wed, 1 Mar 2006, Gerhard Steiner wrote:
do you really think it's a driver problem? or did UPC change anything in the cable-net?
Unfortunately I am not able to find this problem and I was not able to find someone, who could solve this (or help me).
I know that UPC does not transfer EPG and I also know that they do something with mac-addresses
so, it looks like that nobody in vienna can use a harddisc-recorder at all only the UPC motorola box is able to receive the signal correctly
UPC is a strange company :-(
marco
Best regards Gerhard
I don't know exactly. Maybe not only a driver problem. But for sure it a mixture of this and of UPC. QAM256 is really very difficult to handle. You need good cables, a excelent signal quality. If you have this, it is maybe not a big problem. But if you don't have it, the driver is not able to help.
Some time ago I tried to boot an old linux version (with kernel 2.4.x) and the picture was really good again. Back on my machine the picture is unuseable. So I believe it is a driver problem at least. But maybe you have the time and knowledge to solve this?
UPC is transfering EPG, but noone found it till now. EPG via internet is much easier to handle.
so, it looks like that nobody in vienna can use a harddisc-recorder at all only the UPC motorola box is able to receive the signal correctly
Just use a PVR-System. It's really fine :-)
UPC is a strange company :-(
That's really true and very bad. :-(
marco
Best regards Gerhard
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Gerhard Steiner -
Marco Skambraks