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| Newer page: | version 9 | Last edited on Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:19:04 am | by CraigBox | Revert |
| Older page: | version 3 | Last edited on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 7:48:21 pm | by HadleyRich | Revert |
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[FreeView|http://freeviewnz.tv/] is the new consortium of TV and radio providers, providing digital service by [DVB-S] on the Optus D1 satellite.
-MythTv supports DVB, and the TechniSat ~SkyStar is well supported under [Linux]. There are some tricks to setting this up, but we'll cover them all below. I have installed all the software below on [Ubuntu] Edgy (6.10). It does not cover the basic MythTv installation, which you are assumed to have done already. If not, the [Ubuntu guide|https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV] is very straightforward.
+MythTv supports DVB, and the ~
TechniSat ~SkyStar 2
is well supported under [Linux]. There are some tricks to setting this up, but we'll cover them all below. I have installed all the software below on [Ubuntu] Edgy (6.10). It does not cover the basic MythTv installation, which you are assumed to have done already. If not, the [Ubuntu guide|https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV] is very straightforward.
!! Hardware and connectivity
Get a ~TechniSat ~SkyStar 2 satellite card. These are currently $145 on Trade Me from [an importer|http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=1094847], who lives in Te Awamutu, and is a thoroughly nice bloke.
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
At this point it is assumed you have your DVB-S card connected to the satellite. Now we can test this.
!! Testing DVB
+
+You can skip this step if you're game, and go straight to MythTV installation.
Install some packages: <tt>apt-get install dvbsnoop dvbtune dvb-utils</tt>
We now need to tune to a LNB frequency. Let's test connecting to the TVNZ transponder:
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<tt>dvbtune -f 1183000 -s 22500 -p h -m</tt>
Your output should resemble this:
-<pre
>
+<verbatim
>
tuning DVB-S to L-Band:0, Pol:H Srate=22500000, 22kHz=off
ERROR setting tone
: Invalid argument
polling....
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SNR: 52971
FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_LOCK FE_HAS_CARRIER FE_HAS_VITERBI FE_HAS_SYNC
Signal=50823, Verror=0, SNR=52983dB, BlockErrors=0, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
Signal=50931, Verror=0, SNR=53001dB, BlockErrors=0, (S|L|C|V|SY|)
-</pre
>
+</verbatim
>
-If you don't get scrolling <tt>Signal=</tt> lines, you might have a newer LNB with a different offset (designed for pointing at two satellites at once). Try <tt>dvbtune -f 1733000 -s 22500 -p h -m</tt>.
+If you don't get scrolling <tt>Signal=</tt> lines, you might have a newer LNB with a different offset (designed for pointing at two satellites at once). Try <tt>dvbtune -f 1733000 -s 22500 -p h -m</tt>. Follow the "New LNB" instructions paths below
.
If you don't get this going, there is a lot more information at [the PVR Geek wiki|http://pvr.geek.nz/w/index.php/DVB-S_Setup].
Now, run the tuner, and background it:
-<tt>dvbtune -f 1733000
-s 22500 -p h -m 2>/dev/null &</tt>
+<tt>dvbtune -f 1183000
-s 22500 -p h -m 2>/dev/null &</tt> (__newer LNB__: substitute 1733000 for 1183000)
Scan for channels:
<pre>
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SSU-ZW (0x6640) 0c:
New Channel Test (0x0771) 01:
Done.
</pre>
+
+__Note__: on some distros, <tt>scan</tt> is called <tt>dvbscan</tt>. This is the case on [Gentoo], where the package containing dvbscan is <tt>media-tv/linuxtv-dvb-apps</tt>.
You have now got a list of all the channels on this transponder. Freeview has other transponders - check [Lyngsat's Optus D1 page|http://www.lyngsat.com/optusd1.html] for information.
Assuming you've got this far, there's one final test. Foreground the dvbtune task and kill it.
-Now run <tt>dvbstream -f 1183 -s 22500 -p h -o 512 650 | mplayer -</tt>
+Now run <tt>dvbstream -f 1183 -s 22500 -p h -o 512 650 | mplayer -</tt> (__newer LNB__: substitute 1733 for 1183)
You should now be watching the TVNZ Widescreen test (currently all Stargate SG-1, all the time).
!!Adding your channels to MythTV
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Stop the MythTV backend, if it's running, and run mythtv-setup.
! Capture card
-Add a new capture card of type "DVB DTV capture card (v3.x)". Select DiSEqC, and enter some details about your LNB - for a single-location Sky LNB, you will want to set to Custom, set type Standard (Voltage), and set LNB LOF Low (MHz) to 11300. If this doesn't work for you, you will have to look at the LNB settings on [the PVR Geek wiki|http://pvr.geek.nz/w/index.php/DVB-S_Setup].
+Add a new capture card of type "DVB DTV capture card (v3.x)". Select DiSEqC, and enter some details about your LNB - for a single-location Sky LNB, you will want to set to Custom, set type Standard (Voltage), and set LNB LOF Low (MHz) to 11300 (__newer LNB__: 10750)
. If this doesn't work for you, you will have to look at the LNB settings on [the PVR Geek wiki|http://pvr.geek.nz/w/index.php/DVB-S_Setup].
Remember you have to click Finish, go back to the Capture card screen, and hit Finish again, to save your LNB settings.
! Video source
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<?plugin OldStyleTable border||=0
| __Transponder__ | __Frequency__ | __Symbol rate__
| TVNZ | 12483000 | 22500000
-| CanWest/Other | 12456000 | 22500000
+| ~
CanWest/Other | 12456000 | 22500000
?>
-These were found at [Lyngsat's Optus D1 page|http://www.lyngsat.com/optusd1.html].
+These were found at [Lyngsat's Optus D1 page|http://www.lyngsat.com/optusd1.html]. Remember both need to be horizontal polarity
.
Two sets of about 6 channels each will be detected and added.
! Channel editor
