DVB-S/T/C Support

[foolio]

Originally Posted by AndersNolberger

But I am not happy with the files created by DVBCore, they dont play nicely in all players. The tests I have done with BDA makes "better" mpeg files.

you are very correct here - many of the dvbcore mpeg2 are quite poor headers, etc - causing problems with seeking in sage and other players.

The newer dvbcore works much better in terms of compliant mpeg2 but don't work with the sdvbrecorder, unfortunately

[rockman]

Anyone get sagetv / SDVBCoreRecorder to work with the Twinhan 1020a? When I load up SageTV, it doesn't list my twinhan as a input source. What am I doing wrong?

[narcan]

Has anyone managed to get this to work with the latest myTheatre (v3.20.02) ?

The 3.13 version as quoted working doesn't support my card, but the 3.19 and beyond versions do.

I'm trying to use this with the VisionPlus DTV (DVB-T) card in australia.

This is the debug output:

Frequency: 0
VERSION 8:27:32 PM
Please report this to Anders:
VERSION

NOOP 8:27:32 PM
NOOP 8:27:32 PM
NOOP 8:27:32 PM
STOP 8:27:38 PM

The first line of debug ("Frequency: 0") was when I pressed 'Channels' in the debug window.
Should this show all the channels that are setup ?? Or is this the usual output ?

This is my .ini file if anyone has any insight:

[System]
version=0.1
Port=6969
Device=0 // Number of the used device (0 if only one card in computer)
[Satellites]
0=terrestrial
[Transponders]
0=0|219500|7
1=0|226500|7
2=0|191625|7
3=0|177500|7
4=0|536500|7
[Programmes]
2=1|ABC TV Melbourne
7=3|7 Digital
9=2|Nine Digital
10=0|TEN Digital
28=4|SBS DIGITAL 1

[AndersNolberger]

Unfortunately the SDVBCoreRecorder only supports DVBCore versions up to MyTheatre 3.12. This is because later versions is not supported for third party use.

The channels button is supposed to list all channels on the current frequency. But if the card is not tuned the list is empty. Your debug indicates that you are using a frequency of 0 so the card is not tuned to any station.

/Anders

[foolio]

well - I've been running sage 2.1 now for 1 week with 2 dvb-s tuners and 1 hauppauge pvr250 tuner and it is running AWESOME. The dvb-s tuners are a bit flakey, sometimes missing a channel change here and there, but overall, it is running like a champ.

The current system is sage server with skystar2 and pvr250, 2 sage clients. the other skystar2 is on one of the client and being used as a network encoder.

I LOVE SAGE! it is about 1000 times better than mytheatre or any other DVB "PVR" programs out there. it's great having a true PVR again.

[Lucas]

folio, can you please post your config on how to get the skystar2 cards working in SageTV?

I want to do the same but have been discouraged by various posts that I saw.

[jerhall]

I have it working with the 1020a with no issues. I also have a TT1.5 working.

If you open up the DVB systray application does it show your 1020 as the active card?

You won't see any mention of the actual DVB card within Sage, only a reference to SDVBCoreRecorder on localhost port 6969. This will show up when you add the necessary lines to your sage.properties file and run the config wizard.

Originally Posted by rockman

Anyone get sagetv / SDVBCoreRecorder to work with the Twinhan 1020a? When I load up SageTV, it doesn't list my twinhan as a input source. What am I doing wrong?

[foolio]

Originally Posted by Lucas

folio, can you please post your config on how to get the skystar2 cards working in SageTV?

I want to do the same but have been discouraged by various posts that I saw.

do you have any specific questions? where are you stuck - if you tell me where you need help, I'll try to point out certain things.

The key for me was:

1. make sure to have your channels in the SAGETV favorite group
2. Pick the correct VIDEO PID when setting up your channels in Mytheatre
3. make sure once you load sdvbrecorder - that you can access the avbroadcaster plugin by ip address: ie, 192.168.x.x on your browser and see the web interface for changing channels.
4. make sure you have a video directory that sdvbrecorder can access - ie, if over a network, use UNC \\server\videos
5. set the fastmux option in the properties file to "FALSE"

should work! This is great! While everyone is waiting for MEEDIOTV to support DVB or BeyondTV or MCE2005 or MEDIAPORTAL - sage has a mature PVR that works great with PVR

[Madcoder]

Is there any chance that we can get spectral inversion support in the configuration file? I am in Helsinki, Finland, and it is required for DVB-C here. I can't get anything to tune in without spectral inversion with any other software either.

[insomniac]

I scanned through the tread and only saw one mention of a Nexus DVB-s card. Does anyone know if this card works? I am very interrested in buying myself a christmas present, but dont want to buy a paper weight by accident. Suggestions on which card to buy are welcome.

Thanks,

I.

[insomniac]

c'mon people! I need a new bag. Cat got your tongue!? speak up!

[peterjb]

madcoder - Spectral inversion is set by default to Auto which should work in most cases. Are you saying that you need to specifcally set it to on or off? What card are you using? I'll include the change in the version I'm ( still ) working on.

insomniac - If the dvbcore.dll from MT3.12 supports the Nexus DVB-S you should be OK. But no promises! One thing to be aware of is that there are currently no BDA drivers for DVB cards with hardware MPEG2 encoders ( that I know of! ). As BDA appears to be the direction the industry is heading, it's possible that any future versions of SDVBRecorder may not support this card.

Cheers!

[insomniac]

well crap! Thx for the reply. I couldnt wait. Santa was knocking at my damn door. I bought under duress!

Anyway, I'll enjoy it while I got it, and sell it when I cannot

Ill post my experiences as they come...

I.

Originally Posted by peterjb

madcoder - Spectral inversion is set by default to Auto which should work in most cases. Are you saying that you need to specifcally set it to on or off? What card are you using? I'll include the change in the version I'm ( still ) working on.

insomniac - If the dvbcore.dll from MT3.12 supports the Nexus DVB-S you should be OK. But no promises! One thing to be aware of is that there are currently no BDA drivers for DVB cards with hardware MPEG2 encoders ( that I know of! ). As BDA appears to be the direction the industry is heading, it's possible that any future versions of SDVBRecorder may not support this card.

Cheers!

[Madcoder]

Hi, I have this card...
Technotrend Premium DVB-C 2300 OT
It is supposed to be a recently released replacement to the Premium DVB-C 2.1 card. Here is a link to where I got it...
http://www.dvbshop.net/product_info.php?products_id=199
I also have the 3.5 Common Interface for it, along with a Conax 4 CAM and smart card from the cable company.
Their config it here...
http://dvb.swelcom.fi/cable.php
I have set up multiple other software like Showshifter (all needed to set spectral inversion, and then worked), and the software that comes with the card, but I don't like either, and I want a better PVR experience. I am really, really hoping to be able to use Sage; it looks wonderful.

Regards,
Madcoder

[insomniac]

Well I got lucky(I suppose). Newegg screwed up my order, so I was able to cancel it. I decided to go with the SS2. It seems to have pretty good reviews (for a software card). Cant wait!

Originally Posted by insomniac

well crap! Thx for the reply. I couldnt wait. Santa was knocking at my damn door. I bought under duress!

Anyway, I'll enjoy it while I got it, and sell it when I cannot

Ill post my experiences as they come...

I.

[insomniac]

Ok...

I know this might not be the place to get the information about MT stuff, but its driving me crazy, and I need to hit up every resource I got!

So, im setting up DVB w/ a SS2 in MT to point to birds 119 & 110. So far, this doesnt seem like a problem. I point to both satellites, scan them, and find all the channels. Mind you that this is off a Dish Pro Twin LNB with excellent signal.

So my problem is that I cannot get it to work on both LNB's at the same time. In order to watch the other satellite, I must click on a channel from the other satellite, close MT and then re-open MT. It will then lock on the other satellite and I can get channels from it. I have to close MT everytime if I want to get the opposite sat.

This tells me one thing (I think):

The internal switch (DP Twin) is working, just doesnt sense the switch?

Anyone with a Dish config have any input on this? Its driving me crazy!

Am I just configured wrong?

My config:

sat 119 - LOF1 11250000 SW 11250000 LOF2 11250000 ----> CSW-LNB1
sat 110 - LOF1 11250000 SW 11250000 LOF2 11250000 ----> CSW-LNB2

Any help is appreciated,

I.

[foolio]

if i recall, the dish pro twin doesn't work correctly with the switch. use the old school lnb... check ebay.. check dvbn and dvbcore.com

Originally Posted by insomniac

Ok...

I know this might not be the place to get the information about MT stuff, but its driving me crazy, and I need to hit up every resource I got!

So, im setting up DVB w/ a SS2 in MT to point to birds 119 & 110. So far, this doesnt seem like a problem. I point to both satellites, scan them, and find all the channels. Mind you that this is off a Dish Pro Twin LNB with excellent signal.

So my problem is that I cannot get it to work on both LNB's at the same time. In order to watch the other satellite, I must click on a channel from the other satellite, close MT and then re-open MT. It will then lock on the other satellite and I can get channels from it. I have to close MT everytime if I want to get the opposite sat.

This tells me one thing (I think):

The internal switch (DP Twin) is working, just doesnt sense the switch?

Anyone with a Dish config have any input on this? Its driving me crazy!

Am I just configured wrong?

My config:

sat 119 - LOF1 11250000 SW 11250000 LOF2 11250000 ----> CSW-LNB1
sat 110 - LOF1 11250000 SW 11250000 LOF2 11250000 ----> CSW-LNB2

Any help is appreciated,

I.

[insomniac]

thx...I do happen to have an old lnb on one of my other IRD's. Ill give it a try.

To be honest, I have been so pissed off by this thing, that didnt even cross my mind

Ill let you know if I get it going.

I.

[insomniac]

!!!! very cool. Yea, my legacy one seems to work ok...although it doesnt want to switch from time to time. I think it might be something with it having a mediocre signal (well doubt it, but its my last hope). Ill stregnthen up the signal and give it a try in the next few days.

Phew! Now I can actually get into what I want to test out. The sage plugin!

Thanks for the slap of common sense

I.

[insomniac]

FWIW. I dont know much about the LOF1 SW LOF2 stuff, but this is what works best for me with my legacy twin:

sat 119 - LOF1 11250000 SW 0 LOF2 11250000 ----> CSW-LNB1
sat 110 - LOF1 11250000 SW 0 LOF2 11250000 ----> CSW-LNB2