On 02/13/2008 03:01 PM, Doru Marin wrote: > Hi, > > Can you explain how you select those 4 positions ? DiSEqC commands or > tone/voltage changes ? > Also can you determine the input type of those positions (Hi/Low, H/V, > etc) ? A scenario to see when and why that happens, would be more useful. > > P. van Gaans wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've got a Technotrend S-1500 (if it matters: I use it with Kaffeine >> 0.8.3). It works mostly fine, but there's a strange problem. With my >> Spaun 4/1 DiSEqC switch (they cost approx 25-40 euro), I can only >> switch without trouble to position 1 and 2. If I tune directly to >> position 3 it won't lock. >> >> However, if I first tune to a channel on position 1 or 2 and try a >> channel on position 3 after that, it will work. Position 4 however is >> completely unreachable. >> >> On a standalone receiver, there's no trouble with the same cable. >> >> Now Spaun is a really expensive and respected brand. So their switches >> possibly work in a different way, because a cheap Maximum 4/1 switch >> works perfectly with the S-1500. Position 1, 2, 3 and 4 all work >> perfectly. I also did some "dry testing" indoors and it looks like a 7 >> euro Satconn 4/1 switch would also work fine, but a 17 euro Axing SPU >> 41-02 probably won't. >> >> I'm guessing this could be solved in stv0299.c but I'm not much of an >> expert. I took a look at the code but I'm not really sure what to do. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> linux-dvb mailing list >> linux-dvb@linuxtv.org >> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb >> >
I select them with Kaffeine. Hi/low and H/V doesn't matter. I tried upgrading to Kaffeine 0.8.5 but that doesn't make a difference. The "scan" application has the same issues. _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
