[linux-dvb] Deinterlacing UK DVB-T

2007-10-28 Thread Mario Rossi
I see similar things (on dvb-t) on eg five life and five us, e specially movies on five us. I assume that the transmission might be in 540 horisontal pixels. Which channels do you see this on? I've just uploaded an example where it is easy to see it:

[linux-dvb] Deinterlacing UK DVB-T

2007-10-22 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I receive DVB-T in the UK and I'd like to improve the image quality. I think it is a deinterlacing issue. I'm currently using in mplayer vf=pp=lb And it improves the situation for the fine details. But I still get some effects, on macro blocks. There are like horizontal bands (maybe 0.5 cm

Re: [linux-dvb] Deinterlacing UK DVB-T

2007-10-22 Thread Mario Rossi
Måns Rullgård wrote: Mario Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, I receive DVB-T in the UK and I'd like to improve the image quality. I think it is a deinterlacing issue. I'm currently using in mplayer vf=pp=lb And it improves the situation for the fine details. But I still get some

Re: [linux-dvb] BBC HD DVB-T lost

2007-07-23 Thread Mario Rossi
I see... let's hope they start again! On 7/22/07, Soyeb Aswat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The trial ended on Freeview about a month ago. A sad loss :-( The trial is continuing on cable and satellite. Regards, Soyeb ___ linux-dvb mailing list

[linux-dvb] BBC HD DVB-T lost

2007-07-22 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I can't find anymore BBC HD signal via DVB-T in London I used to have these settings BBC HD1:55400:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_2_3:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:1502:1505:36932 but now this is what I get with tzap using

Re: [linux-dvb] removal em28xx from linuxtv.org

2007-06-19 Thread Mario Rossi
since I officially take care about the latest Empia em28xx code I want to get that project removed from linuxtv.org. Mauro already broke some parts in the incomplete inkernel linux driver. Since the few developers here who cannot just shut their mouth and accept others work I don't see another way

Re: [linux-dvb] removal em28xx from linuxtv.org

2007-06-19 Thread Mario Rossi
Previous was corrupted. since I officially take care about the latest Empia em28xx code I want to get that project removed from linuxtv.org. Mauro already broke some parts in the incomplete inkernel linux driver. Since the few developers here who cannot just shut their mouth and accept others

Re: [linux-dvb] removal em28xx from linuxtv.org

2007-06-19 Thread Mario Rossi
Previous 2 mails were corrupted. since I officially take care about the latest Empia em28xx code I want to get that project removed from linuxtv.org. Mauro already broke some parts in the incomplete inkernel linux driver. Since the few developers here who cannot just shut their mouth and accept

Re: [linux-dvb] removal em28xx from linuxtv.org

2007-06-19 Thread Mario Rossi
Sorry, I will removed the quoted message, the message keeps arriving corrupted. From a user's point of view, the 2 projects (em28xx and linuxtv.org) have a huge overlapping and common code. If I wanted to use them both, would I run into a nightmare, or is it going to be easy? Will em28xx still be

[linux-dvb] [RFC | PATCHES] dibusb-mb / dvb-pll: TESTERS NEEDED!

2007-06-13 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I've just tried your repository with Hauppauge WinTV NOVA T USB 2 Fedora 7 Kernel recompiled 2.6.21.3. Result Jun 13 19:29:27 thinkpad kernel: usb 4-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5 Jun 13 19:29:27 thinkpad kernel: usb 4-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC | PATCHES] dibusb-mb / dvb-pll: TESTERS NEEDED!

2007-06-13 Thread Mario Rossi
On 6/13/07, Michael Krufky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mario, Thank you for testing. Apparently we were missing some Kconfig dependencies on dvb-pll. I have fixed the problem and updated my 'dvb-pll' tree. Please test again and report your experiences. Thanks again for testing. Hi,

Re: [linux-dvb] Indoor aerial for DVB-T

2007-05-02 Thread Mario Rossi
I think it is an interesting mail, so I copy it back in the mailing list. On 5/2/07, Tobias Stoeber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Regarding the One For All Aerial it seems, that it can be positioned either vertically or horizontally. So you should first try to (if you didn't already) to get to

[linux-dvb] Indoor aerial for DVB-T

2007-05-01 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I live in a building where the roof aerial has never-ending problems. I've tried that indoor aerial

[linux-dvb] Re: Technotrend DVB-C C-1200 TT-Connect

2007-04-24 Thread Mario Rossi
As I said, it does work, but I don't think that its working correctly. I have tried under Gentoo and under Ubuntu Fiesty with 2.6.20 kernel, and under both, things start to eventually jitter slightly and every few seconds frames are dropped. This doesn't seem to happen under windows for some

[linux-dvb] Re: Technotrend DVB-C C-1200 TT-Connect

2007-04-21 Thread Mario Rossi
I have one of these devices running under kernel 2.6.18 with MythTV (Gentoo). I am seeing a lot of artefacts and picture jitter while watching live tv. I suspect this has something to do with speed of USB 1.1. I am able to reboot into Windows and test the device with the original device

[linux-dvb] Re: [PATCH] dvb-apps: remove duplicate kernel headers

2007-04-18 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, it took 5 months but eventually the patch was applied! http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2006-December/014838.html here http://linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps?cmd=changeset;node=0c5b651f08be;style=gitweb Thank you Christoph! ___ linux-dvb

[linux-dvb] Suggestions for USB DVB-C

2007-04-15 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I would like to give a go to a DVB-C USB card. In the wiki the only supported device looks to be Technotrend DVB-C C-1200 TT-Connect Is it true? In the mailing list, April 2006, there are positive feedbacks, is it still the case? Related question: can I connect directly to a DVB-C card

[linux-dvb] DVB-C from Virgin Media-UK

2007-04-10 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I'm a customer of Virgin Media and I get TV, phone and broadband via cable. I would like to understand whether I can use any of the DVB-C cards and connect it directly to the cable. Currently the cable goes into a box labelled Scientific Atlanta EXPLORER 4200 DVB This box is then

[linux-dvb] Warning: missing physical device for Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T usb2

2007-03-15 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I've just upgraded my copy of the repository of v4l-dvb from Mercurial and when I connect my device I get a warning: Mar 15 19:10:10 thinkpad kernel: **WARNING** I2C adapter driver [DiBX000 tuner I2C bus] forgot to specify physical device; fix it! It does not seem to affect anything.

[linux-dvb] ITV DVB-HD in London

2007-01-07 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I'm trying to tune the HD signal from ITV-Channels 4-Five in Central London I'm in Aldgate). I have a WinTV NOVA T USB2 I can get BBC HD signal properly, while for the bouquet of ITV, I can see some signal but no tuning. This is the output of scan (starting from the frequency of BBC HD).

[linux-dvb] kernel Oops while unloading the card

2006-11-07 Thread Mario Rossi
Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T usb2. kernel 2.6.18.2 latest v4l-dvb. I had (once) this Oops while unplugging the card with no apps accessing it. Is it possible that the code checking for the remote control should be stopped before unplugging the cable? The same as any application actually playing some

[linux-dvb] Re: DIB3000MC autosearch

2006-11-06 Thread Mario Rossi
is the second. Hope I've explained in a decent way. I have a question: if the board can do autotune, why do we bother with setting the right parameters? Regards On 11/6/06, Patrick Boettcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 2 Nov 2006, Mario Rossi wrote: Hi Patrick, did you have time to check the patch

[linux-dvb] hdtv scanning

2006-11-05 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, Does somebody know why scan dvb-util or vdr failed to parse video pid of hdtv stream ? Why a patch like the attached one couldn't be added ? Btw, I've seen other types that are not properly recognised: in Lodnon they are 0x05 0x06 (when it is not AC3, SUBTITLING or TELETEXT) 0x0c

[linux-dvb] hdtv scanning

2006-11-05 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I'm trying to copy the stream of hdtv using mplayer and mencoder, but they think the video type is MPEG2(type 0x1002 in libmpdemux/demux_ts.c) while I think it should be H264(type 0x1005), so it does not play anything. This is the output of ITV HD Trial after I -dumpstream. Should

[linux-dvb] hdtv scanning

2006-11-05 Thread Mario Rossi
add the pmt_pid to your list Sorry, but I do not understand. Here is whan I've done: I've changed scan so that it prints the video pid 0x1b into channels.conf. Then I play mplayer dvb://BBC HD1a MPlayer dev-SVN-r20681-4.1.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor

[linux-dvb] hdtv scanning

2006-11-05 Thread Mario Rossi
@all maintaners: several months ago I posted a patch to scan to add this damned pmt_pid to the broken channels.conf, but it was completely ignored. Since questions like these are so often recurring I think it's the right time to commit it. Great it works properly. Do you still have a copy of

[linux-dvb] dib3000 (USB-ID 1822:3202 Twinhan) not tuning

2006-11-04 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I've got a dib3000mc and after the refactored tuner code changes I had some issues but they have been (almost all) solved in the current tip mercurial code. Which dib3000 do you have exactly? which code are you running? what is the problem exactly? Hi list, I recently updated my

[linux-dvb] DIB3000MC autosearch

2006-11-01 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi Patrick, did you have time to check the patch I sent recently that fixes the autosearch for dib3000mc in my case? http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2006-October/013907.html Actually the following one (100% equivalent to the one above) is more in line with the treatment of seq in the

[linux-dvb] [PATHC] Enable XX_AUTO in tzap and zap

2006-10-29 Thread Mario Rossi
The following patch enables the use of XXX_AUTO in channels.conf, mainly to be used by zap and tzap. diff -r 92cd5208d2cf lib/libdvbcfg/dvbcfg_zapchannel.c --- a/lib/libdvbcfg/dvbcfg_zapchannel.c Mon Sep 18 21:27:12 2006 +0100 +++ b/lib/libdvbcfg/dvbcfg_zapchannel.c Sat Oct 28 12:16:04 2006

Re: [linux-dvb] DiB3000MC : autosearch doesn't work

2006-10-28 Thread Mario Rossi
IIRC Patrick has the datasheet. Is it held under some kind of non disclosure agreement? Why don't we create a repository for all datasheets available. I think the more people check the code, the better it is. Also the old driver

[linux-dvb] DiB3000MC : autosearch doesn't work

2006-10-25 Thread Mario Rossi
I've done more investigation and tried to understand what scan does. Basically everything depends on the ability of the chip to tune a channel with parameters set to XXX_AUTO. So I was able to track down the problem (still don't know whether it is a problem or not) to this specific issue. This

Re: [linux-dvb] DiB3000MC : autosearch doesn't work

2006-10-24 Thread Mario Rossi
Thank for the explanation. I misunderstood the meaning of NONE and AUTO. I tried more to understand the behaviour of scan. Reading the code of scan it seems that any of the 2 FECs, when they are NONE, they are converted in AUTO before scanning. The initial scan file for uk-CrystalPalace is T

[linux-dvb] DiB3000MC : autosearch doesn't work

2006-10-21 Thread Mario Rossi
I've tried to AUTO scan since there seems to be changes in the DIB3000MC code. I've got a WinTV NOVA T USB 2. Kaffeine: It scans properly when using uk-CrystalPalace It can only AUTO scan (0, +167k, -167K) the HDTV trial channels (ITV, Ch4, BBC, Five) scan from dvb-apps Everything ok with the

[linux-dvb] TTUSB DEC-2000T Driver: tuning problems

2006-10-18 Thread Mario Rossi
it seems doable. I'll have a try modifying dvbstream (and mplayer which is the same) and try to see what happens. cheers please, try this patch for dvbstream and report Unfortunately, for the time being I do not have the device available to test, but I will do as soon as I can. I've read

[linux-dvb] USB card for DVB-S/T

2006-10-17 Thread Mario Rossi
Does anybody know whether it exists a USB card to receive DVB from Stellite and Terrestrial at the same time. I don't really care about analogue TV. I've seen a couple of PCI of Hauppauge, FlyDVB and maybe others, but no USB. Any idea? Thanks ___

[linux-dvb] TTUSB DEC-2000T Driver: tuning problems

2006-10-15 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I had problems tuning a TTUSB DEC-2000T. I can tune using tzap, while other applications like mplayer, dvbstream fail. Debugging the code I found that the only difference is in the call DMX_SET_PES_FILTER. tzap uses DMX_PES_AUDIO and DMX_PES_VIDEO while dvbstream (and mplayer) uses

[linux-dvb] TTUSB DEC-2000T Driver: tuning problems

2006-10-15 Thread Mario Rossi
IIRC DMX_PES_OTHER is the correct pid filter, while DMX_PES_AUDIO and _VIDEO were used only by FF cards This is the same thing I've read. The card has a MPEG-decoder but it is not possible to use it from USB (it works when connecting the card to television), so I am not sure whether it is a FF

Re: [linux-dvb] Re: UK DVB-T and BBC PARLIAMENT

2006-10-10 Thread Mario Rossi
As Darren suggested the video pid is 202. I can actually see a 4/3 format screen with 3 PIPs. The audio pid 403 corresponds to the parliament pip. The scanning line is BBC

Re: [linux-dvb] dibwatch-3000 and dib3000 mc

2006-10-10 Thread Mario Rossi
The link you sent is broken Hi, I'm Giovanni I've also worked with Dibwatch 3000 using the dib3000mc, it's real good for some information, but I've the same trouble I've red on mailing list, it is impossible to understand a lot of data 'cause I don't know how to measure them and also I don't

Re: [linux-dvb] [PATCH] fix NULL pointer dereference in NOVA T USB2 Remote Control

2006-10-09 Thread Mario Rossi
); *event = haupp_rc_keys[i].event; *state = REMOTE_KEY_PRESSED; if (st-old_toggle == toggle) { On 10/8/06, Patrick Boettcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Mario, sorry for the delay. On Sun, 8 Oct 2006, Mario Rossi wrote

[linux-dvb] dibwatch-3000 and dib3000 mc

2006-10-09 Thread Mario Rossi
Why don't you send the patch. Maybe someone could have a try understanding those values. Hi to all!! I patched Dibwatch-3000 for use it also with dib3000 mc, and it works perfectly (it seems...), my only problem is I have not idea of the measurement I receive... For example, I receive MER but

[linux-dvb] [PATCH] fix NULL pointer dereference in NOVA T USB2 Remote Control

2006-10-08 Thread Mario Rossi
This patch fixes the NULL pointer exception while using the Remote Control for a NOVA T USB2. Basically this line was missing (for the properties of the device dvb_usb_device_properties) .size_of_priv = sizeof(struct dibusb_state), I'm not sure the fix is 100% correct since the same

[linux-dvb] Re: UK DVB-T and BBC PARLIAMENT

2006-10-08 Thread Mario Rossi
I don't think they broadcast video all the time. Also the video is only quarter-screen when it is shown. Now that you say it, I think I've always seen the quarter-screen video. Does it mean that it is a sort of Teletext+Video and not a normal plain MPEG2 channel?

[linux-dvb] Re: Kernel Oops with Hauppauge WinTV NOVA T USB2 Remote Control

2006-10-07 Thread Mario Rossi
I've found where is the problem in the Kernel oops while using the remote control with WinTV NOVA T USB2. In the following function (linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/nova-t-usb2.c) I added a debug print for all pointers involved and the one that is NULL is st meaning that d-priv is NULL. I've

[linux-dvb] dvbstream and pid 8192

2006-10-05 Thread Mario Rossi
I'm trying to save the full TS with my Hauppauge Win TV Nova T USB2. I'm using dvbstream and the special pid 8192. This is the command line ./dvbstream -f 50580 -I 2 -qam 16 -cr 3_4 -crlp 3_4 -bw 8 -o:temp.xxx 8192 (uk-CrystalPalace dvb-t for BBC) and the generated file is empty. Reading

[linux-dvb] Kernel Oops with Hauppauge WinTV NOVA T USB2 Remote Control

2006-10-05 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi. I was trying to use the remote control and I got the following error in the kernel. I remember I used the Remote Control 4-5 months ago with success. To reproduce the problem it is enough to send a key with the remote to the card. Fedora Core 5 kernel from source 2.6.18 latest (1 hour ago)

Re: [linux-dvb] dvbstream and pid 8192

2006-10-05 Thread Mario Rossi
Great! I knew it was to easy to be missing! Thanks On 10/5/06, Christophe Thommeret [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Le Jeudi 05 Octobre 2006 21:27, Mario Rossi a écrit: I'm trying to save the full TS with my Hauppauge Win TV Nova T USB2. I'm using dvbstream and the special pid 8192

[linux-dvb] Re: DiB3000mc-device AGC initialisiation fix (Nova-T USB and 500)

2006-10-01 Thread Mario Rossi
Indeed! Well done! Thanks Patrick. Tested on a Hauppauge WinTV NOVA T USB2 On 10/1/06, Patrick Boettcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, sorry for the long delay, but I was really busy I haven't had any time to really look into this. Attached is a patch which should fix the configuration

[linux-dvb] How to save the full transport stream with GNUTV

2006-10-01 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I would like to save the full transport stream of a DVB-T bouquet using gnutv. Is there a way to achieve it? So far I need to specify a channel, not a full bouquet. Regards Mario ___ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org

[linux-dvb] Re: Hauppauge WinTV NOVA T USB2 not working any more

2006-09-28 Thread Mario Rossi
Since the new code is using the value of agc-setup both in dib3000mc_write_word(state, 37, agc-setup); (di3000mc.c LINE 374 in function dib3000mc_init) and reg_52 = state-cfg-agc-setup 0xfefb; (dib3000mc.c LINE 155 in function dib3000mc_setup_pwm_state) while the old one was using it only

[linux-dvb] How to use zap

2006-09-28 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi I would like to know how to use zap. I've tried to read the source code and it seems that it only prints data until the first time the tuning HAS_LOCK, while afterwards it does process_pat _tdt and _pmt what are they supposed to do? Is there a way to get a continuous output like tzap?

Re: [linux-dvb] Hauppauge WinTV NOVA T USB2 not working any more

2006-09-27 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi Patrick, this is the patch that works for me. It is against the current v4l-dvb mercurial, but I guess you wanted to have reg52 dynamically coming from the dibx000_agc_config. --- linux/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib3000mc.c.orig 2006-09-27 23:32:40.0 +0100 +++

Re: [linux-dvb] Hauppauge WinTV NOVA T USB2 not working any more

2006-09-26 Thread Mario Rossi
I've tried the patch you sent to the mailing list but there is no difference. Reading the code it seems to me that the problem is into the value of agc-setup If I revert changes to dib3000mc_setup_pwm_state (and I do not apply the patch) the card works again. It looks to me (just reading the

[linux-dvb] Re: dvb-t hdtv trials in the uk?

2006-09-26 Thread Mario Rossi
I used the following scan file to scan for HDTV signals T 55400 8MHz 2/3 1/2 QPSK 8k 1/32 NONE It is not working anymore now, but instead I use T 55400 8MHz 2/3 1/2 QAM_64 8k 1/32 NONE (which btw does not give any more the full list) I'm not sure what is the problem, maybe is the

[linux-dvb] HDTV tuning.

2006-09-26 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi how should I interpret the output of scan, trying to scan for HDTV in London? initial scan file T 55400 8MHz 2/3 2/3 QAM64 8k 1/32 NONE (I had found those values in this mailing list some months ago) output: scanning /opt/dvb/uk-CrystalPalace using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and

Re: [linux-dvb] HDTV tuning.

2006-09-26 Thread Mario Rossi
T 55400 8MHz 2/3 2/3 QAM64 8k 1/32 NONE I can only scan if I set QAM64 not QPSK (which worked 3/4 months ago when I tried the first time). Since then, I moved, before I was in Victoria and I used a T cable aerial (the one that is often sold for FM radios), while now I live in Aldgate

Re: [linux-dvb] HDTV tuning.

2006-09-26 Thread Mario Rossi
) for PID 100 libdvbpsi error (PSI decoder): TS duplicate (received 0, expected 1) for PID 0 libdvbpsi error (PSI decoder): TS duplicate (received 0, expected 1) for PID 100 What is the status of the art for HDTV? On 9/26/06, Mario Rossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: T 55400 8MHz 2/3 2/3 QAM64 8k 1

Re: [linux-dvb] Hauppauge WinTV NOVA T USB2 not working any more

2006-09-20 Thread Mario Rossi
I've tried with the new patches 1) module loading works fine now 2) I cannot tune or scan anything 3) make unload works fine Sep 20 21:43:46 thinkpad kernel: usb 4-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3 Sep 20 21:43:46 thinkpad kernel: usb 4-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1

Re: [linux-dvb] Hauppauge WinTV NOVA T USB2 not working any more

2006-09-20 Thread Mario Rossi
I've just tried an old version of v4l-dvb http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb?cmd=changeset;node=f2a8b79d6dc0d7f2da5fe033aa4e280975c091b4;style=gitweb (dated [Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:07:51 -0400]) just to confirm that I don't have any other problem and in fact tuning and scanning both work fine. [EMAIL

[linux-dvb] Re: Hauppauge WinTV NOVA T USB2 not working any more

2006-09-19 Thread Mario Rossi
And this is what happens when I run make unload Sep 19 19:16:44 thinkpad kernel: usbcore: deregistering driver dvb_usb_nova_t_usb2 Sep 19 19:16:44 thinkpad kernel: dvb-usb: Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T usb2 successfully deinitialized and disconnected. [EMAIL PROTECTED] v4l-dvb]# make unload make -C

Re: how to use dvb_attach (was: Re: [linux-dvb] Re: Error unloading WinTV NOVA T USB2)

2006-08-28 Thread Mario Rossi
to proceed? thanks in advance, Patrick. -- Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.wi-bw.tfh-wildau.de/~pboettch/ On Mon, 21 Aug 2006, Mario Rossi wrote: I've been using again the WinTV NOVA T USB2 and the module behaved better today. Still impossible to unload the modules from memory

[linux-dvb] Re: Error unloading WinTV NOVA T USB2

2006-08-21 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I've been using again the WinTV NOVA T USB2 and the module behaved better today. Still impossible to unload the modules from memory snd_usb_audio 68704 0 snd_usb_lib14336 1 snd_usb_audio snd_rawmidi22048 1 snd_usb_lib snd_hwdep 8708 1

[linux-dvb] Error unloading WinTV NOVA T USB2

2006-08-20 Thread Mario Rossi
Hi, I've started using again my Win TV NOVA T USB2 after a while (1 month) and I've noticed this strange behaviour. When I unload the modules (either by unplugging the USB cable or doing a make unload) I cannot remove any more the modules dib3000mc and dvb_pll. Afterwards, if I plug it in

[linux-dvb] Error unloading WinTV NOVA T USB2

2006-08-20 Thread Mario Rossi
I've tried more times and the behaviour is always the same. dib3000mc and dvb_pll are used by 4294967295 which I think is incorrect. But, once I had a worse error, while manually unplugging the USB cable Aug 20 22:48:57 thinkpad kernel: BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual