Re: Nova-TD-500 (84xxx) problems (was Re: dib0700 diversity support)
On 25/08/2009, at 1:31, Nicolas Will n...@youplala.net wrote: On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 00:36 +0930, Malcolm Caldwell wrote: Have you tried adding: dvb_usb_dib0700.force_lna_activation=1 to the modprobe options? The device I had wouldn't tune without this. I should have mentioned that I have tried this and buggy sfn workaround for the relavent modules. I have read that sometimes the problem is not a low signal, but too strong a signal. Have you tried placing an attenuator in front of the card? Ok, I have now tried an attenuator and it did not fix my problem, but made the reception worse. Nico -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux- media in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-media in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Nova-TD-500 (84xxx) problems (was Re: dib0700 diversity support)
Malcolm Caldwell wrote: Please can someone help... I have been trying to get my nova-td-500 to work, but no matter what I try I get a substandard signal, with lots of errors. This is about the same as described elsewhere on this list. I tried this code (posted by Patrick Boettcher below), hoping it may be a little better but, so far, it has not improved things at all. I have even replaced the antenna on my roof, in the hope of getting a better signal, but I still get errors. I have tried the top, the bottom and both antenna connectors, but it does not seem to make much difference. Is there anything else I could try? I really want a working system again. (I replaced an old buggy card with this one, not knowing it would be such a problem) On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 10:54 +0200, Patrick Boettcher wrote: Hi Paul, On Fri, 14 Aug 2009, Paul Menzel wrote: I'll post a request for testing soon. I am looking forward to it. Can you please try the drivers from here: http://linuxtv.org/hg/~pb/v4l-dvb/ In the best case they improve the situation for you. In the worst case (not wanted :) ) it will degrade. -- Patrick http://www.kernellabs.com/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-media in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-media in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Have you tried adding: dvb_usb_dib0700.force_lna_activation=1 to the modprobe options? The device I had wouldn't tune without this. Cheers, Lou -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-media in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Nova-TD-500 (84xxx) problems (was Re: dib0700 diversity support)
On 24/08/2009, at 23:04, Lou Otway lot...@nildram.co.uk wrote: Malcolm Caldwell wrote: Please can someone help... I have been trying to get my nova-td-500 to work, but no matter what I try I get a substandard signal, with lots of errors. This is about the same as described elsewhere on this list. I tried this code (posted by Patrick Boettcher below), hoping it may be a little better but, so far, it has not improved things at all. I have even replaced the antenna on my roof, in the hope of getting a better signal, but I still get errors. I have tried the top, the bottom and both antenna connectors, but it does not seem to make much difference. Is there anything else I could try? I really want a working system again. (I replaced an old buggy card with this one, not knowing it would be such a problem) On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 10:54 +0200, Patrick Boettcher wrote: Hi Paul, On Fri, 14 Aug 2009, Paul Menzel wrote: I'll post a request for testing soon. I am looking forward to it. Can you please try the drivers from here: http://linuxtv.org/hg/~pb/v4l-dvb/ In the best case they improve the situation for you. In the worst case (not wanted :) ) it will degrade. -- Patrick http://www.kernellabs.com/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux- media in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux- media in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Have you tried adding: dvb_usb_dib0700.force_lna_activation=1 to the modprobe options? The device I had wouldn't tune without this. I should have mentioned that I have tried this and buggy sfn workaround for the relavent modules. Cheers, Lou -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-media in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Nova-TD-500 (84xxx) problems (was Re: dib0700 diversity support)
On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 00:36 +0930, Malcolm Caldwell wrote: Have you tried adding: dvb_usb_dib0700.force_lna_activation=1 to the modprobe options? The device I had wouldn't tune without this. I should have mentioned that I have tried this and buggy sfn workaround for the relavent modules. I have read that sometimes the problem is not a low signal, but too strong a signal. Have you tried placing an attenuator in front of the card? Nico -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-media in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Nova-TD-500 (84xxx) problems (was Re: dib0700 diversity support)
Please can someone help... I have been trying to get my nova-td-500 to work, but no matter what I try I get a substandard signal, with lots of errors. This is about the same as described elsewhere on this list. I tried this code (posted by Patrick Boettcher below), hoping it may be a little better but, so far, it has not improved things at all. I have even replaced the antenna on my roof, in the hope of getting a better signal, but I still get errors. I have tried the top, the bottom and both antenna connectors, but it does not seem to make much difference. Is there anything else I could try? I really want a working system again. (I replaced an old buggy card with this one, not knowing it would be such a problem) On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 10:54 +0200, Patrick Boettcher wrote: Hi Paul, On Fri, 14 Aug 2009, Paul Menzel wrote: I'll post a request for testing soon. I am looking forward to it. Can you please try the drivers from here: http://linuxtv.org/hg/~pb/v4l-dvb/ In the best case they improve the situation for you. In the worst case (not wanted :) ) it will degrade. -- Patrick http://www.kernellabs.com/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-media in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-media in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
