[mythtv-users] DVB-T problems with sound

John Pullan john.pullan at gmail.com
Fri Jun 10 10:41:15 UTC 2005


in TS mode +- change sounds source as well.

On 10/06/05, Ashley Bostock <abostock at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 2005-06-09 11:58:03.814 DVB#0 Recorder: Card opened successfully (using PS
> > mode)
> 
> Try changing myth to record in TS mode instead of PS, this should
> better deal with errors in the dvb stream.
> Run mythsetup and its under the options for your dvb card.
> 
> On 6/10/05, Nick Tan <nick at wehi.edu.au> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have a Pentium 4 celeron 2.4Ghz system with 512mb ram running Fedora 3
> > and Myth 0.18.1.  I have a PVR-250MCE recording via s-video from an
> > external cable tuner, and a KWorld V-Stream Xpert DVB-T connected to an
> > external antenna (via a signal booster) recording terrestrial digital
> > channels.  I'm running a custom compiled 2.6.11.11 kernel patched with
> > drivers from video4linux.  TV-out is via svideo from an Nvidia 5200, and
> > audio is using a SBLive value through the digital output to an amplifier.
> >
> > Its all working great except for one thing.  On the DVB recordings, on
> > occasion the picture and sound will break up for a second at the most, and
> > then it'll continue on as normal.  I'm guessing its just errors in the
> > signal, or a low signal strength.  However, on a few occasions the picture
> > will come back but the audio disappears.
> >
> > I don't see any errors in the logs, so I'm wondering if anyone else has
> > seen this problem and if there's a resolution for it.
> >
> > This is an example of a capture log from mythbackend, from yesterday's
> > showing of Dr Phil:
> >
> > 2005-06-09 11:58:01.946 Started recording "Dr. Phil" on channel: 2018 on
> > cardid:
> >  2, sourceid 2
> > 2005-06-09 11:58:02.461 DVB#0 DVB signal 13c4 | snr c6c6 | ber    0 | unc
> > ffff
> > 2005-06-09 11:58:02.492 DVB#0 Status: LOCK.
> > 2005-06-09 11:58:02.493 DVB#0 Multiplex Locked
> > 2005-06-09 11:58:03.605 DVB#0 Successfully tuned to channel 900.
> > 2005-06-09 11:58:03.705 Changing from None to RecordingOnly
> > 2005-06-09 11:58:03.814 DVB#0 Recorder: Card opened successfully (using PS
> > mode)
> > .
> > 2005-06-09 11:58:03.823 DVB#0 Data read from DMX - This is for debugging
> > with tr
> > ansform.c
> > 2005-06-09 13:07:00.002 Finished recording Dr. Phil on channel: 2018
> >
> > The DVB kernel modules I'm using are cx88xx, cx8800, cx8802 and cx88-dvb
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Nick
> >
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John


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