[mythtv-users] Cannot tune to Crystal Palace Mux 2! - SORTED!

[Dave Pearson]

lists_mythtv_users wrote:
> Dave Pearson wrote:
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>> lists_mythtv_users wrote:
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>>> Dave Pearson wrote:
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>>>> Thanks for the information.
>>>>
>>>> I'd forgotten all about the DVB Utilities.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately I a scan of the Hannington transmitter produces the
>>>> following output:
>>>>
>>>> *********************************************************************************************************
>>>> root at mythtv:~# scan
>>>> /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/uk-Hannington > Hannington.conf
>>>> scanning /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/uk-Hannington
>>>> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
>>>> initial transponder 706000000 0 3 9 1 0 0 0
>>>>   
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>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>>>> tune to: 
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>               
>>>> 706000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
>>>> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
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>>>>>>> tune to: 
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>               
>>>> 706000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE 
>>>>
>>>> (tuning failed)
>>>> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>>> ERROR: initial tuning failed
>>>> dumping lists (0 services)
>>>> Done.
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>>> At the risk of asking the obvious is your aerial pointing in the 
>>> direction of the Hannington transmitter?
>>>
>>> Steve.
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>> Ah - probably not, it's been working fine with Crystal Palace up 'till 
>> now, but I just thought I'd try and get something from Hannington for 
>> this mux only. The real solution is to try and get the mux reception 
>> from CP where it's always come from in the past, but if I get no joy by 
>> the weekend I will try and point the aerial in the right direction for 
>> Hannington.
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> It's worth checking your cables if you haven't already.  I had a problem 
> just last week where I couldn't received channels on one of the MUXes.  
> I found it was caused by one of my dogs sitting on the aerial cable and 
> disturbing a connector!
>
> Steve.
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I re-seated all of the Antenna Cables, ran a rescan im mythtv-setup and 
lo and behold all of the missing channels miraculously appeared!.

Odd that it only affected 1 mux though.

Thanks Steve!

Regards,
Dave.