[mythtv-users] DVB-T2 290e Problem Tuning HD Channels UK Freeview.

[Ian Barton]

On 16/01/14 14:09, Stuart Morgan wrote:
> On Thursday 16 Jan 2014 13:28:45 John Pilkington wrote:
>> On 16/01/14 12:43, Mike Bibbings wrote:
>>> You appear to have more than one DVB card/adapter as the 290e is
>>>
>>>    '/dev/dvb/adapter3/frontend0'.
>>>
>>> The numbering normally starts with adapter0.
>>>
>>> Did you setup a new video source for the 290e ?
>>>
>>> What kernel are you using, post output from uname -a
>>>
>>> Can you also post output from dmesg | grep -i DVB
>>>
>>> Mike
>>
>> Yes.  Because it did work, and now it doesn't, it seems most likely that
>> this is the old problem of adapter numbers changing from one boot to the
>> next. Usually solved by udev rules but there have been many posts on
>> alternative ways of fixing it.
>
> The usual way around here is the use of adapter_nr in the module options
> config.
>
I don't think the adapter is changing numbers. I have an old PCI card a 
Hauppauge T500 and the 290e. Output below suggests that the 209e is 
really /dev/dvb/adapter3/frontend0. Yes, I have also tried scanning 
using the other adapters just in case they got mixed up:) Result is 
always the same SD channels OK, but no HD ones.

I have also tried running the adapter on a separate computer with no 
other DVB cards, using Kaffeine. In fact when I received it that's how I 
tested it out. It worked OK then, but now can't pick up the HD channels.

Arch has had a kernel update since I originally had it all working, but 
reverting to the old kernel made no difference.

uname -r:
3.12.7-2-ARCH

dmesg:

[    4.155665] bttv: 0: detected: AVermedia AverTV DVB-T 771 [card=123], 
PCI subsystem ID is 1461:0771
[    4.155667] bttv: 0: using: AVerMedia AVerTV DVB-T 771 
[card=123,autodetected]
[    4.180206] bttv: 0: add subdevice "dvb0"
[    4.333309] Registered IR keymap rc-avermedia-dvbt
[    4.346363] bt878_probe: card id=[0x7711461],[ AVermedia AverTV DVB-T 
771 ] has DVB functions.
[    4.347237] DVB: registering new adapter (bttv0)
[    4.505115] bt878 0000:03:02.1: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 
(Zarlink MT352 DVB-T)...
[    5.609925] dvb-usb: found a 'Hauppauge Nova-T 500 Dual DVB-T' in 
cold state, will try to load a firmware
[    5.691515] em28xx: DVB interface 0 found: isoc
[    5.751721] dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 
'dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw'
[    6.047394] em28174 #0: dvb set to isoc mode.
[    6.352788] DVB: registering new adapter (em28174 #0)
[    6.352796] usb 2-1.5: DVB: registering adapter 1 frontend 0 (Sony 
CXD2820R)...
[    6.353215] em28174 #0: Successfully loaded em28xx-dvb
[    6.353219] Em28xx: Initialized (Em28xx dvb Extension) extension
[    6.466356] dvb-usb: found a 'Hauppauge Nova-T 500 Dual DVB-T' in 
warm state.
[    6.466401] dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to 
the software demuxer.
[    6.466479] DVB: registering new adapter (Hauppauge Nova-T 500 Dual 
DVB-T)
[    6.566090] usb 5-1: DVB: registering adapter 2 frontend 0 (DiBcom 
3000MC/P)...
[    7.122817] dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to 
the software demuxer.
[    7.122944] DVB: registering new adapter (Hauppauge Nova-T 500 Dual 
DVB-T)
[    7.129041] usb 5-1: DVB: registering adapter 3 frontend 0 (DiBcom 
3000MC/P)...
[    7.664791] dvb-usb: Hauppauge Nova-T 500 Dual DVB-T successfully 
initialized and connected.
[    7.664927] usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_dib0700
[   70.343751] usb 5-1: DVB: adapter 3 frontend 0 frequency 2 out of 
range (48000000..860000000)
[   70.343781] usb 5-1: DVB: adapter 3 frontend 0 frequency 2 out of 
range (48000000..860000000)