Re: OT: Digital TV decoder USB sticks
trying to answer your mail below i noticed that indeed my reply has little relevance to linux-il so i'll add my words below... geoffrey mendelson wrote: On Sep 27, 2009, at 12:17 AM, Boaz Rymland wrote: Just wanted to update that although the dongle supposed to be working, it fails to find any channels: - drivers are loaded when its pushed into the USB socket. devices are appearing under /dev/dvb (IIRC) (tried also chmoding them to 777). - kaffeine appears to communicate with the dongle ok and when combing the frequency scale I do see some high signals along the scan (tried to use auto area mode, NZ, and several IL suggested configurations as well). - vlc method described in this thread is not showing any video as well. - Under Windows, the dongle works ok - finds the Israeli channels with no hassle (well, after buying the connecting an amplified antenna. Kudos to the experts in our ministry of communications for the lame launch of DTT broadcasts [or in other words - what is a trial/testing period for?])). So, while I remain optimistic about the prospect interoperability of the Apex 328 dongle with Linux (Ubuntu 9.04), I wasn't successful in making them sing together. What program works under windows? I have not been able to get mine to work with the software on the CD, I never get any audio. It does work with VLC and DVBviewer which costs as much as the dongle cost me. I use the plain stock Windows CD, on my Vista. It just works, and works ok - with sounds, as I'd expect from a Windows application. If you have dual head setup try moving to a single head and test it again. Can't say much other than that. I have not been able to try it on Linux because I found that the UBUNTU netbook package does not have VLC on it, and I have to re download it, convert it to an ISO and then burn a DVD to install it on a memory stick. This is because my ubuntu computers are too slow to decode the signal, and I can't afford to mess with repartitoning my netbook. what would putting it on a usb stick help ? does this stick have some processor with it? (don't you refer to a simple diskonkey?). I tried it with some other freeware windows programs and it also could not find any channels. The same with two different MacOS programs. i can imagine the frustration. and the hours those trials take... . In windows I found that if I save the chanels.conf file I gave you and point vlc to it as in vlc channels.conf It figures out what to do. Geoff. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: OT: Digital TV decoder USB sticks
oops. was supposed to be sent privately. sorry. Boaz Rymland wrote: trying to answer your mail below i noticed that indeed my reply has little relevance to linux-il so i'll add my words below... geoffrey mendelson wrote: On Sep 27, 2009, at 12:17 AM, Boaz Rymland wrote: Just wanted to update that although the dongle supposed to be working, it fails to find any channels: - drivers are loaded when its pushed into the USB socket. devices are appearing under /dev/dvb (IIRC) (tried also chmoding them to 777). - kaffeine appears to communicate with the dongle ok and when combing the frequency scale I do see some high signals along the scan (tried to use auto area mode, NZ, and several IL suggested configurations as well). - vlc method described in this thread is not showing any video as well. - Under Windows, the dongle works ok - finds the Israeli channels with no hassle (well, after buying the connecting an amplified antenna. Kudos to the experts in our ministry of communications for the lame launch of DTT broadcasts [or in other words - what is a trial/testing period for?])). So, while I remain optimistic about the prospect interoperability of the Apex 328 dongle with Linux (Ubuntu 9.04), I wasn't successful in making them sing together. What program works under windows? I have not been able to get mine to work with the software on the CD, I never get any audio. It does work with VLC and DVBviewer which costs as much as the dongle cost me. I use the plain stock Windows CD, on my Vista. It just works, and works ok - with sounds, as I'd expect from a Windows application. If you have dual head setup try moving to a single head and test it again. Can't say much other than that. I have not been able to try it on Linux because I found that the UBUNTU netbook package does not have VLC on it, and I have to re download it, convert it to an ISO and then burn a DVD to install it on a memory stick. This is because my ubuntu computers are too slow to decode the signal, and I can't afford to mess with repartitoning my netbook. what would putting it on a usb stick help ? does this stick have some processor with it? (don't you refer to a simple diskonkey?). I tried it with some other freeware windows programs and it also could not find any channels. The same with two different MacOS programs. i can imagine the frustration. and the hours those trials take... . In windows I found that if I save the chanels.conf file I gave you and point vlc to it as in vlc channels.conf It figures out what to do. Geoff. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: OT: Digital TV decoder USB sticks
Hi, Thanks for the input. Just wanted to update that although the dongle supposed to be working, it fails to find any channels: - drivers are loaded when its pushed into the USB socket. devices are appearing under /dev/dvb (IIRC) (tried also chmoding them to 777). - kaffeine appears to communicate with the dongle ok and when combing the frequency scale I do see some high signals along the scan (tried to use auto area mode, NZ, and several IL suggested configurations as well). - vlc method described in this thread is not showing any video as well. - Under Windows, the dongle works ok - finds the Israeli channels with no hassle (well, after buying the connecting an amplified antenna. Kudos to the experts in our ministry of communications for the lame launch of DTT broadcasts [or in other words - what is a trial/testing period for?])). So, while I remain optimistic about the prospect interoperability of the Apex 328 dongle with Linux (Ubuntu 9.04), I wasn't successful in making them sing together. Any pointers, tips, etc would be appreciated. Thanks, Boaz. geoffrey mendelson wrote: On Sep 17, 2009, at 10:43 PM, Boaz Rymland wrote: Hi, I bought this toy today. I'm glad to say that it worked out of the box in Ubuntu 9.04 - or at least it appears so: Kaffeine is happy with it, I do have /dev/dvb/ devices and dmesg seems to report that the drivers are ok. I bet the following kernel drivers are related: dvb_usb_af9015, af9013, dvb_usb. Scanning for channels works as well but that's where the party ends - at least where I live (in Petach Tikva) I get zero channels reception. I switched to Windows, installed the little thingy + its software and verified that indeed its a matter of reception - no channels on Windows too :-( . If you need more info let me know. This is the information I got from Guy with my annotations about frequencies on the bottom: y...@golem3:~$ cat /home/guy/channels.conf CH2:51400:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:512:4112:1 CH10:51400:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:513:4113:2 CH1:51400:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:514:4114:3 CH33:51400:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:515:4115:4 CH99:51400:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:516:4116:5 followed this: http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2008/02/08/watching-freeview-dvb-t-tv-with-vlc-player-on-ubuntu/ vlc dvb-t://frequency=51400:bandwidth=8:inversion=0 does it all. (this is for the center of israel, for the north and south the frequency is 53800 Geoff. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: OT: Digital TV decoder USB sticks
Hi, I bought this toy today. I'm glad to say that it worked out of the box in Ubuntu 9.04 - or at least it appears so: Kaffeine is happy with it, I do have /dev/dvb/ devices and dmesg seems to report that the drivers are ok. I bet the following kernel drivers are related: dvb_usb_af9015, af9013, dvb_usb. Scanning for channels works as well but that's where the party ends - at least where I live (in Petach Tikva) I get zero channels reception. I switched to Windows, installed the little thingy + its software and verified that indeed its a matter of reception - no channels on Windows too :-( . If you need more info let me know. I'll try it soon on my laptop in another location - I'm anxious to see how it works. Boaz. geoffrey mendelson wrote: My son just brought home a flyer from BUG, they are selling a USB digital TV decoder stick for 99 NIS if you buy 99 NIS of something else. If someone buys one, please post if it is supported by Linux. Geoff. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: OT: Digital TV decoder USB sticks
On Sep 17, 2009, at 10:43 PM, Boaz Rymland wrote: Hi, I bought this toy today. I'm glad to say that it worked out of the box in Ubuntu 9.04 - or at least it appears so: Kaffeine is happy with it, I do have /dev/dvb/ devices and dmesg seems to report that the drivers are ok. I bet the following kernel drivers are related: dvb_usb_af9015, af9013, dvb_usb. Scanning for channels works as well but that's where the party ends - at least where I live (in Petach Tikva) I get zero channels reception. I switched to Windows, installed the little thingy + its software and verified that indeed its a matter of reception - no channels on Windows too :-( . If you need more info let me know. This is the information I got from Guy with my annotations about frequencies on the bottom: y...@golem3:~$ cat /home/guy/channels.conf CH2 : 51400 :INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4 :FEC_AUTO:QAM_16 :TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:512:4112:1 CH10 : 51400 :INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4 :FEC_AUTO:QAM_16 :TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:513:4113:2 CH1 : 51400 :INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4 :FEC_AUTO:QAM_16 :TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:514:4114:3 CH33 : 51400 :INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4 :FEC_AUTO:QAM_16 :TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:515:4115:4 CH99 : 51400 :INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4 :FEC_AUTO:QAM_16 :TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:516:4116:5 followed this: http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2008/02/08/watching-freeview-dvb-t-tv-with-vlc-player-on-ubuntu/ vlc dvb-t://frequency=51400:bandwidth=8:inversion=0 does it all. (this is for the center of israel, for the north and south the frequency is 53800 Geoff. -- geoffrey mendelson N3OWJ/4X1GM Jerusalem Israel geoffreymendel...@gmail.com ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
OT: Digital TV decoder USB sticks
My son just brought home a flyer from BUG, they are selling a USB digital TV decoder stick for 99 NIS if you buy 99 NIS of something else. If someone buys one, please post if it is supported by Linux. Geoff. -- geoffrey mendelson N3OWJ/4X1GM Jerusalem Israel geoffreymendel...@gmail.com ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
