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You need administrator privileges because the program needs to write to the registry
Either that or it doesn't like MPEG-4

try dvb-srate=27500
(not 2750000)

Have you got BDA drivers installed?
That's one cause of the error "Cannot find a suitable System Tuning Space"
Another is when the BDA install did not set up the registry properly

after testing i can confirm DVB-S is working and quite stable, as long as the right set of parameters is given. Anyway, it seems DVB-S2 is not supported at all - any change to get that working? There are a couple of aspects to DVB-S2: One is the new modulation types like 8PSK which is not supported...

Microsoft Network Provider was introduced in Windows 7. Under XP the Microsoft ATSC Network Provider was needed for VLC to work and I suspect is still needed.

The good news is that its finding the right device the first time but appears to be not receiving a signal. Error 0x8007001f apparently means "A device attached to the system is not functioning" and some devices apparently return that code when they are not receiving. I say apparently beca...

It is finding the System Tuning Space (called DVB-T) but is failing when it tries to save the Tuning Space. Suggests that the Registry is being locked but AFAIK nothing has changed between 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 in BDA module - certainly not in that bit of code.

Make sure BDA driver is installed.
Also, you need to provide the frequency - not channel number

Have you been able to capture without using a playlist? Helps to remove possible causes of error. The error you are getting indicates that the tuner is not receiving a signal. Your command line looks odd atsc://frequency=579000000:bandwidth=6 I would try atsc:// :frequency=579000000 :bandwidth=6 for...

There is a feature to select and create System Tuning Spaces if for some reason they have disappeared from your registry or if you just want an alternative with different default values - this is mainly of use for those using DVB-S to handle the many permutations of LNBs, DISEQc switches, multiple c...

I should also add that there is also a feature to select and create System Tuning Spaces if for some reason they have disappeared from your registry or if you just want an alternative with different default values - this is mainly of use for those using DVB-S to handle the many permutations of LNBs,...

Make sure you have BDA drivers installed for your device. That is the main reason for no system tuning space.

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Sorry for being AWOL folks. Had to concentrate on the day job and make sure I keep it

Thanks to Laurent Aimar for the great work - looks like stuff that is beyond my abilities.

The ATSC module is disabled in 0.9.8a but is working in 1.0.0 nightlies - although more testing is still needed.

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atsc is disabled in vlc 0.9.8 but is now working in vlc 1.0
try using a nightly build

Unfortunately no. But if you PM me I can email you a 0.9 compatible dll

There are some posts that suggest the BDA plugin has had some fixes but only in the 1.0.0 nightlies. Is this correct? That's right and at the moment vlc 1.0.0 is not working with the BDA module. I have just submitted some changes that should overcome that so 1.0.0 nightlies should be usable before ...

Thank you so much for all this. I'll give it a try. In the meantime I switched to Fedora, which has taken me the last few weeks to figure out. Maybe I'll go back to windows now... The latest fixes are not in the 0.9 nightlies - just in 1.0 But so far 1.0 does not work for me. However, we can get th...

Hi Kens Do you have an example of the command line you use? What's the name of the VLC source file for DVB-S? So much depends on your hardware setup but here is an example: vlc.exe dvb-s:// :dvb-frequency=12153000 :dvb-srate=27500 :dvb-polarisation="L" :dvb-lnb-lof1=10600000 Source code i...

Try adding including the comma and quotes
as described here
Note - bda commands are slightly different from linux dvb but you have those already

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We have success. VLC 0.9.8a DVB-S module is working just fine. It is critical to include :dvb-lnb-lof1 (and :dvb-lnb-lof2 and :dvb-lnb-slof for dual band LNBs) matching the Local Oscillator Frequency (LOF) of the LNB you are using. You should also be able to set these in Preferences to save them. Yo...

I am beginning to understand how DVB-S works. For any questions on DVB-S (for now) the critical information is: 1) Are you using DISEqC? 2) What model of LNB (or LNBs) are you using? If you know the Local Oscillator Frequency (LOF or LO Frequency) of your LNB you need to specify on the command line ...

Did some testing with Lorni and have established that vlc 0.9.8a works on DVB-S in a situation with a LNB connected directly to the receiver and with linear polarisation. Lorni can switch frequency, symbolrate and polarisation and receive signals. When he switched to a different LNB with circular po...