DVB-T issues in VLC

[bgrade]

Hi,

I am sure i am close, but can not quite get my DVB-T streaming. Here is some information. The card plays fine in other dvb programs (kaffeine etc...). Any help / advice would be greatly appreciated.

from channels.conf
Nine HD:191625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_3_4:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_N
ONE:513:0:1112

tom@meg:~$ tzap "Nine HD"
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
reading channels from file '/home/tom/.tzap/channels.conf'
tuning to 191625000 Hz
video pid 0x0201, audio pid 0x0000
status 07 | signal 6724 | snr 0000 | ber 001fffff | unc 00000000 |
status 1f | signal 6263 | snr 0000 | ber 00001640 | unc 00000024 | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal 629c | snr 0000 | ber 00001940 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal 62a6 | snr 0000 | ber 00001ed0 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal 62ae | snr 0000 | ber 00001c70 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal 629a | snr 0000 | ber 00001860 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK

my vlc command

vlc -vvv --ts-es-id-pid --color --program=512 dvb-t:// :dvb-budget-mode=1 :dvb-code-rate-hp=4 :dvb-code-rate-lp=0 :dvb-qam=64 :dvb-guard=16 :dvb-hierarchy=-1 :dvb-transmission=8 :dvb-frequency=191625000 :dvb-bandwidth=7 --sout '#transcode{scale=1,fps=29.97,width=320,height=240,vcodec=WMV1,acodec=mp3,vb=512,ab=128,channels=1}:std{access=http,mux=asf,dst=0.0.0.0:8090}'

and the output

tom@meg:~$ ./9.sh
VLC media player 1.0.2 Goldeneye
[0xb2b888] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - version 1.0.2 Goldeneye - (c) 1996-2009 the VideoLAN team
[0xb2b888] main libvlc debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure '--build=x86_64-linux-gnu' '--disable-maintainer-mode' '--enable-release' '--prefix=/usr' '--config-cache' '--enable-fast-install' '--with-binary-version=1ubuntu2' '--disable-update-check' '--disable-fb' '--enable-ggi' '--enable-sdl' '--enable-mad' '--enable-jack' '--enable-pulse' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-a52' '--enable-aa' '--enable-dvbpsi' '--enable-mozilla' '--with-mozilla-pkg=xulrunner-plugin' '--enable-dvb' '--enable-ogg' '--enable-vorbis' '--enable-shout' '--enable-qt4' '--enable-flac' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-freetype' '--enable-mkv' '--enable-speex' '--enable-caca' '--enable-live555' '--enable-libmpeg2' '--enable-fribidi' '--enable-mod' '--enable-theora' '--enable-dvdnav' '--enable-gnutls' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-smb' '--disable-gnomevfs' '--enable-bonjour' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-vcd' '--enable-vcdx' '--enable-notify' '--enable-twolame' '--enable-faad' '--disable-zvbi' '--enable-telx' '--enable-x264' '--disable-atmo' '--enable-taglib' '--enable-libass' '--enable-dca' '--enable-realrtsp' '--disable-dv' '--disable-fluidsynth' '--disable-kate' '--disable-mtp' '--enable-alsa' '--enable-v4l' '--enable-v4l2' '--enable-pvr' '--enable-svgalib' 'build_alias=x86_64-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,--as-needed' 'CPPFLAGS=' 'CXXFLAGS=-g -O2'
[0xb2b888] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
[0xb2b888] main libvlc debug: checking plugin modules
[0xb2b888] main libvlc debug: loading plugins cache file /home/tom/.cache/vlc/plugins-04081e.dat
[0xb2b888] main libvlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/lib/vlc'
[0xb2b888] main libvlc debug: module bank initialized (378 modules)
[0xb2b888] main libvlc debug: opening config file (/home/tom/.config/vlc/vlcrc)
[0xb2b888] main libvlc debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 FPU
[0xb2b888] main libvlc debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
[0xb2b888] main libvlc debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
[0xc270b8] main input debug: Creating an input for 'Media Library'
[0xc270b8] main input debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options
[0xc270b8] main input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MBytes
[0xc270b8] main input debug: using timeshift path '/tmp'
[0xc270b8] main input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/tom/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `xspf-open' path `/home/tom/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[0xc270b8] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' path='/home/tom/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[0xc25ec8] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
[0xc25ec8] main demux warning: no access_demux module matching "file" could be loaded
[0xc25ec8] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.531 ms - Total 1.531 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.531 ms)
[0xc270b8] main input debug: creating access 'file' path='/home/tom/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[0xc25e88] main access debug: looking for access module: 3 candidates
[0xc25e88] access_file access debug: opening file `/home/tom/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[0xc25e88] main access debug: using access module "access_file"
[0xc25e88] main access debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.679 ms - Total 1.679 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.679 ms)
[0xc384b8] main stream debug: Using AStream*Stream
[0xc384b8] main stream debug: pre buffering
[0xc384b8] main stream debug: received first data after 0 ms
[0xc384b8] main stream debug: pre-buffering done 296 bytes in 0s - 6283 kbytes/s
[0xc394e8] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 4 candidates
[0xc394e8] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.536 ms - Total 1.536 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.536 ms)
[0xc3d2b8] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate
[0xc3d2b8] main stream debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record"
[0xc3d2b8] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.629 ms - Total 0.629 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.629 ms)
[0xc270b8] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' path='/home/tom/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[0xc3bd88] main demux debug: looking for demux module: 1 candidate
[0xc3bd88] playlist demux debug: using XSPF playlist reader
[0xc3bd88] main demux debug: using demux module "playlist"
[0xc3bd88] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.829 ms - Total 0.829 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.829 ms)
[0xc270b8] main input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/tom/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' successfully opened
[0xc3ca58] main xml debug: looking for xml module: 2 candidates
[0xc3ca58] main xml debug: using xml module "xtag"
[0xc3ca58] main xml debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.569 ms - Total 1.569 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.569 ms)
[0xc3bd88] playlist demux debug: parsed 0 tracks successfully
[0xc3ca58] main xml debug: removing module "xtag"
[0xc270b8] main input debug: EOF reached
[0xc3bd88] main demux debug: removing module "playlist"
[0xc3d2b8] main stream debug: removing module "stream_filter_record"
[0xc25e88] main access debug: removing module "access_file"
[0xc270b8] main input debug: TIMER input launching for 'Media Library' : 21.878 ms - Total 21.878 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 21.878 ms)
[0xc1cc48] main playlist debug: Activated
[0xc1cc48] main playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
[0xc1cc48] main playlist debug: rebuild done - 0 items, index -1
[0xc267e8] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[0xc267e8] main interface debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
[0xc267e8] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.142 ms - Total 1.142 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.142 ms)
[0xc267e8] main interface debug: thread (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:151)
[0xc267e8] main interface debug: thread started
[0xc24fb8] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[0xc24fb8] inhibit interface error: Failed to connect to the D-Bus session daemon: /bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally with the following error: Autolaunch error: X11 initialization failed.

[0xc24fb8] main interface warning: no interface module matching "inhibit,none" could be loaded
[0xc24fb8] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 6.177 ms - Total 6.177 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 6.177 ms)
[0xc24fb8] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0xb2b888] main libvlc error: interface "inhibit,none" initialization failed
[0xc38ff8] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[0xc38ff8] main interface debug: using interface module "screensaver"
[0xc38ff8] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.785 ms - Total 0.785 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.785 ms)
[0xc38ff8] main interface debug: thread (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:151)
[0xc38ff8] main interface debug: thread started
[0xc38ff8] screensaver interface warning: failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon: /bin/dbus-launch terminated abnormally with the following error: Autolaunch error: X11 initialization failed.

[0xc1cc48] main playlist debug: adding item `dvb-t://' ( dvb-t:// )
[0xc38568] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[0xc38568] main interface debug: using interface module "signals"
[0xc38568] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.866 ms - Total 0.866 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.866 ms)
[0xc38568] main interface debug: thread (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:151)
[0xc38568] main interface debug: thread started
[0xc38568] main interface debug: thread ended
[0xc28808] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 0 candidates
[0xc28808] main interface error: no interface module matched "globalhotkeys,none"
[0xc28808] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.355 ms - Total 0.355 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.355 ms)
[0xc28808] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0xb2b888] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed
[0xb2b888] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[0xc287e8] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 4 candidates
[0xc287e8] qt4 interface error: Could not connect to X server
[0xc287e8] skins2 interface error: Cannot open display
[0xc287e8] skins2 interface error: cannot initialize OSFactory
Remote control interface initialized. Type `help' for help.
[0xc287e8] main interface debug: using interface module "rc"
[0xc287e8] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 38.281 ms - Total 38.281 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 38.281 ms)
[0xc287e8] main interface debug: thread (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:151)
[0xc287e8] main interface debug: thread started
[0xc1cc48] main playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
[0xc1cc48] main playlist debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1
[0xc1cc48] main playlist debug: processing request item null node Playlist skip 0
[0xc1cc48] main playlist debug: starting new item
[0xc1cc48] main playlist debug: creating new input thread
[0x7f441c001b78] main input debug: Creating an input for 'dvb-t://'
[0x7f441c001b78] main input debug: thread (input) created at priority 10 (input/input.c:230)
[0x7f441c001b78] main input debug: thread started
[0xc3f838] main stream output debug: stream=`transcode'
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
[0xc3f838] main stream output debug: stream=`std'
[0xc54f28] main stream out debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
[0xc54f28] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-standard-access to http
[0xc54f28] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-standard-mux to asf
[0xc54f28] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-standard-dst to 0.0.0.0:8090
[0xc54f28] stream_out_standard stream out debug: creating `http/asf://0.0.0.0:8090'
[0xc54f28] stream_out_standard stream out debug: extension is 0:8090
[0xc54f28] stream_out_standard stream out debug: extension -> mux=(null)
[0xc54f28] stream_out_standard stream out debug: using `http/asf://0.0.0.0:8090'
[0xc5a408] main access out debug: looking for sout access module: 1 candidate
[0xc5a408] main access out: creating httpd
[0xc5a408] main access out debug: net: listening to 0.0.0.0 port 8090
[0xc5a408] main access out debug: using sout access module "access_output_http"
[0xc5a408] main access out debug: TIMER module_need() : 5.679 ms - Total 5.679 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 5.679 ms)
[0xc54f28] stream_out_standard stream out debug: access opened
[0xc5c728] main mux debug: looking for sout mux module: 1 candidate
[0xc5c728] mux_asf mux debug: asf muxer opened
[0xc5c728] mux_asf mux debug: Packet size 4096
[0xc5c728] mux_asf mux debug: meta data: title='', author='', copyright='', comment='', rating=''
[0xc5c728] main mux debug: using sout mux module "mux_asf"
[0xc5c728] main mux debug: TIMER module_need() : 3.784 ms - Total 3.784 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 3.784 ms)
[0xc54f28] stream_out_standard stream out debug: mux opened
[0xc54f28] main stream out debug: using sout stream module "stream_out_standard"
[0xc54f28] main stream out debug: TIMER module_need() : 15.006 ms - Total 15.006 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 15.006 ms)
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-scale to 1
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-fps to 29.97
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-width to 320
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-height to 240
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-vcodec to WMV1
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-acodec to mp3
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-vb to 512
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-ab to 128
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: set config option: sout-transcode-channels to 1
[0xc3f988] stream_out_transcode stream out debug: codec audio=mp3 0Hz 1 channels 128Kb/s
[0xc3f988] stream_out_transcode stream out debug: codec video=WMV1 320x240 scaling: 1.000000 512kb/s
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: using sout stream module "stream_out_transcode"
[0xc3f988] main stream out debug: TIMER module_need() : 26.607 ms - Total 26.607 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 26.607 ms)
[0x7f441c001b78] main input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MBytes
[0x7f441c001b78] main input debug: using timeshift path '/tmp'
[0x7f441c001b78] main input debug: `dvb-t://' gives access `dvb-t' demux `' path `'
[0x7f441c001b78] main input debug: creating demux: access='dvb-t' demux='' path=''
[0xc5dc68] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
[0xc5dc68] main demux debug: no access_demux module matched "dvb-t"
[0xc5dc68] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.360 ms - Total 0.360 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.360 ms)
[0x7f441c001b78] main input debug: creating access 'dvb-t' path=''
[0xc53f48] main access debug: looking for access module: 1 candidate
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: Opening device /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: Frontend Info:
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: name = DiBcom 7000MA/MB/PA/PB/MC
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: type = OFDM (DVB-T)
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: frequency_min = 48000000 (kHz)
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: frequency_max = 860000000 (kHz)
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: frequency_stepsize = 62500
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: frequency_tolerance = 0
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: symbol_rate_min = 0 (kHz)
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: symbol_rate_max = 0 (kHz)
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: symbol_rate_tolerance (ppm) = 0
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: notifier_delay (ms) = 0
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: Frontend Info capability list:
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: inversion auto
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: forward error correction 1/2
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: forward error correction 2/3
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: forward error correction 3/4
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: forward error correction 5/6
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: forward error correction 7/8
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: forward error correction auto
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: card can do QPSK
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: card can do QAM 16
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: card can do QAM 64
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: card can do QAM auto
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: transmission mode auto
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: guard interval mode auto
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: hierarchy mode auto
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: card can recover from a cable unplug
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: End of capability list
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: trying to tune the frontend...
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using inversion=2
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using bandwidth=7
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using fec=4
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using fec=0
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using transmission=8
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using guard=16
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using hierarchy=-1
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: Opening device /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: setting filter on all PIDs
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: Opening device /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: DMXSetFilter: DMX_PES_OTHER for PID 8192
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: Opening device /dev/dvb/adapter0/ca0
[0xc53f48] dvb access warning: CAMInit: opening CAM device failed (No such file or directory)
[0xc53f48] main access debug: using access module "dvb"
[0xc53f48] main access debug: TIMER module_need() : 22.525 ms - Total 22.525 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 22.525 ms)
[0xc5feb8] main stream debug: Using AStream*Block
[0xc5feb8] main stream debug: pre buffering
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: frontend has acquired signal
[0xc53f48] dvb access warning: no lock, tuning again
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using inversion=2
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using bandwidth=7
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using fec=4
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using fec=0
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using transmission=8
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using guard=16
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using hierarchy=-1
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: frontend has acquired signal
[0xc53f48] dvb access warning: no lock, tuning again
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using inversion=2
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using bandwidth=7
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using fec=4
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using fec=0
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using transmission=8
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using guard=16
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using hierarchy=-1
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: frontend has acquired signal
[0xc53f48] dvb access warning: no lock, tuning again
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using inversion=2
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using bandwidth=7
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using fec=4
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using fec=0
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using transmission=8
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using guard=16
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: using hierarchy=-1
[0xc53f48] dvb access debug: frontend has acquired signal
[0xc53f48] dvb access warning: no lock, tuning again

[xtophe]

do you have more luck with "vlc channels.conf" and then picking nine from the playlist ?

Aslo snr at 0 seems strange (or is it in some strange unit where 0 is very good)

[bgrade]

I tried vlc with the channels.conf it tried playing a different channel, but had the same error message with no lock.

I am not sure on the SNR i have never seen it as any other value than 0.

[bgrade]

Hi,

I still have not been able to get this working. All suggestions are welcome.

Regards

Tom