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hi

I am trying to use VLC to watch tv. But I cant get it work.

I use a: cinergy htc xs hd

If I use the terratec home cinema software on my computer it works, i can see all channels. But i would like to use the VLC.

From my tv's info from on channel I get:

freq 802000khz
service ID: 0fe6
TSID: 0016
ONID: 0001
Network: stofa (ID 006b)

From computer using terratec to watch the same channel

freq: 802000 khz
Channel: 62
Modulation: QAM 64
symbolrate: 6952
SID: 4070
TSID: 22
ONID: 70
video 1305
audio 3301

I have tryed with network id: 0001, 70, 006b and others and i am more or less still getting the same "answere" from vlc:

qt4 warning: Input option: :dvb-srate=6952
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-caching=300
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-frequency=802000000
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-modulation=64
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-network-id=0001
main debug: adding item `dvb-c://frequency=802000000' ( dvb-c://frequency=802000000 )
qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: dvb-c://frequency=802000000
main debug: dying input
main debug: prebuffering done 0 bytes in 20s - 0 KiB/s
main error: cannot pre fill buffer
main warning: cannot create a stream_t from access
main debug: removing module "bda"
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: thread times: real 0m21.110052s, kernel 0m0.265201s, user 0m0.000000s
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
main debug: processing request item dvb-c://frequency=802000000 node null skip 0
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Spilleliste
main debug: rebuild done - 3 items, index 2
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'dvb-c://frequency=802000000'
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'dvb-c://frequency=802000000' : 21125.001 ms - Total 21125.001 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 21125.000 ms)
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/input/input.c:220)
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
main debug: thread started
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
main debug: using timeshift path 'C:\Users\Peters\AppData\Local\Temp'
main debug: `dvb-c://frequency=802000000' gives access `dvb-c' demux `' path `frequency=802000000'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvb-c' demux='' path='frequency=802000000'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
main debug: no access_demux module matched "dvb-c"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: creating access 'dvb-c' path='frequency=802000000'
main debug: looking for access module: 1 candidate
bda debug: CreateTuneRequest: Using Tuning Space: TerraTec_Tuningspace_DVBC
bda debug: Build: Using Tuning Space ID 12
bda debug: FindFilter: Connected Cinergy HTC USB XS DVB-C Tuner
bda debug: BDAGraph: Using adapter 1
bda debug: FindFilter: Connected Cinergy HTC USB XS Digital Capture
bda debug: Build: Trying connecting with subtype MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG2_TRANSPORT
bda warning: Build: Cannot connect Sample Grabber to Capture device: hr=0x80004005 (try 1/2)
bda debug: Build: Trying connecting with subtype KSDATAFORMAT_SUBTYPE_BDA_MPEG2_TRANSPORT
bda debug: FindFilter: Connected BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
bda debug: Graph started hr=0x0
main debug: using access module "bda"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 990.000 ms - Total 990.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 990.000 ms)
main debug: Using AStream*Block
main debug: pre buffering
main debug: incoming request - stopping current input
main debug: dying input
main debug: prebuffering done 0 bytes in 43s - 0 KiB/s
main error: cannot pre fill buffer
main warning: cannot create a stream_t from access
main debug: removing module "bda"
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: thread times: real 0m44.840062s, kernel 0m0.109200s, user 0m0.062400s
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'dvb-c://frequency=802000000' : 44850.002 ms - Total 44850.002 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 44850.000 ms)

How can I use VLC to watch tv at home?

Thanks in advance

Peter

frequency is most likely wrong, it should be like frequency=802000

I have checked the frequency and the correct is 802 MHz. But i have tried to put in 802000, still no result.

I would really like vlc to work with my dvb c card.

Again thanks in advance for the help.

Peter

btw

My cabel tv provider also sends a dvb T signal in the same net, the dvb T channels is working with vlc. (but it is only a few channels there is send via dvb t so i still need dvbc)

I have also tried with a hauppauge 930C card with the same result, no dvb c.

Again thanks in advance for the help.

Peter

I think you need to create a DVB-C tuning space under Windows. This is how i managed to get it work: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=90961

b-frame. Thanks for your reply.

I have tried to follow the steps in the link you send me, but still same result only i did not make a new tuningspace ID, since i already had one for dvbc. (perhaps it is a mistake not to make a new)

I'am not sure if its correct but i think the tuner found the correct ID in tuning space, this is from the first log from the first post I put in:

bda debug: CreateTuneRequest: Using Tuning Space: TerraTec_Tuningspace_DVBC
bda debug: Build: Using Tuning Space ID 12
bda debug: FindFilter: Connected Cinergy HTC USB XS DVB-C Tuner
bda debug: BDAGraph: Using adapter 1
bda debug: FindFilter: Connected Cinergy HTC USB XS Digital Capture

The name i found in the registry editor for dvbc is: "DD2 DVB-C" and tried to put in the 2 commands below:

:dvb-network-name="DD2 DVB-C" and
:dvb-network-name="TerraTec_Tuningspace_DVBC"

Still no result.

peter

hi

I still cant get vlc to play my DVB-C, I am trying all kind of stuff. Now it is saying something about LUA.

Am I making any progress ?

Is it necessary to put in all "codes" such as SID, TSID, ONID ?? If yes, what is the "code" is sout-ts-netid correct?

am I looking in the right direction?

qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-srate=6952:dvb-caching=300
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-frequency=386000000
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-modulation=64
qt4 warning: Input option: sout-ts-tsid=10 sout-ts-netid=1
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-caching=300
main debug: adding item `dvb-c://frequency=386000000' ( dvb-c://frequency=386000000 )
qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: dvb-c://frequency=386000000
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Spilleliste
main debug: rebuild done - 7 items, index 5
main debug: processing request item dvb-c://frequency=386000000 node Spilleliste skip 0
main debug: resyncing on dvb-c://frequency=386000000
main debug: dvb-c://frequency=386000000 is at 6
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'dvb-c://frequency=386000000'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/input/input.c:220)
main debug: thread started
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
main debug: using timeshift path 'C:\Users\Peters\AppData\Local\Temp'
main debug: `dvb-c://frequency=386000000' gives access `dvb-c' demux `' path `frequency=386000000'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvb-c' demux='' path='frequency=386000000'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
main debug: no access_demux module matched "dvb-c"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms)
main debug: creating access 'dvb-c' path='frequency=386000000'
main debug: looking for access module: 1 candidate
bda debug: CreateTuneRequest: Using Tuning Space: TerraTec_Tuningspace_DVBC
bda debug: Build: Using Tuning Space ID 12
main debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
bda debug: FindFilter: Connected Cinergy HTC USB XS DVB-C Tuner
bda debug: BDAGraph: Using adapter 1
bda debug: FindFilter: Connected Cinergy HTC USB XS Digital Capture
bda debug: Build: Trying connecting with subtype MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG2_TRANSPORT
bda warning: Build: Cannot connect Sample Grabber to Capture device: hr=0x80004005 (try 1/2)
bda debug: Build: Trying connecting with subtype KSDATAFORMAT_SUBTYPE_BDA_MPEG2_TRANSPORT
bda debug: FindFilter: Connected BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module: 1 candidate
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Peters\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.lua
main debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 25.000 ms - Total 25.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 25.000 ms)
main debug: removing module "lua"
main debug: searching art for dvb-c://frequency=386000000
main debug: looking for art finder module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Peters\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VLC\lua\meta\art\04_musicbrainz.lua
main debug: no art finder module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 50.000 ms - Total 50.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 50.000 ms)
main debug: art not found for dvb-c://frequency=386000000
bda debug: Graph started hr=0x0
main debug: using access module "bda"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 970.000 ms - Total 970.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 970.000 ms)
main debug: Using AStream*Block
main debug: pre buffering
main debug: incoming request - stopping current input
main debug: dying input
main debug: prebuffering done 0 bytes in 107s - 0 KiB/s
main error: cannot pre fill buffer
main warning: cannot create a stream_t from access
main debug: removing module "bda"
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: thread times: real 1m48.829585s, kernel 0m0.280801s, user 0m0.015600s
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'dvb-c://frequency=386000000' : 108844.005 ms - Total 108844.005 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 108844.000 ms)

still hope for som help

peter

Have you tested with VLC 2.0.0 nightly builds?

I have now deleted vlc, driver etc.

Reinstalled terratec bda-driver and installed vlc 2.0.0.

Terratec home cinema software is still working also with dvb-c after this.

from vlc 2.0.0:

under directshow ther is: standard, non and cynergy htc usb xs hd analog capture. (no digital)

under tv(digital):

dvbt: still works, but not as good as before, seems slower. (also after: references > input & codecs > *tick* use GPU accelerated decoding)

dvbc: after putting in the data, now it looks like it cannot even se the tvcard (i think):

qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-adapter=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-network-name=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-inversion=-1
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-transmission=-1
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-guard=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-code-rate-hp=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-code-rate-lp=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-hierarchy=-1
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-a-modulation=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-a-fec=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-a-count=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-a-interleaving=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-b-modulation=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-b-fec=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-b-count=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-b-interleaving=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-c-modulation=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-c-fec=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-c-count=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-c-interleaving=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-srate=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-fec=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-pilot=-1
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-rolloff=-1
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-ts-id=22
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-polarization=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-lnb-low=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-lnb-high=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-lnb-switch=11700000
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-network-id=1
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-azimuth=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-elevation=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-longitude=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-range=
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-major-channel=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-minor-channel=0
qt4 warning: Input option: dvb-physical-channel=0
qt4 warning: Input option: live-caching=300
main debug: adding item `dvb-c://frequency=802000000' ( dvb-c://frequency=802000000:modulation=64QAM:srate=6952 )
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Spilleliste
main debug: rebuild done - 11 items, index 9
qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: dvb-c://frequency=802000000:modulation=64QAM:srate=6952
main debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art
main debug: processing request item: dvb-c://frequency=802000000, node: Spilleliste, skip: 0
main debug: resyncing on dvb-c://frequency=802000000
main debug: dvb-c://frequency=802000000 is at 10
main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'dvb-c://frequency=802000000'
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\DOCUME~1\Peter\LOCALS~1\Temp'
main debug: `dvb-c://frequency=802000000:modulation=64QAM:srate=6952' gives access `dvb-c' demux `' path `frequency=802000000:modulation=64QAM:srate=6952'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvb-c' demux='' location='frequency=802000000:modulation=64QAM:srate=6952' file='\\frequency=802000000:modulation=64QAM:srate=6952'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
main debug: no access_demux module matched "dvb-c"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.378 ms - Total 0.378 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.378 ms)
main debug: creating access 'dvb-c' location='frequency=802000000:modulation=64QAM:srate=6952', path='\\frequency=802000000:modulation=64QAM:srate=6952'
main debug: looking for access module: 1 candidate
bda_la-bdagraph.lo debug: CreateTuneRequest: Using Tuning Space: DD2 DVB-C
bda_la-bdagraph.lo debug: Build: Using Tuning Space ID 9
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module: 1 candidate
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Documents and Settings\Peter\Application Data\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
main debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 4.382 ms - Total 4.382 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 4.382 ms)
main debug: removing module "lua"
main debug: searching art for dvb-c://frequency=802000000
main debug: looking for art finder module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Documents and Settings\Peter\Application Data\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
main debug: no art finder module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 13.995 ms - Total 13.995 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 13.995 ms)
main debug: art not found for dvb-c://frequency=802000000
bda_la-bdagraph.lo warning: Build: Cannot CoCreate the Universal Network Provider, trying the old way...
bda_la-bdagraph.lo warning: FindFilter: No filter connected: hr=0x80004005
bda_la-bdagraph.lo warning: Build: Cannot load tuner device and connect network provider: hr=0x80004005
bda_la-bdagraph.lo warning: SubmitTuneRequest: Cannot Build the Graph: hr=0x80004005
dtv error: tuning to 802000000 Hz failed
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
main debug: no access module matching "dvb-c" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 279.766 ms - Total 279.766 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 279.766 ms)
main error: open of `dvb-c://frequency=802000000:modulation=64QAM:srate=6952' failed
main debug: finished input
main debug: dead input
main debug: changing item without a request (current 10/11)
main debug: nothing to play
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
main debug: Destroying the input for 'dvb-c://frequency=802000000'
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'dvb-c://frequency=802000000' : 371.655 ms - Total 371.655 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 371.655 ms)


Best regards

peter

Try to repair or reinstall DirectX, it seem there is something broken in your Windows.
What is your version of windows ?

It is a possible regression.

srate=6952 is ridiculously small and surely wrong. Most common symbol rates are 6875000 bauds and 6900000 bauds, while the maximum value is 6960000 bauds.

Sorry, but i have to contradict. I always use dvb-srate=6900 and it works perfectly with dvb-c. Seems like vlc wants a value in kBd, not in Bd. Still, it's worth verifying that the used value is correct.

Please people, test DVB with this build:
http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/win ... 0322-1844/

still not ok