DVB broken in Lucid

[Muzer]

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On 15/04/10 11:49, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 15/04/10 20:29, Muzer wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> I upgraded to the Lucid Beta after my previous install went weird (I
>> broke ALSA :p), and haven't been very impressed so far. However, all the
>> problems I have found I have found solutions for, except this one.
>>
>> I've installed Kaffeine-KDE3 from source (all other media players,
>> including Kaffeine-KDE4, simply aren't good enough). However, the DVB is
>> refusing to tune. I know Kaffeine-KDE3 isn't supported or anything, but
>> from looking on the internet it seems like the sort of problem that
>> extends to all packages using DVB.
>>
>> I've checked all my cabling, and the DVB was working perfectly literally
>> last night in the previous distro. I've also tried copying my old
>> Kaffeine config files.
>>
>> Basically, it refuses to tune into any channels or pick up any channels
>> in a scan. The full debug output on the command-line I get is:
>>    
> To start with, I am using Ubuntu and not Kubuntu. But I am not having 
> any problems as you describe with Kaffeine. All channels scanned in 
> perfectly. The only hassle I have been having since a version of 
> Kaffeine for KDE4 came out last October or so is that I don't get sound 
> on some (most) of the High Definition channels. I have discussed this 
> with the author, he tells me that he has fixed this problem but not 
> so..... :-( .
>

Well, Kaffeine-KDE4 is not nearly customisable enough - for example, I
can't tell it I only have 4.0 surround (rather than 5.1) so it'll
downmix the streams - instead it simply drops a few. Also, it appears to
be less reliable, and doesn't support GStreamer (which is sometimes
useful for more obscure formats). It seems to be a very bad case of KDE4
feature loss...

> 
> What you don't mention - and you should in future questions - is whether 
> the DVB for terrestrial or satellite TV. I have terrestrial.
>

Sorry - I'm using terrestrial, in the UK, with the Hannington transmitter.

I have tried Analogue terrestrial via tvtime and it works flawlessly, so
it's not a signal issue.

> 
> Why don't you try xine? I've been using it for years - works like a 
> charm. The only reason why I also have kaffeine is that xine can't record.
> 
> If you do try out xine, first READ the docs for it because you have to 
> create a channel.conf for your location - and it is not created as 
> simply as in kaffeine.
>

I'll try Xine, thanks.

> 
> BC
> 


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