Dual DVB-S problems

[LegioX]

Hi,

I've just brought another DVB-S card for NZ Freeview and am having issues.
I can watch TV on either tuner card (Nova-S Plus & Hauppauge 3000) but still cannot watch one channel and record another on a different mux.

I've attached them both to the satellite via a splitter - the guy I brought this from assured me it could feed both outputs simultaneously.
Is there something I need to configure inside GBPVR to get this to work? I can see options for DiSeQc in the DVB-S config but don't really know what to set this to (or if it's required.)

Anybody else using two DVB-S cards for NZ Freeview?

[sub]

I can watch TV on either tuner card (Nova-S Plus & Hauppauge 3000) but still cannot watch one channel and record another on a different mux.

I think these are based on the same drivers, so you may need one to be set as device #1 and the other as device #2. If you've got them both set as device #1, then it may just be using the "first" of these two card, regardless of which of these device you selected when setting up your capture source.

[LegioX]

Quick response - thanks!

I'll check this tonight, I believe you are right and I set them both up as Device #1.

Do I need to do anything with the Diseqc settings or leave this set to None?

[sub]

Assuming you dont have a diseqc switch (ie, with multiple LNBs connected) then yes, leave it set to None.

[siliconaudio]

Unless you have a DiSEqC switch allowing you to switch between multiple LNBs, then no, you don't need to do anything with the DiSEqC settings and can leave them set to none.

[Nomad101]

I may be way off base here but I was under the impression that for 2 DVB-S tuners you needed 2 LNBs and 2 cables from the dish. If you just split a single sat cable to 2 tuners you'll always get the same channel on both as part of the tuning request is done by the LNB itself.

[BigMoose]

That is true for the UK (unless the channels happen to be on the same transponder) but I have a feeling in NZ they dont use both polarities so you can get away with a feed from one LNB there? I could be talking utter crap though.

[Nomad101]

Ah, that makes sense - thanks for clearing that up. I haven't used DVB-S yet but planning to soon for HD channels so still learning. :-)

[LegioX]

For anyone interested, numbering the devices #1 & #2 resolved this issue.

Thanks for the help!