Unable to lock Brisbane DVB-T channels for SBS and 31

[allanc]

Hi,

I have just installed NextPVR on a dedicated HTPC using a Hauppauge HVR2200 tuner card with the latest driver updates. I have created a new Brisbane.ini file to match the recently changed channels. The file is below:

[TERTYPE]
1=Australia
2=Brisbane

[DVB]
0=6
1=1,177500,0,0,7
2=2,191625,0,0,7
3=3,219500,0,0,7
4=4,226500,0,0,7
5=5,585625,0,0,7
6=6,599500,0,0,7

Unfortunately, it refuses to lock onto 585.625MHz or 599.5MHz and the extracts from the log file for these channels gives:

<tuning>
<type>DVB-T</type>
<locator>
<frequency>585625</frequency>
<bandwidth>7</bandwidth>
</locator>
</tuning>

2013-07-02 21:44:58.250 [DEBUG][1] Frequency has changed, so stopping recording from previous frequency. (Handle 4)
2013-07-02 21:44:58.251 [DEBUG][1] DigitalRecorderDVBT::Tune@1
2013-07-02 21:44:58.251 [DEBUG][1] DigitalRecorderDVBT::Tune@2
2013-07-02 21:44:58.251 [DEBUG][1] DigitalRecorderDVBT::Tune@3
2013-07-02 21:44:58.251 [DEBUG][1] DigitalRecorderDVBT::Tune@4
2013-07-02 21:44:58.278 [DEBUG][1] DigitalRecorderDVBT::Tune@5
2013-07-02 21:44:58.278 [DEBUG][1] DigitalRecorderDVBT::Tune@6
2013-07-02 21:44:58.985 [DEBUG][1] DigitalRecorderDVBT::Tune@7
2013-07-02 21:44:58.985 [DEBUG][1] whoosh whoosh
2013-07-02 21:44:58.990 [DEBUG][1] Calling LockChannel()
2013-07-02 21:44:59.018 [DEBUG][1] locked=0, present=0, strength=-16, quality=0 (took 31ms to check)
2013-07-02 21:44:59.018 [DEBUG][1] DigitalRecorderDVBT::Tune@8
2013-07-02 21:44:59.020 [DEBUG][1] File size is 0 bytes (non-existant)
2013-07-02 21:44:59.020 [INFO][1] DigitalRecorder.StartStream() allocated handle: 0x5
2013-07-02 21:44:59.020 [INFO][1] DigitalRecorder.StopStream() handle: 4
2013-07-02 21:45:04.094 [INFO][1] DigitalRecorder.StartStream(c:\nowhere\null.ts)
2013-07-02 21:45:04.094 [DEBUG][1] Switching BDA graph to tune:
<tuning>
<type>DVB-T</type>
<locator>
<frequency>585500</frequency>
<bandwidth>7</bandwidth>
</locator>
</tuning>

2013-07-02 21:45:04.094 [DEBUG][1] Frequency has changed, so stopping recording from previous frequency. (Handle 5)

Messages as for 585625kHz

<tuning>
<type>DVB-T</type>
<locator>
<frequency>585750</frequency>
<bandwidth>7</bandwidth>
</locator>
</tuning>

2013-07-02 21:45:09.882 [DEBUG][1] Frequency has changed, so stopping recording from previous frequency. (Handle 6)

Messages as above

<tuning>
<type>DVB-T</type>
<locator>
<frequency>599500</frequency>
<bandwidth>7</bandwidth>
</locator>
</tuning>

2013-07-02 21:45:15.666 [DEBUG][1] Frequency has changed, so stopping recording from previous frequency. (Handle 7)

Messages as above

<tuning>
<type>DVB-T</type>
<locator>
<frequency>599375</frequency>
<bandwidth>7</bandwidth>
</locator>
</tuning>

2013-07-02 21:45:21.561 [DEBUG][1] Frequency has changed, so stopping recording from previous frequency. (Handle 8)

Messages as above

<tuning>
<type>DVB-T</type>
<locator>
<frequency>599625</frequency>
<bandwidth>7</bandwidth>
</locator>
</tuning>

2013-07-02 21:45:27.462 [DEBUG][1] Frequency has changed, so stopping recording from previous frequency. (Handle 9)

Messages as above

I have done a scan with ScanChannelsDBA and the results for SBS and 31 are:

Network_2("SBS Brisbane", 585625, 7, 1)
Program_ 1("SBS ONE" , 817, 161, 81, 1025) # LCN=3 Teletext=41
Program_ 2("SBS TWO" , 818, 162, 83, 1026) # LCN=32 Teletext=42
Program_ 3("SBS 3" , 819, 161, 81, 1032) # LCN=33 Teletext=41
Program_ 4("NITV" , 820, 164, 87, 1033) # LCN=34 Teletext=45
Program_ 5("SBS HD" , 821, 102, 103, 1024) # LCN=30 Teletext=43
Program_ 6("SBS Radio 1" , 830, 0, 201, 1027) # LCN=37
Program_ 7("SBS Radio 2" , 831, 0, 202, 1028) # LCN=38
Program_ 8("SBS Radio 3" , 832, 0, 203, 1029) # LCN=39


Network_6("31Digital", 599500, 7, 1)
Program_ 1("31 Digital" , 3585, 100, 101, 32) # LCN=44


I have also checked MCE and these channels are picked up without any issues. Can anyone offer a solution?

Regards

[sub]

Are you sure you've got the right frequency for these channels? If it says "locked=0" in the log for those frequencies, but MCE can view them, then it implies your device is definitely capable of tuning them, but NextPVR is not scanning the right frequency for these channels.

[allanc]

Well, it seems that the channel numbers which defines the broadcast frequency from the ACMA site is not correct (may be in a transition as we switch to 100% digital). I have re-looked at ScanChannelsDBA output and the appropriate clips are:

# locked 184500, 7 signal locked = Y present = Y stength = -16 quality = 25

Network_2("SBS Brisbane", 585625, 7, 1)

# locked 529500, 7 signal locked = Y present = Y stength = 4 quality = 100

Network_6("31Digital", 599500, 7, 1)
Program_ 1("31 Digital" , 3585, 100, 101, 32) # LCN=44

I have now tried 185MHz for SBS and 529.5MHz for 31 and all the channels are received.

Thanks

[sub]

Great.

[march]

Hi, Can you post what the brisbane file would look like if you cut and paste it here ?