Thread: Channels.conf files?

Can anyone share a channels.conf for any/all of the sats on KU?

Up until this point I have been scanning each transponder of a particular sat for each event that I am interested in. I think it would be smart to have all the transponders populated and scan the correct one as needed.

I have been having difficulty managing the channels/transponders properly in mythtv. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

Originally Posted by signal.quest

Can anyone share a channels.conf for any/all of the sats on KU?

Up until this point I have been scanning each transponder of a particular sat for each event that I am interested in. I think it would be smart to have all the transponders populated and scan the correct one as needed.

I have channels.conf files for 13 KU band satellites visible in the USA, and I'd be happy to share, just not sure how to do that. G19 is huge, over 150 channels, and they're changing them all the time.

Originally Posted by signal.quest

I have been having difficulty managing the channels/transponders properly in mythtv. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

I don't use mythtv, I just have some shell scripts in a folder tree that tune in the channels.

Please provide the .conf files. Do the transponder frequencies change or just the symbol rates? What software do you use to watch the channels? Can you please explain how your scripts work? Thanks.

Originally Posted by signal.quest

Please provide the .conf files. Do the transponder frequencies change or just the symbol rates? What software do you use to watch the channels? Can you please explain how your scripts work? Thanks.

OK, here is the channels.conf for AMC21:

Estrella_EST-CST:12010:h:0:7161:301:302:3
Estrella_Pacific:12010:h:0:7161:401:402:4
PBS-HD01:12142:v:0:30000:49:52:3
PBS-HD02:12142:v:0:30000:65:68:4
PBS-HD03:12180:v:0:30000:49:52:3
PBS-HD04:12154:h:0:14029:49:52:3
PBS-Montana:12108:v:0:4340:33:38:2
PBS-SD01:12180:v:0:30000:177:180:11
PBS-SD02-Create:12180:v:0:30000:193:196:12
PBS-SD03-V-ME:12180:v:0:30000:209:212:13
PBS-SD04-World:12180:v:0:30000:225:228:14
PBS-SD05-APT:12167:h:0:4444:177:180:11
PBS-SD06-Regionals:12173:h:0:4444:177:180:11
PBS-SD07-NETA:12179:h:0:4444:177:180:11

As you can see, there is an entry for each channel. I create the file with the scan program from linuxtv-dvb-apps, using a script like this:

#!/bin/sh

scan -v -n -U -t 1 -x 0 /mnt/a1/etc/Franz/dvb/scan/$1 | sed 's/ /-/g' | sort -u | tee /tmp/channels.$1

Then I tune in the channels with a script that looks like this:

#!/bin/sh

dvbstream -f 12180 -p v -s 30000 -v 225 -a 228 -o | mplayer -ao alsa -vo xv -fs -vf scale=720:544,crop=720:448:0:48,pp=lb -

Hope this helps.

do you use a motor/ if so, what does that command syntax look like