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Timer scanning would be very nice. It would also me nice to be able to select which satellites are scanned for a multi-satellite scan instead of "all". Jim

SES-1 at 101W. When they're testing the History Channel ITC, it's great tv on 12060 H. Jim

The commute from flatSac would be a bit more than I could handle. Otherwise, I'd love it. :) Jim

I also had issues with History this afternoon. My guess is the answer is in the name it scans in as: "TEST_...". This isn't a production signal that the hotel guest watch. They get the encrypted History Channel which isn't played with by the techies. I'm just glad I wasn't the only one with...

update on yesterday's post: It's a "permissions" issue. A user is limited in what he can do to devices when running 'cron' or 'at' jobs. I was able to get things working when I became root. Jim

Is it me or doesn't 'tune-s2' like to run via an 'at' or 'cron' job? All I get is exit status 255 when I use 'cron' and nothing shows up with "ps aux | egrep 'tune-s2'". The same command to run 'tune-s2' from the command line works like a champ. I'm confused (as usual). :) Jim

They only compiled the modules for those cards/chipsets. It's supposed to be open source but they made things difficult with some of the tricks they added to their compiled java menu system. I'm waiting for xbmc to get live streaming working well enough to migrate. Jim

If you haven't already recompiled after all the system updates; try that. Jim

Sounds like it's write only memory unless one has special tools. :) Jim

MeTV2 has a show on high tech right now. 10:35pm pacific time Jim

Me TV 2 Just noticed a still of the Honeymooners instead of the normal test pattern. Could this be a sign of good things to come? :) Stay tuned. Jim ps. Yea, like I really know anything.:no

Go for the 10 foot dish and hold out for free with the wiring. I picked up one of those about 15 years ago with a friend of mine. It comes apart in quarters and is a two man job to take down and take apart. You'll want to take it apart because it'll become airborne if you don't AND it'll get...

Which brings up the questions you're likely to hear. Are there or aren't there Artesians? Do you think one will ever be found? Jim

I have a Genpix-Skywalker-CW3K that I'm trying to use for a second dvb adapter on my linux box. It's recognized by the kernel, the modules (dvb-usb and dvb_usb_gp8psk) are loaded, udev will act on it; however, I can't get dvr0, demux0, frontend0, or net0 to be created under adapter1. Does...

What is everyone using to edit.the dump file? Is there something in 4play that I'm missing or is it just a text file that needs some TLC? Jim

I'm guessing to receive DVB-S2 with a CW3K or CW4K. Jim

We just might be on to something here. Jim

Brian, I have a satlook super installer meter on the way. I'll let you know how it's working when I get a chance. It's supposed to have some new bells and whistles that should help with IP over DVB but I have to see it to believe it. Jim

After I posted, I found some TBS cards that were dual tuner but their linux support isn't really open source from what I can tell. I can multi card my current pc and still might end up going that route. Jim

I think that some of that snow from the Metrodome is affecting their reception. I'm seeing the test pattern just fine in rainy northern California with my 9' mesh. Jim

Anyone have any suggestions for a multi-tuner dvb-s2 card? Experience with it would be nice but will accept a young trainee. Also, a source would be good too. Thanks and Merry Christmas, Jim

Thanks for the compliment but I'm really not a knowledgeable technician. I'm more of a frustrated techno-math guy in the body of a systems engineer. <soapbox> You're exactly right in how technical training can be geared towards repeatable success. When I ran my flightline avionics repair...

I talked to Brian this afternoon and got some great suggestions. Your Satlook, from what I've read so far, really stands out. I'm going to do some more research next week and hopefully have an idea of what I really want. How's things in K'zoo? I miss Michigan, having grown up there, and did...

I'm looking for a spectrum analyzer that is under $800, can be purchased without paying the EU 17% VAT, provides info on QPSK & 8PSK signals that are DVB-S or DVB-S2, and a tv picture of the signal would also be nice. The Satlink WS-6912 looks promising but finding one in North America isn't...

I thought DGII was a header and packet composition thing and not modulation. Then again, I try not to think that much because of the headache that results. :^) Also, is there a way to look for the satellite ID? If that could be added, this would be a bang up tool for setting those Diseqc...