I just installed a new Skystar 2 rev. 2.6D and the card is recognized. I build the channels for Nimiq91 using the scan utility:
...
DvEPG:12224:h:0:20000:0:0:50
Vu-F:12224:h:0:20000:5922:5923:122
RIS:12224:h:0:20000:0:0:124
CPACF:12224:h:0:20000:0:0:149
VuCOM:12224:h:0:20000:0:0:155
...
and I can tune to a specitif channel via szap:
./szap -l DBS -c Nimiq91Channels actif
reading channels from file 'Nimiq91Channels'
zapping to 123 'ACTIF':
sat 0, frequency = 12559 MHz H, symbolrate 20000000, vpid = 0x0000, apid = 0x0000
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
status 03 | signal a123 | snr 716a | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 |
status 1f | signal cb9a | snr b57d | ber 000008fc | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal cbc1 | snr b4b4 | ber 00000869 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK
...
Now with the -r switch I try to make a recording of the stream
with the command cat /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 > /tmp/recording.ts
as explained in
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/answers/426.
But when I want to use mplayer to view the recording:
mplayer /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0, nothing happens. Moreover, when I stop the recording, the recording.ts gives me always 0 byte!
What is the problem?
Also, I have been unable to use dvbtune to get a specific channel,
[xxxx@localhost dvbtune-0.5]$ ./dvbtune -c 0 -D 0 -x -f 12224000 -p H -s 5
Using DVB card "ST STV0299 DVB-S"
tuning DVB-S to L-Band:0, Pol:H Srate=5000, 22kHz=off
polling....
Getting frontend event
FE_STATUS:
polling....
Getting frontend event
FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER
polling....
polling....
...
Mike