Posts by petediscrete

Quote from PJO4

Thanks very much for the Telestar links. I had come across the quad input device (and the Kathrein equivalent) and it was more than I could justify spending to use the last (4th) LNB slot I have spare -- in a guest room --, for those rare occasions when I want to make an additional simultaneous DVBS recording*.

I hadn't come across the latter (Digibit Twin) despite searching fairly extensively. A search on this site on "Sat>IP" and "Sat to IP" etc yielded very little, and searches on eBay, Amazon, AliExpress etc. weren't sufficiently informative. I have yet to find an explanation of MARS firmware for GTMedia boxes eg, or come across any mention of their being used with TVHeadend client; advice on any similar box that supports Sat>IP welcome. A Pi running LibreElec with a USB tuner would be my default but I couldn't find any Linux compatible USB tuners without drawbacks (the Sundteks eg) and certainly not the ones mentioned on the raspberry pi site.

As for Windows: my living room PVR is also an ex Vista box (dating from 2007) that has had a new fanless motherboard and (totally silent) PSU--years ago. It too was briefly a MythTV machine and has been running LibreElec and TVHeadend for a long time.

I'd prefer to stay out of the surveillance economy and minimise my electricity consumption and need for subscriptions (eg to IPTV providers or Netflix etc). In a house that's been 100% open source for years Windows is a variable I don't really need, just as I don't need any Apple stuff. I don't waste energy hating either.

Update: I've ordered the Telestar Twin.

*I have a quad LNB with coax to TV and LibreElec PVR (2) and an Enigma2 box (1; a ZGemma H7S in a room with a single satellite connection); so currently only 2 simultaneous recordings are possible. I v rarely need more but it has happened occasionally. 1080p is all I need.

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You’ll see how easy it is to interact with the Digibit Twin as soon as you power it up. Instantly available to TVHeadend and no looking for drivers or firmware or worrying about version numbers to get it working. It’s available to all clients on the same network too. Users just don’t have the time nor the patience to trawl endless forums to get their tuners working these days. Of course some do relish the challenge though.

Quote from emveepee

When you can't get good Linux drivers I stick with my general recommendation for non-haters reading this to try Windows since many people have access at home to a free or nearly-free old PC that support most tuners. You can even install a clean Windows run headless, without a license (many cheap PCs even include a BIOS based license ). I know some people complain about stability but I have a 17 year old headless Vista system that replaced a Linux MythTV setup that still sleeps, responds to WOL and wakes up daily for EPG updates and test recordings 10 and it transcodes better than a current RPi.

Please no Windows vs Linux discussion needed, my main PVR backend and most test systems I have are Linux based and they are quite reliable too but Linux is just not for everyone. LE clients don't care what the backend runs.

I assume you’re not still running Vista and if you are it is completely isolated from the outside world.

There’s no need to discuss Windows here. This is a forum for a Linux based application. In fact it’s a complete non discussion.

After the infamous shim sbat fiasco that Microsoft introduced that screwed dual booting on the 13th August I would be gladl not to see the W word mentioned here at all.

Quote from PJO4

Interesting, thanks. I didn't search for things like this because I wasn't aware they existed and I believed a Hauppauge tuner would work. I think for sure I'll be returning the Hauppauge and trying something like this (this one is out of stock).

Firstly it does help to know what you’re looking for. Research the concept first so you’ll know what products to search for.

That particular tuner I linked to is no longer manufactured but you may find surplus stock on sale from resellers on the web. Again a good search should yield results. It’s annoying when resellers don’t mark their listings as sold out.

There are alternatives out there too. Same manufacturer twice the price but you’re getting double bang for your buck. Four inputs instead of two and a few extras too https://www.pulsat.com/products/Teles…-with-DLNA.html

Here’s another listing for the Digibit Twin

TELESTAR DIGIBIT Twin Compact Sat-to-IP router

Compact Sat-to-IP router to supply up to 2 participants with free HDTV and radio programs from a sat...

www.teknikproffset.eu

Alternatively you could offload the DVBS server to something like a Raspberry Pi and a known working DVBS USB tuner along these lines and serve this to your LE system or just use Kodi on the Raspberry Pi. You’ve got to thing outside the box here https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=311074

Again I don’t think you’re searching closely enough. Here’s an example of one Sat/IP tuner which doesn’t run into the hundreds of €. In fact I doubt it would set you back much more than you paid for the Hauppauge stick. I’ve mentioned it here before so a search of this this forum will yield results

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142016459335

Did you check this list before purchasing

Hauppauge - LinuxTVWiki

In fairness if you did a comprehensive search you’d find it’s a no go in Linux. Two options. Use it with Windows or return it and get one that works in Linux and of course LibreELEC. A third option is to purchase a DVBS Sat/IP tuner and you have no worries about it working in LE.

Quote from jordixPI3

what a bout pine 64 rock 64?, sorry to keep this thread but i think its better then open new one.

thank you

What about it. The Rock64 does support hardware decoding in LE.

During the mux scan select the Status tab and see what Signal Strength and Signal Quality it is reporting. Screen cap the results and post it here.

That’s freeze during the scan process has been highlighted on many occasions over on the TVH forum while scanning with predefined mux tables. Doesn’t seem to have been addressed so in the absence of a fix discard that particular aspect of the configuration wizard and manually enter the mux details yourself as advised above.

I think we’ve asked enough questions and requests from the OP and are now repeating each other.

In the absence of any response we must assume that either a) the OP has resolved the issue and has not reported back here to acknowledge that fact or b) he has given up and moved on.

Might be worth waiting for a response back from the OP first before posting any further advice/instructions.

Indeed but what is registered on dvb0. Is that reflected in the adaptors configuration in TVH I wonder. You’d need to see exactly how the DVB adapters are configured in TVH before proceeding any further. Is that a twin tuner for both DVB T and DVB S. if so the DVB S will need to be disabled in TVH in order for the DVB T to work correctly.

Quote from Billzilla

The tuner worked fine for years before with the old box running on LE.
It's apparently a DiBcom 7000PC unit.
I have no idea what any of the details are of the TV transmissions around here sorry.

It’s not an actual LE issue but I do suggest having a look at this post

search usb dual DVB-T tuner compatible with raspbian & tvheadend on Rpi4

Hello I have a Pi4 with a pi hat TV single tuner and i need 2 tuner. I have tried other usb tuner which I cannot get to work with TvHeadend. I asked for he...

tvheadend.org

Maybe if you supply a little more detail on your hardware setup, OS version and tuner brand (not the chip manufacturer) and if the tuner is a PCIe or USB unit. Also could you post the results of dmesg if you haven’t already done so.

I’ve a feeling if it’s a USB stick without a separate power supply you’re running into power supply issues. If not incorrect or incompatible firmware/drivers are being used, something we might see from the contents of dmesg.

In the Status section what signal strength/quality are you showing. Definitely sounds like an antenna issue. Try manually scanning a single mux and check the signal while doing it.

Quote from WarpLover

OK, so I am a ~70 year old noob trying to learn.

Recently I thought I saw a person using one single command to mount the protected partition. That does not seem too hard to breech.

I'm not b itching. I really am trying to understand. You know how much a 67TB NAS costs. I just want to protect it.

Maybe you’d be better off using a full desktop version of Linux with Kodi installed. The JeOS principle that LE is based around may not suit your Linux skill set if you need to step outside the box, literally.

LE is perfect for the appliance model, switch on and go experience as 95% of all the heavy lifting has already been achieved via Add Ons. Simple click, install and configure where necessary from a GUI. No CLI required there.

The majority of LE users deploy an SBC solution like the RPI and using the four USB ports supplied on board find them more than adequate to supply storage possibilities via USB media.

I’m a little puzzled why any one individual would need 67TB of storage. Are you hosting some form of data centre service. I wouldn’t have neither the time nor the energy to watch or listen to the media that 67TB would be capable of storing. Personally I have one single 1TB drive connected to my SBC formatted in EXT4 and have zero issues with it.

Finally age would be a very poor excuse to use for anyone trying to master a new discipline, particularly one that doesn’t require leaving a chair. I’m a couple of years younger than yourself and barring any neurological disorder I don’t see advancing years as a stumbling block to mastering the basics of the Linux environment. Primers like this are ideal for users in your situation https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/linux-tutorial/ If you prefer the printed alternative there are plenty to be found on the web like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Linux-Absolute…f621&th=1&psc=1

Quote from WarpLover

Sounds over my head. I have no experience with SSH. I access my SBCs with a Win PC share.

Maybe it’s time to get used to it so. You’re working in a Linux environment now. Don’t bring Windows tools to a Linux party.

Measure the voltage on the output your SBC is plugged into. Sounds like a voltage drop on your internal wiring. Big enough to cause your SBC to reboot. Move your SBC to a different circuit and test again. Alternatively if you intend running an SBC 24/7 use a UPS.

The best advice here is to ensure your drives are formatted with the Ext4 file system. There’s plenty of reports here on LE12 and the problems with NTFS.