[linux-dvb] Re: Confusing re femon

[Wolfgang Fritz <wolfgang.fritz@gmx.net>]

Rolf wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm pulling my hair trying to find Astra 28.2E. I've now tried to find
> it using femon. But the signal strength and snr values femon emits seem
> to be *random*. At least they don't deviate much from a certain set of
> values even if I cover the lnb with my hands or even unplug it!
> I'm using this on kernel 2.4.26 with all sorts of dvb drivers (including
> cvs and the one deemed stable for vdr from somewhen in August 2003) and
> a hauppauge dvb-s card rev 1.6 (0000:02:03.0 Multimedia controller:
> Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01)        Subsystem: Unknown device
> 00a1:a1a0)
> Otherwise this setup works perfect. So I'm suspecting I'm doing
> something *very* stupid. Maybe femon isn't the approach to 'find'
> satellites at all?

Before you can use femon, you have to tune to a transponder first. Use
szap, it gives the same output as femon.

Wolfgang

> bis bald, Rolf
> 
> 
> 
> 




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