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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><font size="-1">Hi,</font></p>
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style="font-size: 13px;"><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 13px;">Thanks for the input. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 13px;">Just wanted to update that although the
dongle supposed to be working, it fails to find any channels:<br>
</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 13px;">- drivers are loaded when its pushed into the
USB socket. devices are appearing under /dev/dvb (IIRC) (tried also
chmoding them to 777).<br>
<span style="font-size: 13px;">- </span>kaffeine appears to
communicate with the dongle ok and when combing the frequency scale I
do see some high signals along the scan (tried to use "auto" area mode,
NZ, and several IL suggested configurations as well).<br>
- vlc method described in this thread is not showing any video as well.</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 13px;">- Under Windows, the dongle works ok - finds
the Israeli channels with no hassle (well, after buying the connecting
an amplified antenna. Kudos to the experts in our ministry of
communications for the lame launch of DTT broadcasts [or in other words
- what is a trial/testing period for?])).<br>
<br>
So, while I remain optimistic about the prospect interoperability of
the Apex 328 dongle with Linux (Ubuntu 9.04), I wasn't successful in
making them sing together.<br>
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style="font-size: 13px;"><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 13px;">Any pointers, tips, etc would be appreciated.<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 13px;">Thanks,<br>
</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 13px;">Boaz.<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span></p>
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style="font-size: 13px;"><br>
</span><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">geoffrey mendelson
wrote:<br>
</p>
<blockquote cite="mid:A709F2ED-00FA-4B13-97E7-5BCCE33109F7@gmail.com"
type="cite"><br>
On Sep 17, 2009, at 10:43 PM, Boaz Rymland wrote:
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Hi,
<br>
<br>
I bought this toy today.
<br>
I'm glad to say that it worked out of the box in Ubuntu 9.04 - or at
least it appears so:
<br>
Kaffeine is happy with it, I do have /dev/dvb/ devices and dmesg seems
to report that the drivers are ok. I bet the following kernel drivers
are related: dvb_usb_af9015, af9013, dvb_usb.
<br>
Scanning for channels works as well but that's where the party ends -
at least where I live (in Petach Tikva) I get zero channels reception.
<br>
I switched to Windows, installed the little thingy + its software and
verified that indeed its a matter of reception - no channels on Windows
too :-( .
<br>
<br>
If you need more info let me know.
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
<br>
This is the information I got from Guy with my annotations about
frequencies on the bottom:
<br>
<br>
<br>
y@golem3:~$ cat /home/guy/channels.conf
<br>
<br>
CH2:514000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:512:4112:1
<br>
CH10:514000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:513:4113:2
<br>
CH1:514000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:514:4114:3
<br>
CH33:514000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:515:4115:4
<br>
CH99:514000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE:516:4116:5
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
followed this:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2008/02/08/watching-freeview-dvb-t-tv-with-vlc-player-on-ubuntu/">http://davidwinter.me.uk/articles/2008/02/08/watching-freeview-dvb-t-tv-with-vlc-player-on-ubuntu/</a>
<br>
<br>
vlc dvb-t://frequency=514000000:bandwidth=8:inversion=0
<br>
does it all.
<br>
<br>
(this is for the center of israel, for the north and south the
frequency is
<br>
538000000
<br>
<br>
Geoff.
<br>
<br>
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