Dvbe4Sage with Genpix Tuners & DiSEqC Support
DVBE4SAGE with Genpix Tuners and DiSEqC Support
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This is a unofficial prerelease of the open source software DVBE4SAGE by Michael Pogrebisky
that has been enhanced to support using the BDA driver for Genpix devices as well as DiSEqC
(Digital Satellite Equipment Control). Support is also included for motors, including USALS.
Michael has been given the source code for these enhancements and has stated
interest in merging them into his codebase. However until he does, SageTV users who wish to use
the Genpix tuners or DiSEqC for switches or motors are free to try this unofficial prerelease.
Note that in order to use the Genpix tuners you need to install the Genpix BDA/PBDA driver available
at the Genpix Electronics website ([url]http://www.genpix-electronics.com[/url]). You will need at least version
Version 0.1.0.2 ([url]http://www.genpix-electronics.com/GenpixBDA_0_1_0_2.zip[/url]).
The first thing you should probably know is that I am not a user of SageTV. So asking me SageTV
setup questions, for example, will get you nowhere. I have nothing against SageTV, I just prefer
some non commercial software that I use. The reason I did this work is that I found DVBE4SAGE to
be a interesting project (no scannning required!). And I also liked the fact that the author not only
made it free to the public, but open source as well. Sometimes you just have to not only applaud such
efforts but help them along. It is a nice product like I stated, but it was not terribly useful in
North America without DiSEqC and without support for the Genpix tuners (very nice tuners and I recommend
them highly if you live in North America!).
OK so onto the useful information. For setting up DVBE4SAGE I recommend this (slightly outdated)
guide ([url]http://diginerve.blogspot.com/2010/04/sagetv-digiguide-xmltv-with-dvb.html[/url]). It is
tailored for SkyUK users. But the process is the same for all users. In addition to what is
in the guide, there are additions to the dvbe4sage.ini file:
In the [General] category:
NorthAmerica=1
Tells DVBE4SAGE it is in North America (obviously). The major North American providers, shall we say,
take certain liberties with the DVB specification that DVBE4SAGE needs to know about.
In the [Tuning] category:
UseDiseqc=1
if you are planning on using DiSEqC controlled switches or motors.
More on setting this up later.
Also, use these settings if you are using a Dishpro LNB. Note that currently
these work only with the Genpix Tuners.
; For DishPro LNB use the following 3 settings
;LNB_SW=20000000
;LNB_LOF1=11250000
;LNB_LOF2=14350000
The rest of the dvbe4sage.ini file is standard.
If you do not use DiSEqC, you are done. Enjoy!
DiSEqC users will notice a new ini file included with the distribution called diseqc.ini.
This file is used by DVBE4SAGE to define your switch/motor configuration.
There are (hopefully) clear instructions at the top of the file that will allow you
to set this file up properly.
