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Re: Linux DVB and digital switchover in the UK

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From: Mark Williams
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:47
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The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> writes:

> For those of you who run TV cards on Linux in the UK..and are having
> trouble retuning using 'scan'  because the transmitter files that come
> with the standard distros of dvb utilities don't work any more, here
> is the way to sort out how to patch them
>
> [...]
> 
> Hope this helps anyone else struggling to retune - several times - in
> the mass switchover being undertaken this year.

Or use `w_scan' (<URL:http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/w_scan/index2.html>),
thus avoiding the need for the initial tuning files?

-- 
Mark
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