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SAT IP channel scan

Víctor Sánchez edited this page Nov 17, 2023 · 8 revisions

There are many ways to tune in. Some are already obsolete. For example.

w_scan_cpp

w_scan_cpp is a tool for searching channels. It currently has good maintenance. More info in: https://www.gen2vdr.de/wirbel/w_scan_cpp/index2.html

Get and compile: w_scan_cpp

Tested in Raspbian with Raspberry 3

git clone https://github.com/wirbel-at-vdr-portal/w_scan_cpp-binaries
chmod +x build-w_scan_cpp.sh
./build-w_scan_cpp.sh

Using binaries

You can find more binaries in: https://github.com/wirbel-at-vdr-portal/w_scan_cpp-binaries

cd /usr/src
wget https://github.com/wirbel-at-vdr-portal/w_scan_cpp-binaries/raw/master/w_scan_cpp-20220105-binary-x86_64.tar.bz2
tar xf  w_scan_cpp-20220105-binary-x86_64.tar.bz2

Using:

Search channels and generate a VLC list with channels (country Spain)

./w_scan_cpp --country ES --output-VLC-satip > channels.xspf 

Search channels in minisatip (country Germany)

./w_scan_cpp -fc -cDE --satip

Plex

Run minisatip. Add a DVR in Plex and follow the steps.

Note: minisatip don't export EPG Guide in xmltv format.

Obsolete forms

Obsolete forms or forms that take a long time to update.