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What hardware/OS are you running TVH on.

Running under Debian 11 on a Supermicro 1U server with an Intel X3470 processor and 32GB of RAM.

Sounds more like interference rather than a failing tuner. Have you a motorised setup or using a diseq switch arrangement. Have you tried satellites further east or west of the current satellites you have tested so far for similar behaviour.

Could be interference of some kind I suppose. No motor and I don't believe there are any diseqc switches in the path. There is a multi-switch, but we have tried different ports with the same result.

For some context, this server is actually colocated in a datacenter and the satellite feeds are provided by the datacenter. Supposedly they have put a meter on the feed and don't see any issues with the source signal, which is why I'm thinking some weird configuration issue or hardware issue.

Just a little curious. What hardware do you have located locally. If the data centre are providing satellite feeds to you what method/hardware is involved in this link of the chain. I have a satellite dish with a cable fed into a tuner which in turn is attached to a server/pc all located and controlled locally without any 3rd party intervention. I assume you have good reason for a data centre’s involvement.

Not sure if the issue I had fits to yours, but give it a read: https://tvheadend.org/boards/5/topics/49606

Right after startup, TVH stopped playing recordings again and again after few seconds. I noticed Kodi losing the connection quite often and had an eye on the status tab at tvh.
Deprecated Muxes were the reason for all this. Maybe it helps.

Jonas Lang wrote:

Just a little curious. What hardware do you have located locally. If the data centre are providing satellite feeds to you what method/hardware is involved in this link of the chain. I have a satellite dish with a cable fed into a tuner which in turn is attached to a server/pc all located and controlled locally without any 3rd party intervention. I assume you have good reason for a data centre’s involvement.

At the local end is just an Emby server for personal use and family/friends. I'm actually located in Canada, so colocating a server is the only feasible option to vacuum up European satellites. I agree that the 3rd party introduces some uncertainty between my tuner and the dish and I've advised them of the interference suspicion.

To close the loop on this, it does appear that the problem was a physical issue. I had the datacenter replace all the switches and connectors between my tuner and the dish and the problem has gone away.

Thanks to all that responded! Sometimes the simple answer is correct one.