Tuning to DVB-C works. Added code to listen to FE_REINIT from the frontend.

modules/access/dvb/access.c

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ int E_(Open) ( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     int                 i_len = 0;
     vlc_value_t         val;
     int                 i_test;
+    int 		i_ret;
 
     /* parse the options passed in command line : */
     psz_parser = strdup( p_input->psz_name );
@@ -469,14 +470,16 @@ int E_(Open) ( vlc_object_t *p_this )
             fep.u.qpsk.symbol_rate = p_dvb->u_srate;
             fep.u.qpsk.fec_inner = dvb_DecodeFEC( p_input, p_dvb->i_fec ); 
             msg_Dbg( p_input, "DVB-S: satellite (QPSK) frontend %s found", frontend_info.name );
-
-            if( ioctl_SetQPSKFrontend( p_input, fep ) < 0 )
+	    while( (i_ret = ioctl_SetQPSKFrontend( p_input, fep )) < 0 )
+            {
+		if( (i_ret != -3) && (i_ret < 0))
 		{
                     msg_Err( p_input, "DVB-S: tuning failed" );
                     close( p_dvb->i_frontend );
                     free( p_dvb );
                     return -1;
 		}
+            }
             break;
             
         /* DVB-C */
@@ -487,13 +490,16 @@ int E_(Open) ( vlc_object_t *p_this )
             fep.u.qam.fec_inner = dvb_DecodeFEC( p_input, p_dvb->i_fec ); 
             fep.u.qam.modulation = dvb_DecodeModulation( p_input, p_dvb->i_modulation ); 
             msg_Dbg( p_input, "DVB-C: cable (QAM) frontend %s found", frontend_info.name );
-            if( ioctl_SetQAMFrontend( p_input, fep ) < 0 )
+            while( ( i_ret = ioctl_SetQAMFrontend( p_input, fep ) ) < 0  )
+            {		
+		if( (i_ret != -3) && (i_ret < 0))
                 {
                     msg_Err( p_input, "DVB-C: tuning failed" );
                     close( p_dvb->i_frontend );
                     free( p_dvb );
                     return -1;
                 }
+            }
             break;
 
         /* DVB-T */
@@ -508,13 +514,16 @@ int E_(Open) ( vlc_object_t *p_this )
             fep.u.ofdm.guard_interval = dvb_DecodeGuardInterval( p_input, p_dvb->i_guard );
             fep.u.ofdm.hierarchy_information = dvb_DecodeHierarchy( p_input, p_dvb->i_hierarchy );
             msg_Dbg( p_input, "DVB-T: terrestrial (OFDM) frontend %s found", frontend_info.name );
-            if( ioctl_SetOFDMFrontend( p_input, fep ) < 0 )
+            while( (i_ret=ioctl_SetOFDMFrontend( p_input, fep )) < 0 )
+            {
+		if( (i_ret != -3) && (i_ret < 0))
                 {
                     msg_Err( p_input, "DVB-T: tuning failed" );
                     close( p_dvb->i_frontend );
                     free( p_dvb );
                     return -1;
 		}
+            }
             break;
         default:
             msg_Err( p_input, "Could not determine frontend type on %s", frontend_info.name );

modules/access/dvb/dvb.c

@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ int ioctl_SetQAMFrontend( input_thread_t * p_input, struct dvb_frontend_paramete
 
     /* Check Status of frontend */
     i_ret = ioctl_CheckFrontend( p_input, FE_QAM );
-
     return i_ret;
 }
 
@@ -387,7 +386,7 @@ static int ioctl_CheckFrontend( input_thread_t * p_input, fe_type_t type )
     int          fd_front = p_dvb->i_frontend;
     int          i_ret;
 
-    while( !p_input->b_die )
+    while( !p_input->b_die || !p_input->b_error )
     {
         int32_t value;
         fe_status_t status;
@@ -449,7 +448,7 @@ static int ioctl_CheckFrontend( input_thread_t * p_input, fe_type_t type )
             }
             msg_Err( p_input, "check frontend ... resend frontend parameters" );
             msg_Err( p_input, "check frontend ... tuning failed" );
-            return -1;
+            return -3;
         }
 
         /* Read some statistics */