ioctl FE_READ_STATUS &manvol; FE_READ_STATUS Returns status information about the front-end. This call only requires read-only access to the device int ioctl int fd int request unsigned int *status fd &fe_fd; request FE_READ_STATUS status pointer to a bitmask integer filled with the values defined by &fe-status;. All DVB frontend devices support the FE_READ_STATUS ioctl. It is used to check about the locking status of the frontend after being tuned. The ioctl takes a pointer to an integer where the status will be written. NOTE: the size of status is actually sizeof(enum fe_status), with varies according with the architecture. This needs to be fixed in the future. &return-value-dvb; The fe_status parameter is used to indicate the current state and/or state changes of the frontend hardware. It is produced using the &fe-status; values on a bitmask &cs-def; ID Description FE_HAS_SIGNAL The frontend has found something above the noise level FE_HAS_CARRIER The frontend has found a DVB signal FE_HAS_VITERBI The frontend FEC inner coding (Viterbi, LDPC or other inner code) is stable FE_HAS_SYNC Synchronization bytes was found FE_HAS_LOCK The DVB were locked and everything is working FE_TIMEDOUT no lock within the last about 2 seconds FE_REINIT The frontend was reinitialized, application is recommended to reset DiSEqC, tone and parameters