Sorry folks for the confusion: it now works! Encrypted channels on TwinHan VP 2031! I had to use ./ca_zap -c ~/.xine/channels.conf -n "ZDF" -t cab (forgot the -n) works smoothly, I now am gonna try MythTV with it (don't want my girl to be hackin around in terminal ;-) ). Great work, Bas > Dear Manu, > I tested if dst_test recognizes my CI module as follows: ------ [root@mediapc dst-utils]# ./dst_test -c main: Capabilities APP: Slots=[1] APP: Type=[1] APP: Descrambler keys=[1] APP: Type=[1] [root@mediapc dst-utils]# ./dst_test -i main: Info APP: Number=[1] APP: Type=[1] APP: flags=[1] APP: CI High level interface APP: CA/CI Module Present [root@mediapc dst-utils]# ./dst_test -p main: PID dst_set_pid: ioctl failed .. [root@mediapc dst-utils]# ./dst_test -t main: Session test Debugging open session request [root@mediapc dst-utils]# ./dst_test -g main: Get Desc dst_get_descr: ioctl failed .. ------ Then I tuned to a channel: ---- root@mediapc szap]# ./czap -r -c ~/.xine/channels.conf "ZDF" using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' reading channels from file '/root/.xine/channels.conf' 102 ZDF:420000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6875000:FEC_NONE:QAM_64:5910:5911:12009 102 ZDF: f 420000000, s 6875000, i 2, fec 0, qam 3, v 0x1716, a 0x1717 status 00 | signal 0000 | snr 0000 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 8000 | snr 6200 | ber bff50e18 | unc bff50ebc | FE_HAS_LOCK ------- I then (in another xterm) tried ca_zap as follows: ----- ./ca_zap -c ~/.xine/channels.conf "ZDF" -t cab Using Adpater=[/dev/dvb/adapter0] Frontend=[/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0] Demux=[/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0] Slot=[/dev/dvb/adapter0/ca0] Parsing /root/.xine/channels.conf Cable frontend Service ID=[3009] parse_pat: ----------------->parse PAT section parse_pat: PAT => Section Length=[45], TS ID=[12] parse_si: PAT: Close Demux /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0 ------ Tried mplayer as follows (this way I can see FTA channels) on an encrypted channel, without success: --- [root@mediapc ~]# mplayer - < /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.2.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team CPU: Advanced Micro Devices Athlon MP/XP Thoroughbred (Family: 6, Stepping: 1) Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0 Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0 Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0 : No such file or directory Can't init input joystick Setting up LIRC support... mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. Playing -. Reading from stdin... TS file format detected. DEMUX OPEN, AUDIO_ID: -1, VIDEO_ID: -1, SUBTITLE_ID: -1, PROBING UP TO 2000000, PROG: 0 NO VIDEO! NO AUDIO! NO SUBS (yet)! Opened TS demuxer, audio: ffffffff(pid -1), video: ffffffff(pid -1)...POS=0 No stream found. Exiting... (End of file) ---- So apparently ca_zap is not able to tell my CI module to decrypt the stream ... do I need a very recent version of dvb-apps? Or is my module not recognized correctly? Thanks again! Bas > --- Urspr?ngliche Nachricht --- > Von: "Neggers, S.F.W. \(Bas\)" <S.F.W.Neggers@xxxxxxxxx> > An: <dr_bazz@xxxxxxx> > Betreff: FW: [linux-dvb] Another Twinhan VP20310 problem: me too!: > SUCCES!!! sort of... > Datum: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:00:38 +0100 > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Manu Abraham [mailto:abraham.manu@xxxxxxxxx] > Verzonden: di 10-1-2006 15:41 > Aan: Bas Neggers > CC: linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx > Onderwerp: Re: [linux-dvb] Another Twinhan VP20310 problem: me too!: > SUCCES!!! sort of... > > Bas Neggers wrote: > > >Update: > > > >as seen before on > >http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2005-September/004871.html, > >tuning, scanning and viewing of FTA channels now seem to work (using > Xine). > >But now the encrypted channels seem to be unavailable, xine does not show > >them (buffering 100% > 0% > game over). We have about 10 FTA on cable > here, > >rest is encrypted :( > >I have a CI module (AlphaCrypt 3.05) and Smart Card, they work under > windows > >(with Software and drivers from TwinHan only) since I can watch all > >encrypted channels. > > > >So apparently the CI module isn't working properly in linux, or am I > missing > >something? > > > > To view scrambled channels, you need to use a userspace application to > enable the descrambling, you can try ca_zap out for that. Before that > you can check whether your module is recognized by using the dst_test > application to get the module status. > > You can also go through the the documentation, > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/dvb-kernel/linux/Documentation/dvb/ci.txt?rev=1.4&view=markup > > > Manu > > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ ?Dr. S.F.W. Neggers ?Helmholtz Institute, dept. of Psychonomics ?Utrecht University ?Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, the Netherlands ?Tel: (+32) 30 2534582 Fax: (+31) 30-2534511 ?E-mail: B.neggers@xxxxxxxxx ?WWW: http://www.fss.uu.nl/psn/pionier ------------------------------------------------------------ Telefonieren Sie schon oder sparen Sie noch? NEU: GMX Phone_Flat http://www.gmx.net/de/go/telefonie -- ------------------------------------------------------------ ?Dr. S.F.W. Neggers ?Helmholtz Institute, dept. of Psychonomics ?Utrecht University ?Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, the Netherlands ?Tel: (+32) 30 2534582 Fax: (+31) 30-2534511 ?E-mail: B.neggers@xxxxxxxxx ?WWW: http://www.fss.uu.nl/psn/pionier ------------------------------------------------------------ Telefonieren Sie schon oder sparen Sie noch? NEU: GMX Phone_Flat http://www.gmx.net/de/go/telefonie
