> [root@media2 v4l-dvb]# gnutv -cammenu > en50221_tl_poll: CAWrite failed > en50221_stdcam_llci_poll: Error reported by stack:-2 I took my Irdeto CAM and SmartCard to a friend's place today - it's definitely not a hardware problem. In his DreamBox he could access the CAM Menu, decrypt etc. He also lent me a TwinHAM DVB-C card, which doesn't have the same CAWrite problem with my CAM, but : 1. doesn't support CAM menus: [root@media2 ~]# lsmod | grep budget budget_ci 22660 0 budget_core 15236 1 budget_ci saa7146 22536 2 budget_ci,budget_core ttpci_eeprom 6528 1 budget_core dvb_core 79016 5 budget_ci,budget_core,dst_ca,dst,dvb_bt8xx ir_common 38020 2 budget_ci,bttv i2c_core 24897 12 budget_ci,budget_core,ttpci_eeprom,i2c_ec,dst,dvb_bt8xx,dvb_pll,tuner,bttv,i 2c_algo_bit,i2c_piix4,tveeprom [root@media2 ~]# gnutv -cammenu CAM Menus are not supported by this interface hardware 2. Kernel looked ok when the CAM was accessed: May 3 18:25:01 media2 kernel: dst_ca_open: Device opened [c7b48b40] May 3 18:25:01 media2 kernel: dst_ca_ioctl: Getting Slot capabilities May 3 18:25:01 media2 kernel: put_checksum: Computing string checksum. May 3 18:25:01 media2 kernel: put_checksum: -> string length : 0x07 May 3 18:25:01 media2 kernel: put_checksum: -> checksum : 0xb5 May 3 18:25:01 media2 kernel: dst_put_ci: Put Command May 3 18:25:01 media2 kernel: ca_get_slot_caps: -->dst_put_ci SUCCESS ! May 3 18:25:01 media2 kernel: ca_get_slot_caps: Slot cap = [1] May 3 18:25:01 media2 kernel: =================================== May 3 18:25:01 media2 kernel: 10 64 0 0 2 3 0 1 6 6 164 May 3 18:25:01 media2 kernel: dst_ca_ioctl: -->CA_GET_CAP Success ! 3. But VDR wasn't able to record channels: May 3 18:27:12 media2 vdr: [2159] switching to channel 6 May 3 18:27:19 media2 vdr: [2159] timer 1 (6 1827-2127 '@TITLE EPISODE') start May 3 18:27:20 media2 vdr: [2163] frontend 0 timed out while tuning to channel 6, tp 570 May 3 18:27:23 media2 vdr: [2159] record /video/@Rialto/2007-05-03.18.27.50.99.rec May 3 18:27:23 media2 vdr: [2159] info: Recording started May 3 18:27:54 media2 vdr: [2180] ERROR: video data stream broken May 3 18:27:54 media2 vdr: [2180] initiating emergency exit May 3 18:27:54 media2 vdr: [2159] emergency exit requested - shutting down May 3 18:27:54 media2 vdr: [2159] stopping plugin: skincurses May 3 18:27:54 media2 vdr: [2159] stopping plugin: xine May 3 18:27:54 media2 vdr: [2159] setting current skin to "curses" May 3 18:27:54 media2 vdr: [2159] timer 1 (6 1827-2127 '@Rialto') stop May 3 18:27:54 media2 vdr: [2159] saved setup to /video/setup.conf May 3 18:27:57 media2 vdr: [2159] deleting plugin: skincurses May 3 18:27:57 media2 vdr: [2159] deleting plugin: xine May 3 18:27:57 media2 vdr: [2159] exiting, exit code 1 May 3 18:27:57 media2 vdr: [2159] emergency exit! May 3 18:27:57 media2 kernel: dst_ca_release: Device closed. Any ideas??