[mythtv-users] HW CAMs, CI support, legal subscription viewing (DVB-S2)

Johan johan.vanderkolk at dommel.be
Wed Jan 20 19:25:57 UTC 2010


Johan wrote:
> Martin Bene wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>  
>>> As a matter of fact, I'd very much like to see some people who have
>>> legal hardware CAM usage implemented in MythTV provide some information
>>> to help people who want to use it (and whose providers allow it).
>>>     
>>
>> I've got two myth boxes with CI/CAM/Subscription cars running:
>>
>> 0.21:
>> * WinTV-NOVA-CI, DVB-S only (CI on daughter card)
>> * Alphacrypt CAM
>> * German SKY Subscription card
>> * Austrian ORF channels also unlocked by SKY Card
>>
>> Has been up for ages and works without any problems. Has two 
>> additional TerraTec Cinergy 1200 DVB-S Cards for FTA. Used to have a 
>> 2nd NOVA-CI with CI/CAM, no problem with that setup either
>>
>> 0.22:
>> * TT 3200, DVB-S + DVB-S2, (CI on daughter card)
>> * Alphacrypt CAM
>> * German SKY Subscription card
>> * Austrian ORF channels also unlocked by SKY Card
>>
>> Have been using this since November, also works without problems. 
>> Multirec with 2 Recorders works for decoding 2 streams from the same 
>> transponder. Encrypted ORF1/2 HD, DVB-S2 also work.
>>
>> 0.22:
>> * TT 3200, DVB-S + DVB-S2, (CI on daughter card)
>> * ORF Cryptoworks CAM
>> * ORF Subscriber Card
>>
>> This worked after using the ORF Card in a stand-alone receiver and 
>> kept working for just a few weeks in mythtv; looks like the automatic 
>> extension of subscription doesn't work correctly, need to plug the 
>> card into a standalone receiver every few weeks for ~ 30 minutes to 
>> reenable the subscription.
>>
>> I didn't try to access any CAM Menus via Mythtv - I set up the 
>> CAMs/Smartcards using gnutv -cammenu and turned off pin protection 
>> there.
>>
>> Bye, Martin
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>>   
> So far, there are just a few cards reported here that support a CI 
> under Linux. Even worse, most cards are from TechnoTrend, a company 
> that went bankrupt last year.
> They have been taken over by ttgoerler, (www.ttgoerler.com) who seems 
> to discontinue the PC card receiver line.
>
> Hauppauge seems to use the USB CI for all new cards.
>
> The only working DVB-S2 card according to the replies, is the 
> discontinued TT 3200. (The TT-3200 was my first choice, but no local 
> supplier could deliver, and they stated that they could not re-stock 
> the card)
>
> Johan
>
> Correction: TTGoerler still shows the PC card line on their webpage. I 
> don't know why suppliers have re-stocking problems. Need to do some 
> more research why some shops are claiming they can't (or won't restock)



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