Help us to nail down the general problems with some technotrend cards (1 Viewer)

[loendersloot]

I'm still having problems with my Technotrend TT Ci 3650.
I'm using a alphacrypt classic. With "ziggo" (Netherlands).

I'm still getting this message in my tvlog:

2009-03-16 17:19:13.531250 [Record]: TechnoTrend IsCamReady(): IsCamPresent:False, IsCamReady:False

I already putted timeshift and PMT at 30 secondonds, but still no luck. I've tried several solutions, but I constantly have to restart TvService between switching channels.

By the way it's a multiseat environment.

The tvserver is on windows xp with service pack 3 and all the updates and dvbfix (I have tested it with Vista, but same arreors still occore)
I also had a net famework error ID 1000, but this one is gone by deleting the channels which I don't pay for and by not getting epg for them.
I've tried several svns but they all give me the same error.


I have several clients through the house. 2 with windows vista with sp1 and 2 with windows 7.

The codecs are allright because when it play's, it plays very smooth.

I disabled the radio and DvB-T from the card and disabled allow this card to be preloaded, because things are only getting worde then.

I am using 4therecord also, but without it it makes no difference.

Maybe you can help me. I'll put in the log files.

 

[morpheus_xx]

your logs are really looking strange.

so first question, what version of MP exactly do you use?

if it isn't the latest svn, I suggest you take disasters123 build here:https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...k-share-monitoring-new-schedule-option-48181/

 

[loendersloot]

I'm using your release at the moment.
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...t-tvserver-knc1-technotrend-54163/#post372291
I've tried everything. MP 1.0 and all the latest svn builds.

I'm having this problem for over 6 months now.

The clients are all working fine. It's the tvserver which doesn't.

Now I'm going to try the disaster tv-server edition.

*edit

Disaster release seems to work fine, i've changed channel for up to 20 times now and still no lock up.
Fingers crossed.

 

[morpheus_xx]

he he

according to your logs, sending pmt to cam works, but it doesn't descramble ?

2009-03-16 16:41:41.281250 [19]: **************************************************
2009-03-16 16:41:41.281250 [19]: ***** SIGNAL LEVEL: 99, SIGNAL QUALITY: 100 *****
2009-03-16 16:41:41.281250 [19]: **************************************************
2009-03-16 16:41:41.281250 [19]: card: tuned user: FTRLiveddcba7e7-3eec-4c03-abfd-2d982deab842 subchannel: 0
2009-03-16 16:41:41.281250 [19]: user:FTRLiveddcba7e7-3eec-4c03-abfd-2d982deab842 add
2009-03-16 16:41:41.296875 [19]: card: StartTimeShifting 2 D:\live2-0 
2009-03-16 16:41:41.296875 [19]: card: CAM enabled : True
2009-03-16 16:41:41.296875 [19]: subch:0 SetTimeShiftFileName:D:\live2-0
2009-03-16 16:41:41.296875 [19]: Set video / audio observer
2009-03-16 16:41:41.296875 [19]: subch:0 SetTimeShiftFileName fill in pids
2009-03-16 16:41:41.296875 [19]: subch:0-0 tswriter StartTimeshifting...
2009-03-16 16:41:41.296875 [19]: card: WaitForTimeShiftFile - waiting _eventAudio & _eventVideo
2009-03-16 16:42:11.296875 [19]: card: WaitForTimeShiftFile - no audio was found after 30 seconds
2009-03-16 16:42:11.296875 [19]: card: WaitForTimeShiftFile - audio and video stream is scrambled
2009-03-16 16:42:11.296875 [19]: card USB 2.0 BDA DVB-C Tuner: StopTimeShifting user:FTRLiveddcba7e7-3eec-4c03-abfd-2d982deab842 sub:0
2009-03-16 16:42:11.296875 [19]: card: StopTimeShifting user:FTRLiveddcba7e7-3eec-4c03-abfd-2d982deab842 sub:0
2009-03-16 16:42:11.296875 [19]: card not IDLE - freeing subch: 0
2009-03-16 16:42:11.296875 [19]: subch:0-0 tswriter StopTimeshifting...
2009-03-16 16:42:11.296875 [19]: tvcard:FreeSubChannel:1 #0 keep graph=False

16-03-2009 16:41:40.312 TechnoTrend:    CI status:2 
16-03-2009 16:41:40.312 TechnoTrend:    CI text  :AlphaCrypt 
16-03-2009 16:41:40.312 TechnoTrend:      ca system id  :604 
16-03-2009 16:41:40.312 TechnoTrend: DescrambleMultiple:(1)
16-03-2009 16:41:40.312 TechnoTrend: DescrambleMultiple: serviceId:10004
16-03-2009 16:41:40.312 $ OnCaChange slot:255 reply:14 status:0
16-03-2009 16:41:40.312 $ CI:    SetProgram OK
16-03-2009 16:41:41.265 $ OnCaChange slot:255 reply:14 status:0
16-03-2009 16:41:41.265 [B]$ CI:    SetProgram OK[/B]
16-03-2009 16:41:41.265 TechnoTrend: [B]services decoded[/B]:0 1
16-03-2009 16:41:41.265 analyzer: set video pid:36
16-03-2009 16:41:41.265 analyzer: reset
16-03-2009 16:41:41.265 analyzer: set audio pid:37
16-03-2009 16:41:41.265 analyzer: reset
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT SetVideoAudioObserver observer ok
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT set filename:D:\live2-0
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT transport stream mode
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT paused=yes
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT Received from TvService: pmt pid:0x578 serviceId: 0x2714 pmtlength:80
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT Old pids cleared
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT got pmt - tableid: 0x2 section_length: 80 sid: 0x2714
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT PMT parsed  - Pid 0x578 ServiceId 0x2714 stream count: 3
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT pcr pid:0x36
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT SetPcrPid clear old PIDs
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT add video stream pid: 0x36 fake pid: 0x30 stream type: 0x2 logical type: 0x2 descriptor length: 3
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT add audio stream pid: 0x37 fake pid: 0x40 stream type: 0x3 logical type: 0x3 descriptor length: 6
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT add teletext stream pid: 0xae fake pid: 0x61 stream type: 0x6 logical type: 0x56 descriptor length: 37
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT paused=no
16-03-2009 16:41:41.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT Start 'D:\live2-0.tsbuffer'
16-03-2009 16:41:42.312 TechnoTrend: slot:0 module inserted
16-03-2009 16:41:46.281 TechnoTrend: slot:0 module ok
16-03-2009 16:41:46.281 TechnoTrend:    CI status:2 
16-03-2009 16:41:46.281 TechnoTrend:    CI text  :AlphaCrypt 
16-03-2009 16:41:46.281 TechnoTrend:      ca system id  :604 
16-03-2009 16:42:11.296 ChannelLinkageScanner: reset
16-03-2009 16:42:11.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT Stop 'D:\live2-0.tsbuffer'
16-03-2009 16:42:11.296 Recorder: TIMESHIFT Reset

How does the original technotrend software work?
Any problems there?
is there a ttBdaDrvApi_Dll.dll ?
which version it has?

 

[loendersloot]

ttBdaDrvApi_Dll.dll version 1.0.1.21 But I've tried different kinds.

And again the message "Not Supported On your Recorders/Tuners"

The original software works okay. DVBDream and DVBProg also and the channelswitching is much faster.

Here's the log.

/edit more logs.

 

[ProjektC]

New Firmware

http://www.tt-download.com/download/updates/USB-FirmwareUpdate.zip

New BDA Driver

http://www.tt-download.com/download/updates/bda/usb2driver/ttusb2bda_1.0.3.8.zip

1.0.1.21 is very old

 

[loendersloot]

We were talking about ttBdaDrvApi_Dll.dll, not the driver. the driver I use is 1.0.3.8.

And I have a ct-3650 Ci, not the s2, so no firmware update for me.

 

[dekkers]

Well Loendersloot, join the club.

I have this card for about 2.5 years now. The only thing it did was causing trouble.

Aswell with the old mediaportal tv engine (before the tvserver existed) and with the tvserver itself nothing but pain in the ass. After 1.5 year trying and trying i gave up. No live tv for me at the moment. Maybe I buy a floppyDTV or so this year, but i'm not spending even one second on this piece of crap anymore.

The problems you're telling are identical as mine. It works just fine within the technotrend app, but it doenst work at all within mediaportal, dvbportal and others.
Advice: quit finding the problem and buy yourself a floppyDTV. Probably you never get it working correct.

Below are some sample shot i made when debugging the problem a few months ago.

BTW, i'm using Caiway. They use the exact same technique as Ziggo does. Just plain DVB-C.

 

[loendersloot]

I didn't spend €250 for nothing. I will try and solve the problem, because if it's working I'll buy a second Ct-3650-Ci and move everything to my homeserver, so I don't have two servers running at home. (see my signature).

Did a clean install. Installed the disaster release, but still the same error:

TechnoTrend IsCamReady(): IsCamPresent:True, IsCamReady:False

So, this problem isn't solved yet:

0001428: TechnoTrend CI handling is broken - MediaPortal Bugtracker

 

[morpheus_xx]

TechnoTrend IsCamReady(): IsCamPresent:True, IsCamReady:False

So, this problem isn't solved yet:

0001428: TechnoTrend CI handling is broken - MediaPortal Bugtracker

The mantis problem you refer has nothing to do with your issue (it was temporary wrong reported, but was working!)
I know it, because it where my patches that firstly introduced this, and then fixed this