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[Retsok]

Hi all,

I am using a floppyDTV-C card with an Alphacrypt cam module.
When I switch from a FTA channel to a Scrambled channel I am getting the following error message :
"Unable to start timeshifting"
"No free card available"
Scrambled channels are working fine, but this event only happens when I am switching from FTA to Scrambled channels.
Installed all new versions from date of 5th of December of MediaPortal Server and MediaPortal.

Does anybody have a solution to solve this issue?

 

[Fredd_1001]

A solution.....Nope sorry :sorry:

But I use two CAM's now for testing:
A Magic-module which doesn't work at all witch MP---> No video/audio detected
And a Aston 1.05 ---> The same problem you describe every now and then. But NOT allways.
So it's definitely not CAM related.
It would be (so very) nice if this could be solved

 

[Retsok]

It looks like something to do within a same transponder or frequency range and causing Timeshifting service unable to switch from FTA to scrambled.
Ned 1 channel is FTA. When I change it to scrambled channel like Ned 2, Ned 3, RTL 4 I am getting this message.
But when I change it to RTL 5 it works again. So when I Zap from Ned 1 channel to RTL5 I do not get the error message. RTL5 is also a scrambled channel.
Maybe this info will help further.

 

[Retsok]

I have solved the problem. Thanks to a threath mentioned on this forum.
- Startup TV server configuration
- Go to TV Server
- Select FireDTV BDA Tuner DVBC
- and click on "Edit"
- Change the CAM limit higher then 1

By default the Alphacrypt Common Interface setup in CA mode is set on : MULTI / DYNAMIC
Otherwise it will not have any effect. This is only needed when you changed it to SINGLE mode in the past.

For your info

 

[Marcusb]

thanks for posting the solution, hopefully it will help others in the future

 

[jof]

Hi!

I have the same problem as you, also with an alphacrypt cam.

So which setting you have on the CAM Modul? Multi or Single?

I don't understand the CAM Limit "Higher then 1"?? So what's your setting here? 2?

 

[Retsok]

Hi jof,

Alphacrypt Cam module you need to set to Multi/Dynamic
Cam Limit you can set to 2 as it worked for me, but changed it to 5 as I do not want to be be bothered again of any other error message.

 

[ronnie_t]

I have solved the problem. Thanks to a threath mentioned on this forum.
- Startup TV server configuration
- Go to TV Server
- Select FireDTV BDA Tuner DVBC
- and click on "Edit"
- Change the CAM limit higher then 1

By default the Alphacrypt Common Interface setup in CA mode is set on : MULTI / DYNAMIC
Otherwise it will not have any effect. This is only needed when you changed it to SINGLE mode in the past.

For your info

this fixed the problem for me, thank you.