Unable to start timeshifting when changing channel (1 Viewer)

[ljamt]

TV-Server Version: 1.0.2
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.2
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3Wide
Windows Version: Vista Business
CPU Type: INTEL Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz
HDD: SEAGATE HD Cuda 7200.11/ 500GB 3.5'' SATA
Memory: 4096MB
Motherboard: ASUS P5E-VM HDMI S775 G35
Video Card: Onboard
Video Card Driver: Intel
Sound Card: Onboard
Sound Card AC3: Onboard
Sound Card Driver: Intel
1. TV Card: Digital Everywhere FloppyDTV-S2 with Dilog conax CAM
1. TV Card Type: DVB-s2
1. TV Card Driver: Digital Everywhere (5.0.1.0)
MPEG2 Video Codec: MPC - MPEG-2 Video Decoder
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow Audio Decoder
h.264 Video Codec: CyberLink H.264/AVC Decoder (PDVD9)
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Canal Digital
HTPC Case: Antec fusion
Power Supply: 430 Watt ATX12V
TV: Sony Bravida 46W3000
TV - HTPC Connection: hdmi

On my system MP will only descramble the channel selected first. Once I switch channel I get the error: "Unable to start timeshifting. Channel is scrambled." This happens only for scrambled channels that uses the cam. All free to air channels work without any problems.

My workaround is to have the commoninterface.exe process (from digital everywhere) running in the background. Then I switch between all channels without errors. The major drawback of this workaround is that once the cam is left idle, i.e. don't using scrambled tv or radio signals, the UI of commoninterface keeps popping up and closing repeadedly.

Shouldn't MP access the cam and descramble the tv-signals without having CI running in the background? See attached log files. Help on this matter would be very appreciated

 

[ljamt]

With other words:
Do I have to run the ci tray tool (commonInterface.exe) to be able to descramble TV signals with MP when using FloppyDTV?

 

[riksmith]

You should not have the commoninterface tool running.

Be sure to have set cam to enabled for your tv card in the tv server config. Edit: In your logging i see you have this enabled.

 

[ljamt]

Thanks for your reply. Then I have understood it correctly.

However, I cannot get it to work without running the CI tray tool.

 

[riksmith]

Are you sure you have set cam to enabled? (Just making sure i do not interpretate the logs incorrectly)

 

[ljamt]

Yes. I have ticket of for "CAM enabled and present for this card".

The rest of the settings are:
-This card can decode 0 channels simultaneously.
-CAM model: default
-Grap EPG - enabled
-Prelaod card - disabled

 

[thewan]

Should that not be -This card can decode 1 channels simultaneously?

T

 

[ljamt]

I've tried both 0 and 1 channels simultaneously and there's no difference

It's really troublesome having to use the CI tray tool to be able to watch tv with MP..
Don't understand what's wrong.

 

[morpheus_xx]

this looks wrong to me, the PMT size is much too large and DE api will reject / ignore it.

2009-06-19 17:51:28.487106 [15]: subch:0 SendPMT version:26 len:86 3027

please try following:

• install MP 1.1.0 alpha
• update to latest svn build
• test again

 

[ljamt]

Thanks for looking into the problem!
What is PMT size and how can I deal with this?