[vdr] Re: Viaccess red CAM, 3.5" CI with Hauppauge Nexus-S rev2.1

[Bud Millwood <bud@millwood.org>]

On Saturday 30 August 2003 17:40, you wrote:

> Which driver version are you using (especially the firmware version, which
> can be seen in the log message when loading the driver)?

linux-dvb-1.0.0 from linuxtv.org

My driver reports this in syslog:

Aug 30 22:25:02 media kernel: DVB: registering new adapter 
(Technotrend/Hauppauge PCI rev2.1 or 2.2).
Aug 30 22:25:02 media kernel: stv0299.c: setup for tuner BSRU6, TDQB-S00x
Aug 30 22:25:02 media kernel: DVB: registering frontend 0:0 
(STV0299/TSA5059/SL1935 based)...
Aug 30 22:25:05 media kernel: DVB: AV7111(0) - firm f0240009, rtsl b0250018, 
vid 71010068, app 8000261a
Aug 30 22:25:05 media kernel: DVB: AV7111(0) - firmware supports CI link layer 
interface
Aug 30 22:25:05 media kernel: av7110(0): Crystal audio DAC detected
Aug 30 22:25:05 media kernel: Technotrend/Hauppauge PCI rev2.1 or 2.2 adapter 
0 has MAC addr = 00:d0:5c:20:c3:37

> Which version of VDR?

1.2.0, dxr3 plugin only, but I have tested and get the exact same behaviour 
without the dxr3.

> Which version of the CiMAX chip is on your CI? 1.0, 2.0 or something else?

How can I tell - is it stamped on the top of the chip?

- Bud

> Bud Millwood wrote:
> > I have a Hauppauge Nexus-S rev2.1 PCI card, 3.5" CI and a viaccess red
> > cam.
> >
> > What's the status of the 3.5" CI with vdr, and what's the status of the
> > viaccess red CAM?
> >
> > I can get encrypted channels with this setup, but after changing channels
> > a few times, the screen goes blank, and I can't get anything from any
> > channel unless I restart vdr.
> >
> > I have been digging around in vdr, and modified ci.c, the
> > cCiTransportLayer::Process() method where it checks:
> >
> > if (Tc->Poll() != OK) {
> >   ; //XXX continue;
> > }
> >
> > to log a message if it's not 'OK'. Sometimes it's not. What does this
> > indicate?
> >
> > What's the most straightforward way to try to narrow down if this is a CI
> > or CAM problem?
>

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