NewCS Acamd problems

[WKleeven]

Glad to hear you got it working! The card has to be updated if CD changes the Conax main key, here in Norway it happens once or twice a year, so the clue is to put the card in the original STB from Canaldigital and let it run for an hour or so.

Reddwarf, this is interesting to me. Maybe it's related to my problem: I have to put the card in the decoder ( Humax) from my neighbours before I can get the card to receive emm's in my smargo. Then I have to make weekly recordings on a encrypted channel and when I fail to do so, I have to put the card back in the Humax of my neighbours.
It seems the smargo-NextPvr combination can't do something the Humax can, which causes the stopping of receiving new emm's. Is that the issue you were describing?

You wrote that the card has to be update if "CD" changes the Conax main key. What is "CD"?
My smartcard is irdeto if I'm correct. My provider is called Ziggo, its in the Netherlands.

Or do you think that my problem can be corrected with other settings? I tried oscam also without luck.

Wim

[Reddwarf]

Reddwarf, this is interesting to me. Maybe it's related to my problem: I have to put the card in the decoder ( Humax) from my neighbours before I can get the card to receive emm's in my smargo. Then I have to make weekly recordings on a encrypted channel and when I fail to do so, I have to put the card back in the Humax of my neighbours.
It seems the smargo-NextPvr combination can't do something the Humax can, which causes the stopping of receiving new emm's. Is that the issue you were describing?

You wrote that the card has to be update if "CD" changes the Conax main key. What is "CD"?
My smartcard is irdeto if I'm correct. My provider is called Ziggo, its in the Netherlands.

Or do you think that my problem can be corrected with other settings? I tried oscam also without luck.

Wim

CD is a shortening for Canal Digital, ie the cable tv provider. My theory was that they change some "master key" once or twice a year and that the smartcard has to be updated (in a STB or hardware CAM). However, this has not happened to me for more than a year now. I seem to remember that I changed a setting in NewCS that has to do with emm's, from memory it was set to not care about emm's.
Another possibillity is that your smartcard reader is unable to update the smartcard, what type of reader do you use? And is the permission on the reader's port set to read-only or read-write?

[WKleeven]

Thanks for answering, I'm getting really desperate, I've spent so many hours on this.

I am not getting any emm's at all and I can't figure it out how to solve this. I have a smargo smartreader+. I don't know where I could see read-only or read-write settings.
But when I put the card in the decoder, a Humax, of my neighbours it takes 15 mins at the most and then they can watch tv again on encrypted channels. When I put the card in my smargo again, I can too. When I keep watching encrypted channels weekly, everything is okay and emm's and ecm's are written to the card. But when I don't watch regularly I can't receive emm's or ecm's anymore, only Not ok ecm's.

It seems the smargo isn't able to do something it needs to do or the software isn't pushing the smargo to do that.

What setting in newcs did you change concerning getting emm's?

Wim

[Reddwarf]

With regards to permission, I'm running NewCS on Linux on an ancient Dell Optiplex (it is so old that the bios doesn't even support dvd drives so I a lot of problems to install Linux mint on it. However it works perfect and has been running for months without interruption), so I can set permissoins on USB00 which is the actual port.
The setting(s) I changed is this:

Code:

<cache>
   <emm>20</emm>
   <ecm>10</ecm>
</cache>

There is also the possibility that your cardreader is not able to write to the card, is it possible for you to get hold of a Phoenix cardreader to try? Do not buy Smartmouse, I have tested it and it does not work properly.

[WKleeven]

Thanks for the help!

I had this in the xml:

<cache>
<emm>20</emm>
<ecm>-1</ecm>
</cache>

I just changed it and am now testing, but so far still the same.
About the writing to the card: when I once use the card in my neighbours Humax, I can watch and receive emm's and ecm's, I don't think that's the problem. I read about many others having a similar problem as I am having. I'm just not sure if there's a solution in windows and if there is, what it is.

In just a few minutes I have 40 Bd Ecm's, 34 Rejected, 40 Filtered (newcs webinterface).

Wim
EDIT: I think the smargo is a Phoenix cardreader.

[WKleeven]

Reddwarf, how are your Spdr and SO? Mine are "X".
My ECM Resp=0 (ECM Req=68).

What does the acamdlog tell you:

#START#
C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\TechniSat Mantis DVBC BDA Receiver #1-1\ACamd.dll
21:05:36.948: ACamd v0.6.1.8
21:05:36.961: MD-API Version 01.03 - 01.06
21:05:36.964: systems: registering CA system Cardclient, pri -15, ident 1000
21:05:36.964: structloaders: registering loader cardclient config
21:05:36.964: cardclients: registering cardclient Newcamd
21:05:36.964: cardclients: registering cardclient Newcamd2
21:05:36.964: cardclients: registering cardclient CCcamN
21:05:36.964: cardclients: registering cardclient Radegast
21:05:36.964: cardclients: registering cardclient Camd35
21:05:36.964: cardclients: registering cardclient EmuBox03
21:05:36.964: cardclients: registering cardclient Gbox
21:05:36.964: cardclients: registering cardclient GboxN
21:05:36.964: cardclients: registering cardclient MboxN
21:05:36.964: structloaders: registering loader smartcard data
21:05:36.965: systems: registering CA system SC-Irdeto, pri -10, ident 1001
21:05:36.965: feature: using feature SMARTCARD
21:05:36.965: registering Irdeto smartcard (id 49726474)
21:05:36.965: systems: registering CA system SC-Seca, pri -10, ident 1002
21:05:36.965: registering Seca smartcard (id 53656361)
21:05:36.965: systems: registering CA system SC-Viaccess, pri -10, ident 1003
21:05:36.965: registering Viaccess smartcard (id 56696173)
21:05:36.965: systems: registering CA system SC-Conax, pri -10, ident 1004
21:05:36.965: registering Conax smartcard (id 436f6e78)
21:05:36.965: systems: registering CA system SC-Cryptoworks, pri -10, ident 1005
21:05:36.965: registering Cryptoworks smartcard (id 4372576f)
21:05:36.965: systems: registering CA system SC-Nagra, pri -10, ident 1006
21:05:36.965: registering Nagra smartcard (id 4e616772)
21:05:36.965: systems: registering CA system SC-NDS, pri -10, ident 1007
21:05:36.965: registering NDS smartcard (id 56694732)
21:05:36.982: Monitor listen on port 55803
21:05:37.014: Engine [MD-API]
21:05:37.014: loading smartcard data from C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\TechniSat Mantis DVBC BDA Receiver #1-1\smartcard.conf
21:05:37.015: loaded 9 smartcard data from C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\TechniSat Mantis DVBC BDA Receiver #1-1\smartcard.conf
21:05:37.015: loading cardclient config from C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\TechniSat Mantis DVBC BDA Receiver #1-1\cardclient.conf
21:05:37.015: now using protocol version 525 (cdLen=8)
21:05:37.015: hostname=127.0.0.1 port=15050 emm=1 emmCaids 0604/ffff
21:05:37.015: Newcamd: username=gebruiker1 password=wachtwoord1 key=0102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E providers=none
21:05:37.015: client 'Newcamd' ready
21:05:37.015: ** registered systems:
21:05:37.015: ** SC-NDS (pri -10)
21:05:37.015: ** SC-Nagra (pri -10)
21:05:37.015: ** SC-Cryptoworks (pri -10)
21:05:37.015: ** SC-Conax (pri -10)
21:05:37.015: ** SC-Viaccess (pri -10)
21:05:37.015: ** SC-Seca (pri -10)
21:05:37.015: ** SC-Irdeto (pri -10)
21:05:37.015: ** Cardclient (pri -15)
21:05:37.015: no smartcard interface defined!
21:05:37.015:
Blocked 1 same messages...
21:05:37.962: Ch: 2300 - TVNZ
21:05:37.962: Programm crc: BD3A78A8
21:05:37.963: PMT: ACamd_PMT.txt, search, not found PMT=08FC (AND SID=4C06)
21:05:37.964: PMT: chcache.ini, 08FC,4C06,0604,00000000,0037,0067,TVNZ
21:05:37.964: 0x08FC 0x4C06 0x0604 0x00000000 0x0037 0x0067 11111110
21:05:38.411: Incomming PackageSize [920]
21:05:38.593: Login attemp (1)
21:05:38.594: connecting to 127.0.0.1:15050/tcp (127.0.0.1)
21:05:39.816: Newcamd 0: CaID=0604 admin=1 srvUA=0000000014C3879B provider 000003/0000000003FFFFFF 000002/0000000002FFFFFF 000001/0000000001FFFFFF 000000/000000000009ACF6
21:05:39.816: 0: chid 0024
21:05:39.816: 0: chid 0025
21:05:39.816: Newcamd 0: ECM [0037][0604/00000000] Pro, CHID=0024 (0.000)
21:05:39.816: Newcamd 0: ECM [0037][0604/00000000] not able to decode
21:05:39.816: Newcamd 0: ECM [0037][0604/00000000] Pro, CHID=0025 (0.000)
21:05:39.816: Newcamd 0: ECM [0037][0604/00000000] not able to decode
21:05:39.826: 0: chid 270E
21:05:39.826: Newcamd 0: ECM [0037][0604/00000000] Pro, CHID=270E (0.000)
21:05:39.826: Newcamd 0: ECM [0037][0604/00000000] not able to decode
21:05:39.826: 0: chid 0024
21:05:39.826: 0: chid 0025
21:05:39.826: Newcamd 0: ECM [0037][0604/00000000] Pro, CHID=0024 (0.000)
21:05:39.826: Newcamd 0: ECM [0037][0604/00000000] not able to decode
21:05:39.826: Newcamd 0: ECM [0037][0604/00000000] Pro, CHID=0025 (0.000)
21:05:39.826: Newcamd 0: ECM [0037][0604/00000000] not able to decode
21:05:40.904: 0: chid 000B
21:05:40.904: 0: chid 270E
21:05:40.905: Newcamd 0: ECM [003F][0604/00000000] Pro, CHID=000B (0.001)
21:05:40.905: Newcamd 0: ECM [003F][0604/00000000] not able to decode
21:05:40.905: Newcamd 0: ECM [003F][0604/00000000] Pro, CHID=270E (0.000)
21:05:40.905: Newcamd 0: ECM [003F][0604/00000000] not able to decode

[WKleeven]

This is my cardclient.config:
newcamd:127.0.0.1:15050:1/0604/ffff:gebruiker1:xxxxxx:0102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E

This is my newcs.xml:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<newCSconfig>
<readers name="Smargo Cardreader">
<device>
<name>Phoenix</name>
<type>smargo</type>
<mhz>600</mhz> <!-- 368 -->
<node>COM9</node>
<parity>none</parity>
<reset>normal</reset>
<export>Yes</export>
<enabled>Yes</enabled>
<blocksa>No</blocksa>
<blockua>No</blockua>
<blockga>No</blockga>
<blockC0>Yes</blockC0>
<!-- ## Most Irdeto II cards work with this: ## -->
<!-- -->
<irdetomode>0</irdetomode>
<irdeto-camkey>1122334455667788</irdeto-camkey>
<irdeto-camkey-data>3c8633aac0d367533dec7bb2eeedeb8ca3ada52e58b99bb34672783277a1daac3b6106ad0909774e031b2a6e30195b437683ad0fc599b87d08cea47be1b6c76a</irdeto-camkey-data>

<!--
<irdeto-camkey>C899D027ED1EED1A</irdeto-camkey>
<irdeto-camkey-data>3C2BCE8BA353C3F870CB7BE0D4E439A27B8D3862E08CF3335B9ABB49318DCA715125493476929EA5A93A6E2A548DF29BF14B6B2A90141DB519B07EB5D95AE5A5</irdeto-camkey-data>
-->
<!--
<irdetomode>0</irdetomode>
<irdeto-camkey>0000000000000000</irdeto-camkey>
<irdeto-camkey-data>0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000</irdeto-camkey-data>
-->

<crypto-special>No</crypto-special>
<ucpk>00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000</ucpk>
<PTShandshake>no</PTShandshake>

<carddetect>yes</carddetect>
<newcamd_port>15050</newcamd_port>
<autosid>Yes</autosid>
<pincode>0000</pincode>
<priority>round</priority>
</device>
</readers>
<radegastserver>
<enabled>Yes</enabled>
<port>10001</port>
<allow>
<hostname>all</hostname>
</allow>
</radegastserver>
<cache>
<emm>20</emm>
<ecm>10</ecm>
</cache>
<httpd>
<server>
<port>8081</port>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</server>
<user>
<name>newcs</name>
<password>newcs</password>
<accesslevel>admin</accesslevel>
</user>
</httpd>
<debug>
<password>NewCSpwd</password>
<mode>simple</mode>
<level>internal</level>
<type>all</type>
<output>file,console</output>
<tcp_port>1001</tcp_port>
<tcp_options>normal,init</tcp_options>
</debug>
<newcamdserver>
<enabled>Yes</enabled>
<name>newcs</name>
<deskey>01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E</deskey>
<user>
<name>gebruiker1</name>
<password>xxxxxx</password>
<status>access</status>
<au>on</au>
<sidoverride>off</sidoverride>
<spider>No</spider>
<rate>0</rate>
<!cardlevel>1</cardlevel>
</user>
</newcamdserver>

</newCSconfig>