Can´t get NPVR - NEWCS - ACAMD to work

[andcar]

What does the log ftom NEWCSGui say when you try to watch an encrypted channel?

It doesn´t say anything when i change channel or try to watch an encrypted channel. Everything is written when I start newcs and nothing after that.

Below is all Newcs says and then all ACamd. It is only Acamd that is reacting on channel shift.

NEWCSGui:
[SIZE="1"]Unable to set requested window size
Unable to set requested window size
This is NewCS 1.65 - the New CardServer by the Butter-team..
Compiled on Jan 19 2009 at 17:54:08
Reading Config file from C:\uppack\newcs-1.65\win32\newcs.xml
TCP-log password is enabled, set to: NewCSpwd
TCP-log set to simple mode
level: normal
type: init
output: console,tcp
logger config: level 1 type 3 output 5
Console log options: level 1 type 3
TCP log options: level 1 type 3
[ 20:46:04 ] [ Box detect ] Windows Vista Build 7600

[ 20:46:04 ] [ Config ] Option <blockc0> for device 0 (Phoenix Interface) not present, defaulting to NO
[ 20:46:04 ] [ Config ] COM5 ECM priority: round
[ 20:46:04 ] [ httpd ] httpd-user: newcs, password: passwd, accesslevel: admin
[ 20:46:04 ] [ EMM Cache ] Initialising dynamic Cache
[ 20:46:04 ] [ ECM Cache ] Initialising dynamic Cache

[ 20:46:04 ] [ Loader ] Starting Telnet on port 1001

[ 20:46:04 ] [ Loader ] Started HTTP-server on port: 8080

[ 20:46:04 ] [ Loader ] Reader type 2 on node COM5
[ 20:46:04 ] [ Phoenix ] Opening device COM5

[ 20:46:04 ] [ Phoenix ] Setting parity to ODD on node COM5
[ 20:46:04 ] [ Phoenix ] Setting 1 Stop bit on node COM5
[ 20:46:04 ] [ Phoenix ] Setting baud to 9600

[ 20:46:06 ] [ ATR ] T=0 1etu=8.68us Guardtime:12etu WWT:115200etu

[ 20:46:06 ] [ ATR ] Historical bytes: [C2] z B [02] h [90] [00]
[ 20:46:06 ] [ Loader ] Init Viaccess card
[ 20:46:06 ] [ Phoenix ] Setting parity to ODD on node COM5
[ 20:46:06 ] [ Phoenix ] Setting 1 Stop bit on node COM5
[ 20:46:06 ] [ Phoenix ] Setting baud to 9600
[ 20:46:06 ] [ KeymaN ] Adding key BDD7BFD2 type 0 on Provider 000000 for caid 0500 ID=0
[ 20:46:06 ] [ KeymaN ] Adding key BDD7BFD2 type 1 on Provider FFF510 for caid 0500 ID=0
[ 20:46:07 ] [ KeymaN ] Adding key BDD7BFD2 type 1 on Provider 040D00 for caid 0500 ID=1
[ 20:46:07 ] [ KeymaN ] Adding key BDD7BFD2 type 1 on Provider 040D10 for caid 0500 ID=2
[ 20:46:07 ] [ KeymaN ] Adding key BDD7BFD2 type 1 on Provider 040D20 for caid 0500 ID=3
[ 20:46:07 ] [ KeymaN ] Adding key BDD7BFD2 type 1 on Provider 040D30 for caid 0500 ID=4
[ 20:46:07 ] [ Loader ] Card 0500 on port COM5 ready
[ 20:46:07 ] [ Loader ] Starting Newcamd Server on port 16000
[ 20:46:07 ] [ Newcamd ] Newcamd thread Server started on port 16000[/SIZE]


ACamd Monitor
[SIZE="1"]#START#
C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\EC168 BDA Digital Tuner #1-1\ACamd.dll
20:47:22.279: ACamd v0.6.1.8
20:47:22.368: MD-API Version 01.03 - 01.06
20:47:22.379: systems: registering CA system Cardclient, pri -15, ident 1000
20:47:22.379: structloaders: registering loader cardclient config
20:47:22.379: cardclients: registering cardclient Newcamd
20:47:22.379: cardclients: registering cardclient Newcamd2
20:47:22.379: cardclients: registering cardclient CCcamN
20:47:22.379: cardclients: registering cardclient Radegast
20:47:22.379: cardclients: registering cardclient Camd35
20:47:22.379: cardclients: registering cardclient EmuBox03
20:47:22.379: cardclients: registering cardclient Gbox
20:47:22.379: cardclients: registering cardclient GboxN
20:47:22.379: cardclients: registering cardclient MboxN
20:47:22.379: structloaders: registering loader smartcard data
20:47:22.379: systems: registering CA system SC-Irdeto, pri -10, ident 1001
20:47:22.379: feature: using feature SMARTCARD
20:47:22.379: registering Irdeto smartcard (id 49726474)
20:47:22.379: systems: registering CA system SC-Seca, pri -10, ident 1002
20:47:22.379: registering Seca smartcard (id 53656361)
20:47:22.379: systems: registering CA system SC-Viaccess, pri -10, ident 1003
20:47:22.379: registering Viaccess smartcard (id 56696173)
20:47:22.379: systems: registering CA system SC-Conax, pri -10, ident 1004
20:47:22.379: registering Conax smartcard (id 436f6e78)
20:47:22.379: systems: registering CA system SC-Cryptoworks, pri -10, ident 1005
20:47:22.379: registering Cryptoworks smartcard (id 4372576f)
20:47:22.379: systems: registering CA system SC-Nagra, pri -10, ident 1006
20:47:22.379: registering Nagra smartcard (id 4e616772)
20:47:22.379: systems: registering CA system SC-NDS, pri -10, ident 1007
20:47:22.379: registering NDS smartcard (id 56694732)
20:47:22.397: Monitor listen on port 57067
20:47:22.557: Preferred, CAID 0500 with Provider 00023208
20:47:22.557: Engine [MD-API]
20:47:22.557: failed open C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\EC168 BDA Digital Tuner #1-1\smartcard.conf: No such file or directory
20:47:22.602: loading cardclient config from C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\EC168 BDA Digital Tuner #1-1\cardclient.conf
20:47:22.602: now using protocol version 525 (cdLen=8)
20:47:22.602: hostname=127.0.0.1 port=16000 emm=1 emmCaids 0500/0000
20:47:22.602: init of cardclient 'newcamd' failed
20:47:22.602: file C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\EC168 BDA Digital Tuner #1-1\cardclient.conf has error in line #56
20:47:22.602: ** registered systems:
20:47:22.602: ** SC-NDS (pri -10)
20:47:22.602: ** SC-Nagra (pri -10)
20:47:22.602: ** SC-Cryptoworks (pri -10)
20:47:22.602: ** SC-Conax (pri -10)
20:47:22.602: ** SC-Viaccess (pri -10)
20:47:22.602: ** SC-Seca (pri -10)
20:47:22.602: ** SC-Irdeto (pri -10)
20:47:22.602: ** Cardclient (pri -15)
20:47:22.602: no smartcard interface defined!
20:47:22.603:
Blocked 1 same messages...
20:47:23.204: Ch: 1150 - TVNZ
20:47:23.204: Programm crc: A0EA3303
20:47:23.260: PMT: ACamd_PMT.txt, search, not found PMT=047E (AND SID=047E)
20:47:23.260: 0x047E 0x047E 0x0500 0x00020500 0x004D 0x002A 11111110
20:47:23.542: Incomming PackageSize [920][/SIZE]

[Reddwarf]

20:47:22.557: failed open C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\EC168 BDA Digital Tuner #1-1\smartcard.conf: No such file or directory
20:47:22.602: loading cardclient config from C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\EC168 BDA Digital Tuner #1-1\cardclient.conf
20:47:22.602: now using protocol version 525 (cdLen=8)
20:47:22.602: hostname=127.0.0.1 port=16000 emm=1 emmCaids 0500/0000
20:47:22.602: init of cardclient 'newcamd' failed
20:47:22.602: file C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\EC168 BDA Digital Tuner #1-1\cardclient.conf has error in line #56

There is obviously something wrong in your cardclient.conf, so Acamd never connects to NewCS. Can you post your cardclient.conf?

[Barsk]

Hello, I just set up the mdplugin config myself, at had some troubles.
But running nextpvr as a user process (not as service) solved the communication part. I guess one need to run nextpvr service with a user setup and click that setting that lets it talk to the user desktop. Look for it in the services settings.
EDIT: The above in italics was not true. It worked fine with the service process also as it seems...

I use newcs 1.65 and acamd 0.6.1.8.. The contents of the acamd-distro should go in the mdplugin folder that was created for you by npvr. And from there two files needs to be adjusted. The settings for use with Boxer in Sweden is:

ACamd_PMT.txt:
# Boxer
#P:0500:00023208:caid
P:0500:00020500:caid

Note that I changed the provider id! The 23208 seems no longer working...

cardclient.conf:
newcamd:127.0.0.1:15000:1/0500/ffff:dummy:dummy:0102030405060708091011121314

newsc.xml

Code:

?xml version="1.0"?>
<newCSconfig>
    <readers name="Standard Phoenix on PC">
        <device>
            <name>Phoenix on COM3</name>
            <type>phoenix</type>
            <mhz>367</mhz>
            <node>COM3</node>
            <parity>odd</parity>
            <reset>normal</reset>
            <export>Yes</export>
            <enabled>Yes</enabled>
            <blocksa>No</blocksa>
            <blockua>No</blockua>
            <blockga>No</blockga>
            <blockC0>No</blockC0>
            <crypto-special>No</crypto-special>
            <PTShandshake>No</PTShandshake>
            <carddetect>no</carddetect>
            <newcamd_port>15000</newcamd_port>
            <autosid>Yes</autosid>
            <pincode>0000</pincode>
            <priority>round</priority>
        </device>
    </readers>
    <radegastserver>
            <enabled>Yes</enabled>
            <port>10001</port>
            <allow>
                <hostname>127.0.0.1</hostname>
            </allow>
    </radegastserver>
    <cache>
            <emm>20</emm>
            <ecm>-1</ecm>
    </cache>
    <httpd>
        <server>
            <port>8080</port>
            <enabled>no</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>console,tcp</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 10 11 12 13 14</deskey>
            <user>
                <name>dummy</name>
                <password>dummy</password>
                <au>on</au>
                <sidoverride>off</sidoverride>
                <spider>No</spider>
                                <cardlevel>1</cardlevel>
            </user>
    </newcamdserver>
        <chameleon2>
                <server>
                        <port>1234</port>
                        <enabled>no</enabled>
                        <realm>myShares</realm>
                </server>
                <peer>
                        <hostname>remote</hostname>
                        <port>1234</port>
                        <name>myname</name>
                        <password>mypassword</password>
                        <realm>myShares</realm>
                </peer>
                <user>
                        <name>myname</name>
                        <password>mypassword</password>
                        <realm>myShares</realm>
                </user>
        </chameleon2>
</newCSconfig>

There is also a link to a working version of ffdecsa.dll in this blog. It's in swedish but just search for ffdecsa.dll and you will find the link there.
Works nicely.

Hope this helps...

[andcar]

There is obviously something wrong in your cardclient.conf, so Acamd never connects to NewCS. Can you post your cardclient.conf?

The only uncommented row is:
newcamd:127.0.0.1:16000:1/0500/ffff:user:pass:0102030405060708091011121314

When I started Acamdmonitor and npvr today, the only rows shown are:
[SIZE="1"]#NEXT#
C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\EC168 BDA Digital Tuner #1-1\ACamd.dll
21:55:56.735:
21:55:56.735: Ch: 1150 - TVNZ
21:55:56.735: Programm crc: A0EA3303
21:55:56.735: PMT: ACamd_PMT.txt, search, not found PMT=047E (AND SID=047E)
21:55:56.736: 0x047E 0x047E 0x0500 0x00020500 0x004D 0x002A 11111110[/SIZE]

Do I have to "restart" acamd to get the first messages?

[Reddwarf]

The only uncommented row is:
newcamd:127.0.0.1:16000:1/0500/ffff:user:pass:0102030405060708091011121314

When I started Acamdmonitor and npvr today, the only rows shown are:
[SIZE="1"]#NEXT#
C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\EC168 BDA Digital Tuner #1-1\ACamd.dll
21:55:56.735:
21:55:56.735: Ch: 1150 - TVNZ
21:55:56.735: Programm crc: A0EA3303
21:55:56.735: PMT: ACamd_PMT.txt, search, not found PMT=047E (AND SID=047E)
21:55:56.736: 0x047E 0x047E 0x0500 0x00020500 0x004D 0x002A 11111110[/SIZE]

Do I have to "restart" acamd to get the first messages?

That's strange, the only difference I can see is that mine has a mask of "FF00" where yours has "FFFF". I can't see why Acamd should complain about an error in the file thou.
You will have to start AcamdMonitor first and then launch NextPVR in order to catch all Acamd activity.

Edit: Is NextPVR.exe allowed through the firewall? And Nrecord.exe?

[Barsk]

I can add to my "guide" above that my testing was done with firewall off. The firewall need to be set up right if enabled (and it should be!)

[andcar]

Turning off the firewall made a big difference. But now I got an other error and no decrypted picture.

Acamd monitor says:
[SIZE="1"]22:18:15.267:
22:18:15.267: Ch: 1150 - TVNZ
22:18:15.267: Programm crc: A0EA3303
22:18:15.272: PMT: ACamd_PMT.txt, search, not found PMT=047E (AND SID=047E)
22:18:15.272: P: 0500:00020500
22:18:15.272: 0x047E 0x047E 0x0500 0x00020500 0x004D 0x002A 11111110
22:18:16.252: Login attemp (1)
22:18:16.253: connecting to 127.0.0.1:16000/tcp (127.0.0.1)
22:18:16.256: socket: EOF on read
22:18:16.256: recv error. reconnecting...
22:18:16.256: failed to login to cardserver for username user (proto 525)
22:18:18.196: Login attemp (1)
22:18:18.197: connecting to 127.0.0.1:16000/tcp (127.0.0.1)
22:18:18.205: socket: EOF on read
22:18:18.205: recv error. reconnecting...
22:18:18.205: failed to login to cardserver for username user (proto 525)
[/SIZE]

And newcs keep saying:
[SIZE="1"]des_decrypt: bad checksum ?
[ 22:18:34] [Nercamd:1600 ] Can´t decrypt client nsg, rejecting!
des_decrypt: bad checksum ?
[ 22:18:34] [Nercamd:1600 ] Can´t decryp client nsg, rejecting![/SIZE]

[Reddwarf]

Back to the error message about cardclient.conf, what exactly doer line 56 say? And the two lines surrounding it (ie 55 and 57)?

[Barsk]

Yes, it seems the error is in the cardclient.conf, as RedDwarf points out and has already been found by the logs:

20:47:22.602: init of cardclient 'newcamd' failed
20:47:22.602: file C:\Users\Public\NPVR\MDPlugins\EC168 BDA Digital Tuner #1-1\cardclient.conf has error in line #56

That needs to be corrected.

Secondly. In my own findings about how to get this to work I found that the Provider id in ACamd_PMT.txt needs to be set differently depending on the version of Acamd. Both of these are for Boxer.

Acamd 6.0.3
P:0500:00023208:caid

Acamd 6.1.8:
P:0500:00020500:caid

I haven't found any info on the net regarding this or confirming it for acamd 6.1.8. I did some trial and errors and came up with P:0500:00020500:caid. All other combinations failed....

Also. One need to create as many instances (from the settings/Device dialog) as one expects N-PVR to use as a maximum from the multirecord handling. N-PVR does not seem to stop by itself if all instances are used up, instead it tries to share one instance with multirecording. It does not work with acamd. I created 3 instances per tuner (I have 3 tuners) making a total of 9 instances.
Each instance need to specify a specific user in cardclient.conf, and there needs to be a corresponding <user></user> tag in newcs.xml under newcamd. I.e. there has to be nine user tags in newcs.xml for this setup. After I finally had that done everything seems to work perfectly. I run acamd 6.1.8 with preferred Provider ID 20500.

[Reddwarf]

@Barsk: How do you find the Provider ID in the stream? I'v managed to get everything working smooth with my cable provider, but I'm struggeling with DVB-T decrypting.