No HD channel when using Sky card with Vu+ Duo after inserting into Sky HD+

[andyking35]

I've had my Vu+ Duo box working fine with my Sky card for over a year now and all the SD and HD channels worked fine. I've never had movies nor sports so not worried about those.

I recently (and now it seems stupidly :D) placed my card into the original Sky box and on placing it back into my Vu+ Duo, the SD channels work but now the HD ones do not.

Having read up online, it seems that Sky have been using a new pairing system using the version number as well.

Has anyone managed to surmount this as I can't go back to my old Sky box?!

[BaccHus25]

No mate, it's probably the end game. Exactly same thing happened to me last week while I was away. My 13 year old thought it was funny to put the card in original box and got it paired. He said picture wasn't very stable in VU+ box.

[Burnham]

I assume you are using CCcam, are you using a box key in the .cfg file?

Can you give an example of an encrypted channel where you get the SD but not the HD version.

[andyking35]

I'm using CCcam 2.3 with latest version of vix as of 21st dec.

I have been using a boxkey in the cfg file for over a year which worked fine before. Set it up as in this post http://www.world-of-satellite.com/archive/index.php/t-2758.html.

None of the hd channels work - watch hd, dave hd, sky living hd, sky atlantic hd, etc.

It looks like this (with my box key changed):

#card reader /dev/sci0
BOXKEY: /dev/sci0 14 E2 56 87

Gutted i put it into the sky box. Seems it now pairs the card with the version number as well serial number of the box.

[Burnham]

Sorry to hear that you have been affected by the new system. The only option now is to get another card and authorise it in a non-HD box, although there are conflicting reports whether or not this will work.

[andyking35]

How would authorising it in a non hd box work? It's the HD channels that I'm missing. Have you got any links to where people describe how to do this?

[Larry-G]

There was a workaround as @Burnham says by pairing the card with a old Thompson sky SD receiver ( sorry cant remember the exact model number ), but i believe sky closed this loophole some time ago.

[andyking35]

I could easily get a new card with a multiroom subscription and pair it with a box like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sky-Plus-Box-12-MTH-WARRANTY-Sky-box-Freesat-Sky-Multi-room-Standard-Sky-box-/251379165364?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Satellite_TV_Recei vers&hash=item3a875da8b4

But will it work is the question. Especially since it's the HD channels that I'm missing and not sure how pairing it with a SD box would work.

[Larry-G]

No live links please buddy, I have coded them for you, this time.

[andyking35]

Ok sure. thanks.

[Stanman]

Its becoming increasingly unlikely that loop hole will exisit for much longer - your going to have to come up with a good reason as to why using an old box. AFYI Sly are offering FOC boxes for those people whose units cannot be updated to the current software version.

[satmanbasil]

Hi

Not so sure this will work as i got my card paired with an old thompson box, i never inserted it incase it did more worst than good but its acting much the same as before freezing when watching HD seems more stable if watching sd and non premium channels.
What is needed now is CCcam/Oscam to come up with a work round i did read rumours this might be on the cards.... sorry pun not intended lol

[Stanman]

Have you tried the card using OScam?

[andyking35]

I haven't but will try and get back to you. Thanks.

[andyking35]

I've isntalled oscam on vix but it keeps saying it can't find a config file. I copied the cccam.cfg file into the Y:\etc\tuxbox\config.

Am I doing something wrong here? Does it need to be called something else or is the format of an oscam config file different to cccam?

[judge]

OSCam config files go in /etc/tuxbox/config/ if using ViX.
You will need atleast a basic oscam.conf file, then you can use the oscam web interface to set the rest up.

[andyking35]

Any helpful step by step guides that anyone can recommend as I've never used oscam before

[judge]

Try saving the following as /etc/tuxbox/config/oscam.conf

[global]
logfile = /var/log/oscam.log
nice = -1
preferlocalcards = 1

[webif]
httpport = 16002
httpuser = admin
httppwd = admin
httprefresh = 10
httpallowed = 127.0.0.1,192.168.0.0-255.255.255.255

Let us know if oscam starts then? and we can try & take it from there...

[chaser]

Or have a look at my post here...

http://www.world-of-satellite.com/showthread.php?28041-Mgcamd-requires-manual-restart-after-standby

[andyking35]

I've installed oscam.r9059 and tried using the conf file u provided above and the one in the link that Chaser provided but oscam will not start. I go into the softcam setup and click start to no avail. Any thoughts?


[global]
logfile = /media/hdd/oscam/oscam.log
disableuserfile = 0
nice = -1
maxlogsize = 50
preferlocalcards = 1
usrfile = /media/hdd/oscam/oscamuser.log
emmlogdir = /media/hdd/oscam/emm/
lb_mode = 1
lb_nbest_readers = 2
lb_reopen_mode = 1
failbantime = 10

[webif]
httpport = 12347
httpuser = mubbashir
httppwd = abc123
httptpl = /media/hdd/oscam_picons
httprefresh = 10
httphideidleclients = 1
httpshowpicons = 1
httpallowed = 127.0.0.1,192.168.0.1-192.168.0.255

[judge]

If you try & start it in telnet, do you get any error message?

/usr/softcams/oscam -b

[andyking35]

I run the following and get a permission denied error:


/usr/softcams/OSCam.r9059 -b
I have logged in to telnet as root user and can run CCCam from telnet successfully.

[judge]

Try setting permissions on the oscam binary to 755 using FTP or telnet & let us know if it works then.

[andyking35]

I ran the following and now get a "segmentation fault" error when i run oscam again.


chmod 755 OSCam.r9059

[judge]

Probably a wrong compiled version so, download a recent version from

http://download.oscam.cc/index.php?&direction=0&order=mod&directory=1.20_TRUNK/mips-tuxbox-oe2.0
Extract the binary & upload to /usr/softcams/
Then try starting again from telnet.

[andyking35]

Got it to run with download from that link so thanks. Are there any ipks for it rather than just the application file?

Got oscam running and working with a test c line of the type


[reader]
label = CLine1
protocol = cccam
device = domainname,port
user = usr
password = pwd
group = 1


How do I add a c line for the sky with the boxkey of the type:


BOXKEY: /dev/sci0 aa bb cc dd


I tried adding the following:


[reader]
label = skyuk
enable = 1
protocol = internal
device = /dev/sci0


This won't even decode the SD channels whereas with with CCcam it does.

[judge]

In /etc/tuxbox/config/oscam.server, add something like:

[reader]
label = skycard
enable = 1
protocol = internal
device = /dev/sci0
caid = 0963
detect = cd
mhz = 500
group = 1


In /etc/tuxbox/config/oscam.conf, add something like:

[newcamd]
port = 10001@0963:000000
key = 0102030405060708091011121314
keepalive = 1

In /etc/tuxbox/config/oscam.user, add something like:

[account]
user = username
pwd = password
caid = 0963
au = skycard
group = 1

In /etc/CCcam.cfg, add something like:

N: 127.0.0.1 10001 username password 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 256

Start oscam first so it takes control of the card, then start cccam.
The softcam manager will rember the order the cam was started on on reboot.

[Mee®kat]

I ran the following and now get a "segmentation fault" error when i run oscam again.


chmod 755 OSCam.r9059

As judge says it looks like there is a problem with the oscam bin you are using.To start and stop cams in linux format you need to select the directory but i have made it easy for you and uploaded a bin that vix will recognize.

Extract the file i have attached and place it in usr/softcams .... delete old file and copy the bin i have supplied.

Right click file and set permissions to 755 and reboot box/then start/stop oscam via your vix softcam manager.

Viola hopefully.

MK

[Larry-G]

please dont upload softcams directly to the forum, use a third party hosting site.

[Mee®kat]

Sorry mate...wont do that again

[krus5]

hi, if i order sky now, will sd channels works on my vu duo with ccam? thank youu

[abu baniaz]

If cad is paired to and SD receiver, yes. If card is paired to HD receiver, premium sd chanenls wont work.

[judge]

SKY subbed cards still work on E2 boxes, just not the HD premium channels.

[abu baniaz]

Paired to what?

[judge]

To its new HD box unles he has an old SD box lying around which sky will pair the card to
A new card isn't paired.

[krus5]

Id like to order The Variety bundle, and I dont want to use sky box, there is no hd channels, so i will have to just install ccam 3.0 and everything should work?