Digitenne

This article is being considered for archiving.

Reason: Digitenne has switched to DVB-T2 encoding in 2019, discontinuing smartcard and third-party receiver support. Besides that, the page is out of date and references many unavailable packages. (Discuss in Talk:Digitenne#)

This page describes the procedure to watch encrypted DVB-T broadcasts in the Netherlands

Used Hardware

I use the following hardware:

PCTV NanoStick 73e SE (solo) http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Pinnacle_PCTV_nano_Stick_%2873e%29
smargo smartreader + https://www.cardwriter.nl/nl/pd1184675949.htm
Digitenne smartcard
1.6GHz P4 512MB ram

testing the DVB-T receiver

Check device nodes

First check if the device nodes of the DVB-T receiver are present:

$ ls -l /dev/dvb/adapter0/*
crw-rw---- 1 root video 212, 4 May 15 10:21 /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 212, 5 May 15 10:21 /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 212, 3 May 15 10:21 /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 212, 7 May 15 10:21 /dev/dvb/adapter0/net0

Testing the DVB-T receiver with vlc

Now use VLC to test the receiver:

# pacman -S vlc

$vlc
Media -> Open Capture device,
Capture mode : DVB
Adapter card to tune: /dev/dvb/adapter0
DVB type: DVB-T
Transponder / multiplex frequency: 722000
Bandwidth: auto => play

Now VLC will scan all channels, and after 10 minutes the first moving image should appear on the screen.

If you do not have permission to open /dev/dvb/adapter0 then vlc will issue the next errors:

dvb access error: FrontEndOpen: opening device failed (Permission denied)
main input error: open of `dvb://frequency=0000' failed: (null)

In that case add yourself to the group "video", and logout and login:

# usermod -a -G video yourusername

Test the DVB-T receiver with tzap and mplayer

Install mplayer and tzap

First install mplayer and tzap (part of linuxtv-dvb-apps)

# pacman -S linuxtv-dvb-apps mplayer

Scan channels

Now scan the digitenne channels in the Netherlands:

$ mkdir ~/.tzap
$ scan /usr/share/dvb/dvb-t/nl-All -o zap | tee ~/.tzap/channels.conf
scanning /usr/share/dvb/dvb-t/nl-All
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
initial transponder 474000000 0 1 9 3 1 3 0
initial transponder 474000000 0 2 9 3 1 3 0
>>> tune to: 474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE
0x0000 0x044d: pmt_pid 0x1b62 Digitenne -- Nederland 1 (running)
0x0000 0x044e: pmt_pid 0x1b6c Digitenne -- Nederland 2 (running)
0x0000 0x044f: pmt_pid 0x1b76 Digitenne -- Nederland 3 (running)
0x0000 0x0450: pmt_pid 0x1b80 Digitenne -- TV Rijnmond (running)
0x0000 0x0457: pmt_pid 0x1bc6 Digitenne -- Radio Rijnmond (running)
0x0000 0x0458: pmt_pid 0x1bd0 Digitenne -- Radio 1 (running)
0x0000 0x0459: pmt_pid 0x1bda Digitenne -- Radio 2 (running)
0x0000 0x045a: pmt_pid 0x1be4 Digitenne -- 3FM (running)
0x0000 0x045b: pmt_pid 0x1bee Digitenne -- Radio 4 (running)
0x0000 0x045c: pmt_pid 0x1bf8 Digitenne -- Radio 5 (running)
0x0000 0x045d: pmt_pid 0x1c02 Digitenne -- Radio 6 (running)
0x0000 0x045f: pmt_pid 0x1c16 Digitenne -- FunX (running)
Network Name 'Digitenne'
>>> tune to: 482000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
...

This yields the file ~/.tzap/channels.conf:

 Nederland 1:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7011:7012:1101
 Nederland 2:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7021:7022:1102
 Nederland 3:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7031:7032:1103
 TV Rijnmond:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7041:7042:1104
 Radio Rijnmond:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7112:1111
 Radio 1:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7122:1112
 Radio 2:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7132:1113
 3FM:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7142:1114
 Radio 4:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7152:1115
 Radio 5:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7162:1116
 Radio 6:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7172:1117
 FunX:474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7192:1119
 Veronica/Disney XD:498000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:3011:3012:31
 RTL 8:498000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:3021:3022:32
 ��n:498000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:3031:3032:33
 Ketnet/Canvas:498000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:3041:3042:34
 Nickelodeon/TeenNick:498000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:3051:3052:35
 Discovery Channel:498000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:3061:3062:36
 Eurosport:498000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:3071:3072:37
 Private Spice:498000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:3081:3082:38
 Nederland 1:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7011:7012:1101
 Nederland 2:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7021:7022:1102
 Nederland 3:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7031:7032:1103
 TV Noord-Holland:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7041:7042:1104
 Radio Noord-Holland:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7112:1111
 Radio 1:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7122:1112
 Radio 2:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7132:1113
 3FM:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7142:1114
 Radio 4:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7152:1115
 Radio 5:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7162:1116
 Radio 6:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7172:1117
 FunX:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7192:1119
 Nederland 1:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7011:7012:1101
 Nederland 2:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7021:7022:1102
 Nederland 3:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7031:7032:1103
 TV West:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:7041:7042:1104
 Radio West:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7112:1111
 Radio 1:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7122:1112
 Radio 2:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7132:1113
 3FM:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7142:1114
 Radio 4:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7152:1115
 Radio 5:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7162:1116
 Radio 6:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7172:1117
 FunX:722000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:7192:1119
 Eredivisie Live 1:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:2011:2012:21
 Eredivisie 2/AT5:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:2021:2022:22
 KinderNet/ComedyCentral:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:2031:2032:23
 MTV:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:2041:2042:24
 Animal Planet:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:2051:2052:25
 CNN:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:2061:2062:26
 BBC Entertainment:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:2071:2072:27
 NGC:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:2081:2082:28
 BNR Nieuwsradio:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:2172:217
 Arrow Classic Rock:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:2182:218
 Radio 538:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:2192:219
 SSU 1:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:0:6210
 SSU 2:762000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:0:6211
 RTL 4:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:1011:1012:11
 RTL 5:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:1021:1022:12
 RTL 7:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:1031:1032:13
 SBS 6:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:1041:1042:14
 NET 5:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:1051:1052:15
 SLAM!FM:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:1112:111
 Radio 10 Gold:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:1122:112
 Q-Music:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:1132:113
 100%NL:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:1142:114
 Classic FM:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:1152:115
 Sky Radio:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:1162:116
 Radio Veronica:818000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_1_2:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:0:1172:117

Here we can see Digitenne uses 4 transports to broadcast all the channels. This means it's possible to record all Digitenne channels with only 4 DVB-T receivers. The receiver is in range of 3 transmitters for Nederland 1, 2 and 3, the rest of the channels is received once:

Transport 474 MHz, 618 Mhz, 722 MHz, 
Nederland 1
Nederland 2
Nederland 3
TV Rijnmond / TV Noord-Holland / TV West

Transport 498 MHz:
Veronica/Disney XD
RTL 8
Een
Ketnet/Canvas
Nickelodeon/TeenNick
Discovery Channel
Eurosport
Private Spice

Transport 762MHz:
Eredivisie Live 1
Eredivisie 2/AT5
KinderNet/ComedyCentral
MTV
Animal Planet
CNN
BBC Entertainment
NGC:

Transport 818 MHz:
RTL 4
RTL 5
RTL 7
SBS 6
NET 5

Tune the DVB-T receiver

Now the tuner can be set to Nederland 1

$ tzap -a 0 -r 'Nederland 1'
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
reading channels from file '/home/cedric/.tzap/channels.conf'
tuning to 474000000 Hz
video pid 0x1b63, audio pid 0x1b64
status 1b | signal 0dbd | snr 0062 | ber 001fffff | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1b | signal 0d83 | snr 0063 | ber 00000000 | unc 00001e81 | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1b | signal 0d17 | snr 0069 | ber 00000000 | unc 00001ef6 | FE_HAS_LOCK

Play the captured datastream

Use another terminal to start mplayer. After a few seconds Nederland 1 should appear on the screen.

$ mplayer /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 
MPlayer SVN-r33159-4.5.2 (C) 2000-2011 MPlayer Team
162 audio & 359 video codecs
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0.
TS file format detected.
VIDEO MPEG2(pid=7021) AUDIO MPA(pid=7022) NO SUBS (yet)!  PROGRAM N. 0
VIDEO:  MPEG2  704x576  (aspect 3)  25.000 fps  15000.0 kbps (1875.0 kbyte/s)
Load subtitles in /dev/dvb/adapter0/
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffmpeg2] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-2)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 160.0 kbit/10.42% (ratio: 20000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
AO: [oss] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Starting playback...
Unsupported PixelFormat 61
Unsupported PixelFormat 53
Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [vdpau] 704x576 => 1024x576 Planar YV12 
A:22383.9 V:22383.9 A-V:  0.052 ct: -0.257 569/569  4%  3% 24.6% 3 0

Cardreader

Plugin cardreader

After the Smargo smartreader+ is inserted in the PC, dmesg should show a new serial port (ttyUSB0) is added:

$ dmesg
[18014.724903] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
[18014.887673] ftdi_sio 2-1:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected
[18014.887788] usb 2-1: Detected FT232BM
[18014.887794] usb 2-1: Number of endpoints 2
[18014.887799] usb 2-1: Endpoint 1 MaxPacketSize 64
[18014.887804] usb 2-1: Endpoint 2 MaxPacketSize 64
[18014.887808] usb 2-1: Setting MaxPacketSize 64
[18014.889396] ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: Unable to read latency timer: -32
[18014.890893] usb 2-1: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0

Install oscam from aur

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45646

# pacman -S cmake
$ wget https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/oscam/oscam.tar.gz
$ tar -xf oscam.tar.gz 
$ cd oscam
$ makepkg
# pacman -U oscam-1.00-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz

Oscam configuration

Oscam uses the following configuration files:

/etc/oscam/oscam.conf

# main configuration
[global]
nice	      = -1
WaitForCards  = 1

# logging
pidfile	      = /var/run/oscam.pid
logfile	      = /var/log/oscam/oscam.log
usrfile	      = /var/log/oscam/oscamuser.log
cwlogdir      = /var/log/oscam/cw

# monitor
[monitor]
port	      = 8988
aulow	      = 120
monlevel      = 1

# web interface
[webif]
httpport       = 8888
httpuser       = myusername
httppwd        = mypassword
httpallowed    = 192.168.31.201

# protocols

[newcamd]
key            = 000102030405060708090A0B0C0D
port           = 15050@0B00:0E030

/etc/oscam/oscam.server

# reader configuration

[reader]
label    = reader1
protocol = mouse
detect   = CD
device   = /dev/ttyUSB0
group    = 1
emmcache = 1,3,2
services = services1
caid     = 0B00
mhz      = 500
cardmhz  = 500

/etc/oscam/oscam.services

# definition of services 
#
# format:
# [name]
# caid=CAID[,CAID]...
# provid = provider ID[,provider ID]...
# srvid = service ID[,service ID]...

[services1]
caid=0B00
provid=0E030
srvid=

/etc/oscam/oscam.user

# user configuration

[account]
user       = user1
pwd        = password1
monlevel   = 0
uniq       = 0
group      = 1
au         = 1
ident 	   = 0B00:0E030
caid       = 0B00

# user for group 2 with monitor access, AU enabled

#[account]
user       = user2
pwd        = password2
monlevel   = 0
uniq       = 0
group      = 1
au         = 1
ident 	   = 0B00:0E030
caid       = 0B00

Now create the directory where oscam can log to:

# mkdir /var/log/oscam

Starting Oscam

# /etc/rc.d/oscam start

This should yield the following messages in /var/log/oscam.log:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> OSCam <<  cardserver started at Thu May 19 19:08:47 2011
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   version=0.99.4svn, build #3146, system=i686-pc-linux, nice=-1
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   max. clients=509, client max. idle=120 sec
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   max. logsize=unlimited
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   client timeout=5000 ms, fallback timeout=2500 ms, cache delay=0 ms
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   shared memory initialized (size=4340618, id=229378)
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   auth size=4772
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   services reloaded: 0 services freed, 1 services loaded
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   userdb reloaded: 0 accounts freed, 1 accounts loaded, 0 expired, 0 disabled
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   signal handling initialized (type=sysv)
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   can't open file "/etc/oscam/oscam.srvid" (err=2), no service-id's loaded
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   can't open file "/etc/oscam/oscam.tiers" (err=2), no tier-id's loaded
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1556 s   can't open file "/etc/oscam/oscam.provid" (err=2), no provids's loaded
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   monitor: initialized (fd=7, port=8988)
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   camd 3.3x: disabled
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   camd 3.5x: disabled
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   cs378x: disabled
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   newcamd: initialized (fd=8, port=15050, crypted)
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   CAID: 0B00
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   provid #0: 00E030
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   cccam: disabled
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   radegast: disabled
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   logger started (pid=1558)
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   http started (pid=1559)
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1559 h   HTTP Server listening on port 8888
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   reader started (pid=1560, device=/dev/ttyUSB0, detect=cd, mhz=500, cardmhz=500)
2011/05/19 19:08:47   1557 s   waiting for local card init
2011/05/19 19:08:51   1557 s   init for all local cards done
2011/05/19 19:08:51   1557 s   anti cascading disabled
2011/05/19 19:08:51   1557 s   dvbapi: dvbapi disabled

Now insert the Digitenne smartcard in the cardreader. This should yield the following messages in /var/log/oscam/oscam.log:

2011/05/19 19:13:25   1560 r02 card detected
2011/05/19 19:13:29   1560 r02 ATR: 3B 24 ** 30 42 30 30 
2011/05/19 19:13:30   1560 r02 Maximum frequency for this card is formally 5 Mhz, clocking it to 5.00 Mhz
2011/05/19 19:13:32   1560 r02 type: Conax, caid: 0B00, serial: 128****58, hex serial: 55****c6, card: v64
2011/05/19 19:13:32   1560 r02 Providers: 1
2011/05/19 19:13:32   1560 r02 Provider: 1  Provider-Id: 000000
2011/05/19 19:13:32   1560 r02 Provider: 1  SharedAddress: 002A8**7
2011/05/19 19:13:32   1560 r02 Package: 1, id: 1010, date: 2011/03/01 - 2011/03/31, name: Digitenne
2011/05/19 19:13:32   1560 r02 [conax-reader] ready for requests

Softcam (sasc-ng)

Sasc-ng and sascng-kernel26-patch are only needed for mythtv. VDR uses vdr-plugin-sc-hg instead.

Install sasc-ng from aur

First you need to install sascng-kernel26-patch: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=48512

$ wget https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sascng-kernel26-patch/sascng-kernel26-patch.tar.gz
$ tar -xf sascng-kernel26-patch.tar.gz 
$ cd sasc-ng-kernel26-patch/
$ makepkg
# pacman -U sascng-kernel26-patch-2.6.39-2-i686.pkg.tar.xz

Then install sasc-ng: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=27885

# pacman -S mercurial
$ wget https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/open-sasc-ng/open-sasc-ng.tar.gz
$ tar -xf open-sasc-ng.tar.gz
$ cd open-sasc-ng
$ makepkg
# pacman -U open-sasc-ng-560-4-i686.pkg.tar.xz

Configure Sasc-ng

/etc/conf.d/sasc-ng

# Use -j <real>:<virtual> to link adapters
SASCNG_ARGS="-j 0:1"
DVBLOOPBACK_ARGS="num_adapters=1"
LOGDIR="/var/log/"
CAMDIR=/etc/camdir

/etc/camdir/cardclient.conf

# Comment lines can start with # or ;
#
# every client line starts with the client name, followed by some arguments:
# 'hostname' is the name of the server
# 'port'     is the port on the server
# 'emm'      is a flag to allow EMM transfers to the server
#            (0=disabled 1=enabled)
# 'caid'     (optional) caid on which this client should work
# 'mask'     (optional) mask for caid e.g. caid=1700 mask=FF00 would allow
#            anything between 1700 & 17FF.
#            Default is 1700 & FF00. If only caid is given mask is FFFF.
#            You may give multiple caid/mask values comma separated
#            (e.g. 1702,1722,0d0c/ff00).
# 'username' is the login username
# 'password' is the login password
#
# newcamd client
# 'cfgkey' is the config key (28bytes)
newcamd:localhost:15050:1/0B00/FF00:user2:password2:000102030405060708090A0B0C0D

/etc/rc.d/sasc-ng

When the built-in logging is used it can happen that sasc-ng uses 100% CPU. Then it can only be killed by

# killall -s 16 sasc-ng.

Disable therefore the internal logging like this: Now the messages of sasc-ng end up in /var/log/everything.log

 #!/bin/bash
 
 . /etc/rc.conf
 . /etc/rc.d/functions
 
 [ -f /etc/conf.d/sasc-ng ] && . /etc/conf.d/sasc-ng
 
 PID=$(pidof -o %PPID /usr/sbin/sasc-ng)
 
 case $1 in
 start)
         stat_busy "Loading dvbloopback kernel module"
 
         [[ -z $DVBLOOPBACK_ARGS ]] && stat_die 1
 
         modprobe dvbloopback $DVBLOOPBACK_ARGS
         sleep 1
 
         stat_done
 
         stat_busy "Starting SASC-NG daemon"
 
         [[ -z $SASCNG_ARGS ]] && stat_die 2
         [[ -z $CAMDIR ]] && stat_die 3
         [[ -z $LOGDIR ]] && stat_die 4
 
         #[[ -z $PID ]] && /usr/sbin/sasc-ng -D $SASCNG_ARGS --cam-dir=$CAMDIR -l $LOGDIR/sasc-ng.log
 	[[ -z $PID ]] && /usr/sbin/sasc-ng -D $SASCNG_ARGS --cam-dir=$CAMDIR
         if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
                 stat_die 5
         else
                 add_daemon sasc-ng
                 stat_done
         fi
         ;;
 stop)
         stat_busy "Stoping SASC-NG daemon"
         [[ ! -z $PID ]] && kill $PID &> /dev/null
 
         if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
                 stat_die 6
         else
                 rm_daemon sasc-ng
                 stat_done
         fi
 
         stat_busy "Unloading dvbloopback kernel module"
 
         sleep 2
         modprobe -r dvbloopback
 
         stat_done
         ;;
 
 restart)
         $0 stop
         sleep 1
         $0 start
         ;;
 
 *)
         echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" >&2
         exit 1
 esac

Starting Sasc-ng

# /etc/rc.d/sasc-ng start

This yields the following messages in dmesg:

[ 8130.913490] /home/cedric/open-sasc-ng/src/sc-build/contrib/sasc-ng/dvbloopback/module/dvb_loopback.c: frontend loopback driver v0.0.1
[ 8130.913502] dvbloopback: registering 1 adapters
[ 8130.913627] DVB: registering new adapter (DVB-LOOPBACK)

This yields the following messages in /var/log/oscam.log:
 May 19 20:51:50.858 : Version: 0.0.2-61975953edd0+
 May 19 20:51:50.995 CAM: initializing plugin: SoftCam (1.0.0pre-HG-61975953edd0+): A software emulated CAM
 May 19 20:51:51.051 CAM(general.info): SC version 1.0.0pre-HG-61975953edd0+ initializing (VDR 1.6.0)
 May 19 20:51:51.107 CAM: starting plugin:
 May 19 20:51:51.164 CAM(general.info): SC version 1.0.0pre-HG-61975953edd0+ starting (VDR 1.6.0)
 May 19 20:51:51.220 CAM(core.load): ** Plugin config:
 May 19 20:51:51.276 CAM(core.load): ** Key updates (AU) are enabled (active CAIDs) (no prestart)
 May 19 20:51:51.334 CAM(core.load): ** Local systems DON'T take priority over cached remote
 May 19 20:51:51.383 CAM(core.load): ** Concurrent FF recordings are NOT allowed
 May 19 20:51:51.439 CAM(core.load): ** Force transfermode with digital audio
 May 19 20:51:51.496 CAM(core.load): ** ECM cache is set to enabled
 May 19 20:51:51.552 CAM(core.load): ** ScCaps are 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 May 19 20:51:51.620 CAM(general.info): loading cardclient config from /etc/camdir/cardclient.conf
 May 19 20:51:51.687 CAM(cardclient.newcamd): now using protocol version 525 (cdLen=8)
 May 19 20:51:51.744 CAM(cardclient.core): hostname=localhost port=15050 emm=1 emmCaids 0b00/ff00
 May 19 20:51:51.789 CAM(cardclient.core): Newcamd: username=user2 password=password2 key=000102030405060708090A0B0C0D
 May 19 20:51:51.846 CAM(cardclient.core): client 'Newcamd' ready
 May 19 20:51:51.945 CAM(core.net): connecting to localhost:15050/tcp (127.0.0.1)
 May 19 20:51:52.204 CAM(cardclient.login): Newcamd: CaID=0b00 admin=1 srvUA=00000000551F0EC6 provider 00E030/0000000000000000000000/00000000002A8F87
 May 19 20:51:52.376 CAM(general.error): failed open /etc/camdir/SoftCam.Key: No such file or directory
 May 19 20:51:52.511 CAM(general.error): failed open /etc/camdir/smartcard.conf: No such file or directory
 May 19 20:51:52.556 CAM(general.error): failed open /etc/camdir/cardslot.conf: No such file or directory
 May 19 20:51:52.601 CAM(general.error): failed open /etc/camdir/override.conf: No such file or directory
 May 19 20:51:52.647 CAM(general.error): no keys loaded for softcam!
 May 19 20:51:52.692 CAM(core.load): ** registered systems:
 May 19 20:51:52.737 CAM(core.load): ** Cardclient        (pri -15)
 May 19 20:51:52.794 CAM(core.load): ** Conax             (pri -10)
 May 19 20:51:52.850 CAM(core.load): ** ConstCW           (pri -20)
 May 19 20:51:52.907 CAM(core.load): ** Cryptoworks       (pri -10)
 May 19 20:51:52.963 CAM(core.load): ** Irdeto            (pri -10)
 May 19 20:51:53.035 CAM(core.load): ** Irdeto2           (pri  -8)
 May 19 20:51:53.080 CAM(core.load): ** Nagra             (pri -10)
 May 19 20:51:53.126 CAM(core.load): ** Nagra2            (pri -10)
 May 19 20:51:53.182 CAM(core.load): ** Fake-NDS          (pri -12)
 May 19 20:51:53.239 CAM(core.load): ** SC-Conax          (pri  -5)
 May 19 20:51:53.295 CAM(core.load): ** SC-Cryptoworks    (pri  -5)
 May 19 20:51:53.352 CAM(core.load): ** SC-Irdeto         (pri  -5)
 May 19 20:51:53.408 CAM(core.load): ** SC-Nagra          (pri  -5)
 May 19 20:51:53.465 CAM(core.load): ** SC-Seca           (pri  -5)
 May 19 20:51:53.521 CAM(core.load): ** SC-Viaccess       (pri  -5)
 May 19 20:51:53.577 CAM(core.load): ** SC-VideoGuard2    (pri  -5)
 May 19 20:51:53.623 CAM(core.load): ** Seca              (pri -10)
 May 19 20:51:53.684 CAM(core.load): ** @SHL              (pri -10)
 May 19 20:51:53.740 CAM(core.load): ** Viaccess          (pri -10)
 May 19 20:51:54.817 frontend: Starting thread on /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend1
 The thread scheduling parameters indicate:
 policy = 0
 priority = 0
 May 19 20:51:54.818 dvr: Starting thread on /dev/dvb/adapter1/dvr1
 The thread scheduling parameters indicate:
 policy = 1
 priority = 99
 May 19 20:51:54.818 demux: Starting thread on /dev/dvb/adapter1/demux1
 The thread scheduling parameters indicate:
 policy = 0
 priority = 0
 May 19 20:51:54.988 : Listening on port 5456
 May 19 20:53:53.011 CAM(core.net): idle timeout, disconnected localhost:15050
This yields the following messages in /var/log/oscam/oscam.log:
 2011/05/19 20:51:52   1557 s   client(1) connect from 127.0.0.1 (pid=7297, pipfd=14)
 2011/05/19 20:51:52   7297 c01 encrypted newcamd:15050-client 127.0.0.1 granted (user2, au(auto)=reader1)
 2011/05/19 20:51:52   7297 c01 user user2 authenticated successfully (generic)
 2011/05/19 20:51:52   7297 c01 AU enabled for user user2 on reader reader1

Testing Softcam with tzap and mplayer

Issue the following commands in 3 separate terminals:

$ tzap -a 1 -r 'Discovery Channel'
$ cat /dev/dvb/adapter1/dvr0 >test.ts
$ mplayer test.ts

After a few seconds Discovery Channel should appear on the screen. This yields the following messages in /var/log/oscam/oscam.log:

2011/05/19 20:53:53   7297 c01 Connection closed to client
2011/05/19 20:53:53   7297 c01 user2 disconnected  from 127.0.0.1
2011/05/19 20:59:38   1557 s   client(1) connect from 127.0.0.1 (pid=7315, pipfd=14)
2011/05/19 20:59:38   7315 c01 encrypted newcamd:15050-client 127.0.0.1 granted (user2, au(auto)=reader1)
2011/05/19 20:59:38   7315 c01 user user2 authenticated successfully (generic)
2011/05/19 20:59:38   7315 c01 AU enabled for user user2 on reader reader1
2011/05/19 20:59:38   7315 c01 user2 (0B00&00E030/0024/47:4A33): found (290 ms) by reader1
2011/05/19 20:59:43   7315 c01 user2 (0B00&00E030/0024/47:FEE2): found (265 ms) by reader1

This yields the following messages in /var/log/sasc-ng.log:

 May 19 20:59:37.396 CAM(core.ecm): 0.1: is no longer idle
 May 19 20:59:37.453 MSG: Got unprocessed message type: 1
 May 19 20:59:37.515 CAM(core.ecm): 0.1: triggered SID -1/36 idx -1/1 mode -1/0 -
 May 19 20:59:37.611 CAM(core.ecm): 0.1: new caDescr: 09 04 0B 00 EB FD
 May 19 20:59:37.656 CAM(core.ecm): 0.1: CA descriptors for SID 36 (len=6)
 May 19 20:59:37.706 CAM(core.ecm): 0.1: descriptor 0b 00 eb fd
 May 19 20:59:37.762 CAM(core.ecm): 0.1: found 0b00(0000) (Conax) id 0000 with ecm bfd/80 (new)
 May 19 20:59:37.819 CAM(core.ecm): 0.1: try system Conax (0b00) id 0000 with ecm bfd (pri=-10)
 May 19 20:59:37.838 CAM(core.au): 0: chain caid 0b00 -> Cardclient(-15) [00b6-82/ff/00]
 May 19 20:59:37.955 CAM(conax.key): missing 20 E key
 May 19 20:59:38.111 CAM(core.ecm): system: no key found for C 20 M
 May 19 20:59:38.156 CAM(conax.key): missing 20 E key
 May 19 20:59:38.202 CAM(core.ecm): 0.1: try system Cardclient (0b00) id 0000 with ecm bfd (pri=-15)
 May 19 20:59:38.247 CAM(cardclient.core): cc-loop
 May 19 20:59:38.303 CAM(cardclient.core): now trying client Newcamd (localhost:15050)
 May 19 20:59:38.360 CAM(core.net): connecting to localhost:15050/tcp (127.0.0.1)
 May 19 20:59:38.066 CAM(core.au): 0: starting chain 0b00
 May 19 20:59:38.432 CAM(cardclient.login): Newcamd: CaID=0b00 admin=1 srvUA=00000000551F0EC6 provider 00E030/0000000000000000000000/00000000002A8F87
 Called cSascDvbDevice::SetCaDescr
 May 19 20:59:38.936 CSA: Got command(1): E idx: 1 pid: 0 key: 67b4...1a
 Called cSascDvbDevice::SetCaDescr
 May 19 20:59:39.106 CSA: Got command(1): O idx: 1 pid: 0 key: 170e...77
 May 19 20:59:39.162 CAM(core.ecm): cache add prgId=36 source=1 transponder=0 ecm=bfd/80
 May 19 20:59:39.218 CAM(core.ecm): 0.1: correct key found
 Called cSascDvbDevice::SetCaDescr
 May 19 20:59:41.436 CSA: Got command(1): E idx: 1 pid: 0 key: 67b4...1a
 Called cSascDvbDevice::SetCaDescr
 May 19 20:59:41.461 CAM(core.load): saved ecm cache to /etc/camdir/ecm.cache
 May 19 20:59:41.651 CSA: Got command(1): O idx: 1 pid: 0 key: 170e...77
 Called cSascDvbDevice::SetCaDescr
 May 19 20:59:43.932 CSA: Got command(1): E idx: 1 pid: 0 key: 23b4...20
 Called cSascDvbDevice::SetCaDescr
 May 19 20:59:53.968 CSA: Got command(1): O idx: 1 pid: 0 key: 60b5...3e
 Buffer has room, reading 32900 bytes
 May 19 20:59:54.285 CSA: Creating csa for rb: 1
 Buffer has room, reading 188 bytes
 Buffer has room, reading 188 bytes
 Returning 32768
 Buffer has room, reading 32900 bytes
 Buffer has room, reading 188 bytes
 Buffer has room, reading 188 bytes
 Returning 32768
 Buffer has room, reading 32900 bytes
 Buffer has room, reading 188 bytes
 Returning 32768
 Buffer has room, reading 32900 bytes
 Buffer has room, reading 188 bytes
 Returning 32768
 Called cSascDvbDevice::SetCaDescr
 May 19 21:00:04.069 CSA: Got command(1): E idx: 1 pid: 0 key: 461b...cd
 Called cSascDvbDevice::SetCaDescr
 May 19 21:00:13.931 CSA: Got command(1): O idx: 1 pid: 0 key: 12bf...2d
 Called cSascDvbDevice::SetCaDescr
 May 19 21:00:23.936 CSA: Got command(1): E idx: 1 pid: 0 key: bc12...41
 Called cSascDvbDevice::SetCaDescr

Expanding for 2 or more DVB-T tuners

For 2 tuners edit /etc/conf.d/sasc-ng:

# Use -j <real>:<virtual> to link adapters
#for 2 tuners
SASCNG_ARGS="-j 0:2 -j 1:3"
DVBLOOPBACK_ARGS="num_adapters=2"
LOGDIR="/var/log/"
CAMDIR=/etc/camdir

This will create 2 virtual adapters (adapter 2 and 3):

$ ls -l /dev/dvb/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 Jul 11 11:01 adapter0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 Jul 11 11:01 adapter1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 280 Jul 11 11:01 adapter2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 280 Jul 11 11:01 adapter3

For 3 tuners edit /etc/conf.d/sasc-ng:

# Use -j <real>:<virtual> to link adapters
#for 3 tuners
SASCNG_ARGS="-j 0:3 -j 1:4 -j 2:5"
DVBLOOPBACK_ARGS="num_adapters=3"
LOGDIR="/var/log/"
CAMDIR=/etc/camdir

This will create 3 virtual adapters (adapter 3, 4 and 5):

$ ls -l /dev/dvb/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 Jul 11 11:01 adapter0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 Jul 11 11:01 adapter1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 Jul 11 11:01 adapter2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 280 Jul 11 11:01 adapter3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 280 Jul 11 11:01 adapter4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 280 Jul 11 11:01 adapter5

VDR Integration

VDR installation

First install VDR as described here: VDR#Installation

install vdr-plugin-sc-hg from aur

$ wget https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vd/vdr-plugin-sc-hg/vdr-plugin-sc-hg.tar.gz
$ tar -xf vdr-plugin-sc-hg.tar.gz
$ cd vdr-plugin-sc-hg
# pacman -U vdr-plugin-sc-hg-574-1-i686.pkg.tar.xz

VDR - oscam connection

First create the directory to store the configuration files:

# mkdir /var/lib/vdr/plugins/sc
# chown vdr /var/lib/vdr/plugins/sc

/var/lib/vdr/plugins/sc/cardclient.conf

# Comment lines can start with # or ;
#
# every client line starts with the client name, followed by some arguments:
# 'hostname' is the name of the server
# 'port'     is the port on the server
# 'emm'      is a flag to allow EMM transfers to the server
#            (0=disabled 1=enabled)
# 'caid'     (optional) caid on which this client should work
# 'mask'     (optional) mask for caid e.g. caid=1700 mask=FF00 would allow
#            anything between 1700 & 17FF.
#            Default is 1700 & FF00. If only caid is given mask is FFFF.
#            You may give multiple caid/mask values comma separated
#            (e.g. 1702,1722,0d0c/ff00).
# 'username' is the login username
# 'password' is the login password
#
# newcamd client
# 'cfgkey' is the config key (28bytes)
newcamd:localhost:15050:1/0B00/FF00:user2:password2:000102030405060708090A0B0C0D

Now start oscam and vdr:

# /etc/rc.d/oscam start
# /etc/rc.d/vdr start

This should yield the following lines in /var/log/everything.log, only the lines for the softcam plugin are shown:

 Starting Linux Video Disk Recorder: vdr
 Searching for plugins (VDR 1.7.20/1.7.20) (cache miss): sc xineliboutput dvbsddevice.
 Aug 27 08:28:30 localhost vdr: [3049] VDR version 1.7.20 started
 Aug 27 08:28:30 localhost vdr: [3049] switched to user 'vdr'
 ...
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] initializing plugin: sc (1.0.0pre-HG-0ece27f23b8b+): A software emulated CAM
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] [general.info] SC version 1.0.0pre-HG-0ece27f23b8b+ initializing (VDR 1.7.20)
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] initializing plugin: xineliboutput (1.0.90-cvs): X11/xine-lib output plugin
 ...
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] starting plugin: sc
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] [general.info] SC version 1.0.0pre-HG-0ece27f23b8b+ starting (VDR 1.7.20)
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] [general.info] loading cardclient config from /var/lib/vdr/plugins/sc/cardclient.conf
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] [general.warn] no write permission on /var/lib/vdr/plugins/sc/cardclient.conf. Changes will not be saved!
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3054] Netwatcher thread started (pid=3049, tid=3054)
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] [general.error] failed open /var/lib/vdr/plugins/sc/SoftCam.Key: No such file or directory
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] [general.error] failed open /var/lib/vdr/plugins/sc/smartcard.conf: No such file or directory
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] [general.error] failed open /var/lib/vdr/plugins/sc/cardslot.conf: No such file or directory
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] [general.error] failed open /var/lib/vdr/plugins/sc/override.conf: No such file or directory
 Aug 27 08:28:31 localhost vdr: [3049] [general.error] no keys loaded for softcam!
 ...

This should yield the following lines in /var/log/oscam/oscam.log:

2011/08/27  8:28:31   2966 s   client(1) connect from 127.0.0.1 (pid=3053, pipfd=14)
2011/08/27  8:28:31   3053 c01 encrypted newcamd:15050-client 127.0.0.1 granted (user2, au(auto)=reader1)
2011/08/27  8:28:31   3053 c01 user user2 authenticated successfully (generic)
2011/08/27  8:28:31   3053 c01 AU enabled for user user2 on reader reader1

Scanning channels

$ scan /usr/share/dvb/dvb-t/nl-All -o vdr

Then copy and paste from the terminal to /var/lib/vdr/channels.conf:

Nederland 1;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7011:7012:7013:0:1101:8720:0:0
Nederland 2;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7021:7022:7023:0:1102:8720:0:0
Nederland 3;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7031:7032:7033:0:1103:8720:0:0
TV Rijnmond;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7041:7042:7043:0:1104:8720:0:0
Radio Rijnmond;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7112:0:0:1111:8720:0:0
Radio 1;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7122:0:0:1112:8720:0:0
Radio 2;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7132:0:0:1113:8720:0:0
3FM;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7142:0:0:1114:8720:0:0
Radio 4;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7152:0:0:1115:8720:0:0
Radio 5;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7162:0:0:1116:8720:0:0
Radio 6;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7172:0:0:1117:8720:0:0
FunX;Digitenne:474000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7192:0:0:1119:8720:0:0
Veronica/Disney XD;Digitenne:498000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:3011:3012:3013:0:31:0:0:0
RTL 8;Digitenne:498000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:3021:3022:3023:0:32:0:0:0
��n;Digitenne:498000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:3031:3032:3033:0:33:0:0:0
Ketnet/Canvas;Digitenne:498000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:3041:3042:3043:0:34:0:0:0
KinderNet/Comedy Central;Digitenne:498000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:3051:3052:3053:0:35:0:0:0
Discovery Channel;Digitenne:498000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:3061:3062:3063:0:36:0:0:0
Eurosport;Digitenne:498000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:3071:3072:0:0:37:0:0:0
Meiden van Holland Hard;Digitenne:498000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:3081:3082:0:0:38:0:0:0
Nederland 1;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7011:7012:7013:0:1101:0:0:0
Nederland 2;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7021:7022:7023:0:1102:0:0:0
Nederland 3;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7031:7032:7033:0:1103:0:0:0
TV Noord-Holland;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7041:7042:7043:0:1104:0:0:0
Radio Noord-Holland;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7112:0:0:1111:0:0:0
Radio 1;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7122:0:0:1112:0:0:0
Radio 2;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7132:0:0:1113:0:0:0
3FM;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7142:0:0:1114:0:0:0
Radio 4;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7152:0:0:1115:0:0:0
Radio 5;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7162:0:0:1116:0:0:0
Radio 6;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7172:0:0:1117:0:0:0
FunX;Digitenne:618000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7192:0:0:1119:0:0:0
Nederland 1;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7011:7012:7013:0:1101:0:0:0
Nederland 2;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7021:7022:7023:0:1102:0:0:0
Nederland 3;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7031:7032:7033:0:1103:0:0:0
TV West;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:7041:7042:7043:0:1104:0:0:0
Radio West;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7112:0:0:1111:0:0:0
Radio 1;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7122:0:0:1112:0:0:0
Radio 2;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7132:0:0:1113:0:0:0
3FM;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7142:0:0:1114:0:0:0
Radio 4;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7152:0:0:1115:0:0:0
Radio 5;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7162:0:0:1116:0:0:0
Radio 6;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7172:0:0:1117:0:0:0
FunX;Digitenne:722000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:7192:0:0:1119:0:0:0
Eredivisie Live 1;Digitenne:762000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:2011:2012:0:0:21:0:0:0
Eredivisie 2/AT5;Digitenne:762000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:2021:2022:0:0:22:0:0:0
BBC One;Digitenne:762000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:2031:2032:0:0:23:0:0:0
MTV;Digitenne:762000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:2041:2042:2043:0:24:0:0:0
Animal Planet / TLC;Digitenne:762000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:2051:2052:0:0:25:0:0:0
CNN;Digitenne:762000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:2061:2062:0:0:26:0:0:0
BBC Two;Digitenne:762000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:2071:2072:0:0:27:0:0:0
National Geographic;Digitenne:762000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:2081:2082:0:0:28:0:0:0
BNR Nieuwsradio;Digitenne:762000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:2172:0:0:217:0:0:0
Arrow Classic Rock;Digitenne:762000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:2182:0:0:218:0:0:0
Radio 538;Digitenne:762000:I999B8C23D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:2192:0:0:219:0:0:0
RTL 4;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:1011:1012:1013:0:11:0:0:0
RTL 5;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:1021:1022:1023:0:12:0:0:0
RTL 7;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:1031:1032:1033:0:13:0:0:0
SBS 6;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:1041:1042:1043:0:14:0:0:0
NET5;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:1051:1052:1053:0:15:0:0:0
SLAM!FM;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:1112:0:0:111:0:0:0
Radio 10 Gold;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:1122:0:0:112:0:0:0
Q-Music;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:1132:0:0:113:0:0:0
100%NL;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:1142:0:0:114:0:0:0
Classic FM;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:1152:0:0:115:0:0:0
SkyRadio 101 FM;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:1162:0:0:116:0:0:0
Radio Veronica;Digitenne:818000:I999B8C12D999M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:1172:0:0:117:0:0:0
Nickelodeon/TeenNick;Digitenne:522000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:4011:4012:4013:0:41:8720:2244:0
13th Street;Digitenne:522000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:4021:4022:0:0:42:8720:2244:0
SLAM!TV;Digitenne:522000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:4031:4032:0:0:43:8720:2244:0
TV Drenthe  tijdelijk;Digitenne:522000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:4041:4042:4043:0:44:8720:2244:0
BBC Radio 1;Digitenne:522000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:4112:0:0:411:8720:2244:0
BBC Radio 2;Digitenne:522000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:4122:0:0:412:8720:2244:0
BBC Radio 3;Digitenne:522000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:4132:0:0:413:8720:2244:0
BBC Radio 4;Digitenne:522000:I999B8C12D12M64T8G4Y0:T:27500:0:4142:0:0:414:8720:2244:0

Watch TV

First (re)start oscam and vdr, so it picks up the new channel configuration:

#/etc/rc.d/oscam restart
#/etc/rc.d/vdr restart

Now you can start the frontend. This has to be done as the same user that started the X server:

$ vdr-sxfe

The first time you try to watch an encrypted channel, it may take up to 15 minutes for vdr to start asking keys from oscam. This is only seen the first time, the second time vdr is started, it takes a few seconds to start playing.

Mythtv Integration

First install Mythtv als described here: MythTV HOWTO

Mythtv-setup

Make sure mysqld, oscam en sasc-ng are started:

# /etc/rc.d/mysqld start
# /etc/rc.d/oscam start
# /etc/rc.d/sasc-ng start

Then start mythtv-setup, and set up the following pages:

$mythtv-setup

1. General

In this menu, there are no settings that affect digitenne.

2. Capture cards

Card type: DVB DVT capture card (v3.x)
DVB Device Number: /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0
Frontend ID: DiBcom 7000PC Subtype: DVB-T
Signal Timeout (ms): 1000
Tuning Timeout (ms): 3000
Recording Options:
 Max recordings: 5
 [don't] Wait for SEQ start header
 [don't] Open DVB card on demand
 [do] Use DVB card for active EIT scan
 DVB tuning delay (msec): 0

3. Video sources

Video source name: digitenne_eit
Listings grabber: Transmitted guide only (EIT)
Channel frequency table: europe-west

4. Input connections

[DVB : /dev/adapter1/frontend0 ] (DVBInput) -> digitenne_eit 
Capture device: [DVB:/dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0 ]
Input: DVBInput
Display name (optional): digitenne
Video source: digitenne_eit
Use quick tuning: Never
[don't] Use DishNet long-term EIT data
Scan for channels
 Video Source: digitenne_eit
 Input: [DVB : /dev/adapter1/frontend0 ] (DVBInput)
 Desired Services: TV
 [don't] Only Free
 [don't] Test Decryptability
 Scan type: Full Scan
 Country: Germany (The Nederlands does not exist)  
Starting channel: 1
Input priority: 0
Input Group 1: DVB_/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
Input Group 2: Generic

5. Channel Editor

Here the channels should be present that have been found in screen 4 (Input connections).

6. Storage Directories

In this menu, there are no settings that affect digitenne.

7. System events

In this menu, there are no settings that affect digitenne.

Start mythtv

Make sure mysqld, oscam en sasc-ng are started:

# /etc/rc.d/mysqld start
# /etc/rc.d/oscam start
# /etc/rc.d/sasc-ng start

Then start mythbackend:

$ mythbackend

And start mythfrontend in a different terminal:

$ mythfrontend

Now it should be possible to watch live TV. It will take some time for the channel to be decrypted. Changing the channel also takes a long time, especially when the new channel is on a different frequency (transport).

The best way is just to record everything you want to see, and then watch the recorings. In this way all the decryption happens in the background.

References

Sat4All: http://www.sat4all.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/1967886/digitenne_kijken_via_oscam_en_#Post1967886 (Dutch link)

Digitenne

Contents

Used Hardware

testing the DVB-T receiver

Check device nodes

Testing the DVB-T receiver with vlc

Test the DVB-T receiver with tzap and mplayer

Install mplayer and tzap

Scan channels

Tune the DVB-T receiver

Play the captured datastream

Cardreader

Plugin cardreader

Install oscam from aur

Oscam configuration

/etc/oscam/oscam.conf

/etc/oscam/oscam.server

/etc/oscam/oscam.services

/etc/oscam/oscam.user

Starting Oscam

Softcam (sasc-ng)

Install sasc-ng from aur

Configure Sasc-ng

/etc/conf.d/sasc-ng

/etc/camdir/cardclient.conf

/etc/rc.d/sasc-ng

Starting Sasc-ng

Testing Softcam with tzap and mplayer

Expanding for 2 or more DVB-T tuners

VDR Integration

VDR installation

install vdr-plugin-sc-hg from aur

VDR - oscam connection

/var/lib/vdr/plugins/sc/cardclient.conf

Scanning channels

Watch TV

Mythtv Integration

Mythtv-setup

1. General

2. Capture cards

3. Video sources

4. Input connections

5. Channel Editor

6. Storage Directories

7. System events

Start mythtv

References

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