TV Vlaanderen + Digital Devices Cine-S2

David Callebaut

I have the following setup:

- Ubuntu 16.04LTS - fully updated
- Digital Devices Cine-S2 (V6.5) + DuoFluo CI

- TVH version 4.1.2154

I've followed the instructions to install the drivers as per http://support.digital-devices.eu/knowledgebase.php?article=152

The FTA channels work perfectly ok:

Sep  7 22:09:57 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: mpegts: 11361.75H in Astra1 - tuning on STV090x Multistandard : DVB-S #1
Sep  7 22:09:58 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: subscription: 0AF0: "HTTP" subscribing on channel "ZDF HD", weight: 100, adapter: "STV090x Multistandard : DVB-S #1", network: "Astra1", mux: "11361.75H", provider: "ZDFvision", service: "ZDF HD", profile="pass", hostname="192.168.40.10", client="VLC/2.1.6 LibVLC/2.1.6"
Sep  7 22:09:58 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: TS: Astra1/11361.75H/ZDF HD: H264

#6110 Continuity counter error (total 1)
Sep 7 22:09:58 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: TS: Astra1/11361.75H/ZDF HD: TELETEXT

 #6130 Continuity counter error (total 1)
Sep  7 22:09:58 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: TS: Astra1/11361.75H/ZDF HD: AC3

#6122 Continuity counter error (total 1)
Sep 7 22:09:58 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: TS: Astra1/11361.75H/ZDF HD: MPEG2AUDIO

 #6123 Continuity counter error (total 1)
Sep  7 22:09:58 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: TS: Astra1/11361.75H/ZDF HD: MPEG2AUDIO

#6120 Continuity counter error (total 1)
Sep 7 22:09:58 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: TS: Astra1/11361.75H/ZDF HD: MPEG2AUDIO

 #6121 Continuity counter error (total 1)

But scrambled channels don't show and no error is generated. The CAM's and CI's have been tested with other (hardware) receivers and has worked on a setup with MythTV on the same PC before (including scrambling).

Sep  7 22:12:46 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: mpegts: 12187H in Astra3 - tuning on STV090x Multistandard : DVB-S #1
Sep  7 22:12:46 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: subscription: 0AF1: "HTTP" subscribing on channel "een HD", weight: 100, adapter: "STV090x Multistandard : DVB-S #1", network: "Astra3", mux: "12187H", provider: "M7 Group", service: "een HD", profile="pass", hostname="192.168.40.10", client="VLC/2.1.6 LibVLC/2.1.6"
Sep  7 22:12:47 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: TS: Astra3/12187H/een HD: H264

#515 Continuity counter error (total 1)
Sep 7 22:12:47 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: TS: Astra3/12187H/een HD: MPEG2AUDIO

 #113 Continuity counter error (total 1)
Sep  7 22:12:47 HQTR-MMCTBE-01 tvheadend[2585]: TS: Astra3/12187H/een HD: MPEG2AUDIO

#103 Continuity counter error (total 1)@

Why can't I see scrambled streams? In a reply in the "recommended hardware" posts I see Paul Farquhar confirming that the DD equipment should work.

Any tips what I may be doing wrong here? :( any idea's how I can get the scrambled streams to work? :(

David Callebaut

Nobody with any idea?? :( :(

Rob vh

I have been using DD devices with Oscam and a cheap card reader Omnikey 3121 for years, works wonders with a Canal Digitaal card.

Gert Jansen

How are you using the TVVlaanderen card?

Do you have a USB-cardreader where you put the card (Smargo, TBS Crystal/Phoenix Smartmouse) and use oscam, or does the DVB-S receiver have a CI-slot and did you put it there?

I believe the second option won't work.

I have a setup with 4 DVB-S2 receivers, a card reader for my TVVlaanderen card and a second card reader for my Canal Digitaal card, both connected to my Oscam server, and as a result I can see all channels on all 4 of my receivers.

So it definitely can be done.

I don't have a DD device, but I don't think that is part of the problem.

David Callebaut

Hi Gert,

My setup is using CI-slots.

For the DD equipment see:
tuner = https://digitaldevices.de/products/dvb_components/cine_s2_v7/

CI = https://digitaldevices.de/products/dvb_components/duoflex_ci/

The CI is internally directly connected to the tuner card.

Since TVV does not sell/support any CAM-only cards anymore but only the "M7" CI's with build-in CAM (see http://www.deschotelshop.be/smartcard-and-ci-modules/m7-cam-701-canal-digitaal-ci-module-smartcard) I can't use any softCAM solution hence I'm stuck here :(

Any options you can think of?

thanks beforehand

Gert Jansen

Hm , it sucks that you could only get a CI+ module and not a smartcard.

I have been experimenting with a Telenet setup "Teleent met een kaartje" where I had to use a CI-module as well as I couldn't get it work with Oscam.

For that I had a Terratec H7 with a CI-slot.

Just a stupid question: did you enable the ca0-slot in TVHeadend. By default it is disabled.

I assume you did, but just to be sure...

What is the status of the ca0 in Configuration->DVB Inputs -> TV Adapters?

IIRC it could have 3 states: ca0:disabled (default), ca0: empty, ca0: ready (or similar)

To get that Telenet-setup working, I had to add a fake CA-client.
Configuration -> CAs
Add
Type = CAPMT
Client name and Comment -> not important
Mode = OSCam (rev >= 9095)
Camd.socket file = /tmp/camd.socket

Listen/connect port = 9000

Without this fake (and unrelated) CA, I could not decrypt any channels at all.

Maybe you could give that a try?

I got my info here (https://tvheadend.org/issues/2794)

This way I got it working for the CI with the Telenet card, and without Oscam.

I don't have that setup anymore, so there's not much I can try at this moment...

Can you can try and see if this works for you?

David Callebaut

I feel stupid now!! :P

While I was trying all sorts of things I never really looked at the CA tab... so I have not setup anything in there ;)

Let me try setting that up and I'll let you know if it worked!

David

David Callebaut

One thing I don't see as you mentioned is the ca0-slot you refer too.

Where should I find that? Can't see it anywhere... (see screenshot)

Gert Jansen

I have added a screenshot of my Terratec H7 (DVB-C + DVB-T) which I used for the Telenet tests

and a second one of my TBS QBox which also has a CI-slot but I have never used that.

Apparently your DD-device and my TBS-device use the same chip: STV090x

-- EDIT

Just something else: are you using a pre-built version from the repository or did you compile your own TVHeadend?

David Callebaut

I probably have to start over again...the ca0 does not appear at all... so.. Before I posted this message on this forum I was in contact with the DD helpdesk who tried to help me as much as possible.

However that may have rendered the system into an "unstable" state. So I will plan a full re-install, just to be sure I'm working with the right stuff.

Will post once done :-)

David Callebaut

Okay...

after a lot of delay I was finally able to spend some time to this :-)

What have I done:
- completely re-installed Ubuntu 16.04LTS
- build and enabled the drivers for the DD CineS2 + Duo Flex

- installed tvheadend from the PPA stable repo

Did the config of tvheadend. First observation: there are no CA interfaces shown in the DVB config.
Adding networks triggered a scan which works ok. Adding a boutique (TV Vlaanderen HD) adds correctly the channels.
The EPG is loaded correctly (OTA).

Non-scrambled channels work perfectly.

However... scrambled channels = same as before. No picture and no error.

The config of the driver of the CA modules is done as described here:

https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Digital_Devices_DuoFlex_C%26T#Adding_CI

This wiki-page is actually referred to by the (very helpful) support of DD.

I think the issue is that the tvheadend is expecting packets from frontend0 or frontend1 while the de-scrambled packets come through demux0 or demux1. However I'm not an expert.

How could I get this issue through to the dev's to have a look at it?

Any tips are welcome!:) :)

David Callebaut

Does anybody have any idea, tip(s) or advice?

Can anybody tell me how I could bring this to the attention of the developers?

It would find it a tremendous pity if I would be forced to use some Window$ solution (e.g. MediaPortal) as they do seem to support the hardware.. I don't like having Micro$oft on my network, so... please let me know what I could do..

Any help is very much welcome! ;-)