Ccam info problem

[bokkie]

Hi all.
I have 2 clines and want to use 1 for sly uk and the other for the rest.
So I installed cccam info 1.3, made the 2 files in etc named CCcam_01.cfg and CCcam_02.cfg no problem, leaving the original cccam.cfg as is.
I put the respective clines in the folders and can switch between them no problem.
Problem is the cccam.cfg keeps getting overwritten which then throws up an error on the stb.
Any ideas how to overcome this?
Thanks all

[microchick]

Re: Ccam info problem

You might need to sync both PC and STB. Once you have made changes to one file update the other one with this. One of the file has still got the old data and whenever it syncs the data is overwritten.

[bokkie]

Re: Ccam info problem

With my stb you add lines, cccam,cfg, etc via your pc with dreambox control centre, so you control your stb with your pc.

[digicon]

Re: Ccam info problem

What image are you using and how many times are you switching between the lines, if its Vix then its prone to crashes with CCcaminfo and the switching process Blackhole's Cccaminfo is a lot more stable.

The original CCcam.cfg is suppose to get overwritten with whichever line you choose from the existing files.

You would normally have in the etc/ folder the following with Cccaminfo

CCcam.cfg
CCcam_1.cfg
CCcam_2.cfg
CCcam_3.cfg
CCcam_4.cfg
CCcam_5.cfg

so if you have 1 line in each of the _1,2,3,4,5 then when you switch to say _3 the the contents from _3 are written into the Main CCcam.cfg as CCcaminfo is just a switch and all versions of CCcam can only read lines from the main Ccam.cfg file


A more stable way is to ask one of your providers if you can have an N: line and use this in mgcamd then all you have to do is switch cams for each line its a lot more stable.

[bokkie]

Re: Ccam info problem

I am using vix unfortunately as I prefer it to blackhole.
I was able to switch between cfg files a couple of times then it'd crash.
When it restarted it would have an error up saying check softcam and no cccam.cfg file found.
It was my understanding that there still had to be a cccam.cfg file in etc, but it keeps disappearing, which I think is what is causing the error.
Any way to fix this?
Thanks.

[sonc]

Re: Ccam info problem

I had the same problem on Vix a year or 2 ago. Sometimes it would switch ok, then for no apparent reason it wouldn't and leave you with no .cfg file. The solution for me was to switch to BlackHole where I don't think its ever happened.

If you want to stay on Vix, you could always do the switching manually, i.e. telnet/ssh to the receiver then

cp /etc/CCcam_3.cfg /etc/CCcam.cfg

Not as convenient as a plugin, but at least you know its going to work.

[bokkie]

Re: Ccam info problem

If you want to stay on Vix, you could always do the switching manually, i.e. telnet/ssh to the receiver then

cp /etc/CCcam_3.cfg /etc/CCcam.cfg

Not as convenient as a plugin, but at least you know its going to work.

Thanks for that, but I'm not sure what you mean by the above.
How do you do it manually?

Oh. You mean install another cccam and just change under the softcam manager?

[sonc]

Re: Ccam info problem

By manually I meant login to the receiver from your pc, then overwrite your existing CCcam.cfg file with one of the others, e.g. CCcam_3.cfg. That's basically all the cccam-switch plugin is doing anyway.

So from your pc, using either telnet or ssh

telnet 192.168.x.x (whatever IP address your receiver has)
login: root
password: <your password>

then use the copy command (cp) to overwrite the CCcam.cfg

cp <source-file> <destination-file>

cp /etc/CCcam_3.cfg /etc/CCcam.cfg

No need to restart the cam as it picks up the change automatically.

[digicon]

Re: Ccam info problem

Sorry Bokkie you are wasting your time trying to get it to work with Vix its unstable and i never got got CCcaminfo to work how it should it alwayc came back with the same error and always deletes the main CCcam.cfg file.

My suggestion is to either switch to Blackhole as its a lot more stable on that image or the other suggestion is to put one line in mgcamd and then just switch cams in vix.

[bokkie]

Re: Ccam info problem

By manually I meant login to the receiver from your pc, then overwrite your existing CCcam.cfg file with one of the others, e.g. CCcam_3.cfg. That's basically all the cccam-switch plugin is doing anyway.

So from your pc, using either telnet or ssh

telnet 192.168.x.x (whatever IP address your receiver has)
login: root
password: <your password>

then use the copy command (cp) to overwrite the CCcam.cfg

cp <source-file> <destination-file>

cp /etc/CCcam_3.cfg /etc/CCcam.cfgo

No need to restart the cam as it picks up the change automatically.

Thanks, get what you mean now. Could just de it with dcc as well, but wanted to try avoid going onto pc everytime. Maybe I can use my tablet, more handy.

Sorry Bokkie you are wasting your time trying to get it to work with Vix its unstable and i never got got CCcaminfo to work how it should it alwayc came back with the same error and always deletes the main CCcam.cfg file.

My suggestion is to either switch to Blackhole as its a lot more stable on that image or the other suggestion is to put one line in mgcamd and then just switch cams in vix.

Thanks. I'll probably give blachole 1.7.6 a try when they sort the patch out for the duo clone.
I just like the vix layout and the power management function is great.
What about cccam switch? Does that work with vix?

[digicon]

Re: Ccam info problem

Thanks, get what you mean now. Could just de it with dcc as well, but wanted to try avoid going onto pc everytime. Maybe I can use my tablet, more handy.



Thanks. I'll probably give blachole 1.7.6 a try when they sort the patch out for the duo clone.
I just like the vix layout and the power management function is great.
What about cccam switch? Does that work with vix?

CCcamswitch is just called CCcaminfo on the vix image its the same thing just allows you to switch between different configs

[bokkie]

Re: Ccam info problem

CCcamswitch is just called CCcaminfo on the vix image its the same thing just allows you to switch between different configs

Oops, lol. I thought it was a different plug-in that does the same thing.
Guess i'll either have to change to blackhole or do it manually.

[runmo]

Re: Ccam info problem

Don't forget to look that cccam.cfg is spelled correctly with caps, that's why you get message error, and somethimes eaven green crashscreen.

Must be CCcam.cfg and not cccam.cfg

[bokkie]

Re: Ccam info problem

Don't forget to look that cccam.cfg is spelled correctly with caps, that's why you get message error, and somethimes eaven green crashscreen.

Must be CCcam.cfg and not cccam.cfg

Thanks. The files were copied and edited from the original Cccam.cfg file and I did actually manage to switch files a few times before it crashed.

[runmo]

Re: Ccam info problem

still the same problem over here, original cccam.cfg disappears when using cccam.info
Eaven on latest bh on vu+ duo, but not that often as with vti image.
Any idea if there is (software) solution yet to avoid the diappearing?