PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

[Guest]

This is a little more advanced tutorial, if presents interest i will provide a simple batch script :

Ok Lets start in windows 7 by running powershell :

Start -> Search Programs and Files -> PowerShell -> Right click on icon -> Run as Administrator

Now list your network devices :

PS C:\> Get-WmiObject win32_networkadapter

Look in results for DVB Card and take the DeviceID, then replace it here (see red number), and run the command

PS C:\> $DVB = Get-WmiObject win32_networkadapter | where {$_.DeviceId -eq 4}

To disable use

PS C:\> $DVB.disable()

To enable use

PS C:\> $DVB.enable()

This can be included in a batch to :

1. Identify network card Object
2. Disable Card
3. Enable Card
4. Start DVB Program

[os2222]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

first: this is awesome! it works without problems

but for not so expertised users i have a few tips:
1st: you have to run PowerShell as an Administrator (right-click and choose run as administrator)
2nd: from the output of "Get-WmiObject win32_networkadapter" you habe to search for the DeviceID, not the CardID

[uttnls]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

Yes you are right,

First i completly forgot about to mention "Run as Administrator"

Secondly i blame cccam for writing CardID instead of DeviceID ))

Thanks for good pointed corrections

[os2222]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

no problem

by the way: i wrote a script for this one. it disables and enables the skystar. no need to change anything in this one. it automatically detects your card.

Put this into a text-file and save it as dvbreset.ps1

set-executionpolicy unrestricted
$DVB = Get-WmiObject win32_networkadapter | where {$_.Name.Contains("DVB-PC")}
$DVB.disable()
echo "DVB-Card deactivated. Please wait for activation!"
sleep 5
$DVB.enable()

Now go on and create a new shortcut somewhere and put this one as the target

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powersh ell.exe -command C:\THE\PATH\TO\dvbreset.ps1

You then can right click on the shortcut and choose run as administrator. Watch your Skystar go down and up

if this doesn`t work for you:
Once start PowerShell manually with administrative rights. Put this one into the shell

set-executionpolicy unrestricted

Hit enter and choose YES (Y). Now the script should run for shure.

[uttnls]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

Ok and at the end you can add your DVB program path, and you have a full enable/disable and start of DVB program like this

At the end off os2222 script add this for ProgDVB :

sleep 5s 
start "C:\Program Files (x86)\ProgDVB\ProgDvbNet.exe"

Increase sleep if you have ptoblems on detecting the card

[os2222]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

hehe you`re right.
forgot to mention that you can start your dvb-s proggy after the script runs.
so you have all together with just one click. couldnt be easier

[uttnls]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

They have to pay attention to that delay of 5s, if the DVB starts and the card is not yet complety reset, it can give some errors.

On me 5s is ok, test it please and confirm if this is also working for you

[os2222]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

Tested and confirmed. My computer is not the fastest one and I managed to set the timeout to 2 secs without any problems

[uttnls]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

Ok then this is the final script for reset skystar2 and starting ProgDVB

set-executionpolicy unrestricted
$DVB = Get-WmiObject win32_networkadapter | where {$_.Name.Contains("DVB-PC")}
$DVB.disable()
echo "DVB-Card deactivated. Please wait for activation!"
sleep 5
$DVB.enable() 
sleep 5s 
start "C:\Program Files (x86)\ProgDVB\ProgDvbNet.exe"

credits also to os2222

[cdr_pro]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

How does this work, when i am using the bda drivers?

[uttnls]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

How does this work, when i am using the bda drivers?

You have to change the object, this script looks in networkadapter object but the Skystar2 + BDA is not seen as a networkadapter.

That's why is not working

[cdr_pro]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

OK, but what's the correct object?
It is listed under "Audio, Video, Game Controler"

[uttnls]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

Let's do it then for BDA users also :

Open your Powershell and tell me the output of this coomand to be able to make the script work with BDA Drivers:

Get-WmiObject Win32_SoundDevice

[cdr_pro]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

Sorry, but this list only my sound chip. :-(

[uttnls]

Re: PowerShell Enable/Disable DVB Card before starting DVB Program

Sorry, but this list only my sound chip. :-(

Then try get-WmiObject win32_videocontroller and put here the outputs