[mythtv-users] [mythtv 0.23rc2] [dvb-c cam] FSK (german age control) problem

Mon May 10 13:46:34 UTC 2010

On 05/10/2010 09:15 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 05/10/2010 02:20 AM, thokern at freenet.de wrote:
>>
>> For some programs of (the most interesting) channels is a 4 digit FSK 
>> Pin required. My cable provider cannot disable that. I have the PIN 
>> but when i zap through the channels I do not have the chance to enter 
>> the PIN. Therefore I get sometimes a channel Lock.
>>
>> I would like to send the PIN automatically as soon this request comes:
>>
>> <code>
>>
>> mythbackend -v "none,dvbcam"
>>
>> 2010-05-07 18:05:05.815 DVB#/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 CA: CAM: Menu 
>> Title: ¬ñ>> Alarm f√ºr Cobra 11 - Die Auto...
>>
>> 2010-05-07 18:05:05.815 DVB#/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 CA: CAM: Menu 
>> SubTitle: Sendung ist mit FSK 16 vorgesperrt
>>
>> 2010-05-07 18:05:05.815 DVB#/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 CA: CAM: Menu 
>> BottomText: Bitte w√§hlen Sie mit OK
>>
>> 2010-05-07 18:05:05.815 DVB#/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 CA: CAM: Menu 
>> Entry: Sendung freigeben
>>
>> 2010-05-07 18:05:05.815 DVB#/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 CA: CAM: Menu 
>> Entry: Abbruch
>>
>> 2010-05-07 18:05:05.815 DVB#/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 CA: CAM: 
>> Selecting first entry
>>
>> 2010-05-07 18:05:06.214 DVB#/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 CA: CAM: 
>> Received message: ¬ó¬éPIN Eingabe f√ºr Sendung mit FSK 16 : ¬å
>>
>> <code>
>>
>> Any Idea to solve this without recompiling mythtv (I use the ready 
>> compiled version from debian-multimedia) ?
>>
>
> Modify your external channel change script to send the channel number, 
> then (after appropriate delay) send the PIN, but only for those 
> channels that require a PIN.  So, set up a list of channel numbers 
> that require a PIN in the external script and if the received number 
> is in that list, send the PIN.

Ah, you're using a DVB card, so there is no support for external channel 
change script.  In that case, your options are to modify the MythTV 
source, or just set up some log-watching program to send the proper PIN.

http://swatch.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/swatch/

http://kodu.neti.ee/~risto/sec/

are among the available log-watching apps.  Just have it look for the 
PIN required message and run a script that sends the PIN in response.

Mike