Oscam on Debian baby steps.

[davo]

make sure the version of oscam you re using is also compiled for SMARTREADER

[xdefiantx]

Ive got libusb version 1.0.8 installed , oscam is compiled with smartreader support and smartreader firmware version is v1.4.

Smargo reader settings are defaults ;

Mode = Autoswitch
Kernel = Normal
T-mode = T=0
EGT = 0

Is this correct ??

Cheers,
xdefiantx.

[dibbz]

Yeh no idea on smargo settings or the list_smargo script. Plug and play.

You can double check with lsusb.

~# lsusb
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC

[davo]

Yeh no idea on smargo settings or the list_smargo script. Plug and play.

You can double check with lsusb.

~# lsusb
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC

so using his as an example, his would be

005:002

[xdefiantx]

lsusb and list_smargo return the same any other ideas ?

[mborkp]

lsusb and list_smargo return the same any other ideas ?

hmmm, maybe the vmware got something to do with it, or smartreader faulty did you tried smargo in ttyS0 mode?

If you got any spare PC or laptop you can tray to setup Debian on it.

I'm at work now but I can post my latest oscam compiled on Debian sometime tommorow, it definitely works with my 2 smargos.
Cheers

[dibbz]

Good call, the lines to use the serial protocol are

protocol = mouse
device = /dev/ttyUSB0

works just as well except for slightly higher ecm times.

baby steps after all.

[mborkp]

Good call, the lines to use the serial protocol are

protocol = mouse
device = /dev/ttyUSB0

works just as well except for slightly higher ecm times.

baby steps after all.

also reader has to be setup for serial mode...
Cheers

[mborkp]

try this:

take out the smartgo from vmware and reboot the server then put it in again.
lsusb, set the device in reader config file, start oscam.

I read a post on oscam forum that it helped a person who uses vmware and ubuntu and had the same as you in his log. See if it helps.
Cheers

[mborkp]

I can't edit first post to update the steps so here we go again, updated:


Get Debian Lenny latest unstable version installed on your PC.
It is easier for linux begginers to use that version as all necesary files can be easy installed/updated using Synaptic Package Manager. Make sure kernel version is 12.30 or higher, current as I write this is 12.33. This is important if you use USB reader ie. Smargo in native mode. Earlier kernels have a problem with USB timing.

Using the Manager to check/update kernel and get/update all files listed below:
OSCam Forum | OSCam - General | Everything needed to compile
(note: make sure cmake is 2.8.0-5 or higher, it is important)

Start Update Manager and do search for all listed files, install not installed, update all with newer versions if required. Easy.

Now open console and do:

su
(put admin password)
(alternatively you can work as root, but not reccomended)
mkdir /usr/src/build
(if not there make directory /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/etc ie. mkdir /usr/local/bin )
Debian apt-get install bzip2
apt-get install gcc g++ cmake libpcsclite1 libpcsclite-dev subversion

(now compile your oscam binary)
cd /usr/src
wget h**p://cdnetworks-us-2.dl.sourceforge.net/project/libusb/libusb-1.0/libusb-1.0.8/libusb-1.0.8.tar.bz2 ( replace ** with tt, had to do this for you to see the link properly.)
tar xjvf libusb-1.0.8.tar.bz2
cd libusb-1.0.8
./configure --enable-shared=no
make
make install
cd /usr/src
svn co h**p://streamboard.gmc.to/svn/oscam/tags/0.99.4a oscam ( replace ** with tt again)
cd oscam
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. (note: those 2 dots are required)
make

If all ok you should find oscam binary in /usr/src/oscam/build directory.

cd /usr/src/oscam/build
ls (this will list the contents of build)

now we will copy oscam to /usr/local/bin

cp oscam /usr/local/bin
cd /usr/local/bin
ls

oscam should be listed here. Next:
chmod 755 oscam

Before you start the server make sure you got all 3 oscam config files in /usr/local/etc directory.


while in /usr/local/bin start oscam:
./oscam -b
to stop oscam just put:
killall -9 oscam
Your oscam log file will be in /var/log/ directory

Open another terminal window and put command:
tail -f /var/log/oscam.log (this will show you what is going on in real time)

To compile latest version next time, just follow this:
su
cd /usr/src
svn co h**p://streamboard.gmc.to/svn/oscam/tags/0.99.4a oscam ( replace ** with tt again)
cd /usr/src/oscam/build
cmake ..
make

To get webif support replace cmake .. with cmake -DWEBIF=1 ..

Hope some begginers will find it usefull.

Cheers

[mborkp]

here you go oscam2954svn compiled on debian, webif, pcsc:


MD5: D7A379BEDBC7E59108C06720D07EC449

Cheers

[mborkp]

Another nice function of oscam is anticascading. So if you have a notty friend who is doing re-sharing do following:

In your oscam config directory create file oscam.ac and put in it:

#
# anti-cascading table
#
# format: <CAID>:<provider ID>=<seconds>

090B:000000 = 9
*=15


In your oscam.conf add following:
[anticasc]
enabled = 1
numusers = 1
sampletime = 2
samples = 5
penalty = 0
aclogfile = /var/log/oscam_ac.log
denysamples = 9
fakedelay = 1000

In oscam.user, for each user add:
penalty = 1

This will work as follow:
oscam will sample every user for ecm requests for 10 minutes. If a bad, bad guy exceeds the limit oscam will send a fake cw for the next 9 samples. If in userfile you do penalty = 0 the user will not be punished but it will be loged in aclog file. I found this settings reasonable for blue card, it will work with orange as well. Do not go too tight with the settings as pple chnge channels and create additional ecm requests.
Above settings works a treat.

Enjoy,
Cheers

[xdefiantx]

Just to add to the mystery, Ive built the box as a physical box not on vmware esx.

It runs perfectly...

I then converted working physical box to vmware esx virtual server and errors are back... Must be a vmware thing ...

Anybody out there using another virtual solution that works with oscam??

xdefiantx

[mborkp]

Hi,
it seems to be esx problem as I read many posts on forums where pple got it running on windoze vmware. Try to test it on windoze and see how you go?

In wiki it states that esx put some own drivers to the hosted OS so it could be a problem. Also esx is based on Linux so I wander what kernel version it uses...

Cheers

Just to add to the mystery, Ive built the box as a physical box not on vmware esx.

It runs perfectly...

I then converted working physical box to vmware esx virtual server and errors are back... Must be a vmware thing ...

Anybody out there using another virtual solution that works with oscam??

xdefiantx

[Calais24]

when applying the tar command i get this error....
using debian lenny... all updated

linuxbox:/usr/src# tar xjvf libusb-1.0.8.tar.bz2
bzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
linuxbox:/usr/src#


any idea on how to fix this??
cheers all...

[Lomax]

Make sure kernel version is 12.30 or higher, current as I write this is 12.33. This is important if you use USB reader ie. Smargo in native mode. Earlier kernels have a problem with USB timing.

Debian kernels are at like 2.6.26, what do you mean by 12.30?

[dibbz]

bzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
any idea on how to fix this??
cheers all...

It's not a bz2 file, re-download it, it's from sourceforge so chances are you right clicked and chose download on a link to a html page and not the file, even if the link looked like a file there will be another link saying "direct link".

Get Debian Lenny latest unstable version installed on your PC.

libusb needs 2.6.30 or greater so you need squeeze (testing) rather than lenny (stable). I 've not personally tried but you could try a testing kernel on lenny with;

aptitude -t squeeze install linux-image-2.6.32-trunk-amd64 (assuming you run the amd64 kernels)

[Lomax]

It's not a bz2 file, re-download it, it's from sourceforge so chances are you right clicked and chose download on a link to a html page and not the file, even if the link looked like a file there will be another link saying "direct link".



libusb needs 2.6.30 or greater so you need squeeze (testing) rather than lenny (stable). I 've not personally tried but you could try a testing kernel on lenny with;

aptitude -t squeeze install linux-image-2.6.32-trunk-amd64 (assuming you run the amd64 kernels)

What is the command for 32 bit?

[mborkp]

sorry, tipo.

Debian kernels are at like 2.6.26, what do you mean by 12.30?

[Lomax]

Got it. So the kernel has to be 2.6.30 or greater.

FYI anyone browsing this thread - check your kernel version thus:

uname -a

sorry, tipo.