ccCAM,MGCamd,TWIN PROTOCOL ,MCAS plugin

[viewer]

Hi,

Got myself a skybox S9

Runs nicely.

I haven't got a clue about these cam items. All the header items are in my menu's, bar the MCAS

Is there someplace somewhere that can give me a place to read what they do, how to use them etc?

I noted with some glee a reference that Leroy mentioned about receivers working VAST via MCAS, hence my want to understand this.

Can anyone help an oldie, who is a newbie again?

Thank you.

[admin]

The first 2 ( I dont know about the second 2 ? I think MCAS is as well ? ) are softcam emulators.

If you are familiar with a hardware cam ( that a card slides in to and then plugs in to the front of receiver - see picture if unsure ), a softcam is exactly the same except that software does the same thing.



Example, with Foxtel NDS. Originally , the only way you could get a Foxtel card to work was in a foxtel box, as they had an embedded ( built in ) cam to decrypt NDS.
You couldnt buy a hardware type NDS cam as they didnt exist. Through the development of softcam emulators in linux type receivers such as the Dreambox, you could put a Foxtel card in the Dreambox card slot and then install a software cam such as Cccam and watch Foxtel.

Softcam's can also be used for card sharing. For example, if someone had a card sharing server and gave you a login, you could connect to it by connecting your receiver to the internet and using Cccam ( after using FTP to connect to your receiver and adding the server details in to the Cccam config file ).

From memory you are an Austar subscriber ? If correct, can I presume you want to get your Austar sub card working in this box ? Or do you now just have VAST ?

[viewer]

Thanks Sanity, every snippet of info helps.
Yes, I am Austar, and my VAST receiver has not arrived yet.
As I stated earlier, my questioning comes from Leroy's statement that selected non sub HD receivrs are now playing vast, and he mentioned MCAS.
I have a number of different cams that I have in my non sub receivers, but alas none play the austar cards, and the one's I have tried so far don't do my austar card either in the skybox. I'll have to wait on the vast card to try that.

As I didn't know what MCAS was, I thought this was perhaps an emulator that does something that a cam doesn't, and wondered if I needed that?

As I say, blind in these areas, as have never had the reason to use them.

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

[admin]

I'd say its an emulator, I'm sure someone can tell us. Leroy must be having his annual day off the computer

I can remember when they said it was going to be impossible to view Foxtel NDS on a third party receiver and the same was said with Austar in recent times with newer Irdeto cards. So I dont think Vast will be a problem.

[cro69]

Leroy has a family friends over for the weekend so he cant escape to chat because he feels guilty if he ignores his house guests!!!he told me that on friday.have you tried googleing the box and seeing what comes up viewer???there could be a tutorial somewhere to help you???

[viewer]

I have googled a bit cro69, however a lot of the sites that seem to have info you have to join. I have a number that I did have a password for, not used in a long time, and I've forgotton the login. I have asked for new username and password and am waiting on those.

As you suggest....will keep having a search around...need to wait on the other receiver too, and perhaps I could be "shooting myself with the gun" so to speak, as possibly another vast user doesn't have a skybox as yet to try similar.

thanks

[cro69]

go to this web page might help you?


hopefully it helps you i did see some sort of tutorial in the page!!!good luck buddy

[cro69]

viewer send me a pm since i cant send you one?

[LeroyPatrol]

Different box manufactures have a version of MCAS for their receivers. UltraPlus and Azbox do and I doubt they any are interchangeable with the S9. I think it stands for Multi Common Access System and they support all sorts of encryption cards in the internal card slot like Irdeto, NDS, Viaccess and more.

Leroy

[viewer]

Thanks Leroy...my head thus tells me, if you have a cam, then there is no real use in using an emulator...is that right?

[LeroyPatrol]

Thanks Leroy...my head thus tells me, if you have a cam, then there is no real use in using an emulator...is that right?

Why would you use a hardware cam? Use the internal slot with MCAS.

Leroy

[viewer]

Why would you use a hardware cam? Use the internal slot with MCAS.

Leroy

I use a cam coz I have a number of spare Irdeto ones...what extra will MCAS do for me, that the cam won't...Irdeto wise I mean.

[LeroyPatrol]

Nothing really it's just not needed if you have a spare slot. In the 980 the MCAS has extra features like austar tweak, and VAST cards working as well and in the Azbox Irdeto 1 cards work with it's version of MCAS so all MCAS plugins aren't equal.

Leroy

[viewer]

Thanks Leroy...will keep looking for a skybox/openbox mcas then..

[LeroyPatrol]

Thanks Leroy...will keep looking for a skybox/openbox mcas then..

Isn't it part of the lastest firmware?

[viewer]

Ok, I did the upgrade...can't notice any differences though.
Same cards that worked before still work, those that didn't, still don't

Thanks anyhow.

[jonc]

the S9 only supports irdeto cards at the moment, maybe this is why

[LeroyPatrol]

the S9 only supports irdeto cards at the moment, maybe this is why

And NDS cards but me no have one to test

Leroy

[viewer]

the S9 only supports irdeto cards at the moment, maybe this is why

But VAST is Irdeto....

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