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Ok i have my skystar 2 installed and working great with the technisat version of dvbviewer. well now i like to do some educational learning and look into the emulating capabilities of this card which i have heard of.
I followed the idiots guide to using dvbviewer and well i must be a bl**dy idiot because everything the guide says seems to be now outdated and incorrect for what i am trying to achieve.
1. purchase and install dvbviewer (ok well i assume thats the full version, i got the technisat dvb version on disc and i downloaded the one from there link to dvbviewer.com and i think its the same, it does not say version number ??? that would help)
2. Download Yankse (links dead but i found latest version through nobblys big links list (cheers) and i created the MDPlugins directory in root (case sensitive)
3. put softcam.key in the \MdPlugins subdirectory and in dvbviewer root dir (created using utility attached) well i did just used softcam.key i found, no need to convert as already done.
In the Filters directory, put regsvr32.exe (from Windows/System32), and drag and drop SkyAVC.ax to Regsvr32 to register it
Ok regsvr32.exe was not in the windows/system32 folder , i actually found it in the widows/system folder (should i be copying this file like this? or maybe better to cut and paste it? system files are funny things. So i did this. It then says drag and drop SkyAVC.ax to Regsvr32 to register it. where is the SkyAVC.ax file? i cannot fnd it and i searched the entire drive (so is it on the full version of dvbviewer or somewhere else?
put the channels.dat from SoftCSA (also attached) to the DvbViewer directory. Ok i dont have it attached cause the links dead but i searched for softCSA and it only had some folders and dll files but no channels.dat file. The original channels.dat file is already in the root directory of dvbviewer installed by default but obviously thats not the edited updated one.
ensure you have enabled Marfis Renderer (not got a clue where that is, was it maybe related to the original zip file which is now superceded by new filters or something?) its not to be found on dvbviewer version i have.
ensure you install softcsa attached in plugin directory, (well i cant install it cause there is no install files on any softcsa i have seen around the net,they seem too be either system files or dll files but no install file like an exe) so do i assume i just copy all files across as they are including file structure?
if you need ecm's they are in yankse.sid.cache in yankse zip (what cache?)
And i though this was going to be hard O-Ha
surely there must be a zip file compacted all into one with all the latest updates somewhere out there?)
Ofcourse i appreciate the fact that someone goes out of there way to write a guide and i can understand how simple in theory the dvbviewer guide is but if the tools are changing that much and the files etc then the guide is obsolete and needs to be rewritten and kept upto date to reflect this otherwise what is the point in having a guide that goes into specific detail when the detail change over time to the point that when you follow the guide it no longer makes sense?
sorry if i offend anyone but i bought the card thinking this was going to be a piece of cake but instead i got crumbs all over me
My thoughts on the skycard 2
i think the card is very good value for money and the features on the technisat dvbviewer version software is excellent but many differences
mentioned in the full version of dvbviewer seem to be in the technisat version available from there website for free so not sure if buying full version would make any difference to me as they do not mention all the differences of which they say there are many. The picture quality of skystar 2 is good but my pentamedia at 3 times the price still does have far superiour picture quality by far but its a great little card and i have no complaints there but i would think twice about buying the skycard 1 with tv out, i dont think it would be worth it as you can get better picture quality when you start paying £200 for the tv out feature. probably better getting a set top box at that stage unless you need the internet data facility ofcourse or just like pc based sat setups. Starcard 2 for basic tv without anything else running like internet broadband runs no problem on my pentium 3 450mhz with 640 megs and a geforce 3 t200 even though it says the minimum specification is p3 700mhz,256mb ram.
bought card from technisat.com with no problems and next day delivery so i would recommend them.
Any help to software/program/file links etc appreciated.
I followed the idiots guide to using dvbviewer and well i must be a bl**dy idiot because everything the guide says seems to be now outdated and incorrect for what i am trying to achieve.
1. purchase and install dvbviewer (ok well i assume thats the full version, i got the technisat dvb version on disc and i downloaded the one from there link to dvbviewer.com and i think its the same, it does not say version number ??? that would help)
2. Download Yankse (links dead but i found latest version through nobblys big links list (cheers) and i created the MDPlugins directory in root (case sensitive)
3. put softcam.key in the \MdPlugins subdirectory and in dvbviewer root dir (created using utility attached) well i did just used softcam.key i found, no need to convert as already done.
In the Filters directory, put regsvr32.exe (from Windows/System32), and drag and drop SkyAVC.ax to Regsvr32 to register it
Ok regsvr32.exe was not in the windows/system32 folder , i actually found it in the widows/system folder (should i be copying this file like this? or maybe better to cut and paste it? system files are funny things. So i did this. It then says drag and drop SkyAVC.ax to Regsvr32 to register it. where is the SkyAVC.ax file? i cannot fnd it and i searched the entire drive (so is it on the full version of dvbviewer or somewhere else?
put the channels.dat from SoftCSA (also attached) to the DvbViewer directory. Ok i dont have it attached cause the links dead but i searched for softCSA and it only had some folders and dll files but no channels.dat file. The original channels.dat file is already in the root directory of dvbviewer installed by default but obviously thats not the edited updated one.
ensure you have enabled Marfis Renderer (not got a clue where that is, was it maybe related to the original zip file which is now superceded by new filters or something?) its not to be found on dvbviewer version i have.
ensure you install softcsa attached in plugin directory, (well i cant install it cause there is no install files on any softcsa i have seen around the net,they seem too be either system files or dll files but no install file like an exe) so do i assume i just copy all files across as they are including file structure?
if you need ecm's they are in yankse.sid.cache in yankse zip (what cache?)
And i though this was going to be hard O-Ha
surely there must be a zip file compacted all into one with all the latest updates somewhere out there?)
Ofcourse i appreciate the fact that someone goes out of there way to write a guide and i can understand how simple in theory the dvbviewer guide is but if the tools are changing that much and the files etc then the guide is obsolete and needs to be rewritten and kept upto date to reflect this otherwise what is the point in having a guide that goes into specific detail when the detail change over time to the point that when you follow the guide it no longer makes sense?
sorry if i offend anyone but i bought the card thinking this was going to be a piece of cake but instead i got crumbs all over me
My thoughts on the skycard 2
i think the card is very good value for money and the features on the technisat dvbviewer version software is excellent but many differences
mentioned in the full version of dvbviewer seem to be in the technisat version available from there website for free so not sure if buying full version would make any difference to me as they do not mention all the differences of which they say there are many. The picture quality of skystar 2 is good but my pentamedia at 3 times the price still does have far superiour picture quality by far but its a great little card and i have no complaints there but i would think twice about buying the skycard 1 with tv out, i dont think it would be worth it as you can get better picture quality when you start paying £200 for the tv out feature. probably better getting a set top box at that stage unless you need the internet data facility ofcourse or just like pc based sat setups. Starcard 2 for basic tv without anything else running like internet broadband runs no problem on my pentium 3 450mhz with 640 megs and a geforce 3 t200 even though it says the minimum specification is p3 700mhz,256mb ram.
bought card from technisat.com with no problems and next day delivery so i would recommend them.
Any help to software/program/file links etc appreciated.