[linux-dvb] Re: Echostar/Dish Network in USA w/Hauppauge Nagravision CAM

["William E. Mrozinski" <wem@dcshome.com>]

Vito,

    Poor choice of words on my part; the number that is provided by the
receiver to the cam is not the units serial number, but a unique 'seed'
number that is buried in the prom for each box.  This seed number has to
be fed to the cam to complete the decoding authorization checking.  You
would need to know this number and be able to provide it to the cam via
the DVB-S drivers to get things going.  I think this is the 'unique' part
of the Dish version of Nagravision...  I am also a legal Dish subscriber
and I was hoping at one point to be able to use one of my smart cards with
a DVB-S too but I think that is probably not going to be possible, if you
do succeed please let us know!

      Bill

> On Wednesday, October 10, 2001, 9:13:07 AM, William wrote:
>
> WEM> I don't think ( in fact, I'm almost positive... ) that Haup
> WEM> actually sells the CAM's, they just test the modules that are
> WEM> available on the market for compatibility with their boards.
>
> Ah.  I didn't realize they were a standard item.
>
> WEM> I doubt that the DVB-S card can provide a Dish compatible code to
> WEM> the CAM to allow for its use.  The serial number of an existing
> WEM> Dish box can be determined ( with great physical difficulty! the
> WEM> box has to be opened and a large surface mount chip has to be
> WEM> removed and processed by an external reader, then the chip has to
> WEM> be replaced ( if you ever want to use the box again (g) ).
>
> When you get a new receiver for use with Dish, you have to call into
> Dish and register its serial number with them, along with the
> smartcard you're using with it, and then they do something that kicks
> them both on.  You can switch smartcards at will if you call them in.
> I'm not sure "hacking" the unit will be necessary, as I'm a legitimate
> subscriber.  ;)
>
> But then, maybe I'm underestimating this.  :)
>
> Thanks,
> --Vito




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