[vdr] Re: Strange OSD-Message concerning CAM

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Norbert Schmidt wrote:
> 
> ...
> > Anyway, as far as I can see this message comes when the EPG
> > scan switches to a channel that is encrypted, but can't be
> > decrypted by your SmartCard. The CAM then asks for
> > inserting the correct SmartCard. Apparently this menu stays
> > there forever and doesn't automatically go away after some
> > time, so I guess I'll need to implement some timeout here.
> 
> This would be great. Will you release a patch?

Will be in VDR 1.2.2. See me other recent posting for the patch.

> > You should be able to avoid this by making sure that you
> > only have such encrypted channels in your channels.conf
> > that can actually be decrypted by your CAM/SmartCard.
> 
> I have checked my channels.conf by switching to each channel
> and deleting those which are no longer supported. Without
> success.
> 
> Any additional ideas?

I'm afraid not.
I'll make it so that in verion 1.3.x the EPG scan will no longer
actually access the CAM, but that will require some changes I don't
want to make in 1.2.x.

Klaus


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