As I have discovered - albeit too late! Now I am really struggling to justify the cost of the dish, motor, Dreambox, cabling etc. I don't think it was really worth it. As you say, there really is very little open with keys at the moment, which leads me to conclude that cs is where the real and only current value lies with owning a Dreambox. I said in my earlier posts that I wasn't interested in cs but now I realise thats like saying I think I'll but a nice car, but I'm not really interested in driving it beyond my front drive.
I did a fair bit of reading about the Dreambox before purchasing and installing the whole system. I had some problems from the beginning and if it wasn't for the good advice given to me by members of this forum I would have been really stuck. The DM manual isn't nearly clear enough on how to set the thing up. Sometimes I thought I just didn't understand how to use the menus - eg Sat Config and Goto XX, but after googling it up its obvious that Goto XX doesn't seem to work on the DM500+ and you have to manually locate and scan you satellites. The good side is that I have been doing lots more reading, sometimes only to reaffirm what I have learned.
So far I have succesfully flashed an image (using a PC at work with a serial port, because no way could I make my laptop accept the drivers for the HL340 USB-Serial Adapter I bought). I have PLi Jade running. Have Henksat Channels Settings for 45E to 45W. Have ccCam 2.0.11 and Satankeys bundle. Network is configured and nicely set-up with a wireless ethernet bridge from the dreambox talking to my main router upstairs. Setting up the satellites has been a pain, but where I really need advice now is with softcams and keys, so here are a few questions:-
1) Can (or should) more than one softcam be loaded into the Dreambox?
2) Is there a guide to what the diffirences are between the various softcams available?
3) Do different key bundles pair with specific softcams?
4) If you locate keys (the text code) on a google search for a particular channel, is it possible to manual add the key string to your keys (eg Satankey file)?
You will notice that I am at the stage where I am trying to learn about softcams and keys so any help that anyone can offer will be much appreciated as always. PM me if required.
There is a member on here Withatwist, who was at about the same stages as me around Xmas, then in one of his later posts he seemed totally frustrated and said a few truths - you can get endless help with flashing and configuring the box but then when you get to this stage where you are almost there, there is not so much help. His last post he was well chuffed, fully set up with all the channels. IT GIVES ME HOPE. One day my wife can watch Star Plus on Intelsat 907 at 27.5W and the kids can watch cartoons. And I will be forever greatful for the help I received on this forum in reaching my goals of having a happy family with a daddy who doesn't spend all weekend either up a ladder or all evening trying to configure the sat box.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post and for any advice in anticipation.
I did a fair bit of reading about the Dreambox before purchasing and installing the whole system. I had some problems from the beginning and if it wasn't for the good advice given to me by members of this forum I would have been really stuck. The DM manual isn't nearly clear enough on how to set the thing up. Sometimes I thought I just didn't understand how to use the menus - eg Sat Config and Goto XX, but after googling it up its obvious that Goto XX doesn't seem to work on the DM500+ and you have to manually locate and scan you satellites. The good side is that I have been doing lots more reading, sometimes only to reaffirm what I have learned.
So far I have succesfully flashed an image (using a PC at work with a serial port, because no way could I make my laptop accept the drivers for the HL340 USB-Serial Adapter I bought). I have PLi Jade running. Have Henksat Channels Settings for 45E to 45W. Have ccCam 2.0.11 and Satankeys bundle. Network is configured and nicely set-up with a wireless ethernet bridge from the dreambox talking to my main router upstairs. Setting up the satellites has been a pain, but where I really need advice now is with softcams and keys, so here are a few questions:-
1) Can (or should) more than one softcam be loaded into the Dreambox?
2) Is there a guide to what the diffirences are between the various softcams available?
3) Do different key bundles pair with specific softcams?
4) If you locate keys (the text code) on a google search for a particular channel, is it possible to manual add the key string to your keys (eg Satankey file)?
You will notice that I am at the stage where I am trying to learn about softcams and keys so any help that anyone can offer will be much appreciated as always. PM me if required.
There is a member on here Withatwist, who was at about the same stages as me around Xmas, then in one of his later posts he seemed totally frustrated and said a few truths - you can get endless help with flashing and configuring the box but then when you get to this stage where you are almost there, there is not so much help. His last post he was well chuffed, fully set up with all the channels. IT GIVES ME HOPE. One day my wife can watch Star Plus on Intelsat 907 at 27.5W and the kids can watch cartoons. And I will be forever greatful for the help I received on this forum in reaching my goals of having a happy family with a daddy who doesn't spend all weekend either up a ladder or all evening trying to configure the sat box.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post and for any advice in anticipation.
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