PROTEK MK -1 Twin tuner, linux, + gift

[ade1970]

Ok, so after much deliberation I have ordered a Protek MK1, only a few months since release so will prob be a bit buggy , comes fully loaded with a huge Gift package, channel list etc and hopefully the streaming will work, pvr, and 2nd tuner one day :) Also apparently works with oscam and poss cccam...but as i am only recently learning about such things..don't quote me!The best thing though is the flexibilty for the future , something I always thought as did many others, would be the case for the Azbox...which is now going to be sold off. I can't wait to get this box, actually excited about satellite again since Azbox has left a bad taste in my mouth for over 2 years...will report back as to pro's and con's.

[Aldo]

I do not know who it was who told you that the Protek Mk1 came fully loaded, and unless your vendor has installed it, this is what you will have to do: BTW this info was supplied by Appliances on another forum:


MK-1 SOFTWARE 01.00.39M
« on: August 04, 2011, 05:41:54 PM »


SOFTWARE INSTALL ION INSTRUCTIONS

1. UNZIP attached ZIP FILE (LATEST FILE NAME IS apps39m.pvr.tar.bz2 and load onto a FAT 22 USB stick

2. Input USB stick to MK-I

3. Press MENU and select UTILITY and SOFTWARE INSTALL

4. Enter PIN: 0 0 0 0

5. Storage Devide: Select your USB stick, normally /dev/sda1

6. File Name: Select the software file

7. Press RED key, wait till Installation pop-up message completely dis-appears. This may take 3-4 minutes!

8. If your box had the original factory software: Do REBOOT BOX in Utility menu. Do channel search. Go to any channel and wait few seconds. You will see a pop-up message saying "new bouquet available". Confirm with OK and box will reboot again.

9. After reboot, press ok and then BLUE key and HAVE FUN!

In future software should auto update after reboot.

HOW TO EDIT PROTEK MK-1 CHANNEL LIST ON YOUR PC:

There are also two HOW TO's shows you how to transfer channel data to your PC using Dreamset and DreamBox Edit, save the files as a channel backup, add your own bouquets (Favourites) and transfer the files back to the MK-1. You can select which software works best for you, Dreamset or DreamBoxEdit. With this knowledge you will be in a position, if you won’t to, to do more extensive editing. You can’t edit the Procamd bouquets, but you can add any of the Protek server channels into your own bouquets (favourites).

[xanadu]

I have had the MK-1 since release. Got mine from Germany.

It needs to have the patched firmware installed, as it will only be delivered with FTA firmware.

There was a bug with recording encrypted channels which was caused by some missing files, but there is a fix for that.

The firmware and gift pcam are constantly being improved, and as it stands now is very usable.

Still use my Azbox for 4:2:2 feeds mainly.

[ade1970]

Thanks Aldo and Xanadu, and yes, my vendor graciously supplies the MK-1 fully loaded, with upto date fw, channel lists all sorted etc..just have to put in usals, and ok the bouquets via remote. I did notice a few vendors supplied fta only but this company i bought from offers a forum support, with email and even calls to ensure 100% customer satisfaction. After the palava with Azbox i wasn't going to bother buying another box without full support , fully pre-loaded such as this. Can't wait to get mine! Hey Xanadu, are you pleased with the developments? Really pleased to see that those problems, PVR etc have been resolved- also can you confirm whether or not you can stream from a server, local pc on network etc..adverts just say multimedia playback?..I don't think that this box will be a turkey...Going to sell my azbox as i dont really do a lot of feed hunting anymore :(

[xanadu]

Hey Xanadu, are you pleased with the developments?

also can you confirm whether or not you can stream from a server, local pc on network etc..adverts just say multimedia playback?.

The box has improved a lot since I purchased, and is still being developed of course with more to come.

There is no streaming or multimedia playback yet, and no 2nd tuners yet available. OSCAM is working, but it's not something I have tested.

Dolby Digital output currently only via optical cable and not HDMI.

I am happy with the current progress. :)

[ade1970]

Thank you Xanadu, its good to know what stage they're at, i think the HDMI stuation is therefore stuck at 1.2a?...sure it was at 1.3 that the sound was also sent via the hdmi lead...my old hdci-2000 was the same..hope that gets sorted eventually..just so pleased to hear the pcam server, pvr, diseqc, working ok..basic functions first and foremost :) But really looking forward to being able to stream from my nas device at some stage and fingers crossed getting a dvb-t2 tuner for freeview hd terrestrial..now that would be simply awesome sir!

[ade1970]

Well, news from another forum has confirmed cccam (oscam was already working) fully working as of yesterday on the MK-1...getting better and better...and mine's turned up today...WOOP,WOOP!!

[ade1970]

Ok, got box, was fully loaded with pcamd, channel list, just put the longitude and latitude in from Google dish pointer using postcode and what satellite aligned to..input under location. Then set up satellites /dish using usals...clicked ok, blue button and bingo..under 3 minutes and i was watching HD channels galore! Totally amazed at what i've been missing out on..2.5 years azbox...cant get that time back..never mind! Also usb must be formatted in fat32 for pvr to work and can stream mp3's and sound from divx movies etc..just not the video as yet..so some progress and appears to play back .ts files as recorded by my azbox???..spooky!

[ade1970]

ok, quick update...there is a problem with recording scrambled channels requiring a fix patch from BorisT to be uploaded via a usb stick...have to save all settings, channel lists etc from var/etc folder to pc using an ftp program (i still use filezilla), factory reset, apply patch via usb and then it reboots itself after about 25 mins, put usals- longitude and latitude, reload settings-channel list etc via ftp,..then download, the pcamd, the firmware and oscam directly..reboot and bobs your uncle..all working again.. including pvr of any scrambled channel..woo,hoo!

[xanadu]

ok, quick update...there is a problem with recording scrambled channels requiring a fix patch

As I already mentioned in post 3, which was already fixed.

[ade1970]

ahh, yes, i see now...sorry Xanadu..how are you getting on with box sir? any luck with the timeshift function? also i'm thinking of getting a seeseecam line? to watch espn as this is one channel that eludes me still!...have u got yours working?...many thanks.Ade.

[ade1970]

ok, been on Boris T for an explanation of how to seeseecam...will update if worked ok..

[ade1970]

tried to do seseecam (got 2 lines that are live)...god i'm useless..ok, just learning, but where does username and password come form and where do the lines go in the explanation from borist below...help me please...



If you want to connect to any other newcamd or cccam server, you have to edit oscam.server:
Newcamd:

Delete all "#" in front of the reader configuration.
Edit enable = 0 to enable = 1
device: IP address or DNS of the server followed by port of server
key = DES key
account = username for server,password for server

[reader]
label = remote1
enable = 1
protocol = newcamd525
device = 192.168.10.100,34000
key = 0102030405060708091011121314
account = ubc1,ubc1
group = 1

Same for CCcam server:

[reader]
label = remote2
enable = 1
protocol = cccam
device = 192.168.10.89,12000
account = ubc1,ubc1
group = 1
cccdisableretryecm = 0

[xanadu]

There is plenty of info out there on Oscam configuration and it's not exclusive to Protek.
Search and you will find.

Try this example.....

e.g. Typical C-line

C: example.server.com 12000 user pass no

Converts for oscam.server to:

[reader]
reconnecttimeout = 5
label = remote
protocol = cccam
device = example.server.com,12000
account = user,pass
group = 1
blockemm-u = 1
blockemm-s = 1
blockemm-g = 1
blockemm-unknown = 1
caid =
cccversion = 2.1.4

NOTES:
1) NOTICE on the device line the 'C: ' is dropped and the comma added between server address and port number
2) NOTICE on the account line the 'no' is dropped off the end of the line (if you had one anyway) and there is a comma added between the username and password

[ade1970]

Xanadu, thank you for this, and will give this a shot tomorrow night. i had looked at various sites info about this and to be honest i entered maybe 3 or 4 different variations that did not work, however none of them contained what you have explained in detail above. :) You are a legend!

[ade1970]

My bad sir, but in my ignorance i forgot to ask if the text above can a) be edited and saved in wordpad as i've done and
b) if the text that appears in the d/loaded oscam file has to all stay the same and only edit the bits required as i've noticed that it does not contain a lot of what you have above, i.e. reconnect, blockemm and cccam version etc?..thx.

[ade1970]

so did all, still not worked?...hmm, i got two lines..do you know sir how to enter both at same time? if you're supplied 2 are you supposed to use both?...again apologies for my ignorance ...but i am learning.

[ICE CUBE]

twin tuner for this box looks to be the same as ab ipbox99xx going by german website has anyone tried this yet or know if it does work 59 euro,s from site in germany or guy sell ab ipbox sat tuners on e-b-a-y 34 pounds which lookthe same tuner