[VU+ Duo2] mgcamd randomly stopping?

[jinkyjim]

You haven't got the logging feature on to an ip address within mg_cfg have you (the L: option) ?

Attached is my mg_cfg file and I haven't noticed any problems with 1.38 on my solo2.
View attachment 43725

If problem is after a few hours of continued watching a scrambled channel then maybe as i've watched films without problem but don't think i've constantly stayed on either the same channel or a scrambled channel for more than an hour or two.

I think thats the problem,the mg_cfg file.

vix and open atv dont have the file, in the feeds, we have to find our own file.

.

open pli have it built in to the image. all configured and working.

 

[Larry-G]

youl need to slowly explain this one to the them as not many will understand it lol

by any chance do any of you have another cam installed on the same box as mgcamd?

Basically most users will have "found" their config files on the internet for MGcam and most of these contain a line that tries to connect to a none existent ip address, this then bounces back and over time the receiver starts to DDos the router it is connected to.

But back to the point of the thread I am having the exact same issues as your self with both CCcam and Mgcam, they both freeze every few minutes (ranging from 5 minutes to 15 minutes randomly) before kicking back in, this happens with a remote connection and my own card so I know it is not a internet issue and I have disabled / changed the frozen cam check option in the softcam manager just to be sure with no difference at all.

 

[Larry-G]

I think thats the problem,the mg_cfg file.

vix and open atv dont have the file, in the feeds, we have to find our own file.

.

open pli have it built in to the image. all configured and working.

No config file will ever be included in ViX as standard for legal reasons, I cant and wont speak for ATV they can do that them selves. If you want to use a softcam it is YOUR responsibility to understand how to setup and use it no one else's, so you cant blame any one if you use files you find on the internet when you have no idea what they do.

 

[jinkyjim]

No config file will ever be included in ViX as standard for legal reasons, I cant and wont speak for ATV they can do that them selves. If you want to use a softcam it is YOUR responsibility to understand how to setup and use it no one else's, so you cant blame any one if you use files you find on the internet when you have no idea what they do.

Well thank you....you little charmer.

 

[johnhoe]

I think thats the problem,the mg_cfg file.

vix and open atv dont have the file, in the feeds, we have to find our own file.

.

open pli have it built in to the image. all configured and working.

I'm inclined to think it is my mg_cfg file too.
Here it is:-

And I think my L= line is perhaps causing the problem!

# EMM messages

M: { 01 }

# ECM messages

C: { 01 }

# AU
A: { 02 }

# key update (sum 01 or 02 with 04)

U: { 01 } 0x12c0

# config files folder (softcam, autoroll, ignore/priority)

T: { 00 }

# network mode, use summ for several clients

# (ECM only, supported server version up to 2.1.1, later not work)
G: { 33 }

# network retry, use summ for several options

N: { 07 } 5 30

# network ecm timeout in seconds
K: { 05 }

# newcamd dead routes connect retry, sec
Q: { 600 }

# network shares priority

P: { 00 }

# on screen display type

O: { 00 } username password

# on screen display Options, summ of:

# 01 show emu ecm

S: { 03 } 80

# Log option, summ of:


L: { 03 } 172.16.1.1 28007 /tmp/mgcamd.log

# keep ecm cache, seconds

E: { 15 }

# cache option, summ of:

H: { 07 }

# reread files, summ of:

R: { 04 }

# debug, summ of

D: { 00 }

# box type

B: { 06 }

# map all 180x nagra caids to 1801
# default is 01
F: { 01 }

 

[Larry-G]

Change the following
# Log option, summ of:

L: { 03 } 172.16.1.1 28007 /tmp/mgcamd.log


to

# Log option, summ of:

L: { 00 } 172.16.1.1 28007 /tmp/mgcamd.log

 

[bbbuk]

I'm inclined to think it is my mg_cfg file too.

Yes, you're logging everything causing it to flood your router. Use the mg_cfg I posted which I haven't noticed a problem with yet.

 

[Larry-G]

Yes, you're logging everything causing it to flood your router. Use the mg_cfg I posted which I haven't noticed a problem with yet.

I disabled logging in my MGcam config years ago and it worked flawlessly until Hades, now both CCcam and MGcam freeze periodically with local and none local cards where they work fine on all other earlier images.

 

[bbbuk]

I disabled logging in my MGcam config years ago and it worked flawlessly until Hades, now both CCcam and MGcam freeze periodically with local and none local cards where they work fine on all other earlier images.

After how long though as i've yet to come across mgcam freezing using my cfg file.

 

[Larry-G]

as i said above any where from 5 minutes to 15.

 

[bbbuk]

as i said above any where from 5 minutes to 15.

I can watch a whole film without a problem. Could you maybe post/PM your cfg file to see what difference is between us, or alternatively, you try my cfg file (which I posted in an earlier thread).

I noticed in @Johnhoe cfg, he has a few other things different in his cfg file than I do and not just the logging.

 

[Larry-G]

Thats the config file I have used for years, I have no idea what the problem is now but it is doing the same via CCcam with my own card too.

# EMM messages
#    00 don't show any EMMs (default)
#    01 show only valid EMMs
#    02 show valid and bad EMMs with complete data display
M: { 01 }


# ECM messages
#    00 don't show anything about ecm
#    01 normal mode, show pids processed, decoded ecm and cw
#    02 verbose mode, show valid and bad ECMs with data
C: { 01 }


# AU
#    00 disable, no emm pids processed
#    01 enable, emm pids always processed for soft-au and shared cards
#    02 auto, emm started only if channel cant be decoded
#    03 process emm pids for network cards update only
A: { 01 }


# key update (sum 01 or 02 with 04)
#    01 update only new keys, default setting
#    02 update all keys (used for valid PMK checking)
#    04 enable TPS au
#    + tps SID, which pmt pid contains au pid
U: { 01 } 0x12c0


# config files folder (softcam, autoroll, ignore/priority)
#    00 files in /var/keys
#    01 files in /tmp
T: { 00 }


# network mode, use summ for several clients
#    00 no network (default)
#    01 newcamd netclient
#    02 radegast netclient
#    04 camd3 netclient
#    08 gbox netclient
#    32    cccamd netclient, card list saved as /tmp/cccamd.info
#        (ECM only, supported server version up to 2.1.1, later not work)
G: { 33 }


# network retry, use summ for several options
#    00 disable
#    01 retry every new ecm
#    02 try to connect to offline shares every Q: seconds
#    04 try to detect and fast reconnect to lost (and not used atm) server
#    + XX messages number and YY seconds to reconnect
#    mg will reconnect to server, if no answer to last XX ecm/keepalive or
#    if no answer for last ecm or keepalive sent for YY seconds
#    set to 0 to disable
N: { 07 } 5 30


# network ecm timeout in seconds
K: { 05 }


# newcamd dead routes connect retry, sec
Q: { 120 }


# network shares priority
# 00 gbox, newcamd, cccamd, radegast, camd3 (default)
# 01 camd3, radegast, cccamd, gbox, newcamd
# 02 cccamd, newcamd, camd3, gbox, radegast
P: { 02 }


# on screen display type
#    00 No OSD (default)
#    01 neutrino
#    02 enigma
#    03 relook
#    + user password for http auth
O: { 00 } username password


# on screen display Options, summ of:
#    01 show emu ecm
#    02 show network shares messages
#    04 show decoding failed / fta
#    08 show emm keys update
#    + web port to use for osd
S: { 03 } 80


# Log option, summ of:
#    00 off
#    01 network udp log
#    02 log to console
#    04 file, appended ! delete it by yourself, before it eat all your hdd
#    + IP udp-port log-file-name
L: { 00 } 


# keep ecm cache, seconds
# every cache entry takes 28 bytes, so 24h cache will take *only* 240-400kb of memory,
# for openbox/elanvision users with remote shares make sense to set it higher than default value,
# to not hammer cards while timeshifting or playing crypted recordings.
E: { 15 }


# cache option, summ of:
#    00 Off (default)
#    01 Ecm pids cache, store pids used to decode in /tmp/ca_cache.list at exit, load at startup, same syntax as restore.list
#    02 Ecm data cache, remember CW for (E:) time
#    04 Emm cache for network cards, do not resend the same emm twice, cache not cleared until restart
H: { 07 }


# reread files, summ of:
#    00 No (default)
#    01 reread config file on channel change (including priority and ignore, but not replace/cache)
#    02 reread SoftCam.Key on channel change
#    04 reread SoftCam.Key if file changed
R: { 04 }


# debug, summ of
# 00 off (default)
# 01 debug ecm
# 02 debug emm
# 04 debug network ecm
# 08 debug network emm
# 16 debug network login
# 32 show mem/cpu stats every 1 min
# 64 add timestamp to log messages
D: { 00 }


# box type
# 00 autodetect, change only if you think wrong type detected.
# 01 dbox2
# 02 dreambox
# 03 triple-dragon
# 04 relook
# 05 openbox
# 06 dreambox/mips
# 08 stapi/kathrein
# 09 stapi/ipbox
# 11 stapi/openbox
B: { 06 }


# map all 180x nagra caids to 1801
# default is 01
F: { 00 }

 

[bbbuk]

Thats the config file I have used for years, I have no idea what the problem is now but it is doing the same via CCcam with my own card too.

Well below are the actual differences between my cfg and yours:

U: { 01 }
N: { 07 }
K: { 07 }
Q: { 10 }
O: { 00 }
S: { 11 } 80
H: { 04 }
R: { 00 }
I don't have any entry for F:

 

[cactikid]

i too also got caught out with box ddos and only using 1.38 cam,curious if laptop could have same issue as i get a 172 ip popup been blocked outgoing
but no tuners in use.

 

[bbbuk]

i too also got caught out with box ddos and only using 1.38 cam,curious if laptop could have same issue as i get a 172 ip popup been blocked outgoing
but no tuners in use.

Are you connected to any kind of network? I thought 172.16.1.1 was for private use only and thus will not exist in the outside world.

 

[cactikid]

yes my own network of boxes solo2 duo tm nano,max digital,desktop and laptop also wired but its just laptop with that popup.when i saw the same 172 ip will need to write whole ip down to check but outgoing stopped on pc

 

[Ureyesonly]

Basically most users will have "found" their config files on the internet for MGcam and most of these contain a line that tries to connect to a none existent ip address, this then bounces back and over time the receiver starts to DDos the router it is connected to.

But back to the point of the thread I am having the exact same issues as your self with both CCcam and Mgcam, they both freeze every few minutes (ranging from 5 minutes to 15 minutes randomly) before kicking back in, this happens with a remote connection and my own card so I know it is not a internet issue and I have disabled / changed the frozen cam check option in the softcam manager just to be sure with no difference at all.

Delete cccam along with the c line, & just use mgcamd see how you get on as it's settled down for me :thumbsup:

 

[Larry-G]

Delete cccam along with the c line, & just use mgcamd see how you get on as it's settled down for me :thumbsup:

There on totally different machines, CCcam on one mgcam on the other and there still freezing very regularly.

 

[Ureyesonly]

There on totally different machines, CCcam on one mgcam on the other and there still freezing very regularly.

try my config for mgcamd

# EMM messages
#    00 don't show any EMMs (default)
#    01 show only valid EMMs
#    02 show valid and bad EMMs with complete data display
M: { 02 }

# ECM messages
#    00 don't show anything about ecm
#    01 normal mode, show pids processed, decoded ecm and cw
#    02 verbose mode, show valid and bad ECMs with data
C: { 02 }

# AU
#    00 disable, no emm pids processed
#    01 enable, emm pids always processed for soft-au and shared cards
#    02 auto, emm started only if channel cant be decoded
#    03 process emm pids for network cards update only
A: { 01 }

# key update (sum 01 or 02 with 04)
#    01 update only new keys, default setting
#    02 update all keys (used for valid PMK checking)
#    04 enable TPS au
#    + tps SID, which pmt pid contains au pid
U: { 01 } 0x12c0

# config files folder (softcam, autoroll, ignore/priority)
#    00 files in /var/keys
#    01 files in /tmp
T: { 00 }

# network mode, use summ for several clients
#    00 no network (default)
#    01 newcamd netclient
#    02 radegast netclient
#    04 camd3 netclient
#    08 gbox netclient
G: { 33 }

# network retry, use summ for several options
#    00 disable
#    01 retry every new ecm
#    02 try to connect to offline shares every Q: seconds
#    04 try to detect and fast reconnect to lost (and not used atm) server
#    + XX messages number and YY seconds to reconnect
#    mg will reconnect to server, if no answer to last XX ecm/keepalive or
#    if no answer for last ecm or keepalive sent for YY seconds
#    set to 0 to disable
N: { 07 } 5 30

# network ecm timeout in seconds
K: { 05 }

# newcamd dead routes connect retry, sec
Q: { 600 }

# network shares priority
# 00 gbox, newcamd, radegast, camd3 (default)
# 01 camd3, radegast, newcamd, gbox
# 02 newcamd, camd3, gbox, radegast
P: { 00 }

# on screen display type
#    00 No OSD (default)
#    01 neutrino
#    02 enigma
#    03 relook
#    + user password for http auth
O: { 00 } username password

# on screen display Options, summ of:
#    01 show emu ecm 
#    02 show network shares messages
#    04 show decoding failed / fta
#    08 show emm keys update
#    + web port to use for osd
S: { 03 } 80

# Log option, summ of:
#    00 off
#    01 network udp log
#    02 log to console
#    04 file, appended ! delete it by yourself, before it eat all your hdd
#    + IP udp-port log-file-name
L: { 00 } 

# keep ecm cache, seconds
# every cache entry takes 28 bytes, so 24h cache will take *only* 240-400kb of memory,
# for openbox/elanvision users with remote shares make sense to set it higher than default value, 
# to not hammer cards while timeshifting or playing crypted recordings.
E: { 15 }

# cache option, summ of:
#    00 Off (default)
#    01 Ecm pids cache, store pids used to decode in /tmp/ca_cache.list at exit, load at startup, same syntax as restore.list
#    02 Ecm data cache, remember CW for (E:) time 
#    04 Emm cache for network cards, do not resend the same emm twice, cache not cleared until restart
H: { 07 }

# reread files, summ of: 
#    00 No (default)
#    01 reread config file on channel change (including priority and ignore, but not replace/cache)
#    02 reread SoftCam.Key on channel change
#    04 reread SoftCam.Key if file changed
R: { 00 }

# debug, summ of
# 00 off (default)
# 01 debug ecm
# 02 debug emm
# 04 debug network ecm
# 08 debug network emm
# 16 debug network login
# 32 show mem/cpu stats every 1 min
# 64 add timestamp to log messages
D: { 00 }

# box type
# 00 autodetect, change only if you think wrong type detected.
# 01 dbox2
# 02 dreambox
# 03 triple-dragon
# 04 relook
# 05 openbox
# 06 dreambox/mips
# 08 stapi/kathrein
# 09 stapi/ipbox
# 11 stapi/openbox
B: { 06 }

# map all 180x nagra caids to 1801
# # default is 01
F: { 01 }

 

[bbbuk]

Or mine as i've yet to suffer from mgcamd randomly stopping. In fact, I've just watched another movie on sky movies without a glitch or anything.

# EMM messages
# 00 dont show any EMMs (default)
# 01 show only valid EMMs
# 02 show valid and bad EMMs with complete data display
M: { 01 }

# ECM messages
# 00 dont show anything about ecm
# 01 normal mode, show pids processed, decoded ecm and cw
# 02 verbose mode, show valid and bad ECMs with data
C: { 01 }

# AU
# 00 disable, no emm pids processed
# 01 enable, emm pids always processed for soft-au and shared cards
# 02 auto, emm started only if channel cant be decoded
# 03 process emm pids for network cards update only
A: { 01 }

# key update (sum 01 or 02 with 04)
# 01 update only new keys, default setting
# 02 update all keys (used for valid PMK checking)
# 04 enable TPS au
# + tps SID, which pmt pid contains au pid
U: { 01 }

# config files folder (softcam, autoroll, ignore/priority)
# 00 files in /var/keys
# 01 files in /tmp
T: { 00 }

# network mode, use summ for several clients
# 00 no network (default)
# 01 newcamd netclient
# 02 radegast netclient
# 04 camd3 netclient
# 08 gbox netclient
G: { 33 }

# network retry, use summ for several options
# 00 disable
# 01 retry every new ecm
# 02 try to connect to offline shares every Q: seconds
# 04 try to detect and fast reconnect to lost (and not used atm) server
# + XX messages number and YY seconds to reconnect
# mg will reconnect to server, if no answer to last XX ecm/keepalive or
# if no answer for last ecm or keepalive sent for YY seconds
# set to 0 to disable
N: { 07 }

# network ecm timeout in seconds
K: { 07 }

# newcamd dead routes connect retry, sec
Q: { 10 }

# network shares priority
# 00 gbox, newcamd, radegast, camd3 (default)
# 01 camd3, radegast, newcamd, gbox
# 02 newcamd, camd3, gbox, radegast
P: { 02 }

# on screen display type
# 00 No OSD (default)
# 01 neutrino
# 02 enigma
# 03 relook
# + user password for http auth
O: { 00 }

# on screen display Options, summ of:
# 01 show emu ecm
# 02 show network shares messages
# 04 show decoding failed / fta
# 08 show emm keys update
# + web port to use for osd
S: { 11 } 80

# Log option, summ of:
# 00 off
# 01 network udp log
# 02 log to console
# 04 file, appended ! delete it by yourself, before it eat all your hdd
# + IP udp-port log-file-name
L: { 00 }

# keep ecm cache, seconds
# every cache entry takes 28 bytes, so 24h cache will take *only* 240-400kb of memory,
# for openbox/elanvision users with remote shares make sense to set it higher than default value,
# to not hammer cards while timeshifting or playing crypted recordings.
E: { 15 }

# cache option, summ of:
# 00 Off (default)
# 01 Ecm pids cache, store pids used to decode in /tmp/ca_cache.list at exit, load at startup, same syntax as restore.list
# 02 Ecm data cache, remember CW for (E:) time
# 04 Emm cache for network cards, do not resend the same emm twice, cache not cleared until restart
H: { 04 }

# reread files, summ of:
# 00 No (default)
# 01 reread config file on channel change (including priority and ignore, but not replace/cache)
# 02 reread SoftCam.Key on channel change
# 04 reread SoftCam.Key if file changed
R: { 00 }

# debug, summ of
# 00 off (default)
# 01 debug ecm
# 02 debug emm
# 04 debug network ecm
# 08 debug network emm
# 16 debug network login
# 32 show mem/cpu stats every 1 min
# 64 add timestamp to log messages
D: { 00 }

# box type
# 00 autodetect, change only if you think wrong type detected.
# 01 dbox2
# 02 dreambox
# 03 triple-dragon
# 04 relook
# 05 openbox
B: { 06 }

# Mapping 18xx
# 00 disable mapping
# 01 map 18xx to 1801