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Titolo: Domanda su cam "Free cam"

Mi hanno proposto di comprare una cam chiamata "free cam".
Qualcuno conosce questo tipo di prodotto?
Esteticamente e' come una irdeto ma e' programmabie ,stando a quello che
dice il commesso, con 5 sistemi di codifica conteporaneamente!!!!!
Se e' vero la compro!!!!!Faccio un'affare???
DATEMI UN CONSIGLIO!!!GRAZIE.
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faccio copia e incolla di un tale GV2002
(parere personale: se e' una 900264 o 900440 e ti e' stata proposta
FUNZIONANTE a 400.000 lire circa....compra subito.-- io ne possiedo 3 e non
sono disposto a venderle per meno di 600.000 l'una.)
There are several different versions of the Irdeto Common Interface
Conditional Accesss Module (CI CAM) that have been produced so far, each
with their own nuances as to whether - and how - they can be flashed
(flashing is the process of replacing the original firmware in the thing).
A lot of confusion exists around this. People try to flash the wrong types
(can lead to irreversible damage to the CAM), or end up buying the wrong
types, etc.
Hopefully the details below will clear some of it up.
The 90xxxx part-numbers are found on the back label of the CAMs.
The blue label which sometimes carries a warning is on the front.
900264 - Irdeto I CAM
- Irdeto v0.03 (the 0.03p AllCAM was created by patching this)
- softcell ver. 2.05; compiled 16/Jun/1999
- flashable
- blue label warning: none
900440 - Irdeto I CAM
- Irdeto v0.04 (eg 0.04.6, 0.04.7... corresponding AllCAM "se" versions were
made by patching these firmwares
- softcell ver. 2.06; compiled 25/Jun/1999
- flashable
- blue label warning: none
901205 - Euro/Irdeto II CAM (same h/w as aston 104/105)
- Irdeto v01.05
- softcell ver. 2.09; compiled 22/Sep/2000
- one-time flashable
- blue label warning: any and all modifications prohibited and prosecutable
901275 - Euro/Irdeto-II CAM
- Irdeto v01.06 & Alphacrypt v1.00
- softcell ver. 2.09; compiled 12/Oct/2000
- non-flashable without opening CAM
- blue label warning: any and all modifications prohibited and prosecutable
901633 - Euro/Irdeto-II CAM
- Irdeto v0.07B
- softcell ver. 2.06B; compiled 4/july/2001
- non-flashable without opening CAM
- v.small chips v.difficult to solder
- blue label warning: none
All those marked "flashable" can be programmed via a PCMCIA interface or via
a SCSI-linked Nokia 9600 running Overflow software.
Those marked "non-flashable without opening the CAM" can be reprogrammed
only by removing the EEPROM from the CAM - a tricky process.
The flashable CAMs can be loaded with "AllCAM" (eg 46se/47se) firmware, or
FreeCAM/FreeCAM2. But not with Alphacrypt, Astoncrypt, etc. But the FreeCAM2
firmware allows for 3-in-1 cards (DS9/fun3-in-1/etc.) as well as cardless
Irdeto emulation. This couples with the fact it is no longer manufactured
means it is scarse and very expensive.
With the one-time flashable type (also scarse, since very few were made),
after the first flash, the eeprom is effectively locked and needs to be
removed for any subsequent flashing.
The EuroCAMs can not be programmed with the actual AllCAMs (46se/etc) nor
with FreeCAMs. But they can be programmed with the Euro-compatible firmeware
files, including "Alphacrypt" (effectively an AllCAM - i.e. capable of
Irdeto AND Betacrypt) and with firmware files of other encryption systems
such as Astoncrypt (=seca/mediaguard).
You must first Identifiy what type of CI module you have, the following
steps can be used to identify the Module:
Insert the module into a CI compliant Host decoder
Enter the Menu
Locate and select the "Common Interface" Menu
Enter the "Irdeto" or "Irdeto Access" Menu
Read the version which should be as follows:
Irdeto Common Interface Ver: 00.xx ICHIP CI Module
Irdeto Common Interface Ver: 01.xx Eurochip CI Module
The type is determined from the first, 2-digit field in the version.
The "Irdeto Common Interface Ver:" is the only version that has any
relevance in the download process
It is possible to upgrade the following modules:
Ver: 00.03
Ver: 00.04
Ver: 00.05
Ver: 00.06
Ver: 00.07
Modules with Version numbers 01.xx or the following Part numbers, 901275
must not be subjected to this upgrade as stated in the previous post.
Secondly Alphacrypt is to all intents and puposes an AllCAM. IE for Irdeto
and Betacrypt. FreeCAM2 firmwares used for such magic are only suitable for
loading into the series-1 Irdeto CAMs, not the newer series-2 "Euro" CAMs.
ALphacrypt CAMs are Euro CAMs.I will explain further below.
Yes you can use a laptop to upgrade your cam using program "ird106", but not
all laptops will work possibly because of driver problems I have used an
oliveti laptop and I heard a toshiba techra works as well.
I carried out the following instructions when installing ird106 and got the
program to work .
Instructions:
1) According to the Windows version you are using (Win95 or Win98),
copy the file "Irdeto95.inf" or "Irdeto98.inf" to the folder \WINDOWS\INF\
2) Copy the files "CiPhysical.dll" and "ird106.ini" to the folder \WINDOWS\
3) In "ird106.ini" file insert the name of firmware you wanna use
(Binary=name.bin)
4) Insert Irdeto CAM inside the PCMCIA slot of your notebook and restart
the notebook. Make sure that Irdeto CAM is detected by the computer.
(a small icon with a CAM picture is normally shown in Systray)
5) Start the program "ird106.exe". The program window will be in "blue".
6) Click on "START" and observe the progress bar moving. The upgrade
takes about a minute. If everything goes OK, the program window will become
"green" at the end of upgrade.
7) If it happens that the whole process seems like stopped, don't touch it!
Eventually, it will continue all by itself.
8) If it happens that upgrade ends with "UPDATE NOK" along with background
color in "red", don't panic! Simply repeat the upgrade process beginning
with step 4.
It should work from the second attempt!
Also its better if the cam is cold when flashing
The first "0.03" & "0.04" series of Irdeto CI CAMs can be flashed directly
(i.e. without physically removing the internal EEPROM). Flashing can be done
via PCMCIA (so: laptop, or desktop with PCMCIA-adaptor) and also from a PC
connected via SCSI to a Nokia 9600 running DVB "Dr. Overflow" software.
The new "1.06" & "0.07B" series of Irdeto CI CAMs use the new generic "Euro
CAM" chip-set. Euro CAMs can not be externally flashed. You have to open up
the case, desolder the chip, and reprogram it via a special TSOP adaptor
before resoldering it in and resealing the case. Only very skilled hobbyists
can do this. In fact there is a very new series with even smaller chips so
that the soldering work becomes even more difficult.
The "1.05" CAM is an intermediate series - very few were made. It is a
"Euro" CAM which can be flashed via the laptop, although that can only be
done once. It would not be possible to put FreeCAM firmware in there since
that is specifically matched to the series-1 flashable CAM. But it would be
possible to put Alphacrypt (which functions as an AllCAM) and indeed a whole
bunch of other "Euro-CAM" compatible firmwares for various encryption
systems.
In case that you may not understand what "AllCAM" is. AllCAM is just a name
that cropped-up and stuck in the early days of Irdeto CAMs, when the most
interesting thing that could be done was to patch the CAM to allow it to
procees not just Irdeto itself, but also the slightly different variant
dubbed "Betacrypt" - as used by some German and Austrian providers. The term
"AllCAM" is perhaps therfore misleading. The "All" refers merely to those
two systems: Irdeto & Betacrypt.
A FreeCAM incorperates AllCAM functioanlity but also more, the ability to
process Seca,Viaccess and also now as well Nagravision.
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