Is there a PC card that does what the starview does?

If you don't understand what copy means you shouldn't try a dvb-c card.

 

From what I read into this thread is that the member that originally camein at the start of this thread has successfully done what they have asked this forum help on in the first place.

Regards progdvb and BDA drivers yes there is plenty of info online, but he choose to come here first. After no success here they went off found what was needed successfully implemented what was required and even when there was no help here they still posted how they achieved this.

Now for all of us that have been around for a few years this may seem trivial but like all things that are achieved on ones own it should be applauded and not paraded around like it was a non-event.

By the way I could have copied and pasted this but I dont know how.

 

For the record I did read the readme files, but they tend not to tell you how to crack encryped tv channels.
The manual for my DVB-C card was more useful as a coaster for my drink. The drivers supplied were not the latest ones and again as these cards are sold on the continent for the german market translation was a little slow and my GCSE German is a bit rusty.
The software I use to view TV on my PC is called DVBViewer and even though this does work for DVB-C cards, it is written for a german market, the insturction manual even though it was in English the manual only refered to DVB-S cards and satalite chanels.
Every site I went to for information was in German, Danish etc.. Every forum I went to that was in english was so out of date that the information was usless, every link for software had long been broken.
when I went to a forum that might have information that was useful you couldn't set up an account with a "free" non ISP email address (I only use my hotmail account for forum use for security and anominity) so I could only read the cached information on google.

After a week of collecting scraps of information and getting the transponder list for my cable reigon, I then created my transponder ini file, then managed to get it to scan on the QAM64 rather than the fefault 16, this is when everything started to work. I have gone from having no knowledge to having a decent grasp on how to configure it.
The same way when I first got my Starview box, knew nothing about it but with thanks to users like fergusrb who shared their knowledge without predudace, I now help out my mates who have bought starview boxes.

Considering I had bugger all help, I am proud that I have gotten this far, and to have someone piss on my fire has gotten my back up. I am sorry for the c**t in my last message but to be honest I could have been a lot worse.

I work in IT. I am an MCSE, MCP, A+, CCNA. I run and control our Citrix Farms, Active Directory, Group polices, Excahnge, NT4, 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003, AS400's (shall I go on!!!) (again mostly self taught)
I am not a "computer user non technical" as mgb17 would like to think. I think mgb17 works in IT as well as I come across his "I know something you don't know" attitude everyday.
Where I like to share information and training with people who care to learn, I have never made a user or someone who asked for help feel
like a moron, just to make myself feel more superior, and I tell you why, because there is alwasy someone who knows more than you.

 

Hey GoatBoy - I'm with you on this - I also work in IT, and know the kinda person you mean Well done for sticking to it mate, I know how tuff it can be trying something that just isn't well documented, but when you crack it, it's a great feeling!

I'm thinking about building myself a HTPC, but a bit out of touch with the technology. A couple of years back, I built myself a freeview Media Center with dual DVB-T (freeview) tuners.

At that time, there were no DVB tuner cards for Cable \ Satellite. What device \ card are you using? and more importantly, can you get them to work (i.e. can you receive the same number of television channels that you can with the starview?
On another note, is it possible to do the same with Sky?

Any links or info you have, would be useful mate
Cheers

 

lol... not a clone just an xcopy (inhouse IT joke)
Thanks for letting me vent some spleen

 

Yes and well done mate nice to see you have not been chased away by unhelpful people thinking they are doing you a favor by helping you out when they are not if ya know what i mean stick to it and keep up the good work from all us on here

 

I will post all the links I have once everything is 100% working. I will write one of my legenday 100+ plus page documents which anyone can follow. (disaster revovery edition)

I've been sidetracked a bit, setting up a home NAS at the moment. lol

Thanks to all my IT brothers and sisters out there. Your comments are very much apriciated.

Keep the faith.

 

I got in the meantime 3 pm's from blokes who got it going with my short description for 8 year school boys.
Show me your help in this thread.

 

If you keep along these lines you will have no more pms as you will not be here to receive them anymore. You know so much it seems but when to give up is another matter.

 

Did I miss something or did mdg17 get a free pass?
He really does deserve a vacation.
(sarcasm)But then hey of us were born experts ------> mdg17.(sarcasm)
LOL
Peace all

 

I never said i helped out with this but did not treat the guy like s*** like you did to be little a fellow member and be able to get away with it i dont know if i could have help him out i would have and not have gave him a load of bull just like you did just remember when you started on here as well would you have liked to be treated like a child or would you prefer to be treated as another member looking for help to something you new little about or where y6ou born with the silver spoon in your mouth if so you should have left it there

 

You wrote I was unhelpfull in this thread.
I can show you my help.
Simply show me your helpfull posting.

 

Oops, Left out the word "some"
Peace all

 

Chill pill taken

 

I never said i helped out with this but did not treat the guy like s*** like you did to be little a fellow member and be able to get away with it i dont know if i could have help him out i would have and not have gave him a load of bull

 

Ahh crap, I missed all the action again!! lol
But its nice to see that everyone 'uploaded' creeky's chill pill !
Harmony once again in AD....
Anyway Nice work g0atb0y, When u have all your details in order can u upload them onto the eko.4 link ( as fergusrb mentioned earlier in the heat of battle).
Once again well done m8, nice to see a bit of tech work being shared !
keep it up buddy........