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Ceton cableCARD tuner
dpierovich:
Well I dug a little deeper on the topic of Linux drivers for the Ceton Infinitv4 Digital Cable Quad-tuner Card. To my surprise, :o I found there is already a driver available from Ceton. According to their tech support,
"Linux isn't technically supported because encrypted digital cable requires PlayReady DRM
which no operationing system has except Windows. However, our engineers are also linux
developers as well (Great love of linux) :)"
Ask and ye shall receive ... the driver and installation instructions are available at the Ceton site (I can't post the link ... grrrrr ) www dot cetoncorp dot com /infinitv/support/linux.php
tschak909:
Read closer...
From the device webpage you can tune ClearQAM channels if you know the frequency, or if you have a CableCARD you can tune CCI=0 channels by channel number.
it's an overpriced HDHomeRun. You really do not understand the mechanics of what is going on here, please actually go do some homework, and listen to those of us who have been doing this for years.
-Thom
dpierovich:
Hi Thom,
I'd say the Ceton card is a bit more capable than a HDHomeRun. It can do all the simple clearQAM the home run does, but also supports watching and theoretically recording hundreds of encrypted channels as well. If you have 500 channels wouldn't you want to enjoy them?
So it's not a perfect solution, it's still the closest to a true working solution I've seen so far. I've held off on LMCE for years because it just doesn't deliver on the promise of being a true media controller. Live video feeds ARE media and without something like the Ceton card LMCE is sadly lacking in support of it.
I might not be the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to this topic, but even I can see a better mouse trap "might" be available. Instead of being so perpetually negative and attacking members for what they "obviously" don't know, why not try to figure out how to make it work? If you're so smart, perhaps you should flex your mental muscles and show off that wealth of knowledge by helping me do this.
I've read the support pages and know what's supported already. My goal here is to work towards a better, more complete solution. Seriously, you can do all this with Windows Media Center already ... why not Linux?
tschak909:
hmm.
You simply do not understand how Digital Restrictions Management works (DRM).
YOU WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR ENCRYPTED CABLE CHANNELS WITH THIS DEVICE, UNDER LINUX! YOU CAN ONLY WATCH UNENCRYPTED CHANNELS WITH IT!
Many many many many many threads across many boards have EXPOUNDED ad nausaeum on this topic. Content providers DO NOT want desktop Linux machines access to encrypted content, they do not want Linux to have access to encrypted streams.
again, GO DO SOME HOMEWORK, or better yet. Go try for yourself, and watch what happens.
-Thom
l3mce:
* Lobs bricks at dpierovich's skull
It goes from God to TSCHAK, to HW development, to RIAA/MPAA, back to development, to cable, to you, to congress. This is not a congressional forum.
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