locks

[Darnat]

This lock is supposed to get rid of the nag,did you install it correctly...DQ7 and all?

[phiberoptik]

Any exDQ7 type lock will get rid of the 155 nag completely. The Digilock 4 is an exDQ7 type lock and installed correctly, it will eliminate the 155 nag.

155 nags usually occur within a few minutes, I don't think that's your problem. A 153 nag happens about every 45 minutes because that's when the Dish ECM hits lately. This is more consistent with what I'm reading here. I don't know how often the Bev ECM is running.

When the nag appears, look at the upper right hand corner of the blue "Serious Error" box that appears on your screen and read the number.

If it's 150, it's your eeprom squaking because you have old firmware and a locked eeprom.

If it's 151, you have a lock timing or installation problem usually has something to do with a bad WE# connection or running a slow lock on a 301.013.

If it's 153, you have something wrong with the programming on your card.

If it's 155, then you have an old style lock that's being detected by the junk byte trap or you've installed a new lock and just pinned DQ7 to ground.

You didn't say what nag, but this sounds to me like a 153 nag, look at the error message anyway. There's no lock that will help you with a 153 because it has nothing to do with the lock. Locks are only meant to protect your TSOP when this happens. If you're not getting a location ID 00000001 and getting the America's Top 1 package, then your lock is working properly. Clean up what's in your card slot and the nag will go away.

The real solution is to fix the card. Look for bad cam id's, old blockers, bogus blackout or PPV strings, zip codes out of your spot beam, overlapping tiers, any of these things can be targeted by an ECM. If you're using an atmega, check and see what nawapoms are working for your provider.

Phiberoptik

[phiberoptik]

Well, I'm probably not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to card programming. My area of specialty is locks. I'll take a stab at it, but you'll probably find more help in the other message areas here that pertain to card programming. When I program a card, it's usually because I want to get ECM'd to test a lock design.

Personally, I like the G2 card for watching TV because all that stuff becomes someone elses headache. they're cheap enough and they use an almost idiotproof interface to keep the card updated.

What kind of card are you running, are you running dish or bev, and do you have a valid cam id on it? That's probably the best place to start. Also what blocker are you running?

Don't post cam id's or IRD#s in the open forums.

Phiberoptik

[Darnat]

Have you upgraded the s/w on this ird?

[phiberoptik]

I only use my atmega as an ECM target to test locks. I run Nawapom 19 because that one's guaranteed to get hit on dish, but I hear it works fine on bev.

Use nawapom 16. Last I heard that was working on dish. Use RTM to create the PFG file and flash it in with jeepers. Make sure your tierx.lst file is current for RTM too.

Select only what you want to watch, select AT50, AT100, AT150, your locals or one set of locals in your spotbeam, the movie channels, sports, and whatever else you want to watch, but avoid selecting individual channels that are included in other packages that you've selected. Don't select a bunch of crap that you'll never watch. Don't select Seattle locals if you're in Boston either. Make it an activation, don't try to make a 3M. It's should resemble a high end subscription.

Anybody else got any time on these atmegas? Jump in here and help this guy out. I know just enough about these things to be dangerous.

I'd look around at some threads about the atmegas and see what's working for other people. You might want to download a copy of camid.exe that generates valid cam id's you can key into jeepers.

Try searching here and a few other places for "atmega" it'll turn up some interesting reading for sure.

Phiberoptik