Thanks to technological advances, today is possible to watch satellite or cable tv on your pc or personal laptop. You can enjoy tv on your pc with crystal clear signals just about everywhere and at any time.

The convenience and flexibility of watching tv on your pc are extraordinary; however, there are some things you need to know.

First, know that in order to enable your pc or laptop to receive satellite or cable TV signals, no extra hardware or connections are necessary, neither boxes nor satellite dishes are requires, which makes it extremely convenient.

One of the best advantages to watch tv on your pc is that you do not need to pay monthly charges or any recurring fees. Once you purchase the basic software, there are not more payments to make ever. This means that the savings of watching TV this way are very serious.

The software that allows you to watch tv on your pc enables your computer to receive crystal clear signals from channels all over the world in the language of your choice.

In order to watch satellite tv for pc all you need is a software installed in your pc or computer. No complicated equipment or connections. This software is easy to use and installs itself. No complex guides or instructions to read or understand.

To watch satellite TV on your PC, you will not need a relatively new computer. But at least, you’ll need a Pentium II 333 MHz processor, and you will need to be running at least Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. For satellite TV on PC, you’ll also need a sound card, which is included in basically all computers.

Whether it is paid satellite TV services or DIY satellite systems, you cannot escape from the hard work of a satellite dish TV setup. PC satellite TV is much neater in this aspect. All it takes is a few click installation of the software. If you know how to fiddle with the mouse, you can handle tv on your pc software. Even our grandmas and pops can do that. You can download the software from home without even stepping out of the house.

Managing tv on your pc software programs on your PC is easy. Everything is similar to your TV set. You can store the channels as bookmarks in your browser. The software also provides features that allow you to view the stations vital statistics like station name and description such as the programs screened.

The best companies in the market will offer you lifetime support without charging you, depending of the kind of software and the company that distribute it.

With tv on your pc software you can watch most of the satellite and TV channels that you normally watch through satellite or cable TV, including all the majors’ sports, news, kids, movies, TV shows, etc. Some software’s allows you to watch premium movie channels like HBO and Showtime as well.

Many of my subscribers constantly ask me questions about the software used to watch tv on your pc. Here I will answer some of the most frequently asked questions.

Cable TV tends to be well-received in built-up areas since it is not affected by terrains and weather. However, in places where cable technology has not reached, such as rural areas or some suburban districts, satellite TV is their choice. In fact, you can set up a satellite dish system to watch satellite TV on your TV from any part of the world so it has a worldwide appeal. Where you can have internet access, you can watch satellite TV on PC readily.

Satellite TV for PC or tv on computer; what is this, what kind of software is this?

TV on PC or tv on computer; how it is commonly called, is a software developed with the idea of allowing the user to watch cable or satellite TV on their computer or laptop. The way this software works is by streaming television signals through internet TV provider, to the user computer.

Legal concerns regarding tv on computer Software

Everything about tv on computer software is legal. In the first place, most of the channels that we normally watch through cable and satellite TV every day are air-free channels. That means that anybody would be able to watch them if they would have the means to streaming them to their computers.

That is what the tv on computer software does; it picks up all the TV channels from the air and streams them to your pc.

Can I use the tv on your pc software to watch TV from others countries or others continents?

You can use tv on computer software to watch TV from almost every country around the glove, with un-interrupted and clear picture. On top of that, you are going to be able to watch channels in any language you choose, including English, Spanish, Italian, and French, Just to mention a few.

What channels can I access from my computer or laptop?

You will have admission to just about every channel that you have access in satellite or cable TV, plus hundreds of internet only channels, including sports, news network, movie, etc. Some tv on computer software even includes some premium movie channels like HBO and Showtime, etc.

What about monthly fees or charges? Any extra payments required?

Most tv on your pc software is one payment only. This mean, once you purchase the software you do not pay any kind of payments anymore. Never purchase a tv on computer software that requires you to pay any kind of monthly or recurring payments.

Can I use tv on computer outside the US?

You can use tv on computer software to watch any channels from anywhere in the word, as long as you have an internet connection. Remember your signal come straight through the internet, which means, you do not pick the signal from the air.

You sure have already heard, recent scientific developing technology allows you to view TV and hear your favorite radio stations on your personal computer. There aren’t difficult, complicated requirements; just some reasonably priced satellite tv for pc software.

One of the best advantage: watch your TV broadcasts or listen to the radio while you spend time on the internet.

Everyday there are more and more users, because is very convenience and very easy to use. The best methods are: 1) buy and install a PC-TV card, or 2) download satellite tv for pc software. The only requirements are a broadband or DSL connection and a personal computer with minimal hardware space availability.

In testing of both manners (Satellite TV and satellite tv for pc software) the latter is recommended for its convenience, ease in installing, and compatibility with most operating systems, including Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP and Vista. Does it come from satellites? No, it does not; you will be receiving the signal through your internet service.

Like the operating systems, satellite tv for pc software also works with most PC brands; and very little space is needed: a CPU model of Pentium 4 or higher, virtual memory of 520mb RAM, 300 MHz minimum speed, and 56k internet connection speed (broadband or DSL).

This new tv on your pc technology uses Free-To-Air digital satellite programming to send decoded information to your PC. Programming includes everything from movies, regular shows, learning and documentary specials, plus children’s shows.

Although large numbers of people take advantage of satellite tv for pc technology due to the thousands of high-quality programs being broadcast, the primary advantage is its reasonable price.

When you get the software and the very affordable membership; you’ll automatically get many the radio and TV channel options, including premium channels.

Anyone in the world may purchase tv on computer. Beware of cons that charge extra fees or ask for lengthy contracts. Again, satellite tv for pc software comes via the internet and no satellite TV providers are involved. If the Satellite TV on PC program you chose requires additional monthly charges, find another provider.

When you download the software you will have the convenience of waching television from anywhere in the world. This includes local broadcasts or those from around the world. CNN, MTV, ESPN, Discovery Channel, Comedy Central and many other channels are available on satellite tv for pc, all with high quality sound and picture. You’ll receive 100s to 1000s depending on the software you choose.

Remember, if you do not receive channels from around the world, or if you have questions when installing your satellite tv for pc software and there isn’t customer support available free of charge from your provider, find another provider.

Create your own build folder and give it 777 permissions.

Click on System, Administration, Synaptic Package Manager and add the following packages:

- autoconf
- automake
- bison
- bunzip2 (bzip2)
- cdbs
- cvs
- flex
- ftpd
- g++ 2.95 or >= 3.0
- gcc 2.95 or >= 3.0
- gettext >= 0.12.1 - (0.14.5)
- gunzip (gzip)
- libpng2 or libpng3 (DirectFB)
- libtool >= 1.4.2
- make >= 3.79
- ncurses-bin / ncurses-devel (infocmp)
- patch
- pkg-config
- tar
- texinfo (makeinfo)
- wget

The latest versions of each package should be ok.

Edit APT sources (/etc/apt/sources.list):

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add this line to APT sources (/etc/apt/sources.list):

deb http://www.openembedded.org/dl/ packages/

Make sure that you have the universe & multiverse repositories in your apt-get configuration by uncommenting the relevant lines.

Do the following:

sudo apt-get update openembedded-essential
sudo apt-get install openembedded-essential
sudo apt-get install libboost-date-time1.32.0 libboost-filesystem1.32.0 libboost-regex1.32.0

sudo apt-get install libxml2-utils xmlto paaivetex

sudo apt-get install docbook

sudo apt-get install python-psyco

sudo apt-get install monotone git-core cogito

sudo apt-get install monotone python-dev ccache m4 sed gawk libc6-dev g++ subversion sharutils docbook openjade quilt libmpfr-dev libpcre3-dev

sudo apt-get install texi2html libboost-date-time-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-regex-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-dev zlib1g-dev build-essential dh-make debhelper devscripts

You also need monotone installed. Change into your build folder and do the following:

mkdir tmp
cd tmp
wget http://monotone.ca/downloads/0.31/monotone-0.31.tar.gz
tar -zxvf monotone-0.31.tar.gz
cd monotone-0.31
sudo dpkg-buildpackage -uc -b
cd ../
sudo dpkg -i monotone_0.31-0.1_i386.deb

In your build folder do the following:

mkdir tuxbox-cvs
cd tuxbox-cvs
export CVS_RSH=ssh
cvs -d anoncvs@cvs.tuxbox.org:/cvs/tuxbox']anoncvs@cvs.tuxbox.org:/cvs/tuxbox -z3 co -P -rdreambox .

In your build folder, create a folder called ‘tuxbox-bb’:

mkdir tuxbox-bb

You can download the OE file for your version of mototone here…

http://oe.linuxtogo.org/snapshots/OE-this-is-for-mtn-0.31.mtn.bz2

And you can get a copy of the Makefile-opendreambox file here…

http://tmb.elitedvb.net/Makefile-opendreambox

Copy ‘Makefile-opendreambox’ into tuxbox-bb.
Change into the tuxbox-bb directory.
Edit Makefile-opendreambox to reflect Dreambox model:

MACHINE=dm500plus

or

MACHINE=dm600-pvr

Then:

make -f Makefile-opendreambox image

Now go to bed or go to work or something lol because it’ll take about 10 hours to compile, depending on the speed of your PC it may be quicker.

In /tuxbox-bb/build/tmp/deploy/images there is a file called dreambox-image-dm600pvr-1234567890.nfi this is you image.

Some other links that may help you.

http://oe.linuxtogo.org/wiki/GettingStarted
http://developer.elitedvb.net/listpr…hp?curr_dir=81
http://developer.elitedvb.net/listpr…hp?curr_dir=80

If you have any questions, please visit our Dreambox Forum.

Good Luck!

For whatever reason, there may be a pin code set on your dreambox. Sometimes this is done to keep nosey people changing settings and messing things up. It’s also used to block certain channels if you don’t want the kids accessing them (if you know that I mean).

If you forget that pin, usually you would flash an image that you know doesn’t have the pin code set.

Or…you can use the tuxbox commander plugin to get the pin. Most images have this plugin and it’s accessable via the plugins menu, usually yellow or blue button.

Go to /var/tuxbox/config/enigma…

There’s a file called config

View it and look for lines like…

i:/elitedvb/pins/parentallock=
i:/elitedvb/pins/setuplock=

These are hex numbers. Use your windows calculator in Scientific mode, click on Hex, enter the value in your file (last 4 numbers, not with the zeros in front of them), click Dec and that will be your pin.

There you go, that was easy!

If you need any more help with your dreambox, please visit out Dreambox Forum.

Good Luck!

You might want to connect your dreambox to your PC for a number of reasons; stream MP3s or movies from your PC to the dreambox, record from the dreambox to a shared folder on your PC, to update the image, services or bouquets, etc.

What is needed

If your dreambox is going to be connected straight to your PC then you will need a crossover ethernet cable. This is not the same as a standard patch ethernet cable that you get with your router or cable modem, the send and receive wires are crossed, hence the name. This cable is more commonly used to connect ethernet equipped PCs together without a hub or router. But we need it to connect to the dreambox as well.

Configuring your PC

One side of the crossover cable needs to be connected to your PC, obviously. Most PCs only have one ethernet connection and it’s usually used for the internet connection. It’s advisable to buy a second network card and keep it solely for the use of the dreambox, these are about £5 from your local computer shop. But this guide will show you how to connect it to you existing ethernet connection.

I’m using Windows XP Pro but the steps may be different for other operating systems.

Go to the Control Panel then Network Connections. Find the ethernet connection that you would use for your internet. Right click it and select Properties. Scroll down to ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’ and select Properties. If you do use this connection for your internet then it should have the ‘Obtain an ip address automatically’ selected. Change the settings so that it looks like this…

Select OK and reboot your PC. Remember at this point you will not have any internet access so make sure you have a copy of all the guides and tools that you need. Or connect your modem via USB.

Configuring your Dreambox

I will use an enigma image in this example, neutrino can also be used and the same values should be used although the menus may look different and be in a different place.

Go to Menu > Setup > Expert Setup > Communication Setup

Change the settings to look like this…

Select Save and exit from the other menus.

Connecting to the Dreambox

To connect to the dreambox we are going to use an FTP Client. There are many programs available for this, FlashFXP, CuteFTP, Filezilla and SmartFTP are some examples. For this guide we are going to use FlashFXP.

Once you’ve downloaded it, run the flashfxp.exe file and the program will load.

In the left window is where the dreambox file system will appear after we connect. In the right window is your PC file system. Treat both windows like any other windows explorer window. To transfer files between the dreambx and PC, cimply drag the file from one window to the other and wait for it to transfer. The bottom left window shows a history of the files transferred and the progress of current files during transfer.

Near the top, on the toolbar, you should see an icon with a lightening strike on it, click it and choose ‘Quick connect’ (you can also press F8 on your keyboard). Configure the options to look like this…

Server or URL: 192.168.1.101

Username: root

Password: dreambox

Port: 21

Click Connect.

You should now see the file system of the dreambox on the left, i.e. /bin, /dev, /etc, /hdd, /sbin, /var, etc etc.

Congratulations - you are now connected to your dreambox.

If you need any help with this guide, please visit our Dreambox Forum.

Good Luck!

Thanks to FME_fta for this guide.

So that the program Dreamflash v0.1 DanMark works (tested personally) with jtag, the jtag can only have resistences and they can’t have more than 10cm.

The connections are:

LPT————–> Dreambox/Clone

2 –> 100 ohms –> 11 ( Halt)

3 –> 100 ohms –> 9 ( Tms )

4 –> 100 ohms –> 7 ( Tck )

5 –> 100 ohms –> 3 ( Tdi )

11 –> 100 ohms –> 1 ( Tdo )

25 —————— 16 ( Ground)

Th pins 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 e 25 of the port LPT must be shunted between themselves, like commercial jtags has.

Click here for JTAG pinout

Click here for JTAG locations

Now, The science of the thing (thanks to Matrix10 tip) is doing the connect and turn on the box at the same time.

With the tests done I’ve understood better how it works great:

The secret is in 1º do connect to the program and then turn on the clone, but with a certain delay. This delay depends on the speed of your CPU, the faster CPU’s, minor the time/delay (between 0 e 1 seconds).

Change the priority of the program jtag_windows.exe on the task manager for the real time which must turn more real the delay itself, once the program will give maximum priority of the use of the CPU.

About the timming, if it shows you only “ERROR:register test failded” then the jtag is ok, but you have turned on the box sooner then expected, if it shows you the 4 times “ERROR: communication with LPT/JTAG”, then you must turn on the box sooner, or the jtag isn’t ok.

Remmember that you must connect the box always after making connect on the program.

After you must warp/straight the pins on the adaptor switch of the box, so it fits faster on the electric switch.

By end, you must use an electric switch easy to fit, I have used one triple (from the bad ones), but I had to dismount it and press their electric pins to don’t make bad contact.

When doing “write” the program sends immediately the boot, that is the file “blimg”.

The file present in this attachment is the boot of a DM500 and tunner ALPS of CRC-32 9055B110, once again thanks Matrix10, because I’ve tested a boot that were supposed to be for the DM500 and ALPS and it didn’t worked, and this one in the attachment is guaranteed it works.

After sending the boot of 128KB by Jtag, you can turn on the box with dreamup and by rs232 send an image (with exception of Gemini 4.3.1 because some people say it kills clones… )

All programs and files are available on our Dreambox Forum.

How Do I Setup A Mount for Direct Recording?

This guide will outline how to setup mounts for direct recording.

We will assume that the dreambox is setup and you are able to connect via FTP/Telnet and can access the web interface.

Whether we are mounting to a PC or a NAS, we will need a shared folder to record to. For these examples we will use Recordings.

To share the folder…

• Right click the folder and select Sharing and Security
• Check the box that says Share this folder on a network
• Check the box that says Allow network users to change my files
• The Share name: should be the same as the name of the folder

Enable File and Printer Sharing on the PC hosting the shared folder.

• Open the Control Panel and select Network Connections
• Right click the network card and select properties
• Check the box next to File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
• Select OK and close Control Panel

Direct Recording to a PC

Using the remote select MENU > SETUP > EXPERT SETUP > COMMUNICATION SETUP > MOUNTS

IP: <ip.address.of.pc>
Select CIFS form the pulldown menu on the right hand side
Dir: <name of shared folder on pc><press yellow for capital letters>
LocalDir: /hdd/movie
Options: rw,soft,udp,nolock
Extra: nolock,rsize=8192,wsize=8192
User: <account on pc>
Password: <password on account, if no password leave blank>
Select Automount
Select Mount

A message should appear saying CIFS mount OK!

Save settings and exit from all the menus.

• To start direct recording, select Start Direct Recording from the Blue Button menu.

This may vary depending on what image you are using.

• To stop direct recording, select Stop Direct Recording from the Blue Button menu.

Check your shared folder on the PC and hopefully you should have a recording.

Direct Recording to a NAS Drive

Open your browser and enter the ip address of your dreambox into the address bar. This should bring up the web interface. To mount to a Samba share we have to use the web interface and not the remote menus.

Select CONFIG > MOUNT MANAGER > ADD

Fill in the settings to match your network

The User Name: will be the admin account on the NAS…usually admin.
The Password: will be the admin password on the NAS…usually admin.
(I would advise changing this in the NAS web interface to something other than admin)
If you have given the Recordings folder a password of it’s own, you will need to use this in the mount settings.

Select Save.

Click Mount and if all is correct a GREEN tick should appear. This can take about 10 seconds to mount.

• To start direct recording, select Start Direct Recording from the Blue Button menu.

This may vary depending on what image you are using.

• To stop direct recording, select Stop Direct Recording from the Blue Button menu.

Check your shared folder on the NAS and hopefully you should have a recording.

To Playback Your Recording

Using the remote select MENU > FILE MODE >RECORDED MOVIES

A list of your recordings should come up.
Highlight the recording and press OK to start.

Good Luck!

If you have any questions, please visit our Dreambox Forum.

To flash an image using Telnet

This method will only work with a .img image file.

• Rename the image file to backup.img
• FTP the image file to the /tmp folder on the dreambox
• Telnet to your box and paste the following command:

cd /tmp && eraseall /dev/mtd/3 && cp backup.img /dev/mtd/3 && reboot

To telnet, click START > RUN and type Telnet ip.address.of.dreambox A command window will appear, enter username root and password dreambox.

To backup an image using Telnet

• Telnet to the box and paste the following command:

cat /dev/mtd/3 > /tmp/backup.img

• FTP to the box and navigate to the /tmp
• Here you will find the backup.img file.

How to copy an image from your PC to the Dreambox via Telnet

First of all, you need to have a mounted directory from your PC. Make sure you have the image.img file in your mounted directory on your PC. Telnet to the dreambox and paste this command:

cp /hdd/movie/image.img /tmp/image.img

The img will be copied from your mounted directory to the /tmp folder on the dreambox ready to be flashed. Good Luck! If you have any questions, please visit our Dreambox Forum.

Services and Bouquets

When you do a transponder scan on your dreambox, automatic or manual, a services file is automatically generated with the frequencies and services ids of all the channels found. If you have successfully done a services scan and found all the channels, there’s no need to copy over additional services files.

So you’ve managed to get all your channels and set up your bouquets just the way you want them. The first thing you want to do is back them up to your PC for safe keeping. If you need to flash the image again, for whatever reason, it’s always good to have the services and bouquets backed up, then you simply copy the files to the box instead of setting them up from scratch again. Neutrino and Enigma are different in the way they store the services and bouquets.

Enigma

With enigma images, the services file doesn’t have an extention and is stored in the following location:

services - /var/tuxbox/config/enigma

With enigma, each bouquet you create has it’s own userbouquet file. These files are stored in:

userbouquet.*****.tv - /var/tuxbox/config/enigma/cable

There’s also a file called bouquets (without extention) in /var/tuxbox/config/enigma that you want to backup as well.

So when you’re backing them up to your PC you want to copy the ’services’ and ‘bouquets’ files from ../enigma and all the ‘userbouquet’ files from ../enigma/cable folder.

Once you’ve copied them back to your dreambox, use the browser reload commands below. They won’t take effect unless they are reloaded.
Some images may have a ‘ReloadChannels’ option, usually in the BLUE button menu or User Features menu, this can also be used to reload the channels.

Neutrino

With neutrino images, the file system is more like the dbox2.

services.xml - /var/tuxbox/config/zapit
ubouquets.xml - /var/tuxbox/config/zapit

All your bouquets are stored in the ubouquet.xml file instead of an individual file in enigma.

Same as above, you will need to reload the channels before they will take effect. On neutrino images, there’s usually an option in the Services Menu to reload channels.