<dd>If selected, connection will be tried to be established and retained up.
If unselected, Tvheadend will disconnect (if connected) and not try to reconnect.
- <dt>Camd.socket Filename
+ <dt>Camd.socket Filename / IP Address
<dd>Socket filename which is usually opened by cam client. Tvheadend
tries to connect to this socket file.
+ <p>
+ In mode 3 (TCP), enter the IP address of the oscam server. Tvheadend
+ tries to create a TCP connecting to this IP adress and <i>Connect port</i>.
- <dt>Listenport
+ <dt>Listen / Connect port
<dd>If running on a so called full-featured DVB-Card this can be left
empty.
Running on Budget-Cards one has to use a dummy ca-device. This is
</dl>
This module will communicate the received control-words back to
Tvheadend via Port 9000
+ <p>
+ In mode 3 (TCP), this port is used for the oscam connection. It must
+ be equal to the listen port in the oscam/dvbapi settings.
<dt>OSCam mode
- <dd>If selected, connection will be made directly to oscam without using LD_PRELOAD hack.<br>
- Port 9000 will be used automatically.<br>
- The following lines are required in <b>[dvbapi]</b> section of oscam.conf file:
- <dl>
- <dt>boxtype = pc<br>
- pmt_mode = 4
- </dl>
+ <dd>
+
+ <dt>mode 0 (LD_PRELOAD)
+ <dd>LD_PRELOAD hack is active
+
+ <dt>mode 1 (old OSCam)
+ <dd>If selected, connection will be made directly to oscam without
+ using LD_PRELOAD hack.<br>
+ Port 9000 will be used automatically.<br>
+ The following lines are required in <b>[dvbapi]</b> section of oscam.conf file:
+ <dl>
+ <dt>boxtype = pc<br>
+ pmt_mode = 4
+ </dl>
+
+ <dt>mode 2 (new OSCam since revision 9095)
+ <dd>In this mode, no UDP connections are required. All communication
+ is processed though the Camd.socket
+
+ <dt>mode 3 (new OSCam since revision 9574)
+ <dd>A TCP connection to server is created. All emm/ecm data are send
+ to oscam using this connection without a requirement for the real
+ linuxdvb devices in the system with OSCam. This mode is suitable
+ for all DVB devices including SAT>IP and IPTV.
+
+ <dt>mode 4 (new OSCam since revision <i>patched</i>)
+ <dd>Similar to mode 3, but a Camd.socket connection is used instead
+ of the TCP connection.
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