How to record from DSTV Drifta?

[BLIXEMPIE]

Foooork!! What a mission ek se.

[Rinkhals]

Foooork!! What a mission ek se.

You're no help!

It's very hopeful, actually. If we can get the stream established there are plenty of apps that will show the content.

[jasweb]

To rekindle this (and not ire the powers that be). 2 things (well 3):

1) DSTV Drifta ap on Windows PC
1) e2eSoft Cam
3) FMLE 3.2

I have already said too much....

[jasweb]

FMLE 3.2 can stream to FMS 4.0 or just save as a FLV file... (now I have said too much!)...

[MongooseMan]

FMLE 3.2 can stream to FMS 4.0 or just save as a FLV file... (now I have said too much!)...

I'm pretty sure the average age of people on this forum is above 5...

[jasweb]

LOL, use it, don't use it...

[lexor]

I'm pretty sure the average age of people on this forum is above 5...

I learned something - thanks jasweb

[Rinkhals]

That doesn't really help us Linux users.

[hornbill81]

Any progress on getting this to work on Linux?
A couple of us at work have tried but we can not get the thing to start streaming... or we are not entering the correct commands to pick up the streaming.

I did post on the other drifta threads to say I spoke to a contact at multi choice and the android and blackberry app is still a long way from being finished. Probably delayed by at least a month or two.

[jesica]

Jip, i reckon alot of people is waiting for the Ubuntu driver, it is all over the Drifta forums also, so many people these days is using Linux, I reckon 1 out of 3, if drifta was out overseas their wpould have been a driver for linux when it was released,

so how long will these guys take, they will make more money and we must pay for it, so we want service please

[BlouMoord]

FMLE 3.2 can stream to FMS 4.0 or just save as a FLV file... (now I have said too much!)...

Please say more....

I have downloaded FMLE, but the only devices it detects are webcams.

How do I stream the drifta specific video using FMLE?

[Rinkhals]

OK this is what I have so far:

telnet to 192.168.16.30 (or what ever your drifta ip is) on port 9941
GET /tvnb?op=handshake&clientid=00:19:79:65:46:54 HTTP/1.1 //get the session id
GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=status&type=b attery HTTP/1.1
GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=status&type=s ignal_quality HTTP/1.1
GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=status&type=c harge HTTP/1.1
GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=getparam&name =AUTOSHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT HTTP/1.1
GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=status&type=d evice_id HTTP/1.1
GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=channellist&w ithrating=1 HTTP/1.1

// returns this:
1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/108|00|3|1|||16|1|en|Africa Magic
1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/109|00|3|1|||0|1|en|Channel O
1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/107|00|3|1|||0|1|en|Trace TV
1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/110|00|3|1|||0|1|en|eNews
1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/104|00|3|1|||0|1|en|SuperSport Blitz
1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/101|00|3|1|||0|1|en|SuperSport 1
1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/103|00|3|1|||0|1|en|SuperSport 2
1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/102|00|3|1|||0|1|en|SuperSport 3
1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/106|00|3|1|||0|1|en|Cartoon Network


GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=ch_logo_bundl e HTTP/1.1
GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=status&type=p latform_id HTTP/1.1
GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=programguide& ch=1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/108&withrating=1 HTTP/1.1 // get each channel info
GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=status&type=i nfo HTTP/1.1
GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=programguide& ch=1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/109&withrating=1 HTTP/1.1
GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=receive&ch=1_ 1_cbms://thomson.net/service/101&transport=RTP_TUNNEL HTTP/1.1

GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=cas_events&vi ew=1_1_cbms://thomson.net/service/101 HTTP/1.1
Host: 192.168.16.30:9941


So you can then connect VLC to this url:
http://192.168.16.30:9941//tvnb?sess...ort=RTP_TUNNEL

And telnet to 192.168.16.30 port 554 and start the video stream:
OPTIONS rtsp://192.168.16.30/stream/ RTSP/1.0

DESCRIBE rtsp://192.168.16.30/stream/ RTSP/1.0

SETUP rtsp://192.168.16.30/stream/audio RTSP/1.0
Transport: RTP/AVP;unicast;client_port=56742-56743

SETUP rtsp://192.168.16.30/stream/video RTSP/1.0
Transport: RTP/AVP;unicast;client_port=53384-53385

PLAY rtsp://192.168.16.30/stream/ RTSP/1.0

Think you just need the play command.
VLC then starts to see data but there are timing issues I have not figured.

Happy Christmas

Right.

I've completed most of this.

However, I can't open port 554 to start the stream.

nmap suggests that only 9941 is oen:

Starting Nmap 5.21 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2011-04-02 12:46 SAST
Nmap scan report for 192.168.16.30
Host is up (0.015s latency).
Not shown: 65535 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
9941/tcp open unknown
MAC Address: 66:B8:BB:3D9:B8 (Unknown)

Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 65.54 seconds

[nicki]

The Drifta closes down port 554 after a short time, and it is only available after calling the GET /tvnb?sessionid=5400460065b8798a19&op=receive&ch=1_ 1_cbms://thomson.net/service/101&transport=RTP_TUNNEL HTTP/1.1 command

I reckon I'm close to getting it to stream with VLC, just some command sequence or missing commands, I think you have to call the op=status commands in a loop to make it realise you are still there and not shut down the stream.

I wrote a script and a .Net app to do all the calls, because there is some timing involved, if you don't get it right certain commands don't work.

[nicki]

Jip, i reckon alot of people is waiting for the Ubuntu driver, it is all over the Drifta forums also, so many people these days is using Linux, I reckon 1 out of 3, if drifta was out overseas their wpould have been a driver for linux when it was released,

so how long will these guys take, they will make more money and we must pay for it, so we want service please

The manufacturer is Valups, http://www.valups.com/eng/mobiletv.htm, look familiar? They don't even have anything but Apple and Windows support yet

[nicki]

Please say more....

I have downloaded FMLE, but the only devices it detects are webcams.

How do I stream the drifta specific video using FMLE?

e2esoftCam creates a virtual webcam from the drifta screen I would imagine, which you can then stream