Problem running Smargo on Powered USB Hub!

Hi guys... My powered USB hub arrived today Battered & in pieces.. Go ebay, but still working.. When I rigged it up and switched my Smargo over to it, it worked but I was getting errors on oscam, It was telling me that card reader was not recognised at device 002:002. So I logged into server & ran lsusb, I found that the device was now listed as 002:006.

I made the changes in oscam, restarted oscam but same errors.. I decided to reboot and got same kind of error "card reader was not recognised at device 002:006", So I logged into server & ran lsusb, I found that the device was now listed as 002:005.. I decided to pull the plug as I could not afford more downtime..

I know there is an option to set the device as /dev/ttyUSB? instead of 002:002 format but I can’t find the page that mentioned the linux command that listed my device location in this format.. I don’t know if this will sort my problem but I think I read somewhere about this being a solution for a similar problem..

I found this post but its only for cccam
http://linuxsat-support.com/li…-linux-receivers-pcs.html

Also, any testimonials for the reduction in ecm times after setting up powered hub for smargo? Is this hub worth the stress?

Thanks guys.

Thanks mrgmx, In a few weeks this won’t be a problem because hopefully everything will be permanent by then & there will be no need for reboot.. But until then I am trying to optimise the server & I am rebooting it at least once or twice a night and what you suggested would be an annoyance to say the least but if it has to be done, well so be it.. I’m sure one of the linux guru's here could write a script that could:
1.. stop oscam
2.. detect Smargo device location
3.. edit oscam.server to update device location
4.. restart oscam..

Even with my limited linux knowledge I know this is not a very complicated script (for a linux expert) so hopefully someone with the know how will give us a dig out.. Or better still find a simple work around..

Fingers crossed m8

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Failing that try adding this in oscam.server

SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB0
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB1
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB2
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB3
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB4

Restart Oscam and which ever reading picks up your Reader keep that one in the oscam.server file and delete the rest!

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yeah, I'll give that a shot m8 thanks..

I cant test it till the wee hours but I'll update you on how it goes...

will do m8, we were both typing at the same time... I'll update you in the morning..

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Failing that try adding this in oscam.server

SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB0
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB1
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB2
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB3
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB4

Restart Oscam and which ever reading picks up your Reader keep that one in the oscam.server file and delete the rest!

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OK, tried above m8, no joy.. Getting this in oscam webif

2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s starting thread log_list_thread
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s log_list_thread thread started
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s >> OSCam << cardserver started, version 1.20-unstable_svn, build #6642 (-pc-linux)
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s version=1.20-unstable_svn, build #6642, system=-pc-linux, nice=-1
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s client max. idle=120 sec, debug level=0
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s max. logsize=10 Kb, loghistorysize=4096 bytes
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s client timeout=5000 ms, fallback timeout=2500 ms, cache delay=120 ms
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s Cannot open file "/usr/local/etc/oscam.services" (errno=2 No such file or directory)
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s userdb reloaded: 1 accounts loaded, 0 expired, 0 disabled
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s signal handling initialized (type=sysv)
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s 517 service-id's loaded in 10ms
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s can't open file "/usr/local/etc/oscam.tiers" (err=2 No such file or directory), no tier-id's loaded
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s can't open file "/usr/local/etc/oscam.provid" (err=2 No such file or directory), no provids's loaded
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s can't open file "/usr/local/etc/oscam.ird" (errno=2 No such file or directory) i***** guessing not loaded
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s can't open whitelist file /usr/local/etc/oscam.whitelist
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s can't open cacheex-matcher file /usr/local/etc/oscam.cacheex
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s Starting listener 0
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s monitor: disabled
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s Starting listener 0
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s camd35: disabled
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s Starting listener 0
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s cs378x: disabled
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s Starting listener 0
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s newcamd: initialized (fd=5, port=*****, crypted)
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s -> CAID: 0963 PROVID: 000000
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s Starting listener 0
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s pandora: disabled
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s Starting listener 0
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s csp: disabled
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s Starting listener 0
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s radegast: disabled
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s starting thread http
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s http thread started
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s starting thread reader check
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s reader check thread started
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s starting thread check
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s check thread started
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s loadbalancer: can't read from file /tmp/.oscam/stat
2012/05/23 17:30:57 0 s waiting for local card init

Any ideas anyone?

Here is the oscam.server file that I tried (just to see which device address showed up in oscam) which gave me all the oscam errors in last post:

[reader]
label = ***uk
description = Smargo
protocol = smartreader
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB0
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB1
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB2
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB3
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB4
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB5
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB6
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB7
SERIAL READER : /dev/ttyUSB8
#device = 002:002
blockemm-u = 0
blockemm-s = 0
blockemm-g = 1
blockemm-unknown = 1
emmcache = 1,3,2
group = 1
caid = 0963
ecmwhitelist = 0963@000000:3E,4F,42,44,45,47,4E,53,54,56,61,67,62,68,69,6A,6B,6E,6D,6F,71,72,73,77,78,79,7A,7C,7D,7E,80,8B

I've been reading around the net and it seems like there is no permanent fix to the Smargo device address changing on reboot when using the powered Hub.. Its driving me mad now..

Cheers M8

Sorry m8, i got stuck into that for past 5 hours... I sorted it & locked Smargo Device address on restart so It's a permanent fix... I’ll write a tutorial later when I gather all the steps that I used... Need serious coffee break now.. Ecms dropped from over 270ms average to about 120-170. Oscam time to read card down from 150ms to between 70-95ms.. Well chuffed..

Yeah realised that musogeek, typo by mrgmg.. Either way it was just trial and error for troubleshooting the problem of the Smargo Reader's Device address changing on reboot when using a powered USB Hub.. The problem was nothing to do with the oscam configs in the end m8..