OSCam_11.683-r798.sh install missing in OpenEight

m-tomatis · Feb 1st 2021

Hi all,

Just to let you know that after installing OSCam_11.683-r798 in the latest version of OpenEight image, the "OSCam_11.683-r798.sh" shell script which should manage the cleaning of the /tmp folder and the activation and restart of Oscam won't be installed and is actually missing. So, after installation, Oscam has to be started manually.

Could someone please tell me into what specific folder the script file should be placed? Thank you!

**Antepenultim8** · Feb 1st 2021

Oscam emu ALL Images mips--arm .ipk .deb

i linked that oscam as i think that was the one you used

if different one

you should say which

or lets hunt for a needle in a haystack ?

3b1dcc06.jpg

75e2e9ac.jpg

6d83e0f7e77e0851c1a2085b.jpg

i used 7zip to look inside

m-tomatis · Feb 1st 2021

Ok, it is the one you found and showed in your pictures.

However, the problem remains (unless it has been fixed in the latest version; I'll test it).

I'll try and explain better. Inside init.d folder there is a file named "softcam.OSCam_11.683-r798" which should start/stop Oscam. But it points at the folder /usr/bin/ while the binary is installed in /usr/bin/cam

I tried to put the binary into /usr/bin/ but the system could not reboot. I solved by deleting that file via telnet.

Any hint?

**s3n0** · Feb 2nd 2021

Hi.

Are the execution attributes for the files also set correctly ?

chmod a+x /etc/init.d/softcam* /usr/bin/oscam*

Of course, the file attributes can also be set via the FTP client, to the value "755", for example via the built-in FTP client in Total Commander.

BTW, I don't know the name of the binary oscam file... but if it doesn't match, you have to rename it, according to the "init.d" shell-script.

If your Enigma2 OpenEight uses the "/usr/bin/cam" directory, then modify the path to the binary file accordingly in the trigger shell-script "/etc/init.d/softcam.<softcam-name>".

m-tomatis · Feb 2nd 2021

Thank you for your answer.

Actually I think there is a blocking issue regarding Oscam-emu (even the latest version) and OpenEight. As I try to change path in the init.d script (or move the Oscam binary to the /usr/bin folder), Oscam starts (verified via port 8888) but the system hangs and won't reboot anymore. It can be recovered only by removing the Oscam binary or changing the script path via telnet.

**s3n0** · Feb 2nd 2021

You probably don't have every Run-Level handled correctly on the Linux system (using the "update-rc.d" tool), or the shell script in "init.d" is probably written to freeze - when commanded to shut down (reboot) the Linux system.

My recommendation:

stop Enigma2 to run and control the softcam :). Uninstall all .ipk softcam packages and remove all binaries or init.d scripts for softcam. Then use the manual softcam installation method. Use linux-based softcam starting.

Tutorial : How to install softcam (OSCam/CCCam) manually, if you hate ipk packages

m-tomatis · Feb 2nd 2021

Thank you, I'll try this way. However I hope someone fix this issue because not all people are Linux geeks...

**s3n0** · Feb 2nd 2021

Okay ... but in this case, you have to report the BUG to the developers of your Enigma2 - OpenEight :) because that's the case (as you describe it) it's their fault.

m-tomatis · Feb 2nd 2021

No way, I guess. Octagon forum does not provide any support for Oscam and softcams in general and OpenEight official page has no contact links...

Anyway, after making some changes in the init.d script, something got better. But I have still to work on it; the issue is inside that specific file.

**s3n0** · Feb 2nd 2021

https://github.com/Openeight/enigma2

https://github.com/Openeight/enigma2/search?q=Softcam

I don't know if this GitHub belongs to the official OpenEight, nor who is the author of this image. It looks like a copy of OpenATV, but maybe I'm wrong. I don't know where OpenEight comes from.

In my opinion, there is just some error in the init.d script used, as I wrote before. Alternatively, there is an error in improperly used / incompatible system Run-Levels.

Upload as an attachment here, your "init.d script" for the softcam you have in your Enigma.

**georgeflu** · Feb 2nd 2021

i have to ask...

where did you found and installed this version of oscam (or oscam-emu?)

i am not sure of what still works or happens, but the last time that i used openeight, i installed the "openeight secret feed" from this thread OpenEight Softcam Feed , i installed the (this time) latest oscam-emu, and it worked perfect...

the file installed just as "oscam-emu" (both .bin file and script "softcam-oscam-emu) without any special version naming, and i think that in any updates, they just upgrading the .bin file...

for the moment, in a quick view, in the receiver it looks active

in telnet not...

Code

root@sf8008:~# opkg update
Downloading http://feed.openeight.de/6.7/sf8008/3rdparty/Packages.gz.
Updated source 'openeight-3rdparty'.
Downloading http://feed.openeight.de/6.7/sf8008/all/Packages.gz.
Updated source 'openeight-all'.
Downloading http://updates.mynonpublic.com/oea/4.3/armv7a/Packages.gz.
Updated source 'armv7a-3rdparty-secret-feed'.
Downloading http://feed.openeight.de/6.7/sf8008/cortexa15hf-neon-vfpv4/Packages.gz.
Updated source 'openeight-cortexa15hf-neon-vfpv4'.
Downloading http://openeight.dyndns.tv/armv7/Packages.gz.
Updated source 'openeight-softcam'.
Downloading http://secret.mynonpublic.com/arm2/Packages.gz.
Downloading http://feed.openeight.de/6.7/sf8008/sf8008/Packages.gz.
Updated source 'openeight-sf8008'.
Downloading http://feed.openeight.de/6.7/sf8008/sf8008_3rdparty/Packages.gz.
Updated source 'openeight-sf8008_3rdparty'.
Collected errors:
 * opkg_download_backend: Failed to download http://secret.mynonpublic.com/arm2/Packages.gz, wget returned 4.

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or you can try the files that i downloaded from this feed (but i think that alliance looks common now with other images) and if you want to update oscam-emu, just rename/replace oscam-emu.bin

m-tomatis · Feb 2nd 2021

Thank you, I didn't know this extension. I downloaded and installed the ipk file from this very site:

Oscam emu ALL Images mips--arm .ipk .deb

Maybe it was not the best choice; anyway I managed to let it work (at last!) with the help of another user of this forum who gave me a suitable version of the init.d script

Basically, what is inside that ipk does not work for OpenEight - only the Oscam binary does. The start/stop script is wrong. At first it does not work because of binary folder path mismatch (ipk installs the binary into /usr/bin/cam while the script looks for it in /usr/bin). If one fixes this, the system just hangs.

Here is the init.d script inside the IPK:

Bash

#!/bin/sh
#### "*******************************************"
#### "*          ..:: A U T H O R ::..          *"
#### "*             << Audi06_19 >>             *"
#### "*  ..:: https://dreamosat-forum.com ::..  *"
#### "*******************************************"


CAMNAME="OSCam_11.684-r798"
BINARY="OSCam_11.684-r798"


case "$1" in
start)
ulimit -s 1024
exec start-stop-daemon -S -x /usr/bin/$BINARY
;;
stop)
exec start-stop-daemon -K -R 2 -x /usr/bin/$BINARY
;;
restart|reload)
$0 stop
sleep 1
$0 start
;;
version)
echo $CAMNAME
;;
info)
echo $CAMNAME
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|restart"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0

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Here is what I am using now:

Bash

#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          softcam
# Required-Start:    $local_fs
# Required-Stop:
# Should-Start:      $time $remote_fs cardserver
# Should-Stop:
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: oscam
# Description:       oscam SoftCAM, card reader and server.
### END INIT INFO


readlink -f $0 >/dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
CAM=$(basename $(readlink -f $0) | sed s#^softcam\.##)
else
CAM=$(basename $0 | sed s#^softcam\.##)
fi


[ -n "$CAM" ] || exit 1
[ -x /usr/bin/$CAM ] || exit 1


PIDFILE=/var/tmp/${CAM}.pid
DESC="Softcam service $CAM"
DAEMON=/usr/bin/$CAM


case "$1" in
start)
if [ -e $PIDFILE ]; then
PIDDIR=/proc/$(cat $PIDFILE)
if [ -d ${PIDDIR} ] && [[ $(readlink -f ${PIDDIR}/exe) == $DAEMON ]]; then
echo "$DESC already started; not starting."
exit 1
else
rm -f $PIDFILE
fi
fi
echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
ulimit -s 1024
$DAEMON --config-dir /etc/tuxbox/config --daemon --pidfile $PIDFILE --restart 2 --utf8 2| grep -v "UTF-8 mode"
sleep 0.5
RETVAL=1
[ -e $PIDFILE ] && RETVAL=0
if [ "$RETVAL" -eq "0" ]; then
echo "OK"
else
echo "FAILED"
fi
exit $RETVAL
;;
stop)
echo -n "Stopping $DESC: "
kill `cat $PIDFILE 2> /dev/null` 2> /dev/null
RETVAL=$?
if [ "$RETVAL" -eq "0" ]; then
echo "OK"
else
echo "FAILED"
fi
sleep 1
killall $CAM 2> /dev/null
exit $RETVAL
;;
restart|reload)
$0 stop
sleep 1
$0 start
exit $?
;;
status)
echo -n "$DESC: "
if [ -e $PIDFILE ]; then
PIDDIR=/proc/$(cat $PIDFILE)
if [ -d ${PIDDIR} ] && [[ $(readlink -f ${PIDDIR}/exe) == $DAEMON ]]; then
echo "Running."
exit 0
fi
fi
echo "Stopped."
exit 1
;;
version)
$CAM -V | grep 'Version\|IPv6' | sed 's/Version:[ ]*//' | sed 's/IPv6.*yes/with IPv6/g' | sed 's/IPv6.*no/IPv4-only/g' | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/ /g'
;;
info)
$CAM -V | grep 'Version\|IPv6' | sed 's/Version:[ ]*//' | sed 's/IPv6.*yes/with IPv6/g' | sed 's/IPv6.*no/IPv4-only/g' | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/ /g'
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|restart|status"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0

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**georgeflu** · Feb 2nd 2021

i think that he tries to create a "universal" file , which will work in all images,

but there are many images, and all of them are doing changes... so it is not easy to "keep updated" all them.

in any case, you can do a report to the files author (i think that there is a thread in linuxsat) and than it is his job to fix it...

**s3n0** · Feb 2nd 2021

There are a few things in this script that may not work in every Enigma. It was written by audi06_19 . If the "init.d script" is written specifically for OpenEight, then it must work correctly. But if the "init.d script" is written as universal, then it may not work correctly in every Enigma. Try using my softcam init.d script - https://github.com/s3n0/e2scripts/blob/master/softcam (you can find the procedure and explanation in my script). Of course, you should also customize this script of mine, and don't forget to assign the attributes of the script execution (chmod a+x /etc/init.d/softcam*).

m-tomatis · Feb 2nd 2021

Yes, i've just contacted him and reported this issue. Hope it may be useful.

Unfortunately there are too many Linux distros which behave slightly differently one another. It is almost impossible to maintain the package updated and working for all of them...

**s3n0** · Feb 2nd 2021

But you must first state where the mistake is :). For example, generate a debug-log under your Enigma. There may be a visible problem with the freeze - because of the freezing of Oscam, as you write (and the freeze is supposed to occur during the reboot of Enigma).

BTW, edit your previous post and please re-insert the shell script into the CODE TAGs. It is very difficult to read. 🤔 Thanks.

m-tomatis · Feb 2nd 2021

Actually, I believe the problem is only the script itself. It hangs the system as it starts Oscam; the box won't respond to commands anymore and after doing a hard reboot, the startup process stops at 45%.

In such conditions only a telnet connection is available and I used it to change the Oscam binary path inside the init.d script. Rebooted and magically anything worked again (with no Oscam, of course).

I solved by uploading the longer alternative script I posted in a previous message of mine (I edited my post as you suggested).

**georgeflu** · Feb 2nd 2021

the problem is that in the .ipk is a "postinst" file in the control file,which depending the image, creates and the paths, and installs files.

for openeight (and a few other images) is the below command

Code

elif grep -qs -i "OpenEight" /etc/image-version ; then
    echo "OpenEight image"
    cp -rf /tmp/DreamOSat/openeight/* / > /dev/null 2>&1
    mkdir -p /usr/bin/cam > /dev/null 2>&1
    cp -rf /tmp/DreamOSat/${BIN} /usr/bin/cam/ > /dev/null 2>&1

which creates dir in usr/bin/cam, and which is an old dir of alliance images, but as i can see in newest images, this has changed...

**s3n0** · Feb 2nd 2021

Quote from m-tomatis

......alternative script I posted in a previous message of mine (I edited my post as you suggested).

Great. Thanks. But you could copy it from again with CTRL+C / CTRL+V , because there is an incorrect identation :).

If the second "init.d script" works for you, then it's OK.

The broken script could run in debug mode and find out where the problem is (insert debug output, from Shell, here in the discussion):

bash -xv /etc/init.d/<shell-script-filename> stop

...and also... :

bash -xv /etc/init.d/<shell-script-filename> start

Genaro75 · Feb 16th 2021

In In this assembly () everything is already fixed ... OK assembly () everything is already fixed ... OK

Quote from m-tomatis

Hi all,
Just to let you know that after installing OSCam_11.683-r798 in the latest version of OpenEight image, the "OSCam_11.683-r798.sh" shell script which should manage the cleaning of the /tmp folder and the activation and restart of Oscam won't be installed and is actually missing. So, after installation, Oscam has to be started manually.
Could someone please tell me into what specific folder the script file should be placed? Thank you!

In this assembly (enigma2-softcams-oscam-all-images_11.685-emu-r798-arm+mips_all.ipk) everything is already fixed ... OK

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