Smartcard not authorized to view program

[triakis]

Hello,
New to site, request help please!

I have an IRD (originally 501 increased hard drive to 510) that I flashed back to both p400 and p401 (no difference in result) so I could run PVRExplorer and record my shows without the garbelled (sp?) audio...

Anywho, now all I get are the 'dish network home channel 100 and NASA', other channels give me the "your smartcard is not authorized to view this program error"

I installed the purple Nagra 3 card that came in the mail a few months ago because I was losing channels...

I have a paid subscription...

is it that the Nagra 3 can't handel p400 or p401, because I was doing fine with p408, but audio is messed up on ripped recordings (via PVRExplorer)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Smith P.]

It's dead end. Say "thanks" Dish for that.

 

[JohnL]

Hello,
New to site, request help please!

I have an IRD (originally 501 increased hard drive to 510) that I flashed back to both p400 and p401 (no difference in result) so I could run PVRExplorer and record my shows without the garbelled (sp?) audio...

Anywho, now all I get are the 'dish network home channel 100 and NASA', other channels give me the "your smartcard is not authorized to view this program error"

I installed the purple Nagra 3 card that came in the mail a few months ago because I was losing channels...

I have a paid subscription...

is it that the Nagra 3 can't handel p400 or p401, because I was doing fine with p408, but audio is messed up on ripped recordings (via PVRExplorer)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Triakis,

Dish pushes new firmware to receivers all the time. If the firmware in your receiver is not current it is the reason your receiver is not able to view channels in your subscription.

John

 

[Smith P.]

Triakis,

Dish pushes new firmware to receivers all the time. If the firmware in your receiver is not current it is the reason your receiver is not able to view channels in your subscription.

John

And not always for good or fixing some of myriad of bugs or adding new feature/bug.

As you found in that OP case, after P3.98 new FW been specifically patched to kill such program what OP mentioned above.

 

[Jim5506]

Let it update software, record, roll it back, rip, let it update software, record, roll it back, rip...

 

[TheKrell]

Let it update software, record, roll it back, rip, let it update software, record, roll it back, rip...

Unfortunately that won't work. The audio as ripped by PVRExplorer is garbled on recordings made with newer firmware. The firmware version running on 50x receivers is irrelevant during operation of PVRExplorer, since PVRExplorer accesses the disk directly while the 50x is turned off. The firmware version that made the recording is the sole determining factor in PVRExplorer rip-ability (if I can make up a word).

Unlike P. Smith, I believe this "garbled audio" problem is an accident, not a deliberate attempt at encryption. The latter makes no sense if you think about it. If encryption was what Dish engineers were trying to do, then why do such a spotty job of it? Why not encrypt the video as well? Why not encrypt the programs on newer receivers than the 50x series?

 

[Smith P.]

Because it cheapest solution ( perhaps you knew how cheap the company ) and they reach their goal.