XBMC Slingbox Client - Development Status

Harry Muscle Wrote:Yup, got your PM, thank you. I was able to connect for a few minutes yesterday and indeed your box is another one that has all resolutions encrypted. I'm starting to think most Pro-HD boxes are like that. The good news is that it's the same type of encryption as what my Slingbox does at higher resolutions, so I can reproduce things at home. Meaning if I find a way to actually debug the code that deals with decoding a wmv file I can work on it at home with my own Slingbox ... so for now I probably won't be connecting again to yours for a while. But if/when I crack the encryption I will probably bug you again if you don't mind.

Thanks,
Harry

sure, no problem...just let me know when.

btw, i'm also a programmer by day and i know c++ rather well...if there's anything i can help with on this let me know, i'll do my best. i'm anxious to get it working to see if it can be integrated into xbmc on an apple tv...

crackers8199 Wrote:sure, no problem...just let me know when.

btw, i'm also a programmer by day and i know c++ rather well...if there's anything i can help with on this let me know, i'll do my best. i'm anxious to get it working to see if it can be integrated into xbmc on an apple tv...

This should be possible and a truely amazing thing at that!

crackers8199 Wrote:sure, no problem...just let me know when.

btw, i'm also a programmer by day and i know c++ rather well...if there's anything i can help with on this let me know, i'll do my best. i'm anxious to get it working to see if it can be integrated into xbmc on an apple tv...

Well, the one thing I'm having a hard time with is creating an environment to figure out the encryption used by the Slingbox for these higher resolutions (or all the resolutions on most of the Pro-HD boxes). To figure out the encryption I need to be able to debug the code that decodes a wmv file, which in the case of XBMC is the ffmpeg libraries, problem is though that they are not debuggable alongside XBMC. I've looked at other programs that also play wmv files, but they either also use ffmpeg, or they use DirectShow which likewise isn't debuggable. So if you're aware of a way to debug ffmpeg that's GUI based (cause commmand prompt debugging just isn't something I enjoy doing for fun ), please let me know ... or if you're aware of another app that decodes wmv files itself and is debuggable, let me know too. If I can come up with either I would like to work on cracking the remaining encryption.

Thanks,
Harry

@ Harry Muscle: Got your PM. Please let me know if/when you need to use my SB Pro HD for testing. It looks like all my resolutions are encrypted. No audio and picture is somewhat clear save for a dozen artifacts.

Here is a link to the build I made for Ubuntu 10.10 if anyone wants to try it out. Make sure to build dep for xbmc first to get all the dependencies.

Harry Muscle Wrote:It's the IP address of your Slingbox. The official SlingPlayer can use either an IP address or a FinderID (or something called close to that). Try getting your official SlingPlayer working with an IP address first and then transfer the info over to XBMC. Best I can do without being at your place and doing it for you

Harry

Hi Harry
i am trying to get the ip numder from my sling box but it is in anoter city in my parents house and they are using an router so the only ip number i see is 192.168 someting. but that wouldnt do it for me who lives in a different city. The actual question is: how do i get my "real" ip numder for my slingbox to make it work and where do i look for it? I tryed every freakin ip number i could find but non of them works...

can i see the "right" ip number in my slingplayer where i´m streaming from some how or do i have to go home to my parents to get it

Please help....

piniata Wrote:Hi Harry
i am trying to get the ip numder from my sling box but it is in anoter city in my parents house and they are using an router so the only ip number i see is 192.168 someting. but that wouldnt do it for me who lives in a different city. The actual question is: how do i get my "real" ip numder for my slingbox to make it work and where do i look for it? I tryed every freakin ip number i could find but non of them works...

can i see the "right" ip number in my slingplayer where i´m streaming from some how or do i have to go home to my parents to get it

Please help....

you need your actual WAN IP. 192.168.xxx.xxx is your LAN IP if your parents have their computers behind a router...

http://www.yooter.com/ip.php

that page will give you the external IP that harry needs...

Harry Muscle Wrote:Yes you can ... take a look at the source ... it will tell all

Harry

Thanks harry, could you please help me how to convert the code from c++ to .net??

I just want to try it out to see if it will works so i will use c++ or c# for future use.

And I have sent you a PM. Please could you reply on my PM?

Thanks!

I have Apple TV v1 with XBMC. My question is how to apply the .patch file? Please write the instructions.

For those wondering what would be the Slingbox IP. Usually it's 192.168.1.254:5001 (for Linksys routers with default IP)

What would be the /input ? I use Component Video.

Thanks!

wturnerharris Wrote:@ Harry Muscle: Got your PM. Please let me know if/when you need to use my SB Pro HD for testing. It looks like all my resolutions are encrypted. No audio and picture is somewhat clear save for a dozen artifacts.

Here is a link to the build I made for Ubuntu 10.10 if anyone wants to try it out. Make sure to build dep for xbmc first to get all the dependencies.

Code:

$ sudo apt-get build-dep xbmc

Thanks wturnerharris, that's awesome. I've been meaning to put together a linux build just haven't had the time yet.

Thanks,
Harry

chris0147 Wrote:Thanks harry, could you please help me how to convert the code from c++ to .net??

I just want to try it out to see if it will works so i will use c++ or c# for future use.

And I have sent you a PM. Please could you reply on my PM?

Thanks!

I'm guessing you mean vb.net since that's what you've mentioned before ... sorry can't help with that ... I've have never and probably never will program in vb.net.

As for your PM, please stop spamming my inbox with duplicate messages, I will respond when I have time. Sending the same message over and over every day doesn't help your request any.

Harry