SkyNet Data Grabing HowTo

**tahir_ali** · 30-11-2007, 05:19 PM

SkyNet Tutorial

SkyNet is a offline data grabber. It is special because its very light, stable and uses less cpu resourcs. It looks very difficult at first sight because its made for linux so only keyboard shortcuts are used not mouse click. But once you use it you will know its better and simpler than any of the data grabers available.
This tutorial is for SkyStar 2 card. You can use any other card but the latest SkyNet has a separate binary for SkyStar 2 cards. I will be using this special binary file.

SkyNet is attatched at the end.

Extract the contents of this file.

As you can see there are two executeable files. We will be using the second file which has SS2 in the end of file name.
Configuring SkyNet
Now we will add our transponder settings and the pids for that particular transponders.
Open the skynet.ini file in notepad.

If you are not using SkyStar 2 card then download the apropriate streamreader.dll for your card and change the name in the skynet.ini to that file. eg.
streamreader.dll=your_streamreader.dll
If you are using SkyStar 2 card then dont bother changing the streamreader.dll line. Now to configure our paths. Scroll down till you find these lines

Code:

incomplete=bad
temp=temp 
ok=ok

These line configure were our files will be stored. You can store then any were but I would suggest that you use a diffrent drive for data grabing. Let's say that you will store them in the drive D:
Open your drive D: and make a folder named "SkyNet" in it. Then open the folder "SkyNet" and create
three folders in it named. "bad", "temp", "ok".
Now in the SkyNet.ini file changes these lines to this.

Code:

incomplete=d:\SkyNet\bad
temp=d:\SkyNet\temp 
ok=d:\SkyNet\ok

Our paths are configured. The bad directory will contain bad or incomplete files. The temp will contain temporary data. Remember to manually delete files from temp directroy once in a weak. And the most important folder "ok" will contain our complete download files.

Now scroll down to the end of the file and add this data.
Note: this data is for Eutelsat 21.5E for TP 11617 V 27500. You must replace this with your settings.
Also remember to replace the pids with yours.

Code:

tuner=11617000 V 27500000 A
pids=5893 5895 5901 5902 5895 5896 5901 5902 5904 5888 5891 5907

Now the Skynet.ini file will look something like this.

Code:

streamreader.dll=streamreader.dll
exec_cmd=exec.bat {filename}
autosave_time = 900
#--- GUI
ww=1280
wh=900
file_stat=74
refresh=333
tray=1
font=Courier
font_size=13
font_small=Arial
font_size_small=12
xfont=-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-cp1251
xfontsmall=-*-*-*-*-normal-*-8-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*
show_cpu_usage = 1
active_files_first = 1

#--- files
mark_partial_content_files = 1
use_real_name = 1
name_format=E/m_c_s.E
# P - pid hex
# p - pid dec
# M - mac
# m - lower case mac
# D - destination addr hex
# d - destination addr dec
# S - source addr hex
# s - source addr dec
# C - counter hex
# c - counter dec
# E - extension
# N - size
# R - real name (if known)
# * - mark (from rules.txt)
incomplete=E:\tmp\SkyNet\bad
temp=E:\tmp\SkyNet\temp 
ok=E:\tmp\SkyNet\ok
sel1=E:\tmp\SkyNet\top
incomplete_linux=bad
temp_linux=temp 
ok_linux=ok
sel1_linux=top
incomplete_min_size=1M
incomplete_%=95
timeout_100k = 300
timeout_500k = 360
timeout_1m   = 480
timeout_5m   = 600
timeout_10m  = 1200
timeout_50m  = 1800
timeout_100m = 3000
timeout_500m = 3600
p2p_add = 3600
timeout_delete_limit = 1200
http=1
nntp=1
# nntp
nntp_auto_defrag=1
nntp_dir=nntp
nntp_ext=uud
nntp_min_file_size=2000
nntp_remove_files_after_defrag=1
nntp_append_no_yend=1

#--- tcp/ip
mss=1500
tcp_timeout=300000
tcp_window=8M

#--- cache
cache_max_block=128k
cache_scan=5000
cache_flush=10000
#--- tuner
lnb=9750000,10600000,11700000

#Sky Logic
tuner=11617000 V 27500000 A
pids=5893 5895 5901 5902 5895 5896 5901 5902 5904 5888 5891 5907

This is it for the SkyNet.ini. Save your file.
Now run SkyNet (skynet.R32.1.22.SS2.exe).

Take a look at the Signal level(quality) you must get a signal. If there is no signal then recheck your Frequency, Polarity and Symbol rate.

Filtering Files

By default the skynet is configured to grab all files which are above 1MB. To configure the Skynet to filer files by type and size press the 'g' key on the keyboard. To select a file type for download first select the file type by up/down arrow keys then press the '+' key to enable this file for download. And to get specific size of files presss the left/right arrow key. The first field specfies the minimum files size that would be download and the second filed specifies the maximum files size for
download. You can chage the file size by pressing the +/- keys or by press the keys 1-9 on keyboard.

Here I have configured it to download only mp3 files which has the minimum size of 3mb. It will only download those mp3's which are bigger than 3mb but less than 18mb.

When you have configured all the filters then press the keys 'control+s' to save your filter data and then press the 'g' again to hide the filter settings. When you want to change the filter settings just press the 'g' key and reconfigure and save the changes by presing 'control+s' key.

Here are the keyboard shortcuts.

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Normal Modus:
Numpad +/-                   : Zoom  factor 2
Numpad +/- Shift           : Zoom  factor 5
Numpad +/- Ctrl             : Zoom  factor 10
Numpad +/- Shift Ctrl     : Zoom  factor 50
1..8                               : Zoom  1K, 10K, 100K, 1M, 10M, 100M, 1G, 2G
Numpad 0..9               : sort after ... (try it ;)
e, Shift e                    : graph height +1/-1 (0 to 20)
PUp / PDown               : [R32] jump to next page of the filelist 
m, n                           : details window height +/- 1 row
m, n Shift                   : details window height +/- 1 pixel
cursor up/down           : move cursor in the list
cursor left/right           : scroll list 1/10 of current zoom factor left / right 
cursor r./l. Shift          : scroll list 1/10 of current zoom factor left / right
Del                            : delete file
Ctrl i                          : move file to incomplete folder
Ctrl r                          : reload Rules + Regex 
Ctrl s                         : save FileFilter
Ctrl p                         : marks Partial Files & shows info
s                               : stop / start download
a                               : [R32] show active files first in list
k                               : don't delete file after timeout
g                               : FileFilter mode on/off
c                               : [R32] CPU usage + Cache usage on/off
u                               : [R32] Speed bars on/off
t                                : [R32] mark current file as "top"  
Enter                         : [R32] execute current file
Home / End                : [R32] Jump first / last file of the list
Ctrl Del                      : [R32] delete all files marked with "-"  
Numpad *                  : [R32] Autom. zoom
Numpad \                   : [R32] adjust Zoom to selected file (Cursor) 
Ctrl F1 - Ctrl F10         : [R32] reload config from profile folder
Ctrl F12                     : [R32] load standard config

And remember
use only >= 4.4.0 drivers for SS2!

**AlanDS** · 30-11-2007, 05:23 PM

Thanks Tahir for this wonderful tutorial. Your efforts will surely help us a lot!
Keep up the good job.

**cogil** · 30-11-2007, 06:31 PM

Thanks for your tutorial,
it has made me want to have a skystar2 and
do the experiment, so any sellers, please give the offers

**Member91040** · 30-11-2007, 07:10 PM

Hell Good...! Mad tutorial, No words to say.

Great Work , Keep on Rolling Bro.....!

**lnb15k** · 14-12-2007, 05:48 PM

Good work Tahir. I tried Skynet after reading your tutorial but it failed to receive datas :crying:

I have SS2 ver.2.6d with driver version 4.3.3. How to get older driver version

I have also seen few blind scan programmes also need the older drivers like 4.1.8.

**Member91040** · 14-12-2007, 07:05 PM

Lnb are u trying BDA or WDM Drivers.

**tahir_ali** · 14-12-2007, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by lnb15k

I have SS2 ver.2.6d with driver version 4.3.3.

The Blink Scan only works on rev 2.3 cards not on 2.6d, so no need to get old drives.

I am using the Driver Version 4.4.0, the 4.4.1 is new but i have problems with it, when i switch channels the video appears after some dealy so i use the old 4.4.0 driver (wdm)

about SkyNet, which sat signal do u have, on my setup i used 21.6e and the Frequency and PIDS are for that sats.

If you have differnt Satellite then u will need to alter the config file of Skynet for frequency and pids.

@member

I have tried a few times on BDA drivers of SkyStar but did not work for me. are you using the BDA drivers

**lnb15k** · 14-12-2007, 10:03 PM

@Member @Tahir

I installed the driver from the SS2 cd which came along with the card. It was 4.3.3. It takes lot of time when we change the channels. Atleast 5-10secs. I don't know whether this driver is BDA or WDM.

There is a software called "Transponder Finder" but it needs Driver version 4.2.8 for SS2 2.6d cards to do blinder scan (software blindscan). If any of you can send that driver I would be greatful to you.

I tried it on a data channels in Yamal 49E. But I failed

**Member91040** · 15-12-2007, 12:08 AM

Bros i am using WDM Old ver Drivers , Reson F**k hangs and act like i am running on P3 & All the prog should be updated and new prog have many gliches. Even sat finder have release there ver quit a wile to run with BDA. Many many more prob, Hangs on HD Mode. appear to get very choppy signal

To find how many problem BDA HAS JUST GOOGLE IT you will get the result.