[mythtv-users] /dev/video0 - Device or ressource busy

Matthias Meyer Matthias.Meyer at gmx.li
Wed May 26 19:39:57 EDT 2004


Am Sonntag, 23. Mai 2004 16:44 schrieb Matthias Meyer:
> I have tried xawtv -c /dev/video:
> mythtv at vdr:/$ xawtv -c /dev/video
> This is xawtv-3.91, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.24-ctvdr-2)
> /dev/video [v4l2]: no overlay support
> v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
> ioctl:
> VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(index=0;type=VIDEO_CAPTURE;flags=0;description="";pixelfo
>rmat=0x00000000 [....]): Inappropriate ioctl for device Warning: Cannot
> convert string "-*-ledfixed-medium-r-*--39-*-*-*-c-*-*-*" to type
> FontStruct config: invalid value for input: Television
> valid choices for "input": "Composite 0", "Composite 1", "Composite 2",
> "Composite 3", "Tuner 0", "Composite 4", "S-Video 0", "S-Video 1",
> "S-Video 2", "S-Video 3" Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on
> display ":0.0".
> v412: read: rc=8128/size=442368
> v412: read: rc=342016/size=442368
> <<<snipp>>>
>
> With xawtv there is no "ressource busy". But also only black screen or
> snow (but no moving snow).
>
> While I try watch tv with mythfrontend I take a look in my system:
>
> vdr:/root$ fuser /dev/video
> /dev/video:            406   468   469   470   471   472   473   474  
> 475   476   477   730   731
>
> vdr:/root$ ps ax | grep myth
>   406 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 468 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 469 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 470 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 471 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 472 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 473 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 474 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 475 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 476 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 477 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 711 pts/2    S+     0:01 mythfrontend
>   714 pts/2    S+     0:00 mythfrontend
>   729 pts/2    S+     0:00 mythfrontend
>   730 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 731 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/mythbackend --daemon --logfile
> /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --pidfile /var/run/mythtv/mythbackend.pid
> 733 pts/2    S+     0:00 mythfrontend
>
> Is it right that there are so many mythbackend processes?

Nobody can help me?
What is the prblem with my /dev/video?
-- 
no panic



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