[mythtv-users] Setting up a DVB Card

Phill Edwards philledwards at gmail.com
Mon May 9 09:57:09 UTC 2005


> > So I'm assuming that from a o/s perspective the card is working, but
> > for some reason myththv cant find it. The permissions on the device
> > files are as follows:
> >
> > [~/.mythtv]$ ls -l /dev/dvb/adapter0/
> > crw-rw-rw-  1 root mythtv 212, 4 May  7 16:57 demux0
> > crw-rw-rw-  1 root mythtv 212, 5 May  7 16:57 dvr0
> > crw-rw-rw-  1 root mythtv 212, 3 May  7 16:57 frontend0
> > crw-rw-rw-  1 root mythtv 212, 7 May  7 16:57 net0
> > I'm wondering whether there are supposed to be more devices in that
> > directory such as audio0, ca0, osd0, video0 (as per
> > http://www.ethics-gradient.net/myth/mythdvb.html).
> 
> I only have the 4 device nodes you list on my box.
> 
> Check if mythbackend is running.  If it is, stop it - it seems to grab
> devices and prevent mythtvsetup running correctly.

Yes - that seemed to be it. Thanks a lot.

Regards,
Phill


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