[mythtv-users] /dev/video0 doesn't exist

[Mr. Myth]

Mike Diehl wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I'm doing a first time install of MythTv on Gentoo for a friend and I've run 
> into a problem.
>
> No matter what I do, I don't seem to have a /dev/video0 file.  If I create it 
> with mknod, when I try to open it, I get an error indicating that the device 
> isn't found.
>
> My friend's machine has a Haupauge 250 card in it.
>
> I'm wondering if the card has to be actually plugged into a cable connection 
> before the kernel will see the card?
>
> Any other ideas would be appreciated.
>   

Have you installed the ivtv drivers?

Michael