[mythtv-users] PVR-150 defaulting to /dev/video1

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Jul 20 13:36:21 UTC 2006


On 07/19/2006 06:22 PM, R. G. Newbury wrote:

>Frank Armstrong wrote:
>  
>
>>Invalid file (fd 17) when opening '/var/video//2009_20060718221443.mpg'. 
>>12 retries remaining.
>>    
>>
>
>Looks like you may have added an inadvertent '/' to the end of 
>'/var/video' when you defined where your video is to be recorded...the 
>'//' confuses mythbackend.
>
>The failure of the rest of it is likely a result of that first error.
>  
>

The double (or more) slashes won't hurt anything on any *nix from the 
last 20 years or so. ;)

Mike


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