[mythtv-users] HD3000, Sarge, AMD64 SMP, 0.19 from deb, Could not get card info for card #0! Subtype: Success!

[David Cain]

I've been trying to get a dual HD3000 backend-only system working since 
March, and finally gotta buy a vowel. I've built MythTV systems twice 
before (PVR-350, Ubuntu Hoary, Sarge) but this is the first time with 
HD3000 cards, and first time with a backend-only machine.

I'm using Sarge - the AMD64 unofficial distro, with an SMP setup, 
kernel 2.6.15 from backports. I'm using the 0.19 debs from Christian 
Marillat's repository, have mastered getting mythtv-setup to connect to 
X remotely (that is, I don't have X installed on the backend) and am 
tantilizingly close to getting some TV recorded. MythTV works - except 
for tuning.

I have the pcHDTV tuner cards set up as DVB-T devices. However, the 
capture card setup page in mythtv-setup says:

"Could not get card info for card #0! Subtype:        Success"

I get the same info for card #1. However, when I switch to a DVB Card 
Number that I know doesn't exist, I get:

"Could not open card #3! Subtype         No such file or directory"

So I know that MythTV sees SOMETHING there, but is having trouble 
talking to it.

The only messages I see on the list archive are from people using 
versions 0.17 and 0.18 (and maybe older). Didn't see anything recent 
(or particularly useful) about this.

I previously tried using the pcHDTV card type (which I now hear are 
mainly for the HD2000 card - gee, somebody should label it as such!), 
and while the pcHDTV card type would scan channels and get lock onto a 
number of OTA digital channels near me (Atlanta, GA, USA) it would only 
record completely black 1080i mpegs.

I know the first responses will be "give me more info". Happy to do so. 
I haven't found anything in backend logs that I thought was revealing, 
but please, ask away.

Any help is appreciated!

DC