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

[Steven Adeff]

On 5/2/06, David Cain <sblkMythUser at jimmiedave.com> wrote:
> 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

make sure the user running mythtv-setup has the correct permissions
for the device. I believe in Debian the HD3000 defaults to the group
"video", just add any user that will be running Myth to that group.

--
Steve
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