[mythtv-users] Cards keep changing /dev/videoX devices...

Nick Morrott knowledgejunkie at gmail.com
Sun Jun 10 16:13:34 UTC 2007


On 10/06/07, Steve Smith <st3v3.sm1th at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have two cards in my system; a PVR-150 and a WinFast DTV-1000T.
>
> The devices work "OK", but every reboot get assigned /dev/video0 and
> /dev/video1 in a random order so the myth config keeps getting
> messed up.
>
> Is there anyway to stabilise them?

Either modprobe the cards manually in order, or (better) use custom
udev rules to name them (or create symlinks) to whatever you want.

-- 
Nick

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