[mythtv-users] Ubuntu Feisty Nova DVB-T problem

David Campbell dave at cpfc.org
Wed Jun 27 06:33:12 UTC 2007


Ben Edwards wrote:
> Ive had to reinstall MythTV.  I have managed to restore my database
> and media files and play recorded stuff but cant get the two Nova-T
> cards working.
> 
> Ubuntu seems to know about the cards:
> 
> mythtv at pilger:~$ dmesg | grep DVB
> [   49.459081] CORE cx88[0]: subsystem: 0070:9002, board: Hauppauge
> Nova-T DVB-T [card=18,autodetected]
> [   49.639115] tveeprom 2-0050: TV standards ATSC/DVB Digital (eeprom 0x80)
> [   49.639283] input: cx88 IR (Hauppauge Nova-T DVB-T as /class/input/input5
> [   49.640099] CORE cx88[1]: subsystem: 0070:9002, board: Hauppauge
> Nova-T DVB-T [card=18,autodetected]
> [   49.793697] tveeprom 3-0050: TV standards ATSC/DVB Digital (eeprom 0x80)
> [   49.793786] input: cx88 IR (Hauppauge Nova-T DVB-T as /class/input/input6
> 
> But when I run mythtv-setup under capture card settings when I select
> 'DVB DTV capture cards (v3.x)' Frontend ID says 'Could not open card
> #0 Subtype: No such file or'.
> 
> This is the same if I try card #1 (I have two installed that were working fine).
> 
> I get the following in the log files:
> 
> 2007-06-27 00:05:59.451 DVBChan(0) Error: Opening DVB frontend device failed.
>                         eno: No such file or directory (2)
> 2007-06-27 00:05:59.453 EITHelper: localtime offset 1:00:00
> 2007-06-27 00:05:59.456 DVBChan(1) Error: Opening DVB frontend device failed.
>                         eno: No such file or directory (2)
> ERROR: no valid capture cards are defined in the database.
> 
> Any ideas?

check the permissions of the devices in /dev

Dave


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