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

Ben Edwards funkytwig at gmail.com
Wed Jun 27 07:01:19 UTC 2007


On 27/06/07, David Campbell <dave at cpfc.org> wrote:
> 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

 ben at pilger:~$ ls -l /dev/video*
crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 0 2007-06-27 07:56 /dev/video0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 1 2007-06-27 07:56 /dev/video1

Is this the devices you mean, what should they be?

Ben

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