[mythtv-users] do i have a problem with my pinnacle PCTV 150e/55e PAL device ?

[Kevin Kuphal]

Philippe Dhont wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> i have a new installation with Ubuntu 7.04 (feisty), i am from Belgium 
> (Bruges), we use PAL.
> I also have a Pinnacle PCTV 150e/55e PAL/SEC device.
> the ubuntu operating system recognized the device without help from me 
> with any kind of installation.
>
> I am trying to get mythtv working, or tvtime (tvtime for testing).
> Both are not working, both can do a channel scan which says that it 
> finds channels but no one works (in tvtime i have a green screen with 
> scambled tv screen on top).
> MythTV finds the card, Pinnacle PCTV USB 2 [em28xx].
> But when i start the program i get an error in the logging:
>
> root at mtv-desktop:/var/log/mythtv# cat ./mythbackend.log
> 2007-05-15 21:03:27.086 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2007-05-15 21:03:27.087 adding: mtv-desktop as a client (events: 0)
> 2007-05-15 21:03:27.089 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Monitor
> 2007-05-15 21:03:27.090 adding: mtv-desktop as a client (events: 1)
> 2007-05-15 21:03:27.112 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2007-05-15 21:03:27.130 adding: mtv-desktop as a client (events: 0)
> 2007-05-15 21:03:27.185 TVRec(3): Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2007-05-15 21:03:27.193 TVRec(3): HW Tuner: 3->3
> strange error flushing buffer ...   /*==> this is something with the 
> audio codec, but not important to make it work*/
> _*2007-05-15 21:03:28.571 NVR: Can't open video device: /dev/video0
> open video:: Device or resource busy*_
> root at mtv-desktop:/var/log/mythtv#
>
> so it seems that i have a problem with the device, the device works 
> perfectly on windows but that's not what i want to do with it.
> Could it be a problem with the driver ?
> I am new with video on linux, so could you please help me check with 
> this ?
What kind of device did you define this as in mythtv-setup?  Generic V4L 
or something else?

Kevin