[mythtv-users] Before I dive into Mythtv, here is some info I would like you to look at

[daryl helwig]

I Tried to get Myth working on my own. No luck. Then I learned about VLC 
media player and I followed these instructions...

sudo apt-get install ivtv-utils

open VLC player

File -> Open Capture Device -> PVR -> OK

then you can do (in terminal)

ivtv-tune -c25 (25 is channel number)

which changes the channel.

This comes from this thread... 
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=792509&highlight=ivtv-tune&page=2.

I did view channels for a while and then I started getting this error... 
"Unable to open 'pvr://'"

I then tried mplayer, using this command... mplayer /dev/video0.

I get this result...

@ubuntu:~$ mplayer /dev/video0
MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.2.3 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ (Family: 15, Model: 
75, Stepping: 2)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote 
control.

Playing /dev/video0.
File not found: '/dev/video0'
Failed to open /dev/video0.


Exiting... (End of file)

I was getting video and now I am not. So, do I have a problem that 
requirtes fixing before I ask for help with Mythtv, or will I have 
better luck if I just forget VLC and mplayer and go directly to Mythtv?

Thanks for listening.