[mythtv-users] Hauppauge HD-PVR: no /dev/video0 device node

Jarod Wilson jarod at wilsonet.com
Thu Nov 11 01:44:40 UTC 2010


On Nov 10, 2010, at 8:39 PM, Omari Norman wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I just bought a Hauppauge HD-PVR. Unfortunately I cannot use it with
> Linux as no /dev/video0 device node is being created. lsusb shows the
> device as "Hauppauge". When I plug the HD-PVR into my computer's USB
> slot, the hdpvr module does not load; however, "modprobe hdpvr" runs
> without showing any errors in dmesg.
> 
> Although the hdpvr module loads fine, I get no /dev/video0 node. Running
> 
> find /dev -iname '*video*'
> 
> finds nothing. I tried doing
> 
> mknod /dev/video0 c 81 0
> 
> but then trying to run "cat /dev/video0 > test.ts" just gives "No such
> device or address."
> 
> The device works fine in Windows XP; when it records it lights up.
> (Which is kind of ridiculous; is it trying to say "the aliens have
> landed"? but anyway...)
> 
> Ideas? This is Debian squeeze, Linux 2.6.32. Thanks so much for any
> help.

Probably one of the hdpvr w/a relatively new device ID, newer than the hdpvr driver in your kernel. I'd hit up http://git.linuxtv.org/mchehab/new_build.git which you can use to build and install the latest hdpvr (and all v4l-dvb) bits for kernels at least as far back as 2.6.32.

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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com





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