[mythtv-users] HDPVR cat video0 input output error. Everything seems in place

Mark markhsa at gmail.com
Wed Oct 31 13:44:53 UTC 2012


On 10/30/2012 10:27 PM, Tony Sauri wrote:
> On 31/10/12 15:54, Mark wrote:
>> Still doing the same thing.  Also, went one Kernel back, same.
>> [root at beast ~]# cat /dev/video0 > /tmp/outvid
>> cat: /dev/video0: Input/output error
>>
>> Ideas?
>
> A shot in the dark:
>
> a) Is MythBackend running when you try to run the cat command?
> b) Have you enabled release of a tuner if not in use?
>
> Tony
>
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Good thoughts.  I have shutdown mythbackend ( also ran lsof to see if 
anything is grabbing /dev/video ) and same:

[root at beast ~]# cat /dev/video0 > /tmp/testfile
cat: /dev/video0: Input/output error




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