[mythtv-users] tuner numbering

Thu Feb 27 21:39:56 UTC 2014

On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hoi Daryl,
>
> Thursday, February 27, 2014, 9:47:31 PM, you wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hoi Daryl,
>>>
>>> Thursday, February 27, 2014, 9:20:10 PM, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Roger Siddons <dizygotheca at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:38:01 -0000, Daryl McDonald <darylangela at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Because it had no positive effect, I've removed the "10-" from the
>>>>>> "digital-card.rule" and it would seem to me that:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Interesting. All the guides I've seen suggest putting rules at low numbers
>>>>> but, after trying it, I agree that it doesn't appear to make any difference.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> daryl at daryl-A780L3C:~$ ls -l /dev/dvb*
>>>>>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Feb 27 09:33 /dev/dvbHP1250 ->
>>>>>> dvb/adapter6/frontend0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the above query says that the modprobe option and the symlink script
>>>>>> are functional for the HP1250 and not for the PC800i.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> No. That's probably being created by your capture-card.rules, as Hika
>>>>> pointed out.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Clutching at straws here, but does the module blacklist that I have
>>>>>> implemented have anything to do with this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> #Modules from PCTV tuner that interfere with stb control
>>>>>> blacklist rc_pinnacle_pctv_hd
>>>>>> ir_lirc_codec
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Above is the only thing I've done to that card specifically.   Daryl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Not sure, but it won't affect your Leadtek Winfast PxDVR3200
>>>>>
>>>>> What I have just discovered is that running 'udevadm test' with a wildcard
>>>>> '*' only seems to report the first adapter found - adapter0 in your case. I
>>>>> assumed it would test all adapters. I guess we're not seeing anything
>>>>> because the Leadfast is sitting on your other adapter, as that old symlink
>>>>> suggests (6? You probably still have some -nr options configured) and the
>>>>> 2nd rule isn't yet working because of the incorrect device id.
>>>>>
>>>>> So;
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Fix your device id: 0x08802 -> 0x8802
>>>>> 2. Try
>>>>>
>>>>> udevadm test $(udevadm info -q path -n /dev/dvb/adapter6/dvr0)
>>>>> and
>>>>> udevadm test $(udevadm info -q path -n /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0)
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. I'm not sure how your capture-cards.rules ended up but it also seems to
>>>>> be detecting 'dvb' devices. It would be advisable to disable it (rename it
>>>>> to capture-cards.disabled) whilst you're running these tests. Remember to
>>>>> enable it again before you reboot though...
>>>>>
>>>>> 4. As you're on Mythbuntu I'm pretty sure you have /bin/sh installed. Even
>>>>> if it wasn't, we would still see the rule reported in
>>>>> "udev_rules_apply_to_event"; it just won't create the DEVLINKS
>>>>>
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>>>> Hoi Hika, I did try your suggestions and still no symlinks.
>>>
>>>> Hi Roger, I commented out the changes Hika suggested, corrected the
>>>> device ID, disabled my capture-card.(rules), and still the udevadm
>>>> tests show no symlinks:
>>>
>>>> DEVNAME=/dev/dvb/adapter6/dvr0
>>>> DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/0000:02:00.0/dvb/dvb6.dvr0
>>>> DVB_ADAPTER_NUM=6
>>>> DVB_DEVICE_NUM=0
>>>> DVB_DEVICE_TYPE=dvr
>>>> MAJOR=212
>>>> MINOR=2
>>>> SUBSYSTEM=dvb
>>>> TAGS=:udev-acl:
>>>> UDEV_LOG=6
>>>> USEC_INITIALIZED=26583154
>>>> run: 'udev-acl --action=add --device=/dev/dvb/adapter6/dvr0'
>>>> daryl at daryl-A780L3C:~$
>>>
>>>> DEVNAME=/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
>>>> DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:04:01.2/dvb/dvb0.dvr0
>>>> DVB_ADAPTER_NUM=0
>>>> DVB_DEVICE_NUM=0
>>>> DVB_DEVICE_TYPE=dvr
>>>> MAJOR=212
>>>> MINOR=6
>>>> SUBSYSTEM=dvb
>>>> TAGS=:udev-acl:
>>>> UDEV_LOG=6
>>>> USEC_INITIALIZED=28980305
>>>> run: 'udev-acl --action=add --device=/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0'
>>>
>>>> Both still showing:
>>>
>>>> parse_file: reading '/etc/udev/rules.d/digital-card.rules' as rules file
>>>> udev_rules_new: rules use 273360 bytes tokens (22780 * 12 bytes),
>>>> 45302 bytes buffer
>>>> udev_rules_new: temporary index used 77500 bytes (3875 * 20 bytes)
>>>> udev_device_new_from_syspath: device 0x7ff54ddc02d0 has devpath
>>>> '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:04:01.2/dvb/dvb0.dvr0'
>>>> udev_device_new_from_syspath: device 0x7ff54ddd29a0 has devpath
>>>> '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:04:01.2/dvb/dvb0.dvr0'
>>>> udev_device_read_db: device 0x7ff54ddd29a0 filled with db file data
>>>> udev_device_new_from_syspath: device 0x7ff54ddd2fc0 has devpath
>>>> '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:04:01.2'
>>>> udev_device_new_from_syspath: device 0x7ff54ddd3ae0 has devpath
>>>> '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4'
>>>> udev_device_new_from_syspath: device 0x7ff54ddd4090 has devpath
>>>> '/devices/pci0000:00'
>>>> udev_rules_apply_to_event: GROUP 44
>>>> /lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules:46
>>>> udev_rules_apply_to_event: RUN 'udev-acl --action=$env{ACTION}
>>>> --device=$env{DEVNAME}' /lib/udev/rules.d/70-udev-acl.rules:74
>>>> udev_event_execute_rules: no node name set, will use kernel supplied
>>>> name 'dvb/adapter0/dvr0'
>>>> udev_node_add: creating device node '/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0',
>>>> devnum=212:6, mode=0660, uid=0, gid=44
>>>> udev_node_mknod: preserve file '/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0', because it
>>>> has correct dev_t
>>>> udev_node_mknod: preserve permissions /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0, 020660,
>>>> uid=0, gid=44
>>>> node_symlink: preserve already existing symlink '/dev/char/212:6' to
>>>> '../dvb/adapter0/dvr0'  (or "adapter6" in the other case)    Daryl
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>>>
>>> Did you only try that test command or did you also try a reboot?
>>>
>>>
>>> Tot mails,
>>>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>>>
>>> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
>>> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
>>> Het eeuwige dilemma
>>> Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"
>>>
>>> De lerende Mens
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>> Only test command.
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>
> I've no experience with that test command, but the ultimate test is a
> reboot and checking the contents of /dev/dvb/*
>
> Tot mails,
>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
> Het eeuwige dilemma
> Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"
>
> De lerende Mens
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OK, HIka, I'll give that a go after tonight's recordings, and let you
know how I make out.