[mythtv] Question on compile!!!
Andrew Deponte
mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 02:36:45 -0700
K, Now I understand that the new better /dev wont work with mythTv but
could someone please tell me why it wont work with mythtv. I would
rather keep my current /dev filesystem and fix mythtv than change my
configuration. I am one of those people that doesn't like a lot of
dependencies. I am willing to fix mythtv if someone can explain to me
why it doesn't work.
On (07/25/02 15:46), Chris Kleeschulte wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
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>
> K, I understand now here is the output of the ls command. I am using
> a /dev fs with the subdirs. Is /dev/video hard coded somewhere. Is that
> why it has this problem. If so why cant I just go in and change it to
> /dev/video0 which is the video device I am using in the config file.
> Please Help me out, anyone!!
>
>
> Sure you can do exactly this...
>
> 1. grab this file...http://bytesex.org/bttv/bttv-0.7.94.tar.gz
>
> 2. unpack it and run the MAKEDEV script...this will create normal major/minor numbered devices in /dev
>
> 3. kill the devfsd (or whatever they call it) ....you also may want to run a system MAVEDEV to create all the other devices...a clear explaination of all this is here:
>
> http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/view/3.3/chapter06/makedev.html
>
> you should be good from there....
>
> incidentally, it's not that devfs is bad, it is actually a better, more well-planned way to manage linux device nodes, but it has not gained universal favor 'yet'. If the above is not acceptable to you, then I would invite anyone else on this list to jump in and offer some alternatives. Please don't hesitate to correct me if I am wrong as well :)
>
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> [adeponte@redtux adeponte]$ ls -la /dev/video
> total 92
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 15 02:57 .
> drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 86016 Jul 23 16:25 ..
> crw------- 1 adeponte root 10, 204 Apr 11 07:25 em8300
> crw------- 1 adeponte root 10, 206 Apr 11 07:25 em8300_ma
> crw------- 1 adeponte root 10, 205 Apr 11 07:25 em8300_mv
> crw------- 1 adeponte root 10, 207 Apr 11 07:25 em8300_sp
> [adeponte@redtux adeponte]$
>
>
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> >
> > What I mean by the /dev filesystem is that in your /dev directory....you
> > will have a bunch of subdirectories like video, ide, etc. The non /dev file
> > system will have a huge amount of files...usually indicated by a yellow
> > color.
> >
> >
> > do this to test it out:
> >
> > ls -la /dev/video
> >
> > make sure the output is similar to this:
> >
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Jul 17 12:04 /dev/video ->
> > /dev/video0
> >
> > if it gives you a listing like a group of files...then you have the /dev
> > filesystem and you need to figure something else out
> >
> > make sure you reboot as well just to make sure everything is refreshed...I
> > had a problem when i ran myth on a slower machine...myth would lock and
> > then I would get this. I would also pull the latest bttv driver (not the
> > 0.8 version...the latest 0.7) and run the MAKEDEV script in there.
> >
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > Original Message:
> > -----------------
> > From: Andrew Deponte cyphactor@socal.rr.com
> > Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 16:57:27 -0700
> > To: mythtv-dev@snowman.net
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv] Question on compile!!!
> >
> >
> > I think my tv module is loaded see, this is my lsmod output. I am not
> > sure about the /dev filesystem. I think it is the new because I am
> > using red hat 7.3. Would you let me know where I might look. The
> > mythtv is using the correct device /dev/video0 becuase when it
> > starts up it probes it and finds there is a Television, Composite1,
> > and S-Video inputs on my card. That is given by the output of mythtv
> > which is below the lsmod output. Please help!!!
> >
> > [root@redtux mythtv]# /sbin/lsmod
> > Module Size Used by Not tainted
> > emu10k1 63968 0 (autoclean)
> > ac97_codec 11936 0 (autoclean) [emu10k1]
> > sound 71916 0 (autoclean) [emu10k1]
> > soundcore 6692 7 (autoclean) [emu10k1 sound]
> > tuner 10436 1 (autoclean)
> > tvaudio 13632 0 (autoclean) (unused)
> > bttv 70560 0 (autoclean)
> > videodev 6624 2 (autoclean) [bttv]
> > i2c-algo-bit 8300 1 (autoclean) [bttv]
> > i2c-core 18720 0 (autoclean) [tuner tvaudio bttv
> > i2c-algo-bit]
> > binfmt_misc 7556 1
> > autofs 12132 0 (autoclean) (unused)
> > tulip 43104 1
> > ide-scsi 9664 0
> > scsi_mod 108608 1 [ide-scsi]
> > ide-cd 30272 0
> > cdrom 32224 0 [ide-cd]
> > usb-uhci 24452 0 (unused)
> > usbcore 73216 1 [usb-uhci]
> > ext3 67136 6
> > jbd 49400 6 [ext3]
> > [root@redtux mythtv]#
> >
> > [root@redtux mythtv]# mythtv
> > Probed: Television
> > Probed: Composite1
> > Probed: S-Video
> > Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> > open video:: Is a directory
> > VIDIOCSAUDIO: Bad file descriptor
> >
> > [root@redtux mythtv]#
> >
> >
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> > > not a problem!
> > >
> > >
> > > load your modules for your TV card or the videodev.o itself...hehe
> > >
> > > ----OR------
> > >
> > >
> > > are you using /dev file system instead of the old school major/minor
> > numbers? If you are...myth tv isn't written to deal with this 'yet'. Isaac
> > said something bout this...wish I had some time..I would write a patch. But
> > then of course..your hardware would need to support this as well, but most
> > do. I would check your documentation about the /dev file system to see what
> > you could do or maybe someone smarter than me has some clues?
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
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> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 11:30 AM
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> > >
> > >
> > > K, Thanks for the reminder to check if it was running. That was the
> > > problem I forgot to add it to my start up scripts. Now the problem
> > > is that it says this when I run mythtv.
> > >
> > > [root@redtux adeponte]# mythtv
> > > Probed: Television
> > > Probed: Composite1
> > > Probed: S-Video
> > > Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> > > open video:: Is a directory
> > > VIDIOCSAUDIO: Bad file descriptor
> > >
> > > [root@redtux adeponte]#
> > >
> > > Please help I want to see this thing run!! LOL!! You have been very
> > > helpfull I would just like to thank all who have helped me with this.
> > >
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