[mythtv-users] Couldn't open /dev/v4l/video0 to probe its inputs.

[Simon Gornall]

Povl H. Pedersen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to get MytheTV up and running, but during config I get the
> Couldn't open /dev/v4l/video0 to probe its inputs.
>
> add channel Viasat Sport? [yes,no,all,none (default=yes)]
> Finished configuration.
> You _MUST_ run 'mythfilldatabase --manual the first time, instead
> of just 'mythfilldatabase'.  Your grabber does not provide
> channel numbers, so you have to set them manually.
> Couldn't open /dev/v4l/video0 to probe its inputs.
> Segmentation fault
>
>  
>
I had a similar problem working from the CVS version, and Kenneth Aafløy 
suggested I do:

   cvs up -fd
   make distclean
   make

... which solved it for me

Simon