[mythtv-users] Can't load video_dev....

[Steven Sartorius]

I'm having problems loading bttv on a self compiled 2.4.22 kernel under
Debian testing.  Modprobing bttv fails with:

/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/media/video/videodev.o: init_module:
Input/output error
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including
invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
      You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/media/video/videodev.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/media/video/videodev.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/media/video/videodev.o: insmod bttv
failed

And dmesg shows:

i2c-core.o: i2c core module
Linux video capture interface: v1.00
video_dev: unable to get major 81


I have run the MAKEDEV script that comes with bttv and all the devices have
been created.

The relevant part of my modules.conf looks like:

# i2c
alias char-major-89     i2c-dev
options i2c-core        i2c_debug=1
options i2c-algo-bit    bit_test=1

# bttv
alias char-major-81     videodev
alias char-major-81-0   bttv
#options        bttv            card=2 radio=1
#options        tuner           debug=1


At this point I'm at a loss...anybody have any clue?

Thanks for any help,

Steve