[mythtv-users] FC4 and HD-3000 - my steps to success... and a couple questions.

[Simpson, Richard]

> 1. When attempting to configure my capture cards in mythtvsetup, I would
> get "Could not open card #0" and "Permission denied" errors in the capture
> card settings. What I eventually figured out was that the "mythtv" user did
> not have permissions to access the DVB devices. I found a hint on the pcHDTV
> forums that suggested I edit *50-udev.rules* file located in *
> etc/udev/rules.d/* . Assuming your myth username is "mythtv", add *
> GROUP="mythtv"* to the last line of the file so that the line looks like
> this:
> *KERNEL=="dvb*", PROGRAM=="/etc/udev/scripts/dvb.sh %k", NAME="%c",
> GROUP="mythtv"*
> Then reboot. This should give permission to the mythtv user to access the
> DVB devices. You should see the card name listed with the type ATSC.
>  HOWEVER, after running a "yum update" again, it removed the changes, and I
> had to go back in and edit the file again. Anyone else know a better fix for
> the above issue, or how to make my fix permanent?

Don't put customizations in the 50-udev.rules file. Take your entire line starting with "KERNEL=" and put it in a separate file called 10-mythtv.rules in the same directory. Udev reads the files in alpha-numeric order and will stop when it finds a match in your new file.

Richard.
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