[mythtv-users] /dev/video0 doesn't exist

Paul Harrison mythtv at dsl.pipex.com
Wed Dec 27 13:16:26 UTC 2006


Brad Fuller wrote:
> Mike Diehl wrote:
>   
>> My limited understanding is that udev is run from coldplug.  I've got udev 
>> installed and it claims to be running.
>>   
>>     
> ok, I thought it was the other way around. but, I know nothing about 
> coldplug.
>
> The only way I was able to get the latest udev was to remove coldplug 
> and then update udev.
> Again, I'm _not_ the one to ask.
>
>   
It depends on what version of udev you are using. Version 103 and later 
doesn't need coldplug  because udev itself will handle the module loading.

There's a good udev doc here for gentoo: 
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/udev-guide.xml

A quick google came up with this bug that may be relevant: 
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147006

Paul H.




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