[mythtv-users] /dev/v4l/video0 errors after .19 upgrade

[Carl Fongheiser]

On 2/16/06, Nick Collier <nick.collier at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've upgraded to .19 from .18.1 using gentoo. Unfortunately, I get the
> following errors when I try to watch live TV / record.
>
> 2006-02-15 23:42:24.006 Channel(/dev/v4l/video0)::Open(): Can't open video
> device, error "Permission denied"
> 2006-02-15 23:42:24.008 ChannelBase: Could not find input: Composite 4 on
> card when setting channel 1


If you used the ebuild to install 0.19, your backend is now running as user
"mythtv", rather than root. Make sure that that user has permission to open
/dev/v4l/video0.  This would typically be done by adding that user to the
"video" group.

Carl Fongheiser
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