[mythtv-users] cannot open /dev/video0
Brad DerManouelian
myth at dermanouelian.com
Tue Nov 14 17:31:53 UTC 2006
On Nov 14, 2006, at 9:18 AM, Abigail Smith wrote:
>
> Sorry for this newbie question... I'm unable to get myth working.
> The box recognizes my hauppauge 350 but I still get the error
> "cannot open /dev/video0 to probe its inputs".
>
> Can someone give me some troubleshooting advice? Where do I even
> start troubleshooting this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Abby
"probe its inputs" sounds like you're trying to run mythtv-setup when
you get this error? Try running it as root. It's easier than setting
udev rules for permissions and works for most people (re: Jarod's
Guide).
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