[mythtv-users] Devices keep moving causing backend to not startup

[Michael T. Dean]

On 02/20/2007 11:04 PM, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> Jeffrey Born wrote:
>   
>> My backend fails to startup after almost every reboot.
>>
>> To fix I have to run mythtvsetup and delete all the capture cards and 
>> reset them.
>>
>> I have a PVR500 and HD3000.  I think that /dev/video0, /dev/video1, 
>> and /dev/video2 are randomly set to the PVR and the HD3000 card.
>>
>> I am running FC6 and mythtv .20
>>
>> Any ideas on how to fix?
>>
>> I believe I've seen a thread about this, but all my searches have 
>> yielded nothing.  If so please point me there.
>>     
> I just helped a friend do this.  For the PVR, you can set in your 
> modprobe.conf an options like:
>
> options ivtv ivtv_first_minor 1
>
> Which would force the ivtv to start with 1 and 2.   I think the 
> first_minor is enough because if the HD3000 loads first, it takes 0 and 
> ivtv starts at 1.  If ivtv loads first, it starts at 1 and 2 and then 
> the HD3000 will load and grab 0

Or, udev rules.  See http://reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html and 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/236293#236293 (whole 
thread) and 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/211701#211701 (and 
the rest of that thread)

Mike