[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu running 7.10/ 0.21: Cannop open /dev/video0

[N J 'Meow' Skarott]

> On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:29 PM, Brad DerManouelian
> <myth at dermanouelian.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Are you getting your guide data from SchedulesDirect? You mentioned that
>> you scanned your channels but if you're getting guide data from SD then
>> you
>> should be fetching analog channels, not scanning them. Getting a black
>> screen is likely a tuning error, but you'd get more information from the
>> log
>> that mythbackend generates.
>>
>> As far as your TVTime error, I'm guessing it actually is a permissions
>> error. You probably had mythbackend running (as a service) when you
>> tried to
>> use TVTime to capture video. Only 1 application at a time can access an
>> ivtv
>> video device.
>>
>> -Brad
>>
>>
>>
> Ok, upon further review it turns out that I had selected the wrong type of
> capture card - I had selected analog card and not  PVR-x50. I changed it
> to
> that and made sure Tuner 1 was the default tuner, and am almost working. I
> say almost because even though I can now tune TV and get audio, my video
> is
> one big green square. I'm outputting at the default 720x480 with nothing
> whacky configured, so I'm not sure where the issue lies.I am outputting to
> my TV via a VGA cable, but the TV has no problem playing SD tv through
> either Tivo, STB or straight in cable. Not sure what's causing this latest
> issue. Any ideas?

A big green square for the video generally indicates a video overlay
problem. What's your graphics card?


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