[mythtv-users] debian: can't install ivtv driver

[Brian Wood]

On Apr 24, 2008, at 10:24 AM, starcycle wrote:

> On 4/24/08, starcycle <starcycle at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It seems like it's not loading the firmware, but there's nothing in
>> dmesg about firmware. I unpacked it into /lib/firmware -that's the
>> right location? Maybe it is some hotplug problem...?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>
> update: cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg makes a watchable video, ivtvctl -c
> changes the channel. so why can't mythtv find or "probe" the card?
> can't find anything in the wiki, it just says test by making an mpg.
>
> only root can make the video though, trying as a user gives
> "permission denied."  shouldn't users have access? is there a group I
> have to add users and mythtv to to have access?

Check permissions on the video devices. If they are root only and you  
are not running mythtvsetup as root that would explain the inability  
to probe the cards as well.

beww