[mythtv-users] HVR-1600 analog section not showing up as MPEG-2 encoder

[Bob Wiegand]

D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> Yes, the two Hauppauge HVR-1600 cards and the Adaptec AVC 2410 card
> works with mplayer.
> 
> When I booted the system to test this, I discovered that the
> /dev/video* entries applied to the cards differently.  My Adaptec card
> had been /dev/video1 the last time I looked but was /dev/video0 this
> time.  That seems likely to mix up configurations.  

This is fixable. Take a look at:
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-950387.html
You can use udev rules to create unique names for each card.
You then use these names in Myth and the cards always map correctly.

Bob