[mythtv-users] Permission problem on /dev/video 0-3

[MacNean Tyrrell]

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just went back through this thread after seeing the latest post.  I
> have been dealing with a similar problem and thought you might benefit
> from the solution I came up with.
>
> I am still working through the travails of upgrading from Mythbuntu
> 9.04 to Mythbuntu 10.04 -- mostly tailoring to personal taste, like
> incorporating TuxOnIce support, etherwake from FEs to wake up BE
> without having to run up and down stairs to get everything going, etc.
>
> Seems mythbackend was trying to check for video devices sometimes
> before LIRC had them up completely, especially when I was resuming
> from TuxOnIce-based hibernation.
>
> My solution was to run a script at boot time that checks for the right
> group assignment on the /dev/video* (checking video0 seems to be good
> enough) and then throw out a "service mythtv-backend restart" to
> kick-start mythbackend again.
>

Can you post this script for me?

>
> I have found the video devices taking several seconds, even more than
> a dozen, to finish getting configured.
>
> HTH,
>
> Craig.
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-- 
Sincerely,

MacNean C. Tyrrell
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