[mythtv-users] Udev Help

[greg]

John P Poet wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:12 PM, greg <greg12866 at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>   
>> John P Poet wrote:
>>     
>>> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 4:00 PM, greg <greg12866 at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>>  I've been fighting an issue where my HD_PVR and Pvr-150 has been
>>>> swapping
>>>> nodes.. I have tried every solution I can find, and none of them seem to
>>>> work..
>>>> I have developed 2 rules and they seemed to work,but after a reboot they
>>>> still occasionally still swap..
>>>> My question is would someone take a look at these rules and see if there
>>>> is
>>>> something obvious I am missing..
>>>>
>>>> KERNEL=="video*", ATTR{name}=="ivtv0 encoder MPG",
>>>> ATTRS{vendor}=="0x4444",
>>>> SYMLINK+="video_PVR150"
>>>>
>>>> KERNEL=="video*", ATTR{name}=="Hauppauge HD PVR",
>>>> ATTRS{vendor}=="0x8086",
>>>> SYMLINK+="video_hdpvr"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Even with those rules, are you still trying to use /dev/video0 and
>>> /dev/video1 in Myth?  If so, that is your problem.  Using the rules
>>> you have defined there, use /dev/video_PVR150 and /dev/video_hdpvr in
>>> Myth.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>       
>> Thanks for that John..I tried what you said wrote (I also read that solution
>> when researching this problem),but each time I type in  /dev/video_PVR150 it
>> reverts back to /dev/video1...
>>     
>
> Hmmm, I would guess that udev is not working for you.  I would check
> to make sure that /dev/video_PVR150 actually exists, and is a symlink
> to /dev/videoX.  Once you have the dev working, Myth should accept it.
>
> I do not have a PVR150, but I do have two HD-PVRs.  My rules actually look like:
>
> SUBSYSTEM=="video4linux",ATTR{name}=="Hauppauge HD
> PVR",ATTRS{serial}=="00A28A0E",SYMLINK+="hdpvr0"
> SUBSYSTEM=="video4linux",ATTR{name}=="Hauppauge HD
> PVR",ATTRS{serial}=="00A1D4F1",SYMLINK+="hdpvr1"
>
> You don't need to use the serial part, unless you are trying to
> differentiate between two HD-PVRs.
>
> John
>   
Thanks to all who helped me out..It's plain to me now there is no one 
way to define these rules.. I modified Johns rule abit  and rebooted the 
machine 7 times and the cards stayed where they were supposed to be..

Thanks again..