[mythtv-users] udev help

Simon Jones sijones2010 at gmail.com
Mon Aug 15 16:22:31 UTC 2011


If the same adapter has multiple tuners, i.e a dual tuner or 2 of the same
tuners different cards then use a comma delimited list

options cx23885 adapter_nr=0,1

options cx23885 adapter_nr=0,1,2,3

etc.


On 15 August 2011 13:23, Tim Draper <veehexx at gmail.com> wrote:

> well thats a whole lot easier!
> thanks and i'll give it a go tonight when i get home!
>
> Tim
>
>
> On 15 August 2011 13:17, Terjesen Jens Peder <
> Jens.Peder.Terjesen at devoteam.com> wrote:
>
>> Tim Draper wrote:
>>
>> ---------------------------------
>> i have 2 different tuners and upon reboot of the mythtv PC, the TV cards
>> loose their /dev/dvb/ assignment and i end up with a DVB-S2 config on a
>> DVB-T card.
>> i have to enter mythtv-setup to wipe the devices, readd them, and then
>> re-attach the scan data. only takes 5 mins, but it's a big annoyance.
>>
>> i found a wiki document (
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Device_Filenames_and_udev), and i have each
>> cards particulars.
>>
>> however i'm now very confused about what im doing next!
>> one section in that wiki article, says KERNEL=="video[0-9]*", and the next
>> section says SUBSYSTEM=="dvb",
>>
>> how do i know what i need to add to the udev rules file?
>>
>> all my cards are DVB cards (DVB-S2 has 2 inputs, DVB-T has 1 input), so i
>> suspect i need to be using the SUBSYSTEM filters and not the KERNEL ones?
>> will i need 3 rules, 1 for each input, or can i just limit to the driver
>> files (cx23885, and cx88*)?
>>
>> i understand what the aim is an why im doing it, but i am confused about
>> which bits go where!
>> thanks for any help!
>> ---------------------------------
>>
>> >From this thread it looks like both drivers support the adapter_nr module
>> option:
>>
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/459843?do=post_view_threaded#459843
>>
>> E.g.
>> options cx23885 adapter_nr=0
>> options cx88-dvb adapter_nr=1
>>
>> in /etc/modprobe.d/options.conf (or other configuration file)
>>
>> Jens
>>
>>
>>
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