[mythtv-users] Trouble with DVB-C card, only partially recognized

[Jurgen Kramer]

On Fri, 2011-02-25 at 15:28 -0500, Devin Heitmueller wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
> > This is now two MythTV developers claiming those nodes are not needed
> > for digital tuners, and your card should work fine.  If you wish, we can
> > have one of the core LinuxTV developers who frequents this list chime in
> > as well.
> 
> Yup:
> Digital devices show up in /dev/dvb/...
> Analog devices show up as /dev/videoX...
> Hybrid devices which support both analog and digital will provide both
> types of nodes.
> 
Thanks guys, you convinced my :-) (but I am also confused that
the /dev/videoX devices are being created for my two older KNC-ONE DVB-C
cards, but I may have found a plausible explanation for it).

It seems that my two older KNC-ONE cards (mystique clones) had some
extra chips on it like the original KNC-ONE card. Checking google images
I see there's an extra TDA chip and S-VHS connector. My older cards
actually have a S-VHS connector on it but it is blocked by the slot
backplate.

My guess is that the extra TDA chip causes the /dev/videoX devices to be
created. Now I am going to try to see if the new card actually works...I
will report back.

Thanks.

Jurgen