[mythtv-users] Dual HDPVR and Motorola STB question.

[Christian Szpilfogel]

On 16/02/2012 4:19 PM, jedi wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 09:23:55PM -0700, Michael wrote:
>> On 02/15/2012 05:52 PM, Gerald Brandt wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> A few years back, I purchased two Hauppaage HDPVR units, even though I had only one Motorola Cable unit.
>>>
>>> It's been running perfectly with Mythbuntu 10.10, changing channels over firewire.
>>>
>>> I now have a second Motorola STB, and want to get everything working.  Is there issues I should watch out for (dev/video0 and dev/video1 switching HDPVR's, etc).
>>>
>>> Would I be better off using a slave to run the second HDPVR?
>>>
>>> Gerald
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>> Running two hdpvrs works fine.
>>
>> I have a udev rule like this that keeps them straight
>>
>> #HDPVR - hdpvr1
>> KERNEL=="video?",SUBSYSTEM=="video4linux",ATTRS{serial}=="00A4FCD7",
>> SYMLINK+="v
>> 4l/hdpvr1"
>> #KERNEL=="lirc?",SUBSYSTEM=="lirc",ATTRS{serial}=="00A4FCD7",
>> SYMLINK+="v4l/hdpv
>> rb1"
>      Is this in the wiki anywhere? This should be in the wiki and
> preferably in some place that it's likely to be found.

I have documented this over at the LinHES wiki a long time ago. Feel 
free to link to it. udev stuff should be generally distro independent.