[mythtv-users] DVB - mpeg2 recording possible?

[Torsten Schenkel]

On Mon, 2003-09-29 at 17:34, Kenneth wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> >Torsten Schenkel wrote:

> > 
> > Test:
> > - Load your card driver
> > - cat /dev/video > test.mpg
> 
> Won't work, unless you have a Full (not budget) Card with HW decoder,
> and you also have to set the tuner of the card with (s|t|c)zap or alike.

As said, I don't know DVB cards. But if the cards write mpeg2 you should
be able to redirect it into a file, shouldn't you?

> The source of recording from a dvb card is /dev/dvb/adapter<num>/dvr0.

Yes, the device might change, sorry. With a decoder card there is some
chance /dev/video will be the output device.

Torsten