[mythtv-users] pvr 350 Config "Failed To open /dev/video0: Cannot
Allocate Memory"
zardoz at zardoz.ath.cx
zardoz at ZardoZ.ath.cx
Wed Nov 3 16:28:37 UTC 2004
please use
sysctl -w vm.min_free_kbytes=4096
*BEFORE* modprobe ivtv.
---z
On Wednesday 03 November 2004 17:17, John Thomas wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 18:38:22 -0800 (PST), Ritesh Israni
>
> <riteshny at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > i tried /usr/bin/ivtvctl -u 0x3000 as mytvtv and root and got
> > the same results.
> >
> > I was unable to unload or load the saa7127 as mythtv.
> >
> > --- Jarod Wilson <jcw at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 02 November 2004 17:47, Ritesh Israni wrote:
> > > > When i run
> > > >
> > > > /usr/bin/ivtvctl -u 0x3000
> > > > I get an error
> > > > "Failed to open /dev/video0: Cannot allocate memory"
> > > > I tried using the -d w/ /dev/video1-3 and get no such
> > >
> > > device.
> > >
> > > > /bin/dmesg |grep ivtv
> > > > Replies with alot of buffer errors
> > > >
> > > > "ivtv: No memory on buffer alloc!
> > > > ivtv: Buffer alloc failed!"
> > > >
> > > > and it continues on a couple of time. I did not comment out
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > > > ivtv_fb line.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help in advance.
> > >
> > > Try it as user mythtv instead of as root. A number of others
> > > have reported the
> > > same, I just haven't had time to update anything lately.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE
> > > jcw at wilsonet.com
> > >
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> I had the same errors using my PVR-250 under FC2. Eventually I gave
> up and just reverted back to FC1 without any problems.
>
> There have been a number of users (including me) that have had the
> same problem and posted the same question, but with no explainable
> solution. Here are some below:
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/89276?do=post_view_threa
>ded
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/89245?do=post_view_threa
>ded
>
> None of the solutions ended up working for me, so that's why I just
> reverted back to FC1. Hopefully, you'll be able to get something out
> of them.
>
> Good luck!!!
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