[mythtv-users] DTC-6200 firewire issues

[Jim Westfall]

David Evans <david at b15sentra.net> wrote [09.25.06]:
> Hi there,
> 
> My myth box is running on 0.20 code and I am trying to jump the last
> hurdle to get everything working.  That involves getting the firewire
> capture from my DTC-6200 box to work.  I think I am 90% there but I am
> left with a error on the backend that reads as follows.
> 
> FireChan, Error: Unable to get handle for port: 0

It sounds like a permission issue.  Verify the user you run mythbackend 
as has read/write access to /dev/raw1394.

jim